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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Puerto Vallarta Open
October 7 - 11, 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 Puerto Vallarta Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/23-27/2015	Xiamen Open	2	4th	350	US$4,500.00
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

Puerto Vallarta Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 10/8/2015	Pool B	Stephanie Burnside / Zaira Orellana, Mexico (31)	Won 21-10, 21-14	0:26
Thu, 10/8/2015	Pool B	Barbara Hansel / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (18)	Lost 21-19, 11-21, 14-16	0:58
Fri, 10/9/2015	Pool B	Carolina Horta / Liliane Maestrini, Brazil (15)	Lost By Forfeit
Fri, 10/9/2015	Winner 1	Duda Lisboa / Elize Maia, Brazil (12)	Lost By Forfeit

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	11	0	0	0	2	1	0	5	0	1	2	0	$110,500.00	31	23	57.4 %
2016	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,200.00	1	3	25.0 %
Total	FIVB	100	2	5	6	6	10	2	24	6	18	11	10	$911,400.00	280	187	60.0 %
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
11	0	0	0	2	1	5	1	2	0	$55,250.00	2015	FIVB	11	0	0	0	2	1	5	1	2	0	$55,250.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$600.00	2016	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$600.00
110	4	6	6	6	14	31	18	11	14	$461,450.00	Total	Total	109	4	6	7	6	15	30	18	12	11	$463,200.00

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%
2015-2016	58	75.3%	10	13.0%	9	11.7%	68-9	88.3%	12	19.7%	9	14.8%	40	65.6%	12-49	19.7%	58-40	59.2%	22-18	55.0%	3	3	83-61	57.6%
Against the Field	26	81.3%	3	9.4%	3	9.4%	29-3	90.6%	10	29.4%	6	17.6%	18	52.9%	10-24	29.4%	52-32	61.9%	26-18	59.1%	0	2	39-27	59.1%

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 22-14 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 5 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 1-2
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
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
Series tied with # 4 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 1-1
6/20/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Winner 2	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	4	Holtwick/Semmler	15	21-16, 21-17	0:38
7/9/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool C	Holtwick/Semmler	14	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	19	21-11, 14-21, 16-14	0:50
Trail the series against # 5 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
Series tied with # 7 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 # 9 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
Series tied with # 10 van der Vlist/van Gestel, Netherlands 1-1
8/26/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool D	van Gestel/van der Vlist	29, Q12	Holtwick/Semmler	13	14-21, 21-17, 16-14	0:46
7/1/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	4	van Gestel/van der Vlist	47	21-17, 23-21	0:41
Lead the series against # 11, 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
Trail the series against # 12 Lisboa/Maia, Brazil 0-1
10/9/15	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Winner 1	Lisboa/Maia	12	Holtwick/Semmler	2	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # 13 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
Trail the series against # 15 Horta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
10/9/15	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Pool B	Horta/Maestrini	15	Holtwick/Semmler	2	By Forfeit
Trail the series against # 18 Hansel/Schwaiger, Austria 0-3
10/8/15	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Pool B	Hansel/Schwaiger	18	Holtwick/Semmler	2	19-21, 21-11, 16-14	0:58
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 # 19 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 # 31 Burnside/Orellana, Mexico 1-0
10/8/15	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Pool B	Holtwick/Semmler	2	Burnside/Orellana	31	21-10, 21-14	0:26
Lead the series against # Q2 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