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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Cincinnati Open
May 17 - 21, 2016

(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:

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 Cincinnati Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/10-14/2016	Antalya Open	7	3rd	400	US$6,000.00
FIVB	5/3-8/2016	Sochi Open	9	3rd	400	US$6,000.00
FIVB	4/20-24/2016	Fuzhou Open	11	9th	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	4/13-17/2016	Xiamen Open	11	5th	300	US$3,375.00
FIVB	3/15-20/2016	Vitória Open	17	3rd	400	US$6,000.00
FIVB	3/8-13/2016	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	14	17th	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	2/23-28/2016	Maceió Open	12	5th	300	US$3,375.00
FIVB	10/20-24/2015	Antalya Open	1	17th	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	10/7-11/2015	Puerto Vallarta Open	2	17th	180	US$1,200.00
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

Cincinnati Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Wed, 5/18/2016

Pool F

Caitlin Ledoux / Irene Pollock, United States (27, Q5)

Won 21-13, 21-11

0:27

Wed, 5/18/2016

Pool F

Alexandra Jupiter / Laura Longuet, France (22)

Won 21-12, 21-14

0:28

Thu, 5/19/2016

Pool F

Sophie van Gestel / Jantine van der Vlist, Netherlands (11)

Lost 19-21, 20-22

0:36

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Katrin Holtwick	Total	19	8	5	0.158	0	9	0	0
	1	19	8	5	0.158	0	9	0	0
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Ilka Semmler	Total	24	14	2	0.500	2	3	0	2
	1	24	14	2	0.500	2	3	0	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Fri, 5/20/2016

Winner 2

Jamie Broder / Kristina May, Canada (5)

Won 16-21, 21-14, 15-13

0:42

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Katrin Holtwick	Total	24	13	4	0.375	0	10	0	4
	1	24	13	4	0.375	0	10	0	4
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Ilka Semmler	Total	20	13	0	0.650	4	3	0	2
	1	20	13	0	0.650	4	3	0	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Fri, 5/20/2016

Winner 3

Xinyi Xia / Chen Xue, China (13)

Lost 19-21, 8-21

0:28

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Katrin Holtwick	Total	19	6	6	0.000	0	4	0	3
	1	19	6	6	0.000	0	4	0	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Ilka Semmler	Total	14	10	0	0.714	5	1	1	3
	1	14	10	0	0.714	5	1	1	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Katrin Holtwick	62	27	15	0.194	0	23	0	7
Ilka Semmler	58	37	2	0.603	11	7	1	7
Total	120	64	17	0.392	11	30	1	14
Opponents	127	71	18	0.417	7	36	17	17

Head to Head Results
Holtwick/Semmler lead the series against the field 40-18 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 4 Series, 5 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 Ross/Walsh Jennings, United States 1-1
3/19/16	FIVB	Vitória Open	Semi-Finals	Ross/Walsh Jennings	2	Holtwick/Semmler	17	21-19, 21-16	0:32
7/18/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	8	Ross/Walsh Jennings	2	13-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:50
Lead the series against # 2 Bansley/Pavan, Canada 5-0
3/10/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool C	Holtwick/Semmler	14	Bansley/Pavan	3	21-19, 22-20	0:37
6/20/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	15	Bansley/Pavan	6	21-18, 21-15	0:44
6/11/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool F	Holtwick/Semmler	6	Bansley/Pavan	11	By Forfeit	0:03
6/25/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool F	Holtwick/Semmler	6	Bansley/Pavan	22	17-21, 21-18, 15-9	0:49
5/23/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Pool C	Holtwick/Semmler	3	Bansley/Pavan	30, Q14	21-13, 20-22, 15-10	0:44
Series tied with # 3 Fendrick/Sweat, United States 1-1
7/2/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Winner 3	Holtwick/Semmler	4	Fendrick/Sweat	15	21-18, 21-15	0:35
5/2/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool D	Fendrick/Sweat	13	Holtwick/Semmler	4	21-10, 21-17	0:33
Trail the series against # 4 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-2
5/29/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Baquerizo/Fernandez	9	Holtwick/Semmler	2	21-15, 21-10	0:30
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 # 5 Broder/May, Canada 5-1
5/20/16	FIVB	Cincinnati Open	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	6	Broder/May	5	16-21, 21-14, 15-13	0:42
4/22/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool F	Holtwick/Semmler	11	Broder/May	6	21-15, 21-19	0:35
7/22/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Pool B	Broder/May	18	Holtwick/Semmler	15, Q3	23-21, 24-22	0:43
6/18/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Pool B	Holtwick/Semmler	15	Broder/May	18	21-17, 21-10	0:37
6/3/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool B	Holtwick/Semmler	2	Broder/May	18, Q2	21-13, 21-19	0:34
10/26/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	6	Broder/May	20	24-22, 21-15	0:36
Series tied with # 7 Matauatu/Pata, Vanuatu 1-1
4/22/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	11	Matauatu/Pata	13	21-12, 21-15	0:30
3/16/16	FIVB	Vitória Open	Pool A	Matauatu/Pata	16	Holtwick/Semmler	17	21-17, 21-14	0:31
Lead the series against # 9 Capers/Kessy, United States 3-1
5/12/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Pool G	Holtwick/Semmler	7	Capers/Kessy	10	21-18, 21-17	0:40
5/6/16	FIVB	Sochi Open	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	9	Capers/Kessy	10	21-14, 21-17	0:32
3/9/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool C	Capers/Kessy	19	Holtwick/Semmler	14	21-18, 21-19	0:40
8/21/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	14	Capers/Kessy	17	21-19, 21-19	0:40
Lead the series against # 10 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 # 11 van der Vlist/van Gestel, Netherlands 1-2
5/19/16	FIVB	Cincinnati Open	Pool F	van Gestel/van der Vlist	11	Holtwick/Semmler	6	21-19, 22-20	0:36
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 # 12 Hermannova/Slukova, Czech Republic 2-0
5/13/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Winner 3	Holtwick/Semmler	7	Hermannova/Slukova	14	21-14, 19-21, 18-16	0:46
2/24/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Pool E	Holtwick/Semmler	12	Hermannova/Slukova	21	21-17, 25-23	0:44
Trail the series against # 13 Xia/Xue, China 0-2
5/20/16	FIVB	Cincinnati Open	Winner 3	Xia/Xue	13	Holtwick/Semmler	6	21-19, 21-8	0:28
6/13/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool C	Xia/Xue	14	Holtwick/Semmler	3	21-16, 27-25	0:44
Series tied with # 14 Wang/Yue, China 4-4
3/18/16	FIVB	Vitória Open	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	17	Wang/Yue	23	24-22, 21-17	0:39
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 # 16 Agudo/Pazo, Venezuela 4-0
4/21/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool F	Holtwick/Semmler	11	Agudo/Pazo	22	28-26, 21-14	0:39
2/26/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	12	Agudo/Pazo	31, Q11	21-14, 21-16	0:39
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
Trail the series against # 17 Mersmann/Schneider, Germany 0-2
4/14/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool F	Mersmann/Schneider	22, Q3	Holtwick/Semmler	11	22-20, 17-21, 15-10	0:46
10/23/15	FIVB	Antalya Open	Winner 1	Mersmann/Schneider	10	Holtwick/Semmler	1	21-17, 21-14	0:39
Series tied with # 20, Q1 Carico/Ross, United States 1-1
4/21/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool F	Carico/Ross	27, Q9	Holtwick/Semmler	11	13-21, 21-15, 15-9	0:43
4/14/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool F	Holtwick/Semmler	11	Carico/Ross	27, Q4	21-14, 21-16	0:31
Lead the series against # 21, 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
Lead the series against # 22 Jupiter/Longuet, France 3-0
5/18/16	FIVB	Cincinnati Open	Pool F	Holtwick/Semmler	6	Jupiter/Longuet	22	21-12, 21-14	0:28
5/11/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Pool G	Holtwick/Semmler	7	Jupiter/Longuet	23	19-21, 21-10, 15-9	0:40
9/24/15	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool B	Holtwick/Semmler	2	Jupiter/Longuet	18	21-15, 21-14	0:35
Lead the series against # 25 Braakman/Sinnema, Netherlands 2-0
5/4/16	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool H	Holtwick/Semmler	9	Braakman/Sinnema	25, Q3	19-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:43
4/15/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	11	Braakman/Sinnema	30, Q8	21-15, 21-11	0:29
Lead the series against # 26 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer, Austria 1-0
10/21/15	FIVB	Antalya Open	Pool A	Holtwick/Semmler	1	Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer	17	21-18, 15-21, 15-10	0:49
Lead the series against # 27, Q5 Ledoux/Pollock, United States 1-0
5/18/16	FIVB	Cincinnati Open	Pool F	Holtwick/Semmler	6	Ledoux/Pollock	27, Q5	21-13, 21-11	0:27
Lead the series against # 28, Q6 Navarro/Ribera, Spain 1-0
5/11/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Pool G	Holtwick/Semmler	7	Navarro/Ribera	26, Q8	21-11, 16-21, 15-8	0:38