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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final
July 28 - August 1, 2015

(4) Laura Ludwig/Kira Walkenhorst, Germany

Laura Ludwig
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 13, 1986 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

Berlin

Resides:

Hamburg

Height:

181 cm (5'10")

Weight:

70 kg (154 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

209

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$1,204,728.58

Kira Walkenhorst
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 18, 1990 (33 yrs old)

Home Town:

Essen

Resides:

Hamburg

Height:

184 cm (6'0")

Weight:

75 kg (165 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$561,939.78

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
CEV C&S	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$1,259.90
FIVB	43	11	3	4	3	8	0	9	0	4	1	US$991,275.00
Overall	49	13	4	6	3	9	0	9	0	4	1	US$1,068,636.70

Previous Klagenfurt Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
FIVB 2006	Sara Niedrig - 41st	Did not play
FIVB 2007	Sara Niedrig - 3rd	Did not play
FIVB 2009	Sara Niedrig - 9th	Did not play
FIVB 2010	Sara Niedrig - 3rd	Did not play
FIVB 2011	Sara Niedrig - 9th	Did not play
FIVB 2012	Sara Niedrig - 9th	Did not play
2013	Kira Walkenhorst - 3rd	Laura Ludwig - 3rd
FIVB 2014	Julia Sude - 5th	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/21-26/2015	Yokohama Grand Slam	11	1	800	US$57,000.00
FIVB	7/6-11/2015	Gstaad Major Series	12	5	480	US$17,000.00
FIVB	6/26-7/4/2015	Netherlands World Championships	11	17	400	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/17-21/2015	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	7	5	480	US$17,000.00
FIVB	6/8-13/2015	Stavanger Major Series	12	4	560	US$24,000.00
FIVB	6/1-6/2015	Porec Major Series	12	17	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	5/25-31/2015	Moscow Grand Slam	12	17	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/24-28/2014	Stavanger Grand Slam	2	17	240	US$7,000.00
CEV	6/3-7/2014	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	1	3	400	€ 10,000.00
FIVB	5/21-25/2014	Prague Open	2	3	400	US$6,000.00
FIVB	4/30-5/4/2014	Shanghai Grand Slam	2	1	800	US$57,000.00
FIVB	4/23-27/2014	Fuzhou Open	3	9	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	10/29-11/3/2013	Phuket Open	2	9	250	US$4,000.00
FIVB	10/23-27/2013	Xiamen Grand Slam	4	3	640	US$16,500.00
FIVB	10/8-13/2013	São Paulo Grand Slam	5	2	720	US$22,000.00
FIVB	8/21-25/2013	Moscow Grand Slam	10	2	720	US$22,000.00
FIVB	8/7-11/2013	Berlin Grand Slam	8	5	480	US$10,000.00
CEV	7/30-8/3/2013	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	4	3	400	€ 10,000.00

2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 7/28/2015	Pool D	Janne Pedersen / Cindy Treland, Norway (29)	Won 21-17, 21-9	0:28
Wed, 7/29/2015	Pool D	Marloes Wesselink / Jantine van der Vlist, Netherlands (20)	Won 21-11, 21-16	0:33
Thu, 7/30/2015	Pool D	Tanja Goricanec / Tanja Huberli, Switzerland (13)	Won 22-20, 18-21, 15-11	0:53
Fri, 7/31/2015	Winner 2	Joana Mader / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland (15)	Won 21-12, 21-17	0:31
Fri, 7/31/2015	Winner 3	Vasiliki Arvaniti / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (32)	Won 21-19, 21-12	0:34
Sat, 8/1/2015	Semi-Finals	Dominika Nestarcova / Natalia Pridalova, Slovakia (12)	Won 21-18, 21-18	0:37
Sat, 8/1/2015	Gold Medal	Ekaterina Birlova / Evgenia Ukolova, Russia (9)	Won 21-18, 21-18	0:36

Head to Head Results
Ludwig/Walkenhorst lead the series against the field 33-13

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Meppelink/Van Iersel, Netherlands 2-3
7/9/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool E	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	Meppelink/Van Iersel	5	21-11, 21-14	0:31
6/13/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Bronze Medal	Meppelink/Van Iersel	2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	21-17, 16-21, 15-13	0:51
5/29/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Meppelink/Van Iersel	7	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	22-20, 21-19	0:41
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 # 3 Borger/Buthe, Germany 3-1
6/21/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Winner 3	Borger/Buthe	11	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	7	21-17, 21-16	0:44
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 4-1
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
4/5/13	CEV C&S	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Antalya	Winner 4	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	5	Holtwick/Semmler	1	21-15, 21-17	0:37
Lead the series against # 7 Laboureur/Sude, Germany 2-0
7/24/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Winner 1	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	11	Laboureur/Sude	17	21-13, 21-16	0:31
10/30/13	FIVB	Phuket Open	Pool B	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	Laboureur/Sude	18	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # 8 Hansel/Schwaiger, Austria 1-0
6/10/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool E	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	Hansel/Schwaiger	28, Q14	21-13, 21-17	0:34
Lead the series against # 9 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 3-2
8/1/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Gold Medal	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	Birlova/Ukolova	9	21-18, 21-18	0:36
7/1/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Winner 1	Birlova/Ukolova	34	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	11	21-16, 21-16	0:36
6/3/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool E	Birlova/Ukolova	21	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	21-16, 21-17	0:35
7/5/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Winner 2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	19	Birlova/Ukolova	7	21-19, 21-16	0:38
6/13/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool E	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	Birlova/Ukolova	5	21-9, 21-16	0:30
Lead the series against # 11 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 2-0
7/10/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Winner 2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	Brzostek/Wojtasik	24	21-14, 21-13	0:27
6/4/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool A	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	1	Brzostek/Wojtasik	17	21-11, 17-21, 15-12	0:52
Lead the series against # 12 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 3-1
8/1/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Semi-Finals	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	Nestarcova/Pridalova	12	21-18, 21-18	0:37
6/30/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Pool K	Nestarcova/Pridalova	14	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	11	21-15, 13-21, 15-9	0:44
6/12/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Winner 2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	Nestarcova/Pridalova	20	21-14, 21-13	0:29
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 # 13 Goricanec/Huberli, Switzerland 2-1
7/30/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool D	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	Goricanec/Huberli	13	22-20, 18-21, 15-11	0:53
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
Lead the series against # 14 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 1-0
5/27/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	Forrer/Verge-Depre	28, Q10	17-21, 28-26, 15-11	1:00
Series tied with # 15 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 1-1
7/31/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	Mader/Zumkehr	15	21-12, 21-17	0:31
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 # 16 Lahti/Lehtonen, Finland 2-1
7/23/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Pool F	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	11	Lahti/Lehtonen	27, Q6	21-10, 21-17	0:32
7/8/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool E	Lahti/Lehtonen	28, Q4	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	24-22, 14-21, 16-14	0:53
6/3/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool E	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	Lahti/Lehtonen	28, Q10	21-19, 19-21, 15-8	0:52
Lead the series against # 17 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 # 20 van der Vlist/Wesselink, Netherlands 3-1
7/29/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool D	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	Wesselink/van der Vlist	20	21-11, 21-16	0:33
8/2/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 3	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	Wesselink/van der Vlist	12	21-15, 22-20	0:37
6/14/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 2	Wesselink/van der Vlist	26	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	12-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:45
5/4/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	14	Wesselink/van der Vlist	28, Q12	21-17, 21-14	0:34
Lead the series against # 22 Baran/Gruszczynska, Poland 1-0
6/29/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Pool K	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	11	Baran/Gruszczynska	35	21-13, 21-12	0:31
Lead the series against # 29 Pedersen/Treland, Norway 1-0
7/28/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool D	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	Pedersen/Treland	29	21-17, 21-9	0:28
Lead the series against # 32 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-0
7/31/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 3	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	32	21-19, 21-12	0:34