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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
London 2012 Olympic Games
July 28 - August 8, 2012

(12) Katrin Holtwick/Ilka Semmler, Germany

Katrin Holtwick
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 10, 1984 (40 yrs old)

Home Town:

Berlin

Resides:

Berlin

Height:

176 cm (5'9")

Weight:

63 kg (139 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

126

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$519,112.50

Ilka Semmler
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 8, 1985 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

Berlin

Resides:

Berlin

Height:

183 cm (6'0")

Weight:

69 kg (152 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

125

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$520,862.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	CQ	Money
FIVB	116	2	5	9	7	14	2	27	6	22	11	3	3	5	US$1,026,725.00
FIVB C&S	4	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$11,500.00
Overall	120	4	5	9	7	16	2	27	6	22	11	3	3	5	US$1,038,225.00

Previous London Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/11-15/2012	Berlin Grand Slam	8	4	560	US$18,400.00
FIVB	7/2-7/2012	Gstaad Grand Slam	10	9	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/12-17/2012	Grand Slam Rome	13	9	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/6-11/2012	Moscow Grand Slam	22	9	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	5/7-12/2012	Beijing Grand Slam	21	4	560	US$18,400.00
FIVB	4/30-5/5/2012	Shanghai Grand Slam	25	9	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	4/15-20/2012	Brasília Open	20	17	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	8/15-20/2011	Åland Open	14	17	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	8/1-6/2011	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	13	25	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	7/25-30/2011	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	12	5	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	7/11-16/2011	Moscow Grand Slam	11	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	7/4-9/2011	Gstaad Grand Slam	15	9	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/27-7/2/2011	Stavanger Grand Slam	17	9	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/13-19/2011	Rome World Championships	40	9	400	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/6-11/2011	Beijing Grand Slam	31	2	720	US$29,500.00
FIVB	5/3-8/2011	Shanghai Open	26	25	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	4/26-5/1/2011	Sanya Open	21	25	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	4/17-22/2011	Brasilia Open	18	13	180	US$4,250.00
FIVB	8/16-21/2010	Aland Open	11	17	120	US$2,800.00

London 2012 Olympic Games Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Sat, 7/28/2012

Pool A

Lenka Hajeckova / Hana Skalnikova, Czech Republic (13)

Won 21-16, 21-18

0:37

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Katrin Holtwick	Total	23	13	0	0.565	0	16	2	3
	1	23	13	0	0.565	0	16	2	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Ilka Semmler	Total	38	23	0	0.605	1	9	2	0
	1	38	23	0	0.605	1	9	2	0
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Mon, 7/30/2012

Pool A

Juliana Felisberta / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (1)

Lost 18-21, 13-21

0:41

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Katrin Holtwick	Total	33	10	0	0.303	0	13	2	4
	1	33	10	0	0.303	0	13	2	4
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Ilka Semmler	Total	24	10	0	0.417	3	4	0	1
	1	24	10	0	0.417	3	4	0	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Wed, 8/1/2012

Pool A

Elodie Li Yuk Lo / Natacha Rigobert, Mauritius (24)

Won 21-11, 21-10

0:28

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Katrin Holtwick	Total	25	20	0	0.800	0	7	1	2
	1	25	20	0	0.800	0	7	1	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Ilka Semmler	Total	11	10	0	0.909	1	5	1	1
	1	11	10	0	0.909	1	5	1	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Fri, 8/3/2012

Winner 1

Laura Ludwig / Sara Niedrig, Germany (8)

Lost 16-21, 15-21

0:37

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Katrin Holtwick	Total	30	15	0	0.500	0	6	0	4
	1	30	15	0	0.500	0	6	0	4
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Ilka Semmler	Total	16	8	0	0.500	0	3	0	2
	1	16	8	0	0.500	0	3	0	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Katrin Holtwick	111	58	0	0.523	0	42	5	13
Ilka Semmler	89	51	0	0.573	5	21	3	4

World Championships Results

Year	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2009	Stavanger	Ilka Semmler - 17th	Katrin Holtwick - 17th
2011	Rome	Ilka Semmler - 9th	Katrin Holtwick - 9th
2013	Stare Jablonki	Ilka Semmler - 17th	Katrin Holtwick - 17th
2015	The Hague	Ilka Semmler - 4th	Katrin Holtwick - 4th

Head to Head Results
Holtwick/Semmler trail the series against the field 36-62

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 2-7
7/30/12	FIVB	London 2012 Olympic Games	Pool A	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Holtwick/Semmler	12	21-18, 21-13	0:41
5/12/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Felisberta/Maestrini	3	Holtwick/Semmler	21	21-18, 21-17	0:36
7/7/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool B	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	Holtwick/Semmler	15	21-23, 21-10, 15-11	0:47
6/29/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool A	Holtwick/Semmler	17	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	19-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:47
6/10/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	31	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	21-15, 23-21	0:39
6/30/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool A	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Holtwick/Semmler	17	21-17, 21-15	0:37
8/14/09	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 4	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Holtwick/Semmler	6	21-17, 21-18	0:45
8/6/09	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 3	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Holtwick/Semmler	8	21-11, 25-23	0:44
7/18/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Felisberta/Maestrini	3	Holtwick/Semmler	8	21-16, 23-25, 15-6	0:57
Trail the series against # 2 Xue/Zhang, China 0-3
7/15/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Xue/Zhang	1	Holtwick/Semmler	8	21-15, 19-21, 15-11	0:50
4/19/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 2	Xue/Zhang	2	Holtwick/Semmler	18	21-15, 21-18	0:34
7/8/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool D	Xue/Zhang	4	Holtwick/Semmler	13	21-11, 26-24	0:43
Trail the series against # 3 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-3
6/8/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool F	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	6	Holtwick/Semmler	22	21-15, 21-12	0:30
8/4/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool D	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	4	Holtwick/Semmler	13	21-16, 17-21, 15-11	0:44
6/11/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Gold Medal	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	5	Holtwick/Semmler	31	21-14, 24-26, 15-9	0:44
Trail the series against # 4 Kessy/Ross, United States 1-6
6/14/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Pool D	Kessy/Ross	4	Holtwick/Semmler	13	21-11, 21-23, 15-9	0:50
5/9/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool E	Holtwick/Semmler	21	Kessy/Ross	5	21-17, 21-16	0:35
7/28/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool E	Kessy/Ross	5	Holtwick/Semmler	12	21-12, 21-16	0:33
6/17/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	3	Holtwick/Semmler	40	21-18, 15-21, 15-10	0:45
4/20/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 3	Kessy/Ross	8	Holtwick/Semmler	18	19-21, 25-23, 15-13	0:58
8/20/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 4	Kessy/Ross	2	Holtwick/Semmler	12	21-23, 21-16, 17-15	0:57
7/2/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Kessy/Ross	5	Holtwick/Semmler	21, Q14	21-14, 21-13	0:36
Trail the series against # 5 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 4-8
5/11/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	21	Antonelli/Antunes	2	21-19, 21-13	0:34
4/17/12	FIVB	Brasília Open	Winner 2	Antonelli/Antunes	4	Holtwick/Semmler	20	21-14, 21-13	0:32
8/17/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Winner 2	Antonelli/Antunes	3	Holtwick/Semmler	14	21-19, 21-11	0:32
7/29/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 3	Antonelli/Antunes	4	Holtwick/Semmler	12	21-17, 21-17	0:30
6/10/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Winner 3	Holtwick/Semmler	31	Antonelli/Antunes	2	25-23, 21-18	0:39
6/10/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool B	Antonelli/Antunes	2	Holtwick/Semmler	31	21-17, 23-21	0:39
8/5/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool B	Holtwick/Semmler	15	Antonelli/Antunes	2	By Forfeit
7/29/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 1	Antonelli/Antunes	2	Holtwick/Semmler	12	27-29, 21-18, 15-7	0:50
6/10/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool C	Antonelli/Antunes	3	Holtwick/Semmler	19	21-19, 20-22, 15-13	0:54
5/6/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 2	Antonelli/Antunes	2	Holtwick/Semmler	18	21-10, 21-12	0:29
9/10/09	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Winner 2	Antonelli/Antunes	2	Holtwick/Semmler	15	21-16, 21-13	0:35
7/17/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Holtwick/Semmler	8	Antonelli/Antunes	1	21-17, 21-18	0:40
Trail the series against # 6 Dampney/Mullin, England 0-1
6/14/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Pool D	Dampney/Mullin	29, Q10	Holtwick/Semmler	13	15-21, 22-20, 15-9	0:50
Trail the series against # 7 Cicolari/Menegatti, Italy 2-3
7/15/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Cicolari/Menegatti	5	Holtwick/Semmler	8	21-13, 21-19	0:35
7/8/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Cicolari/Menegatti	5	Holtwick/Semmler	15	21-10, 21-17	0:32
6/11/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Holtwick/Semmler	31	Cicolari/Menegatti	14	21-19, 21-16	0:38
7/28/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool E	Holtwick/Semmler	12	Cicolari/Menegatti	21	21-15, 21-16	0:41
5/7/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 2	Cicolari/Menegatti	16	Holtwick/Semmler	18	21-17, 21-18	0:36
Trail the series against # 8 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 2-14
8/3/12	FIVB	London 2012 Olympic Games	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	8	Holtwick/Semmler	12	21-16, 21-15	0:37
7/4/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool G	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Holtwick/Semmler	10	21-13, 16-21, 15-12	0:50
6/8/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool F	Ludwig/Niedrig	11	Holtwick/Semmler	22	21-17, 18-21, 15-11	0:47
7/28/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool E	Ludwig/Niedrig	5	Holtwick/Semmler	12	21-12, 21-19	0:37
7/9/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Holtwick/Semmler	13	21-19, 21-18	0:44
6/12/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Holtwick/Semmler	19	21-19, 21-18	0:39
5/21/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Holtwick/Semmler	20	21-13, 21-14	0:37
8/19/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	5	Holtwick/Semmler	12	21-19, 19-21, 15-13	0:53
7/18/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Holtwick/Semmler	8	21-16, 21-18	0:38
4/30/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Holtwick/Semmler	3	21-18, 21-13	0:34
9/6/08	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Contender 5	Holtwick/Semmler	7	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	21-17, 16-21, 17-15	0:58
6/25/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Country Quota	Ludwig/Niedrig	17, Q6	Holtwick/Semmler		26-24, 19-21, 15-9	0:57
5/4/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	22	Holtwick/Semmler	29, Q13	19-21, 21-18, 15-6	0:54
10/24/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Country Quota	Ludwig/Niedrig	23, Q12	Holtwick/Semmler		23-21, 19-21, 15-11	0:58
9/25/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Country Quota	Ludwig/Niedrig	26, Q5	Holtwick/Semmler		22-20, 21-19	0:43
9/12/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Country Quota	Holtwick/Semmler	23, Q17	Ludwig/Niedrig		21-18, 21-16	0:39
Lead the series against # 9 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 4-2
5/12/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Keizer/Van Iersel	6	Holtwick/Semmler	21	21-14, 24-26, 16-14	0:55
5/2/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool H	Holtwick/Semmler	25	Keizer/Van Iersel	8	18-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:53
7/14/11	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool F	Holtwick/Semmler	11	Keizer/Van Iersel	6	21-15, 21-11	0:28
5/5/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Keizer/Van Iersel	7	Holtwick/Semmler	26	21-17, 21-14	0:31
7/9/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	13	Keizer/Van Iersel	15	21-13, 21-16	0:42
5/6/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	18	Keizer/Van Iersel	15	21-15, 21-18	0:34
Lead the series against # 10 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 1-0
6/11/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	19	Kolocova/Slukova	24	21-17, 16-21, 15-13	0:44
Trail the series against # 11 Kuhn/Zumkehr, Switzerland 1-3
7/6/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Kuhn/Zumkehr	8	Holtwick/Semmler	10	21-18, 31-29	0:48
4/18/12	FIVB	Brasília Open	Contender 2	Kuhn/Zumkehr	14	Holtwick/Semmler	20	19-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:51
5/27/10	FIVB	Seoul Open	Winner 1	Kuhn/Zumkehr	14	Holtwick/Semmler	19	21-19, 17-21, 15-13	0:53
9/10/09	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	15	Kuhn/Zumkehr	18	21-17, 15-21, 15-13	0:50
Lead the series against # 13 Hajeckova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 3-1
7/28/12	FIVB	London 2012 Olympic Games	Pool A	Holtwick/Semmler	12	Hajeckova/Skalnikova	13	21-16, 21-18	0:37
6/13/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Pool D	Holtwick/Semmler	13	Hajeckova/Skalnikova	20	24-22, 19-21, 15-11	0:52
8/17/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	14	Hajeckova/Skalnikova	19	18-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:43
5/5/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 1	Hajeckova/Skalnikova	23	Holtwick/Semmler	26	16-21, 25-23, 15-13	0:44
Lead the series against # 14 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 5-1
6/9/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	22	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	16	23-21, 21-11	0:33
7/6/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool B	Holtwick/Semmler	15	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	18	16-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:48
6/9/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool B	Holtwick/Semmler	31	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	18	21-18, 21-14	0:36
5/28/10	FIVB	Seoul Open	Contender 2	Holtwick/Semmler	19	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	13	18-21, 26-24, 15-13	0:57
5/21/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	20	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	11	21-18, 21-17	0:39
11/5/09	FIVB	Phuket Thailand Open powered by PTT	Contender 1	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	6	Holtwick/Semmler	11	21-17, 21-14	0:38
Trail the series against # 15 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 2-6
6/15/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Winner 2	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	15	Holtwick/Semmler	13	21-18, 21-23, 15-9	0:50
5/4/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 2	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	28, Q1	Holtwick/Semmler	25	21-17, 23-21	0:37
7/7/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	15	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	13	21-11, 21-23, 15-11	0:44
6/10/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	31	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	6	22-20, 21-12	0:34
8/4/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool B	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	18	Holtwick/Semmler	15	21-18, 21-14	0:37
5/28/10	FIVB	Seoul Open	Contender 3	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	12	Holtwick/Semmler	19	22-20, 21-17	0:39
10/9/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Contender 4	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	10	Holtwick/Semmler	4	21-15, 15-21, 21-19	1:13
11/2/07	FIVB	Phuket Open	Contender 3	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	18	Holtwick/Semmler	25, Q10	21-18, 21-13	0:38
Trail the series against # 16 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 0-1
7/13/11	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool F	Baquerizo/Fernandez	22	Holtwick/Semmler	11	21-15, 21-17	0:33
Lead the series against # 17 Bawden/Palmer, Australia 4-1
5/9/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool E	Holtwick/Semmler	21	Bawden/Palmer	12	21-17, 21-16	0:37
6/29/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool A	Holtwick/Semmler	17	Bawden/Palmer	16	21-19, 22-24, 15-9	0:48
7/7/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool D	Holtwick/Semmler	13	Bawden/Palmer	29	21-18, 22-20	0:42
6/18/10	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 1	Bawden/Palmer	22	Holtwick/Semmler	11	21-17, 16-21, 15-11	0:54
6/9/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool C	Holtwick/Semmler	19	Bawden/Palmer	14	14-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:44
Series tied with # 19 Lessard/Martin, Canada 1-1
6/14/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Pool I	Holtwick/Semmler	40	Lessard/Martin	16	21-15, 21-14	0:29
6/8/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool B	Lessard/Martin	15	Holtwick/Semmler	31	21-17, 21-19	0:40
Series tied with # 20 Meppelink/van Gestel, Netherlands 1-1
6/10/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Meppelink/van Gestel	24, Q6	Holtwick/Semmler	22	21-11, 21-10	0:29
8/3/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool D	Holtwick/Semmler	13	Meppelink/van Gestel	29, Q13	21-16, 18-21, 15-13	0:50
Lead the series against # 22 Cook/Hinchley, Australia 2-0
7/14/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 3	Holtwick/Semmler	8	Cook/Hinchley	10	17-21, 21-17, 15-12
5/3/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool H	Holtwick/Semmler	25	Cook/Hinchley	24	21-19, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # 24 Li Yuk Lo/Rigobert, Mauritius 1-0
8/1/12	FIVB	London 2012 Olympic Games	Pool A	Holtwick/Semmler	12	Li Yuk Lo/Rigobert	24	21-11, 21-10	0:28