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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$292,800 Fuzhou Open
April 24 - 28, 2013

(5) 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 Fuzhou Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/23-28/2012	Bangsaen Open	1	17	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	8/28-9/2/2012	Åland Open	2	1	600	US$30,000.00
FIVB	8/13-18/2012	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	6	3	640	US$23,000.00
FIVB	7/28-8/8/2012	London 2012 Olympic Games	12	9	0	US$0.00
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

Fuzhou Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 4/25/2013	Pool E	Jennifer Fopma / Brooke Sweat, United States (28, Q9)	Won 21-12, 21-19	0:31
Thu, 4/25/2013	Pool E	Isabelle Forrer / Anouk Verge-Depre, Switzerland (21, Q2)	Won 21-11, 21-16	0:33
Fri, 4/26/2013	Pool E	Liliane Maestrini / Barbara Seixas, Brazil (12)	Won 21-18, 26-24	0:39
Sat, 4/27/2013	Winner 2	Joana Mader / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland (13)	Won 21-18, 21-19	0:38
Sat, 4/27/2013	Winner 3	Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (4)	Won 21-15, 23-25, 15-13	0:53
Sun, 4/28/2013	Semi-Finals	Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, China (1)	Lost 15-21, 14-21	0:35
Sun, 4/28/2013	Bronze Medal	Madelein Meppelink / Sophie van Gestel, Netherlands (10)	Won 21-17, 21-18	0:36

Head to Head Results
Holtwick/Semmler trail the series against the field 25-29

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Xue/Zhang, China 0-4
4/28/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Semi-Finals	Xue/Zhang	1	Holtwick/Semmler	5	21-15, 21-14	0:35
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
Lead the series against # 2 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 # 3 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 # 4 Kessy/Ross, United States 3-6
4/27/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 3	Holtwick/Semmler	5	Kessy/Ross	4	21-15, 23-25, 15-13	0:53
8/17/12	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 3	Holtwick/Semmler	6	Kessy/Ross	1	21-18, 18-21, 15-12	0:50
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
Lead the series against # 6 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
Lead the series against # 10 Meppelink/van Gestel, Netherlands 2-1
4/28/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Bronze Medal	Holtwick/Semmler	5	Meppelink/van Gestel	10	21-17, 21-18	0:36
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
Series tied with # 11 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-1
9/2/12	FIVB	Åland Open	Gold Medal	Holtwick/Semmler	2	Baquerizo/Fernandez	8	21-18, 19-21, 15-9	0:49
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 # 12 Maestrini/Seixas, Brazil 1-0
4/26/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool E	Holtwick/Semmler	5	Maestrini/Seixas	12	21-18, 26-24	0:39
Lead the series against # 13 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 1-0
4/27/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	5	Mader/Zumkehr	13	21-18, 21-19	0:38
Lead the series against # 14 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 # 18 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
Lead the series against # 21, Q2 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 3-1
4/25/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool E	Holtwick/Semmler	5	Forrer/Verge-Depre	21, Q2	21-11, 21-16	0:33
8/15/12	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool F	Forrer/Verge-Depre	22	Holtwick/Semmler	6	21-19, 25-23	0:38
7/14/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	8	Forrer/Verge-Depre	30, Q7	21-19, 21-17	0:34
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 # 24 Hermannova/Williams, Czech Republic 1-0
7/5/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool G	Holtwick/Semmler	10	Hermannova/Williams	26, Q2	21-13, 18-21, 15-7	0:42
Lead the series against # 28, Q9 Fopma/Sweat, United States 1-0
4/25/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool E	Holtwick/Semmler	5	Fopma/Sweat	28, Q9	21-12, 21-19	0:31
Lead the series against # 29, Q12 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 1-0
7/12/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool H	Holtwick/Semmler	8	Brzostek/Wojtasik	24, Q9	21-14, 21-18	0:36
Trail the series against # Q1 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 1-4
7/29/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	12	Salgado/Salgado	11	21-19, 15-21, 19-17	0:51
4/28/11	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 1	Salgado/Salgado	12	Holtwick/Semmler	21	21-18, 21-15	0:34
8/19/10	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 2	Salgado/Salgado	5	Holtwick/Semmler	11	21-16, 21-15	0:37
5/1/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 5	Salgado/Salgado	2	Holtwick/Semmler	3	21-14, 20-22, 15-8	0:49
9/7/08	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Gold Medal	Salgado/Salgado	4	Holtwick/Semmler	7	21-17, 19-21, 15-7	0:56
Trail the series against # Q15 Ozaki/Shiratori, Japan 0-1
10/26/12	FIVB	Bangsaen Open	Contender 2	Ozaki/Shiratori	31, Q10	Holtwick/Semmler	1	23-21, 21-6	0:36