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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$75,000 Prague Open
May 21 - 25, 2014

(2) 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:

171

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$1,027,862.50

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 FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$517,387.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	43	11	3	4	3	8	0	9	0	4	1	US$991,275.00
Other	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$8,000.00
Overall	44	11	3	4	4	8	0	9	0	4	1	US$999,275.00

Previous Prague Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
FIVB	7/9-14/2013	Gstaad Grand Slam	14	4	560	US$12,900.00
FIVB	7/1-6/2013	Stare Jablonki World Championships	19	5	600	US$18,000.00
FIVB	6/18-23/2013	Rome Grand Slam	17	9	400	US$5,500.00
FIVB	6/11-16/2013	The Hague Grand Slam	12	9	400	US$5,500.00
FIVB	5/1-5/2013	Shanghai Grand Slam	14	5	480	US$10,000.00
FIVB	4/24-28/2013	Fuzhou Open	15	25	150	US$1,500.00

Prague Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/22/2014	Pool B	Sarka Nakladalova / Michaela Vorlova, Czech Republic (31, Q21)	Won 21-14, 21-13	0:29
Thu, 5/22/2014	Pool B	Fernanda Alves / Elize Maia, Brazil (18)	Won 24-22, 21-16	0:42
Fri, 5/23/2014	Pool B	Rimke Braakman / Jantine van der Vlist, Netherlands (15)	Won 21-17, 21-17	0:36
Sat, 5/24/2014	Winner 2	Lena Plesiutschnig / Katharina Schutzenhofer, Austria (20)	Won 21-17, 21-15	0:32
Sat, 5/24/2014	Winner 3	Heather Bansley / Sarah Pavan, Canada (9)	Won 21-11, 21-8	0:25
Sun, 5/25/2014	Semi-Finals	Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (3)	Lost 19-21, 17-21	0:43
Sun, 5/25/2014	Bronze Medal	Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (6)	Won 21-18, 17-21, 15-5	0:44

Head to Head Results
Ludwig/Walkenhorst lead the series against the field 28-5

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 1-1
5/2/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool B	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	Kolocova/Slukova	15	21-15, 21-15	0:25
8/10/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 3	Kolocova/Slukova	17	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	8	21-18, 21-19	0:40
Lead the series against # 3 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 2-1
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
Lead the series against # 4 Borger/Buthe, Germany 2-0
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
Lead the series against # 6 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 4-2
5/25/14	FIVB	Prague Open	Bronze Medal	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	6	21-18, 17-21, 15-5	0:44
8/24/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	10	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	6	9-21, 21-19, 17-15
7/12/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	14	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	13	21-15, 21-19	0:34
5/4/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 3	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	19	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	14	21-16, 21-17	0:33
5/2/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool C	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	14	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	19	21-12, 21-17	0:25
4/25/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool B	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	18	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	15	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # 7 Wang/Yue, China 1-0
5/4/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	Wang/Yue	10	23-21, 19-21, 15-9	0:54
Lead the series against # 8 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 1-0
5/1/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool B	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	Prokopeva/Ukolova	18	21-15, 21-12	0:28
Series tied with # 9 Bansley/Pavan, Canada 1-1
5/24/14	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 3	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	Bansley/Pavan	9	21-11, 21-8	0:25
8/8/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool H	Bansley/Pavan	25, Q3	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	8	21-16, 21-17	0:34
Lead the series against # 10 Antonelli/Felisberta, Brazil 2-0
5/3/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	Antonelli/Felisberta	28, Q10	21-19, 21-14	0:33
4/24/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool C	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	3	Antonelli/Felisberta	30, Q9	21-15, 21-18	0:39
Lead the series against # 12 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-0
7/10/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool C	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	14	Nystrom/Nystrom	19	22-20, 21-16	0:33
Lead the series against # 13 Moiseeva/Syrtseva, Russia 4-0
4/24/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool C	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	3	Moiseeva/Syrtseva	19	21-11, 21-10	0:25
10/31/13	FIVB	Phuket Open	Pool B	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	Moiseeva/Syrtseva	15	21-12, 21-16	0:31
10/26/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	Moiseeva/Syrtseva	24, Q2	21-17, 21-13	0:29
8/24/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	10	Moiseeva/Syrtseva	30	21-16, 21-16	0:32
Lead the series against # 14 Mashkova/Tsimbalova, Kazakhstan 1-0
7/12/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 1	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	14	Mashkova/Tsimbalova	22	21-13, 21-19	0:38
Lead the series against # 15 Braakman/van der Vlist, Netherlands 1-0
5/23/14	FIVB	Prague Open	Pool B	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	Braakman/van der Vlist	15	21-17, 21-17	0:36
Lead the series against # 16 Radarong/Udomchavee, Thailand 1-0
10/9/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool N	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	5	Radarong/Udomchavee	28, Q10	21-13, 21-15	0:31
Lead the series against # 18 Alves/Maia, Brazil 1-0
5/22/14	FIVB	Prague Open	Pool B	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	Alves/Maia	18	24-22, 21-16	0:42
Lead the series against # 19 Goricanec/Huberli, Switzerland 1-0
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 # 20 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 # 23 Hermannova/Williams, Czech Republic 1-0
7/1/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool F	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	19	Hermannova/Williams	30	21-13, 23-21	0:38
Lead the series against # 25 Mizoe/Nishibori, Japan 1-0
10/24/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool D	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	Mizoe/Nishibori	29, Q8	21-16, 21-17	0:31
Lead the series against # 31, Q21 Nakladalova/Vorlova, Czech Republic 1-0
5/22/14	FIVB	Prague Open	Pool B	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	Nakladalova/Vorlova	31, Q21	21-14, 21-13	0:29