European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 European Championship Final
August 16 - 20, 2017
(7) 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 Jurmala Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/28-8/5/2017 Vienna World Championships 4 1st 1600 US$60,000.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2017 The Hague Three Star 3 9th 180 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2017 Moscow Three Star 2 9th 180 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/16-21/2017 Rio de Janeiro Four Star 2 5th 320 US$6,000.00
FIVB 9/13-18/2016 2016 World Tour Finals Toronto 2 1st 0 US$100,000.00
European Championship Final Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/16/2017 Pool G Alexandra Jupiter / Ophelie Lusson, France (26) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:34
Thu, 8/17/2017 Pool G Svetlana Kholomina / Olga Motrich, Russia (23) Won 21-18, 14-21, 15-9 0:44
Thu, 8/17/2017 Pool G Taru Lahti / Anniina Parkkinen, Finland (10) Won 23-21, 19-21, 15-12 0:51
Fri, 8/18/2017 Winner 2 Jolien Sinnema / Joy Stubbe, Netherlands (14) Won 22-20, 21-15 0:34
Sat, 8/19/2017 Winner 3 Nadja Glenzke / Julia Grossner, Germany (9) Lost 21-17, 14-21, 17-19 0:57
Head to Head Results
Ludwig/Walkenhorst lead the series against the field 20-4 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 3 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Laboureur/Sude, Germany 4-0
7/8/16FIVBGstaad Major Winner 3 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 3 Laboureur/Sude 14, Q1 21-19, 21-17 0:35
7/6/16FIVBGstaad Major Pool C Ludwig/Walkenhorst 3 Laboureur/Sude 14, Q1 14-21, 26-24, 15-9 0:44
7/24/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Winner 1 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 11 Laboureur/Sude 17 21-13, 21-16 0:31
10/30/13FIVBPhuket Open Pool B Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 Laboureur/Sude 18 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 2 Borger/Kozuch, Germany 1-0
7/31/17FIVBVienna World Championships Pool D Ludwig/Walkenhorst 4 Borger/Kozuch 21 21-19, 21-18 0:40
Trail the series against # 3 Mader/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 0-1
6/16/17FIVBThe Hague Three Star Winner 2 Mader/Verge-Depre 17 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 3 21-16, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # 4 Brunner/Huberli, Switzerland 3-0
7/30/16FIVBA1 Major Klagenfurt Semi-Finals Ludwig/Walkenhorst 1 Brunner/Huberli 18 21-11, 21-19 0:32
7/1/16FIVBPorec Major Winner 3 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 Brunner/Huberli 25, Q5 21-10, 21-19 0:33
6/3/16CEVCEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Winner 2 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 1 Brunner/Huberli 19 21-16, 21-12 0:32
Trail the series against # 6 Bieneck/Schneider, Germany 0-1
6/15/17FIVBThe Hague Three Star Pool C Bieneck/Schneider 14 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 3 22-20, 8-21, 15-9 0:40
Series tied with # 9 Glenzke/Grossner, Germany 1-1
8/19/17CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 3 Glenzke/Grossner 9 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 7 17-21, 21-14, 19-17 0:57
7/29/17FIVBVienna World Championships Pool D Ludwig/Walkenhorst 4 Glenzke/Grossner 28 17-21, 21-15, 15-12 0:49
Lead the series against # 10 Lahti/Parkkinen, Finland 1-0
8/17/17CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool G Ludwig/Walkenhorst 7 Lahti/Parkkinen 10 23-21, 19-21, 15-12 0:51
Lead the series against # 11 Baieva/Davidova, Ukraine 1-0
5/19/17FIVBRio de Janeiro Four Star Winner 2 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 Baieva/Davidova 19 21-13, 21-17 0:29
Lead the series against # 14 Sinnema/Stubbe, Netherlands 1-0
8/18/17CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 2 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 7 Sinnema/Stubbe 14 22-20, 21-15 0:34
Trail the series against # 15 Meppelink/van Gestel, Netherlands 0-1
4/6/13CEV C&S2013 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Antalya Gold Medal Meppelink/van Gestel 2 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 5 21-14, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 20 Dumbauskaite/Paulikiene, Lithuania 1-0
6/1/16CEVCEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool A Ludwig/Walkenhorst 1 Dumbauskaite/Paulikiene 32 21-13, 21-13 0:27
Lead the series against # 22 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 # 23 Kholomina/Motrich, Russia 1-0
8/17/17CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool G Ludwig/Walkenhorst 7 Kholomina/Motrich 23 21-18, 14-21, 15-9 0:44
Lead the series against # 26 Jupiter/Lusson, France 2-0
8/16/17CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool G Ludwig/Walkenhorst 7 Jupiter/Lusson 26 21-18, 21-18 0:34
5/18/17FIVBRio de Janeiro Four Star Pool B Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 Jupiter/Lusson 31, Q10 22-20, 21-19 0:37