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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Stavanger Grand Slam
June 24 - 28, 2014

(2) Laura Ludwig/Kira Walkenhorst, Germany

Laura Ludwig
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 13, 1986 (40 yrs old)

Home Town:

Berlin

Height:

180 cm (5'10")

Weight:

70 kg (154 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

207

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$1,212,348.31

Kira Walkenhorst
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 18, 1990 (35 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$561,113.75

Awards

Most Improved Player 2007
Best Offensive Player 2011
Best Defensive Player 2013, 2017
Most Inspirational 2013, 2017
Sportsperson 2015, 2016, 2017
Most Outstanding 2016, 2017
Team of the Year 2016 (with Kira Walkenhorst)
Tour Champion 2016 (with Kira Walkenhorst)
Most Entertaining Player 2019

Awards

Most Improved Player 2013
Top Rookie 2013
Best Blocker 2016
Team of the Year 2016 (with Laura Ludwig)
Tour Champion 2016 (with Laura Ludwig)
Best Hitter 2017

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
CEV	5	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	US$76,101.80
FIVB	43	11	3	4	3	8	0	9	0	4	1	US$991,275.00
Overall	48	13	3	6	3	9	0	9	0	4	1	US$1,067,376.80

Previous Stavanger Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2005	Sara Niedrig - 25th	Did not play
2006	Sara Niedrig - Country Quota	Did not play
2007	Sara Niedrig - 4th	Did not play
2008	Sara Niedrig - 9th	Did not play
2009	Sara Niedrig - 9th	Did not play
2010	Sara Niedrig - 9th	Did not play
2011	Sara Niedrig - 2nd	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
CEV	6/3-7/2014	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	1	3rd	400	€ 10,000.00
FIVB	5/21-25/2014	Prague Open	2	3rd	400	US$6,000.00
FIVB	4/30-5/4/2014	Shanghai Grand Slam	2	1st	800	US$57,000.00
FIVB	4/23-27/2014	Fuzhou Open	3	9th	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	10/29-11/3/2013	Phuket Open	2	9th	250	US$4,000.00
FIVB	10/23-27/2013	Xiamen Grand Slam	4	3rd	640	US$16,500.00
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
CEV	7/30-8/3/2013	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	4	3rd	400	€ 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

Stavanger Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/25/2014	Pool B	Nina Grawender / Karin Lundqvist, Sweden (31)	Won 21-19, 21-17	0:39
Wed, 6/25/2014	Pool B	Joana Mader / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland (18)	Lost 13-21, 12-21	0:29
Thu, 6/26/2014	Pool B	Fan Wang / Yuan Yue, China (15)	Lost By Forfeit
Fri, 6/27/2014	Winner 1	Madelein Meppelink / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (11)	Lost 21-19, 16-21, 6-15	0:47

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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$85,000.00
World Tour Finals	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$260,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	25	5	2	3	3	5	0	4	0	3	0	0	$595,400.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	9	2	0	1	0	2	0	3	0	0	1	0	$46,875.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$4,000.00
Confederation Championship	5	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$64,000.00
Total	48	13	3	6	3	9	0	9	0	4	1	0	$1,055,275.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Laura Ludwig												Kira Walkenhorst
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
5	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
9	1	0	0	0	1	2	5	0	0	$67,750.00	World Championships	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$42,500.00
4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$150,000.00	World Tour Finals	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$130,000.00
82	5	7	7	4	17	27	8	3	4	$608,875.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	31	5	2	3	3	5	5	4	1	3	$306,450.00
73	2	4	2	2	22	19	6	9	7	$209,012.50	Challenge/Four Star/Open	10	2	0	1	0	3	3	0	1	0	$27,237.50
3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	$3,000.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$2,000.00
											Challenger	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$5,200.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$850.00	Satellite
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
17	4	2	4	1	2	3	0	0	1	$82,750.00	Confederation Championship	6	2	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	$32,500.00
196	17	14	14	7	45	55	20	12	12	$1,122,237.50	Total	58	14	4	6	3	10	10	6	2	3	$545,887.50

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
2013	FIVB	11	0	2	1	1	3	0	3	0	0	1	0	$127,900.00	42	20	67.7 %
2013	CEV	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$10,000.00	6	2	75.0 %
2014	FIVB	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$72,000.00	17	6	73.9 %
2014	CEV	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$10,000.00	6	1	85.7 %
Total	FIVB	15	1	2	2	1	3	0	4	0	1	1	0	$199,900.00	59	26	69.4 %
Total	CEV	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$20,000.00	12	3	80.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Laura Ludwig													Kira Walkenhorst
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2003	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2004	CEV
8	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	4	$9,375.00	2005	FIVB
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$850.00	2005	FIVB C&S
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2005	FIVB Age Group WC
11	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	7	$9,750.00	2006	FIVB
4	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	$7,912.50	2006	CEV
12	0	1	1	1	3	2	4	0	0	$60,750.00	2007	FIVB
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$7,500.00	2007	CEV
9	0	0	0	0	4	4	0	1	0	$29,550.00	2008	FIVB
5	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$27,150.00	2008	CEV
14	0	0	3	1	6	4	0	0	0	$77,575.00	2009	FIVB
4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$15,400.00	2009	CEV
12	0	4	1	0	4	2	0	1	0	$91,250.00	2010	FIVB
											2010	FIVB C&S	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,400.00
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$10,000.00	2010	CEV
12	0	1	0	1	3	5	1	1	0	$59,350.00	2011	FIVB
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$5,000.00	2011	CEV
9	0	1	0	0	3	5	0	0	0	$45,900.00	2012	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	3	$9,550.00
											2012	FIVB C&S	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,800.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,250.00	2012	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
11	0	2	1	1	3	3	0	1	0	$63,950.00	2013	FIVB	11	0	2	1	1	3	3	0	1	0	$63,950.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$5,000.00	2013	CEV	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$5,000.00
4	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	$36,000.00	2014	FIVB	4	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	$36,000.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$5,000.00	2014	CEV	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$5,000.00
125	8	12	13	5	30	29	9	7	12	$568,512.50	Total	Total	26	2	3	4	1	4	5	1	2	4	$124,700.00

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	134	77.0%	26	14.9%	14	8.0%	160-14	92.0%	21	33.3%	10	15.9%	32	50.8%	21-42	33.3%	134-32	80.7%	47-24	66.2%	2	4	183-60	75.3%
2013-2014	46	80.7%	5	8.8%	6	10.5%	51-6	89.5%	7	30.4%	2	8.7%	14	60.9%	7-16	30.4%	46-14	76.7%	12-8	60.0%	1	4	59-26	69.4%
Against the Field	59	71.1%	13	15.7%	11	13.3%	72-11	86.7%	7	25.9%	3	11.1%	17	63.0%	7-20	25.9%	118-30	79.7%	40-28	58.8%	1	1	80-30	72.7%

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	3	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	7	0
World Championships	0	0	0	0	7	2	0	0	5	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	14	4
World Tour Finals	0	0	0	0	6	2	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	2	1	14	3
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	0	57	18	0	0	37	12	7	6	3	3	5	2	109	41
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	22	3	0	0	8	5	2	1	1	0	2	0	35	9
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	3
Confederation Championship	0	0	0	0	13	2	0	0	10	1	2	2	2	0	2	0	29	5
Total	0	0	0	0	111	28	0	0	66	22	16	9	6	3	13	3	212	65

Head to Head Results
Ludwig/Walkenhorst lead the series against the field 38-14 (Lead 17 Series, Trail 5 Series, 5 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 3 Borger/Buthe, Germany 3-0
6/6/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 3	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	1	Borger/Buthe	3	21-19, 21-16	0:35
10/11/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	5	Borger/Buthe	6	22-24, 21-13, 15-12	0:47
6/19/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool A	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	17	Borger/Buthe	16	21-14, 21-15	0:35
Trail the series against # 5 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 0-1
8/9/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool H	Baquerizo/Fernandez	9	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	8	25-23, 21-14	0:38
Lead the series against # 6 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 3-1
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
8/3/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Bronze Medal	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	Holtwick/Semmler	1	21-17, 21-18	0:37
Lead the series against # 7 Antonelli/Felisberta, Brazil 2-0
5/3/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	Antonelli/Felisberta	28, Q10	21-19, 21-14	0:33
4/24/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool C	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	3	Antonelli/Felisberta	30, Q9	21-15, 21-18	0:39
Trail the series against # 8 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 1-2
11/1/13	FIVB	Phuket Open	Winner 2	Salgado/Salgado	4	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	13-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:53
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
Series tied with # 11 Meppelink/Van Iersel, Netherlands 1-1
6/27/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 1	Meppelink/Van Iersel	11	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	19-21, 21-16, 15-6	0:47
5/3/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 3	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	Meppelink/Van Iersel	8	21-15, 21-17	0:32
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
Series tied with # 15 Wang/Yue, China 1-1
6/26/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool B	Wang/Yue	15	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	By Forfeit
5/4/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	Wang/Yue	10	23-21, 19-21, 15-9	0:54
Lead the series against # 16 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 3-1
4/26/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 2	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	8	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	3	27-29, 21-19, 19-17	1:06
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
Trail the series against # 18 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 0-1
6/25/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool B	Mader/Zumkehr	18	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	21-13, 21-12	0:29
Lead the series against # 19 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 1-0
5/2/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 1	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	Nestarcova/Pridalova	16	21-11, 21-13	0:29
Lead the series against # 20 Broder/May, Canada 3-0
4/25/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool C	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	3	Broder/May	14	21-19, 17-21, 15-9	0:46
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
Series tied with # 22 Bansley/Pavan, Canada 1-1
5/24/14	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 3	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	Bansley/Pavan	9	21-11, 21-8	0:25
8/8/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool H	Bansley/Pavan	25, Q3	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	8	21-16, 21-17	0:34
Lead the series against # 23, Q1 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 # 24, Q3 Moiseeva/Syrtseva, Russia 4-0
4/24/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool C	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	3	Moiseeva/Syrtseva	19	21-11, 21-10	0:25
10/31/13	FIVB	Phuket Open	Pool B	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	Moiseeva/Syrtseva	15	21-12, 21-16	0:31
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 # 25, Q4 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 # 26, Q5 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 1-0
5/1/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool B	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	Prokopeva/Ukolova	18	21-15, 21-12	0:28
Lead the series against # 29, Q10 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 2-0
8/1/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool D	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	Nystrom/Nystrom	13	21-8, 21-13	0:28
7/10/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool C	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	14	Nystrom/Nystrom	19	22-20, 21-16	0:33
Series tied with # 30, Q15 Goricanec/Huberli, Switzerland 1-1
6/7/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Semi-Finals	Goricanec/Huberli	21	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	1	21-15, 21-14	0:39
7/2/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool F	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	19	Goricanec/Huberli	43	21-17, 21-11	0:33
Series tied with # 31 Grawender/Lundqvist, Sweden 1-1
6/25/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool B	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	Grawender/Lundqvist	31	21-19, 21-17	0:39
7/31/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool D	Grawender/Lundqvist	29	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	21-17, 21-12	0:36
Lead the series against # Q2 Bieneck/Grossner, Germany 1-0
6/7/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Bronze Medal	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	1	Bieneck/Grossner	12	21-12, 21-18	0:37
Trail the series against # Q9 Artacho/Laird, Australia 0-1
5/1/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool B	Artacho/Laird	31, Q20	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	21-17, 21-19	0:36
Lead the series against # Q12 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 # Q14 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer, Austria 1-0
5/24/14	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer	20	21-17, 21-15	0:32
Lead the series against # Q17 Hermannova/Williams, Czechia 2-0
6/6/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	1	Hermannova/Williams	24	21-17, 22-24, 15-6	0:51
7/1/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool F	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	19	Hermannova/Williams	30	21-13, 23-21	0:38
Lead the series against # Q20 Bloem/Wesselink, Netherlands 1-0
8/22/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	10	Bloem/Wesselink	26, Q4	21-19, 21-13	0:32