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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Lucerne Open
May 11 - 17, 2015

(2) Katrin Holtwick/Ilka Semmler, Germany

Katrin Holtwick
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 10, 1984 (41 yrs old)

Home Town:

Berlin

Height:

176 cm (5'9")

Weight:

63 kg (139 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

126

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$519,112.50

Ilka Semmler
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 8, 1985 (40 yrs old)

Home Town:

Berlin

Height:

183 cm (6'0")

Weight:

69 kg (152 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

125

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$520,862.50

Awards

Best Setter 2013

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	CQ	Money
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	120	4	5	9	7	16	2	27	6	22	11	3	3	5	US$1,038,225.00

Previous Lucerne Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
FIVB	7/22-27/2014	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	3	5th	480	US$21,000.00
FIVB	7/15-20/2014	The Hague Grand Slam	8	2nd	720	US$52,000.00
FIVB	7/8-13/2014	Gstaad Grand Slam	14	1st	800	US$57,000.00
FIVB	6/24-28/2014	Stavanger Grand Slam	6	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/17-22/2014	Berlin Grand Slam	1	25th	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2014	Moscow Grand Slam	3	25th	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	5/21-25/2014	Prague Open	3	2nd	450	US$8,000.00

Lucerne Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/13/2015	Pool B	Emilia Nystrom / Erika Nystrom, Finland (31, Q23)	Won 21-11, 21-12	0:26
Wed, 5/13/2015	Pool B	Jennifer Fopma / Summer Ross, United States (18)	Won 21-13, 21-18	0:34
Thu, 5/14/2015	Pool B	Isabelle Forrer / Anouk Verge-Depre, Switzerland (15)	Won 23-21, 21-17	0:41
Fri, 5/15/2015	Winner 2	Barbara Hansel / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (23)	Lost 20-22, 15-21	0:38

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	$53,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	65	1	3	5	5	10	0	19	0	12	6	0	$765,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	46	1	2	4	1	4	2	6	6	8	5	0	$208,225.00
Challenger	3	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$9,500.00
Satellite	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00
Total	120	4	5	9	7	16	2	27	6	22	11	0	$1,038,225.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Katrin Holtwick												Ilka Semmler
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
4	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	$26,500.00	World Championships	4	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	$26,500.00
67	1	3	5	5	10	19	12	6	0	$382,750.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	67	1	3	5	5	10	19	12	7	0	$384,500.00
48	1	2	4	1	6	12	8	5	0	$104,112.50	Challenge/Four Star/Open	46	1	2	4	1	6	12	8	5	0	$104,112.50
3	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$4,750.00	Challenger	3	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$4,750.00
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00	Satellite	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00
2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
126	4	6	9	7	18	34	22	11	0	$519,112.50	Total	125	4	6	10	7	19	33	22	12	0	$520,862.50

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2006	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	$5,000.00	7	9	43.8 %
2006	FIVB C&S	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$4,000.00	8	4	66.7 %
2007	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	5	$11,000.00	16	11	59.3 %
2007	FIVB C&S	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$7,500.00	6	4	60.0 %
2008	FIVB	7	0	1	1	0	1	0	3	0	1	0	0	$75,100.00	31	15	67.4 %
2009	FIVB	12	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	3	1	0	$85,400.00	27	24	52.9 %
2010	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	1	3	1	0	$60,850.00	20	18	52.6 %
2011	FIVB	11	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	1	2	3	0	$89,350.00	24	22	52.2 %
2012	FIVB	11	1	0	1	2	0	0	5	0	2	0	0	$127,400.00	36	22	62.1 %
2013	FIVB	12	0	1	3	1	3	0	2	0	2	0	0	$131,600.00	51	17	75.0 %
2014	FIVB	11	1	2	1	0	1	0	2	0	2	2	0	$214,000.00	36	23	61.0 %
2015	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00	3	1	75.0 %
Total	FIVB	89	2	5	6	4	9	2	20	6	16	9	10	$801,700.00	251	162	60.8 %
Total	FIVB C&S	4	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$11,500.00	14	8	63.6 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Katrin Holtwick													Ilka Semmler
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2002	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2003	FIVB Age Group WC
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2004	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2004	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2005	FIVB
											2005	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	$2,500.00	2006	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	$2,500.00
2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00	2006	FIVB C&S	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	5	$5,500.00	2007	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	5	$5,500.00
2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$3,750.00	2007	FIVB C&S	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$3,750.00
7	0	1	1	0	1	3	1	0	0	$37,550.00	2008	FIVB	9	0	1	1	0	1	3	1	1	1	$39,300.00
12	0	0	0	1	3	4	3	1	0	$42,700.00	2009	FIVB	12	0	0	0	1	3	4	3	1	0	$42,700.00
9	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	1	0	$30,425.00	2010	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	1	0	$30,425.00
11	0	1	0	0	1	4	2	3	0	$44,675.00	2011	FIVB	11	0	1	0	0	1	4	2	3	0	$44,675.00
11	1	0	1	2	0	5	2	0	0	$63,700.00	2012	FIVB	11	1	0	1	2	0	5	2	0	0	$63,700.00
12	0	1	3	1	3	2	2	0	0	$65,800.00	2013	FIVB	12	0	1	3	1	3	2	2	0	0	$65,800.00
11	1	2	1	0	1	2	2	2	0	$107,000.00	2014	FIVB	11	1	2	1	0	1	2	2	2	0	$107,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,000.00	2015	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,000.00
99	4	6	6	4	13	27	16	9	14	$406,600.00	Total	Total	98	4	6	7	4	14	26	16	10	11	$408,350.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	223	72.2%	53	17.2%	33	10.7%	276-33	89.3%	46	19.9%	51	22.1%	134	58.0%	46-185	19.9%	223-134	62.5%	99-84	54.1%	9	4	331-222	59.9%
2014-2015	46	71.9%	7	10.9%	11	17.2%	53-11	82.8%	12	26.1%	7	15.2%	27	58.7%	12-34	26.1%	46-27	63.0%	19-18	51.4%	2	1	67-46	59.3%
Against the Field	54	75.0%	12	16.7%	6	8.3%	66-6	91.7%	19	38.8%	7	14.3%	23	46.9%	19-30	38.8%	108-42	72.0%	62-26	70.5%	0	2	85-36	70.2%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
World Championships	0	0	0	0	10	2	0	0	4	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	14	7
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	3	2	4	2	114	66	0	0	62	41	4	10	5	5	1	3	193	129
Challenge/Four Star/Open	2	3	14	4	27	12	0	0	38	33	3	5	4	1	1	2	122	84
Challenger	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	10	6
Satellite	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	4	2
Total	5	5	20	6	153	81	0	0	112	82	7	18	9	7	4	5	345	230

Head to Head Results
Holtwick/Semmler lead the series against the field 48-9 (Lead 16 Series, Trail 2 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 3-2
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
Series tied with # 3 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-1
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
Lead the series against # 4 Borger/Buthe, Germany 4-0
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
Lead the series against # 5 Meppelink/Van Iersel, Netherlands 1-0
6/26/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool F	Holtwick/Semmler	6	Meppelink/Van Iersel	11	21-19, 21-16	0:40
Lead the series against # 7 Humana-Paredes/Pischke, Canada 2-0
7/25/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	3	Humana-Paredes/Pischke	26, Q5	15-21, 21-16, 21-19	0:54
7/24/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	7	Humana-Paredes/Pischke	31, Q8	21-18, 21-15	0:35
Lead the series against # 8 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 # 9 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 2-1
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 # 10 Broder/May, Canada 1-0
10/26/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	6	Broder/May	20	24-22, 21-15	0:36
Lead the series against # 12 Hermannova/Williams, Czech Republic 2-0
7/23/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool G	Holtwick/Semmler	7	Hermannova/Williams	23	21-11, 21-13	0:29
7/5/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool G	Holtwick/Semmler	10	Hermannova/Williams	26, Q2	21-13, 18-21, 15-7	0:42
Lead the series against # 13 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 5-1
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
Lead the series against # 15 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 10-1
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
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 # 17, Q1 Bieneck/Grossner, Germany 2-0
10/9/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool M	Holtwick/Semmler	4	Bieneck/Grossner	20, Q2	21-17, 21-17	0:34
8/10/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	1	Bieneck/Grossner	19	21-17, 21-18	0:33
Lead the series against # 18 Fopma/Ross, United States 1-0
5/13/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Pool B	Holtwick/Semmler	2	Fopma/Ross	18	21-13, 21-18	0:34
Lead the series against # 22 Radarong/Udomchavee, Thailand 1-0
8/22/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Holtwick/Semmler	5	Radarong/Udomchavee	28, Q6	21-11, 21-15	0:31
Trail the series against # 23 Hansel/Schwaiger, Austria 0-1
5/15/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Winner 2	Hansel/Schwaiger	23	Holtwick/Semmler	2	22-20, 21-15	0:38
Lead the series against # 27, Q5 Mashkova/Tsimbalova, Kazakhstan 3-0
7/16/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool H	Holtwick/Semmler	8	Mashkova/Tsimbalova	25, Q7	21-15, 21-17	0:33
5/23/14	FIVB	Prague Open	Pool C	Holtwick/Semmler	3	Mashkova/Tsimbalova	14	18-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:45
7/10/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool F	Holtwick/Semmler	11	Mashkova/Tsimbalova	22	21-19, 21-16	0:32
Lead the series against # 31, Q23 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 6-0
5/13/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Pool B	Holtwick/Semmler	2	Nystrom/Nystrom	31, Q23	21-11, 21-12	0:26
5/24/14	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	3	Nystrom/Nystrom	12	21-9, 21-14	0:26
6/12/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool C	Holtwick/Semmler	3	Nystrom/Nystrom	19, Q4	21-18, 21-18	0:34
7/7/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool D	Holtwick/Semmler	13	Nystrom/Nystrom	20	16-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:48
9/4/08	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	7	Nystrom/Nystrom	26, Q1	22-20, 21-13	0:37
5/4/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 2	Holtwick/Semmler	29, Q13	Nystrom/Nystrom	14	21-16, 21-17	0:35
Trail the series against Hajeckova/Novakova, Czech Republic 0-1
7/2/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Winner 1	Hajeckova/Novakova	11	Holtwick/Semmler	7	21-16, 21-16	0:36
Lead the series against # Q20 Naraphornrapat/Numwong, Thailand 1-0
10/25/12	FIVB	Bangsaen Open	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	1	Naraphornrapat/Numwong	32	21-9, 18-21, 15-12	0:49