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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final
July 28 - August 1, 2015

(6) Katrin Holtwick/Ilka Semmler, Germany

Katrin Holtwick
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 10, 1984 (40 yrs old)

Home Town:

Berlin

Height:

176 cm (5'9")

Weight:

63 kg (139 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

157

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$600,944.66

Ilka Semmler
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 8, 1985 (39 yrs old)

Home Town:

Berlin

Height:

183 cm (6'0")

Weight:

69 kg (152 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

155

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$604,126.45

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	CQ	Money
CEV	22	3	3	1	1	2	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	US$138,547.72
CEV C&S	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$484.57
CEV Under Age	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
FIVB	116	2	5	9	7	14	2	27	6	22	11	3	3	5	US$1,026,725.00
FIVB C&S	4	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$11,500.00
Overall	144	7	9	10	8	19	6	31	8	24	11	3	3	5	US$1,177,257.29

Previous Klagenfurt Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
FIVB 2007	Ilka Semmler - 41st	Katrin Holtwick - 41st
FIVB 2008	Ilka Semmler - 3rd	Katrin Holtwick - 3rd
FIVB 2009	Ilka Semmler - 17th	Katrin Holtwick - 17th
FIVB 2010	Ilka Semmler - 17th	Katrin Holtwick - 17th
FIVB 2011	Ilka Semmler - 25th	Katrin Holtwick - 25th
2013	Ilka Semmler - 4th	Katrin Holtwick - 4th
FIVB 2014	Ilka Semmler - 9th	Katrin Holtwick - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/21-26/2015	Yokohama Grand Slam	15, Q3	17th	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	7/6-11/2015	Gstaad Major Series	13	25th	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/26-7/4/2015	Netherlands World Championships	4	4th	700	US$28,000.00
FIVB	6/17-21/2015	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	15	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/8-13/2015	Stavanger Major Series	6	25th	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/1-6/2015	Porec Major Series	2	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	5/25-31/2015	Moscow Grand Slam	2	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	5/11-17/2015	Lucerne Open	2	9th	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	9/23-28/2014	São Paulo Grand Slam	3	17th	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	8/19-23/2014	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	4	3rd	640	US$32,000.00
FIVB	7/29-8/2/2014	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	5	9th	360	US$11,000.00

2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 7/28/2015	Pool F	Nina Brunner / Nicole Eiholzer, Switzerland (27)	Won 21-19, 21-17	0:36
Wed, 7/29/2015	Pool F	Karolina Baran / Jagoda Sliwka, Poland (22)	Won 21-12, 21-15	0:29
Thu, 7/30/2015	Pool F	Monika Brzostek / Kinga Wojtasik, Poland (11)	Lost 11-21, 30-28, 13-15	0:58
Thu, 7/30/2015	Winner 1	Maria Prokopeva / Ekaterina Syrtseva, Russia (19)	Won 15-21, 21-16, 15-13	0:44
Fri, 7/31/2015	Winner 2	Chantal Laboureur / Julia Sude, Germany (7)	Lost 18-21, 21-19, 17-19	0:56

Head to Head Results
Holtwick/Semmler lead the series against the field 50-27 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 4 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 Meppelink/Van Iersel, Netherlands 1-1
6/26/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool F	Holtwick/Semmler	6	Meppelink/Van Iersel	11	21-19, 21-16	0:40
6/6/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 2	Meppelink/Van Iersel	6	Holtwick/Semmler	2	21-15, 21-15	0:35
Lead the series against # 3 Borger/Buthe, Germany 4-2
7/24/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Winner 1	Borger/Buthe	10	Holtwick/Semmler	15, Q3	19-21, 21-17, 15-8	0:50
6/5/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Winner 2	Borger/Buthe	11	Holtwick/Semmler	2	21-14, 21-18	0:37
8/22/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	4	Borger/Buthe	7	21-13, 21-12	0:31
7/18/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	8	Borger/Buthe	5	21-19, 21-17	0:37
7/13/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Holtwick/Semmler	14	Borger/Buthe	8	24-22, 21-16	0:40
7/27/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool E	Holtwick/Semmler	12	Borger/Buthe	21, Q9	21-11, 21-23, 15-12	0:43
Trail the series against # 4 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 1-4
5/25/14	FIVB	Prague Open	Semi-Finals	Holtwick/Semmler	3	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	21-19, 21-17	0:43
10/27/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	Holtwick/Semmler	6	21-14, 21-19	0:34
10/11/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 3	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	5	Holtwick/Semmler	4	21-17, 21-13	0:34
8/3/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Bronze Medal	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	Holtwick/Semmler	1	21-17, 21-18	0:37
4/5/13	CEV C&S	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Antalya	Winner 4	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	5	Holtwick/Semmler	1	21-15, 21-17	0:37
Trail the series against # 5 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-4
5/29/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Baquerizo/Fernandez	9	Holtwick/Semmler	2	21-15, 21-10	0:30
8/3/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Semi-Finals	Baquerizo/Fernandez	5	Holtwick/Semmler	1	21-16, 21-16	0:36
4/6/13	CEV C&S	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Antalya	Contender 6	Baquerizo/Fernandez	3	Holtwick/Semmler	1	21-16, 21-12	0:39
9/2/12	FIVB	Åland Open	Gold Medal	Holtwick/Semmler	2	Baquerizo/Fernandez	8	21-18, 19-21, 15-9	0:49
7/13/11	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool F	Baquerizo/Fernandez	22	Holtwick/Semmler	11	21-15, 21-17	0:33
Trail the series against # 7 Laboureur/Sude, Germany 0-2
7/31/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 2	Laboureur/Sude	7	Holtwick/Semmler	6	21-18, 19-21, 19-17	0:56
5/27/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool B	Laboureur/Sude	15, Q1	Holtwick/Semmler	2	21-14, 16-21, 15-12	0:47
Trail the series against # 8 Hansel/Schwaiger, Austria 0-2
7/8/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool D	Hansel/Schwaiger	29, Q7	Holtwick/Semmler	13	24-22, 21-19	0:40
5/15/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Winner 2	Hansel/Schwaiger	23	Holtwick/Semmler	2	22-20, 21-15	0:38
Series tied with # 9 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 3-3
7/8/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool D	Birlova/Ukolova	20	Holtwick/Semmler	13	21-13, 11-21, 15-12	0:41
7/2/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	4	Birlova/Ukolova	34	21-18, 24-22	0:40
6/10/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool F	Birlova/Ukolova	22, Q2	Holtwick/Semmler	6	21-19, 22-20	0:36
8/10/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 3	Holtwick/Semmler	1	Birlova/Ukolova	14	29-27, 15-21, 15-9	0:53
8/31/12	FIVB	Åland Open	Winner 3	Birlova/Ukolova	7	Holtwick/Semmler	2	21-18, 21-14	0:34
8/18/12	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Holtwick/Semmler	6	Birlova/Ukolova	24	23-25, 26-24, 15-13	0:59
Lead the series against # 11 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 3-2
7/30/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool F	Brzostek/Wojtasik	11	Holtwick/Semmler	6	21-11, 28-30, 15-13	0:58
7/16/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool H	Brzostek/Wojtasik	24, Q6	Holtwick/Semmler	8	21-17, 14-21, 15-11	0:49
8/1/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool A	Holtwick/Semmler	1	Brzostek/Wojtasik	17	23-21, 21-16	0:42
4/4/13	CEV C&S	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Antalya	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	1	Brzostek/Wojtasik	17	21-16, 21-17	0:44
7/12/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool H	Holtwick/Semmler	8	Brzostek/Wojtasik	24, Q9	21-14, 21-18	0:36
Lead the series against # 12 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 4-1
7/24/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool C	Nestarcova/Pridalova	14	Holtwick/Semmler	3	21-16, 17-21, 15-10	0:48
10/25/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool F	Holtwick/Semmler	6	Nestarcova/Pridalova	11	21-15, 22-20	0:38
10/11/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	4	Nestarcova/Pridalova	16	21-14, 21-16	0:31
8/23/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Holtwick/Semmler	5	Nestarcova/Pridalova	12	By Forfeit
5/23/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Pool C	Holtwick/Semmler	3	Nestarcova/Pridalova	19	21-16, 21-12	0:35
Lead the series against # 13 Goricanec/Huberli, Switzerland 3-1
9/25/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool C	Goricanec/Huberli	14	Holtwick/Semmler	3	21-19, 21-18	0:38
7/23/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool C	Holtwick/Semmler	3	Goricanec/Huberli	19, Q3	16-21, 21-15, 15-11	0:49
5/22/14	FIVB	Prague Open	Pool C	Holtwick/Semmler	3	Goricanec/Huberli	19	14-21, 21-13, 15-9	0:43
10/24/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool F	Holtwick/Semmler	6	Goricanec/Huberli	22	21-12, 21-14	0:29
Lead the series against # 14 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 11-2
6/10/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool F	Forrer/Verge-Depre	27, Q11	Holtwick/Semmler	6	22-20, 18-21, 15-8	0:49
5/14/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Pool B	Holtwick/Semmler	2	Forrer/Verge-Depre	15	23-21, 21-17	0:41
9/24/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool C	Holtwick/Semmler	3	Forrer/Verge-Depre	19	21-14, 21-16	0:38
8/20/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool D	Holtwick/Semmler	4	Forrer/Verge-Depre	20	21-16, 21-15	0:31
7/30/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool E	Holtwick/Semmler	5	Forrer/Verge-Depre	21	22-20, 21-18	0:40
5/1/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool D	Holtwick/Semmler	4	Forrer/Verge-Depre	20	18-21, 21-17, 15-9	0:47
7/25/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	7	Forrer/Verge-Depre	17	25-27, 21-18, 15-5	0:54
5/2/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool E	Holtwick/Semmler	5	Forrer/Verge-Depre	21	22-24, 21-18, 15-11	0:49
4/25/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool E	Holtwick/Semmler	5	Forrer/Verge-Depre	21, Q2	21-11, 21-16	0:33
4/5/13	CEV C&S	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Antalya	Winner 3	Holtwick/Semmler	1	Forrer/Verge-Depre	8	21-23, 21-16, 15-11	0:46
8/15/12	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool F	Forrer/Verge-Depre	22	Holtwick/Semmler	6	21-19, 25-23	0:38
7/14/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	8	Forrer/Verge-Depre	30, Q7	21-19, 21-17	0:34
7/6/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool B	Holtwick/Semmler	15	Forrer/Verge-Depre	31	21-18, 21-18	0:35
Lead the series against # 15 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 5-2
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool B	Holtwick/Semmler	2	Mader/Zumkehr	15	21-9, 19-21, 15-13	0:50
5/27/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool B	Holtwick/Semmler	2	Mader/Zumkehr	18	21-18, 21-13	0:31
6/18/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool A	Mader/Zumkehr	17	Holtwick/Semmler	1	17-21, 21-15, 15-11	0:51
6/20/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool B	Mader/Zumkehr	15	Holtwick/Semmler	2	23-21, 13-21, 15-13	0:50
6/14/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	3	Mader/Zumkehr	11	24-22, 21-11	0:38
5/3/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool E	Holtwick/Semmler	5	Mader/Zumkehr	12	17-21, 21-19, 15-8	0:49
4/27/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	5	Mader/Zumkehr	13	21-18, 21-19	0:38
Lead the series against # 16 Lahti/Lehtonen, Finland 1-0
5/29/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	2	Lahti/Lehtonen	27, Q8	21-18, 21-19	0:40
Lead the series against # 19 Prokopeva/Syrtseva, Russia 1-0
7/30/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	6	Prokopeva/Syrtseva	19	15-21, 21-16, 15-13	0:44
Lead the series against # 20 van der Vlist/Wesselink, Netherlands 3-0
7/2/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool E	Holtwick/Semmler	5	Wesselink/van der Vlist	29	21-17, 21-15	0:38
6/16/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Holtwick/Semmler	3	Wesselink/van der Vlist	26	21-12, 21-14	0:31
5/2/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool E	Holtwick/Semmler	5	Wesselink/van der Vlist	28, Q12	21-17, 21-17	0:31
Lead the series against # 22 Baran/Sliwka, Poland 1-0
7/29/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool F	Holtwick/Semmler	6	Baran/Sliwka	22	21-12, 21-15	0:29
Lead the series against # 23 Dumbauskaite/Paulikiene, Lithuania 1-0
7/1/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool E	Holtwick/Semmler	5	Dumbauskaite/Paulikiene	44	21-15, 21-18	0:34
Lead the series against # 27 Brunner/Eiholzer, Switzerland 1-0
7/28/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool F	Holtwick/Semmler	6	Brunner/Eiholzer	27	21-19, 21-17	0:36
Lead the series against # 32 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 6-1
6/9/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	22	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	16	23-21, 21-11	0:33
7/6/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool B	Holtwick/Semmler	15	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	18	16-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:48
6/9/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool B	Holtwick/Semmler	31	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	18	21-18, 21-14	0:36
5/28/10	FIVB	Seoul Open	Contender 2	Holtwick/Semmler	19	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	13	18-21, 26-24, 15-13	0:57
5/21/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	20	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	11	21-18, 21-17	0:39
11/5/09	FIVB	Phuket Thailand Open powered by PTT	Contender 1	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	6	Holtwick/Semmler	11	21-17, 21-14	0:38
5/10/09	CEV	Spanish Masters	Gold Medal	Holtwick/Semmler	8	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	3	21-17, 21-11	0:36