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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$440,000 Xiamen Grand Slam
October 23 - 27, 2013

(4) Laura Ludwig/Kira Walkenhorst, Germany

Laura Ludwig
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 13, 1986 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

Berlin

Height:

180 cm (5'10")

Weight:

70 kg (154 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

179

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$1,039,487.50

Kira Walkenhorst
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 18, 1990 (34 yrs old)

Home Town:

Essen

Height:

184 cm (6'0")

Weight:

75 kg (165 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$513,387.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	43	11	3	4	3	8	0	9	0	4	1	US$991,275.00

Previous Xiamen Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/8-13/2013	São Paulo Grand Slam	5	2nd	720	US$22,000.00
FIVB	8/21-25/2013	Moscow Grand Slam	10	2nd	720	US$22,000.00
FIVB	8/7-11/2013	Berlin Grand Slam	8	5th	480	US$10,000.00
FIVB	7/9-14/2013	Gstaad Grand Slam	14	4th	560	US$12,900.00
FIVB	7/1-6/2013	Stare Jablonki World Championships	19	5th	600	US$18,000.00
FIVB	6/18-23/2013	Rome Grand Slam	17	9th	400	US$5,500.00
FIVB	6/11-16/2013	The Hague Grand Slam	12	9th	400	US$5,500.00
FIVB	5/1-5/2013	Shanghai Grand Slam	14	5th	480	US$10,000.00
FIVB	4/24-28/2013	Fuzhou Open	15	25th	150	US$1,500.00

Xiamen Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 10/24/2013	Pool D	Sayaka Mizoe / Takemi Nishibori, Japan (29, Q8)	Won 21-16, 21-17	0:31
Thu, 10/24/2013	Pool D	Jamie Broder / Kristina May, Canada (20)	Won 21-12, 21-14	0:32
Fri, 10/25/2013	Pool D	Emily Capers / Summer Ross, United States (13)	Won 18-21, 21-16, 15-4	0:41
Sat, 10/26/2013	Winner 2	Alexandra Moiseeva / Ekaterina Syrtseva, Russia (24, Q2)	Won 21-17, 21-13	0:29
Sat, 10/26/2013	Winner 3	Maria Antonelli / Agatha Bednarczuk, Brazil (7, Q1)	Won 21-16, 16-21, 16-14	0:46
Sun, 10/27/2013	Semi-Finals	April Ross / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (5)	Lost 15-21, 10-21	0:33
Sun, 10/27/2013	Bronze Medal	Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (6)	Won 21-14, 21-19	0:34

Head to Head Results
Ludwig/Walkenhorst lead the series against the field 20-9 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 3 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Antunes/Lima, Brazil 1-3
7/14/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Antunes/Lima	3	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	14	21-14, 21-13	0:39
7/11/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool C	Antunes/Lima	3	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	14	21-12, 21-14	0:28
7/4/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Winner 1	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	19	Antunes/Lima	11	21-17, 14-21, 20-18	0:53
6/21/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 2	Antunes/Lima	5	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	17	21-12, 16-21, 15-9	0:47
Series tied with # 3 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 1-1
8/25/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Salgado/Salgado	3	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	10	21-15, 21-18	0:38
8/10/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	8	Salgado/Salgado	3	30-32, 21-13, 19-17	1:08
Trail the series against # 5 Ross/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-2
10/27/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Ross/Walsh Jennings	5	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	21-15, 21-10	0:33
10/13/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Ross/Walsh Jennings	10	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	5	19-21, 31-29, 15-12	1:05
Lead the series against # 6 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 2-0
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
Series tied with # 7, Q1 Antonelli/Bednarczuk, Brazil 2-2
10/26/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Winner 3	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	Antonelli/Bednarczuk	7, Q1	21-16, 16-21, 16-14	0:46
10/12/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	5	Antonelli/Bednarczuk	7	22-24, 21-14, 15-11	1:00
8/23/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Antonelli/Bednarczuk	7, Q1	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	10	17-21, 23-21, 15-13	0:55
7/3/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool F	Antonelli/Bednarczuk	6	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	19	21-17, 21-11	0:36
Trail the series against # 10 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 0-1
8/10/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 3	Kolocova/Slukova	17	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	8	21-18, 21-19	0:40
Lead the series against # 12 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 3-0
10/9/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool N	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	5	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	21	21-16, 21-17	0:34
8/25/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	10	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	23	21-16, 21-10	0:33
8/22/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	10	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	23	21-13, 21-16	0:33
Lead the series against # 13 Capers/Ross, United States 1-0
10/25/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool D	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	Capers/Ross	13	18-21, 21-16, 15-4	0:41
Lead the series against # 16 Gallay/Klug, Argentina 2-0
8/24/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	10	Gallay/Klug	20	19-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:47
7/10/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool C	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	14	Gallay/Klug	30, Q11	21-16, 21-15	0:32
Lead the series against # 19 Mashkova/Tsimbalova, Kazakhstan 1-0
7/12/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 1	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	14	Mashkova/Tsimbalova	22	21-13, 21-19	0:38
Lead the series against # 20 Broder/May, Canada 2-0
10/24/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool D	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	Broder/May	20	21-12, 21-14	0:32
8/9/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 1	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	8	Broder/May	29, Q8	21-18, 21-17	0:32
Lead the series against # 22 Goricanec/Huberli, Switzerland 1-0
7/2/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool F	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	19	Goricanec/Huberli	43	21-17, 21-11	0:33
Lead the series against # 24, Q2 Moiseeva/Syrtseva, Russia 2-0
10/26/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	Moiseeva/Syrtseva	24, Q2	21-17, 21-13	0:29
8/24/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	10	Moiseeva/Syrtseva	30	21-16, 21-16	0:32
Lead the series against # 29, Q8 Mizoe/Nishibori, Japan 1-0
10/24/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool D	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	Mizoe/Nishibori	29, Q8	21-16, 21-17	0:31
Lead the series against # Q7 Radarong/Udomchavee, Thailand 1-0
10/9/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool N	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	5	Radarong/Udomchavee	28, Q10	21-13, 21-15	0:31