European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final
June 3 - 7, 2014
(1) 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: 21
Tournaments: 213
Career Wins: 23
Career CEV Wins: 8
Career Winnings: US$1,213,064.20
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: 9
Tournaments: 63
Career Wins: 15
Career CEV Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$561,939.78
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
CEV52020100000 US$76,101.80
CEV C&S10100000000 US$1,259.90
FIVB4311343809041 US$991,275.00
Overall4913463909041 US$1,068,636.70
Previous Cagliari Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
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
2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 6/3/2014 Pool A Giada Benazzi / Agata Zuccarelli, Italy (32) Won 21-18, 21-15 0:36
Wed, 6/4/2014 Pool A Monika Brzostek / Kinga Wojtasik, Poland (17) Won 21-11, 17-21, 15-12 0:52
Thu, 6/5/2014 Pool A Rimke Braakman / Jantine van der Vlist, Netherlands (16) Won 21-15, 21-14 0:35
Fri, 6/6/2014 Winner 2 Barbora Hermannova / Martina Williams, Czech Republic (24) Won 21-17, 22-24, 15-6 0:51
Fri, 6/6/2014 Winner 3 Karla Borger / Britta Buthe, Germany (3) Won 21-19, 21-16 0:35
Sat, 6/7/2014 Semi-Finals Tanja Goricanec / Tanja Huberli, Switzerland (21) Lost 15-21, 14-21 0:39
Sat, 6/7/2014 Bronze Medal Victoria Bieneck / Julia Grossner, Germany (12) Won 21-12, 21-18 0:37
Head to Head Results
Ludwig/Walkenhorst lead the series against the field 32-6 (Lead 16 Series, Trail 2 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 4-1
5/25/14FIVBPrague Open Semi-Finals Holtwick/Semmler 3 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 21-19, 21-17 0:43
10/27/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Bronze Medal Ludwig/Walkenhorst 4 Holtwick/Semmler 6 21-14, 21-19 0:34
10/11/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Winner 3 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 5 Holtwick/Semmler 4 21-17, 21-13 0:34
8/3/13CEV2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Bronze Medal Ludwig/Walkenhorst 4 Holtwick/Semmler 1 21-17, 21-18 0:37
4/5/13CEV C&S2013 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Antalya Winner 4 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 5 Holtwick/Semmler 1 21-15, 21-17 0:37
Lead the series against # 3 Borger/Buthe, Germany 3-0
6/6/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Winner 3 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 1 Borger/Buthe 3 21-19, 21-16 0:35
10/11/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Winner 2 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 5 Borger/Buthe 6 22-24, 21-13, 15-12 0:47
6/19/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool A Ludwig/Walkenhorst 17 Borger/Buthe 16 21-14, 21-15 0:35
Trail the series against # 4 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 0-1
8/9/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Baquerizo/Fernandez 9 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 8 25-23, 21-14 0:38
Series tied with # 5 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 1-1
5/2/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool B Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 Kolocova/Slukova 15 21-15, 21-15 0:25
8/10/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 3 Kolocova/Slukova 17 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 8 21-18, 21-19 0:40
Lead the series against # 6 Meppelink/Van Iersel, Netherlands 1-0
5/3/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 3 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 Meppelink/Van Iersel 8 21-15, 21-17 0:32
Lead the series against # 7 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 3-1
4/26/14FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 2 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 8 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 3 27-29, 21-19, 19-17 1:06
10/9/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool N Ludwig/Walkenhorst 5 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 21 21-16, 21-17 0:34
8/25/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Semi-Finals Ludwig/Walkenhorst 10 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 23 21-16, 21-10 0:33
8/22/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Ludwig/Walkenhorst 10 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 23 21-13, 21-16 0:33
Lead the series against # 8 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 1-0
5/2/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 1 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 Nestarcova/Pridalova 16 21-11, 21-13 0:29
Lead the series against # 11 Laboureur/Sude, Germany 1-0
10/30/13FIVBPhuket Open Pool B Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 Laboureur/Sude 18 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 12 Bieneck/Grossner, Germany 2-0
6/7/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Bronze Medal Ludwig/Walkenhorst 1 Bieneck/Grossner 12 21-12, 21-18 0:37
4/6/13CEV C&S2013 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Antalya Semi-Finals Ludwig/Walkenhorst 5 Bieneck/Grossner 16, Q2 18-21, 21-15, 15-12 0:53
Lead the series against # 13 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 1-0
5/1/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool B Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 Prokopeva/Ukolova 18 21-15, 21-12 0:28
Lead the series against # 14 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 2-0
8/1/13CEV2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool D Ludwig/Walkenhorst 4 Nystrom/Nystrom 13 21-8, 21-13 0:28
7/10/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool C Ludwig/Walkenhorst 14 Nystrom/Nystrom 19 22-20, 21-16 0:33
Lead the series against # 15 Moiseeva/Syrtseva, Russia 4-0
4/24/14FIVBFuzhou Open Pool C Ludwig/Walkenhorst 3 Moiseeva/Syrtseva 19 21-11, 21-10 0:25
10/31/13FIVBPhuket Open Pool B Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 Moiseeva/Syrtseva 15 21-12, 21-16 0:31
10/26/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Winner 2 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 4 Moiseeva/Syrtseva 24, Q2 21-17, 21-13 0:29
8/24/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 10 Moiseeva/Syrtseva 30 21-16, 21-16 0:32
Lead the series against # 16 Braakman/van der Vlist, Netherlands 2-0
6/5/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool A Ludwig/Walkenhorst 1 Braakman/van der Vlist 16 21-15, 21-14 0:35
5/23/14FIVBPrague Open Pool B Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 Braakman/van der Vlist 15 21-17, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against # 17 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 1-0
6/4/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool A Ludwig/Walkenhorst 1 Brzostek/Wojtasik 17 21-11, 17-21, 15-12 0:52
Trail the series against # 20 Grawender/Lundqvist, Sweden 0-1
7/31/13CEV2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool D Grawender/Lundqvist 29 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 4 21-17, 21-12 0:36
Series tied with # 21 Goricanec/Huberli, Switzerland 1-1
6/7/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Semi-Finals Goricanec/Huberli 21 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 1 21-15, 21-14 0:39
7/2/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Pool F Ludwig/Walkenhorst 19 Goricanec/Huberli 43 21-17, 21-11 0:33
Lead the series against # 22 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer, Austria 1-0
5/24/14FIVBPrague Open Winner 2 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer 20 21-17, 21-15 0:32
Lead the series against # 23 Bloem/Wesselink, Netherlands 1-0
8/22/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Ludwig/Walkenhorst 10 Bloem/Wesselink 26, Q4 21-19, 21-13 0:32
Lead the series against # 24 Hermannova/Williams, Czech Republic 2-0
6/6/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Winner 2 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 1 Hermannova/Williams 24 21-17, 22-24, 15-6 0:51
7/1/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Pool F Ludwig/Walkenhorst 19 Hermannova/Williams 30 21-13, 23-21 0:38
Lead the series against # 32 Benazzi/Zuccarelli, Italy 1-0
6/3/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool A Ludwig/Walkenhorst 1 Benazzi/Zuccarelli 32 21-18, 21-15 0:36