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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Xiamen Open
September 23 - 27, 2015

(2) 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:

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 (39 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

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 Xiamen Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2013	Ilka Semmler - 4th	Katrin Holtwick - 4th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/25-29/2015	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	13	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	8/18-23/2015	Long Beach Grand Slam	14	5th	480	US$17,000.00
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

Xiamen Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 9/24/2015	Pool B	Ningya Tang / Yuanyuan Wang, China (31)	Won 21-17, 21-19	0:39
Thu, 9/24/2015	Pool B	Alexandra Jupiter / Laura Longuet, France (18)	Won 21-15, 21-14	0:35
Fri, 9/25/2015	Pool B	Yulia Abalakina / Ekaterina Syrtseva, Russia (15)	Won 21-23, 24-22, 15-11	0:54
Sat, 9/26/2015	Winner 2	Yuanyuan Ma / Xinyi Xia, China (27)	Won 21-16, 21-18	0:36
Sat, 9/26/2015	Winner 3	Norisbeth Agudo / Olaya Pazo, Venezuela (24, Q3)	Won 21-13, 17-21, 15-12	0:43
Sun, 9/27/2015	Semi-Finals	Ana Gallay / Georgina Klug, Argentina (9)	Lost 18-21, 18-21	0:36
Sun, 9/27/2015	Bronze Medal	Isabelle Forrer / Anouk Verge-Depre, Switzerland (3)	Lost 14-21, 22-24	0:40

Head to Head Results
Holtwick/Semmler lead the series against the field 45-18 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 3 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Wang/Yue, China 3-4
7/31/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool E	Holtwick/Semmler	5	Wang/Yue	12	By Forfeit
7/19/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 3	Holtwick/Semmler	8	Wang/Yue	9	21-18, 23-21	0:40
7/17/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool H	Wang/Yue	9	Holtwick/Semmler	8	21-17, 21-18	0:38
7/12/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 3	Holtwick/Semmler	14	Wang/Yue	11	21-19, 24-22	0:47
6/27/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Wang/Yue	15	Holtwick/Semmler	6	17-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:45
6/19/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool A	Wang/Yue	16	Holtwick/Semmler	1	24-22, 21-15	0:40
5/2/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 1	Wang/Yue	10	Holtwick/Semmler	4	17-21, 21-19, 17-15	0:52
Lead the series against # 3 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 10-3
9/27/15	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Bronze Medal	Forrer/Verge-Depre	3	Holtwick/Semmler	2	21-14, 24-22	0:40
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
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 # 4 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 4-3
8/28/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	13	Birlova/Ukolova	16	15-21, 21-11, 15-11	0:44
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 # 5 Capers/Kessy, United States 1-0
8/21/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	14	Capers/Kessy	17	21-19, 21-19	0:40
Series tied with # 6 Laboureur/Sude, Germany 1-1
8/26/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool D	Holtwick/Semmler	13	Laboureur/Sude	20	13-21, 21-14, 15-8	0:40
5/27/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool B	Laboureur/Sude	15, Q1	Holtwick/Semmler	2	21-14, 16-21, 15-12	0:47
Lead the series against # 7 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
Trail the series against # 9 Gallay/Klug, Argentina 0-1
9/27/15	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Semi-Finals	Gallay/Klug	9	Holtwick/Semmler	2	21-18, 21-18	0:36
Lead the series against # 10 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 5-1
8/19/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool C	Holtwick/Semmler	14	Nestarcova/Pridalova	19	21-15, 21-13	0:31
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 # 12 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 # 15 Abalakina/Syrtseva, Russia 1-0
9/25/15	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool B	Holtwick/Semmler	2	Abalakina/Syrtseva	15	21-23, 24-22, 15-11	0:54
Trail the series against # 16 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
Lead the series against # 18 Jupiter/Longuet, France 1-0
9/24/15	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool B	Holtwick/Semmler	2	Jupiter/Longuet	18	21-15, 21-14	0:35
Lead the series against # 19 Mashkova/Tsimbalova, Kazakhstan 4-0
6/3/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool B	Holtwick/Semmler	2	Mashkova/Tsimbalova	31, Q20	21-17, 17-21, 15-11	0:48
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 # 24, Q3 Agudo/Pazo, Venezuela 2-0
9/26/15	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 3	Holtwick/Semmler	2	Agudo/Pazo	24, Q3	21-13, 17-21, 15-12	0:43
6/28/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Pool D	Holtwick/Semmler	4	Agudo/Pazo	28	21-14, 21-15	0:34
Lead the series against # 27 Ma/Xia, China 2-1
9/26/15	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	2	Ma/Xia	27	21-16, 21-18	0:36
7/21/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Holtwick/Semmler	15, Q3	Ma/Xia	Q14	21-17, 18-21, 15-8	0:47
7/9/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool C	Ma/Xia	30	Holtwick/Semmler	14	21-19, 22-20	0:39
Lead the series against # 28, Q7 DiCello/VanZwieten, United States 1-0
8/19/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool C	Holtwick/Semmler	14	DiCello/VanZwieten	30, Q14	21-16, 21-11	0:38
Lead the series against # 31 Tang/Wang, China 1-0
9/24/15	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool B	Holtwick/Semmler	2	Tang/Wang	31	21-17, 21-19	0:39
Lead the series against # Q10 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
Lead the series against # Q12 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