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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final
May 30 - June 3, 2012

(10) 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:

157

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$600,944.66

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:

155

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$604,126.45

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	CQ	Money
CEV	22	3	3	1	1	2	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	US$138,547.72
CEV C&S	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$484.57
CEV Under Age	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
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	144	7	9	10	8	19	6	31	8	24	11	3	3	5	US$1,177,257.29

Previous The Hague Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2007	Geeske Banck - 7th	Did not play
2008	Did not play	Karla Borger - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
CEV	8/9-13/2011	CEV European Championship Final	7	9	320	€ 2,500.00
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
CEV	8/11-14/2010	European Championship Final	3	2	720	€ 15,000.00
FIVB	8/2-7/2010	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	15	25	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	7/26-31/2010	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	12	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	7/5-10/2010	Gstaad Grand Slam	13	5	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	6/28-7/3/2010	Stavanger Grand Slam	17	9	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/8-13/2010	Moscow Grand Slam	19	9	320	US$8,000.00

2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/30/2012	Pool G	Barbora Hermannova / Martina Williams, Czech Republic (23)	Lost 17-21, 17-21	0:31
Wed, 5/30/2012	Pool G	Inese Jursone / Inguna Minusa, Latvia (26)	Won 21-18, 21-15	0:34
Thu, 5/31/2012	Pool G	Katrien Gielen / Liesbeth Mouha, Belgium (7)	Won 21-14, 21-11	0:28
Fri, 6/1/2012	Winner 2	Madelein Meppelink / Sophie van Gestel, Netherlands (16)	Lost 16-21, 21-15, 14-16	0:49

Head to Head Results
Holtwick/Semmler lead the series against the field 48-42

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Hajeckova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 2-1
8/17/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	14	Hajeckova/Skalnikova	19	18-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:43
8/11/11	CEV	CEV European Championship Final	Pool G	Holtwick/Semmler	7	Hajeckova/Skalnikova	10	21-13, 21-16	0:30
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 # 2 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 2-0
6/11/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	19	Kolocova/Slukova	24	21-17, 16-21, 15-13	0:44
7/10/08	CEV	European Championship	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	11	Kolocova/Slukova	22	16-21, 21-14, 15-8	0:53
Lead the series against # 3 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
Trail the series against # 4 Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria 5-6
8/18/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Contender 2	Hansel/Montagnolli	20	Holtwick/Semmler	14	21-19, 21-15	0:38
8/12/11	CEV	CEV European Championship Final	Winner 2	Hansel/Montagnolli	16	Holtwick/Semmler	7	21-14, 21-17	0:32
7/1/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Hansel/Montagnolli	28, Q1	Holtwick/Semmler	17	23-21, 21-18	0:40
8/13/10	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	3	Hansel/Montagnolli	2	21-19, 21-16	0:36
9/16/09	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool C	Holtwick/Semmler	3	Hansel/Montagnolli	6	21-19, 21-16	0:40
9/11/09	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 3	Hansel/Montagnolli	8	Holtwick/Semmler	15	17-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:58
8/7/09	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 5	Hansel/Montagnolli	4	Holtwick/Semmler	8	21-18, 21-19	0:40
7/30/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 1	Hansel/Montagnolli	9	Holtwick/Semmler	12	21-18, 21-16	0:47
6/19/09	CEV	German Masters	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	1	Hansel/Montagnolli	8	21-16, 21-16	0:37
6/6/09	CEV	Austrian Masters	Semi-Finals	Holtwick/Semmler	1	Hansel/Montagnolli	11	21-16, 21-17	0:37
5/8/09	CEV	Spanish Masters	Contender 2	Holtwick/Semmler	8	Hansel/Montagnolli	11, Q5	21-19, 19-21, 15-8	0:55
Trail the series against # 5 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 3-15
8/14/10	CEV	European Championship Final	Gold Medal	Ludwig/Niedrig	1	Holtwick/Semmler	3	25-23, 21-16	0:42
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
6/21/09	CEV	German Masters	Gold Medal	Ludwig/Niedrig	2	Holtwick/Semmler	1	By Forfeit
6/7/09	CEV	Austrian Masters	Gold Medal	Ludwig/Niedrig	2	Holtwick/Semmler	1	25-23, 21-18	0:41
5/9/09	CEV	Spanish Masters	Semi-Finals	Holtwick/Semmler	8	Ludwig/Niedrig	1	23-21, 21-18	0:40
5/8/09	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	1	Holtwick/Semmler	8	21-15, 21-17	0:39
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 # 6 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 7-6
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
6/6/09	CEV	Austrian Masters	Winner 3	Holtwick/Semmler	1	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	5	21-19, 21-17	0:43
5/9/09	CEV	Spanish Masters	Contender 3	Holtwick/Semmler	8	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	4	23-21, 25-23	0:44
10/9/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Contender 4	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	10	Holtwick/Semmler	4	21-15, 15-21, 21-19	1:13
7/10/08	CEV	European Championship	Winner 2	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	6	Holtwick/Semmler	11	22-20, 21-18	0:47
4/18/08	CEV	Spanish Masters	Contender 1	Holtwick/Semmler	1	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	9, Q1	21-16, 21-13	0:34
11/2/07	FIVB	Phuket Open	Contender 3	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	18	Holtwick/Semmler	25, Q10	21-18, 21-13	0:38
8/24/07	CEV	European Championship	Contender 2	Holtwick/Semmler	1	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	23	21-19, 21-18	0:38
7/7/07	CEV	Swiss Masters	Semi-Finals	Holtwick/Semmler	3	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	13	21-17, 11-21, 15-10	0:56
Lead the series against # 7 Gielen/Mouha, Belgium 3-2
5/31/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool G	Holtwick/Semmler	10	Gielen/Mouha	7	21-14, 21-11	0:28
5/11/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Winner 3	Holtwick/Semmler	21	Gielen/Mouha	18	18-21, 21-12, 18-16	0:45
8/3/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool D	Gielen/Mouha	20	Holtwick/Semmler	13	21-17, 21-15	0:31
7/14/11	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Gielen/Mouha	28, Q11	Holtwick/Semmler	11	22-20, 21-18	0:35
6/16/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	40	Gielen/Mouha	38	21-19, 21-18	0:37
Lead the series against # 9 Borger/Buthe, Germany 1-0
7/27/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool E	Holtwick/Semmler	12	Borger/Buthe	21, Q9	21-11, 21-23, 15-12	0:43
Trail the series against # 11 Kohler/Sude, Germany 0-1
4/28/11	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 1	Kohler/Sude	28	Holtwick/Semmler	21	21-16, 21-15	0:35
Lead the series against # 12 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 1-0
7/6/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool B	Holtwick/Semmler	15	Forrer/Verge-Depre	31	21-18, 21-18	0:35
Lead the series against # 13 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 4-2
8/10/11	CEV	CEV European Championship Final	Pool G	Nystrom/Nystrom	23	Holtwick/Semmler	7	17-21, 21-15, 15-12	0:50
8/14/10	CEV	European Championship Final	Semi-Finals	Holtwick/Semmler	3	Nystrom/Nystrom	4	19-21, 21-11, 16-14	0:47
7/7/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool D	Holtwick/Semmler	13	Nystrom/Nystrom	20	16-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:48
9/4/08	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	7	Nystrom/Nystrom	26, Q1	22-20, 21-13	0:37
5/4/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 2	Holtwick/Semmler	29, Q13	Nystrom/Nystrom	14	21-16, 21-17	0:35
6/16/06	CEV	Russian Masters	Contender 1	Nystrom/Nystrom	13	Holtwick/Semmler	12	21-16, 21-12	0:37
Lead the series against # 14 Goricanec/Graessli, Switzerland 1-0
8/13/10	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	3	Goricanec/Graessli	14	21-14, 21-18	0:45
Series tied with # 16 Meppelink/van Gestel, Netherlands 1-1
6/1/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 2	Meppelink/van Gestel	16	Holtwick/Semmler	10	21-16, 15-21, 16-14	0:49
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 # 19 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 5-1
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
5/10/09	CEV	Spanish Masters	Gold Medal	Holtwick/Semmler	8	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	3	21-17, 21-11	0:36
Trail the series against # 21 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 # 22 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 5-2
5/10/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool E	Holtwick/Semmler	21	Gioria/Momoli	28, Q3	22-20, 16-21, 15-7	0:46
10/30/09	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 3	Gioria/Momoli	16	Holtwick/Semmler	7	24-22, 21-16	0:41
8/12/09	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 2	Gioria/Momoli	11	Holtwick/Semmler	6	21-18, 24-26, 15-10	0:54
8/7/09	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 4	Holtwick/Semmler	8	Gioria/Momoli	13	21-17, 21-18	0:39
7/1/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Pool G	Holtwick/Semmler	7	Gioria/Momoli	18	21-11, 21-18	0:36
7/23/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool C	Holtwick/Semmler	14	Gioria/Momoli	19	21-17, 19-21, 17-15	0:53
7/11/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Holtwick/Semmler	Q16	Gioria/Momoli	Q17	21-16, 21-15	0:35
Trail the series against # 23 Hermannova/Williams, Czech Republic 0-1
5/30/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool G	Hermannova/Williams	23	Holtwick/Semmler	10	21-17, 21-17	0:31
Lead the series against # 26 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 4-1
5/30/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool G	Holtwick/Semmler	10	Jursone/Minusa	26	21-18, 21-15	0:34
9/18/09	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 1	Jursone/Minusa	9	Holtwick/Semmler	3	21-15, 21-17	0:35
8/20/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 2	Holtwick/Semmler	12	Jursone/Minusa	27, Q3	By Forfeit
5/9/09	CEV	Spanish Masters	Contender 4	Holtwick/Semmler	8	Jursone/Minusa	7	21-14, 21-16	0:31
8/1/08	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 3	Holtwick/Semmler	13	Jursone/Minusa	23	21-16, 21-18	0:34