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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Stavanger Major Series
June 8 - 13, 2015

(12) 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:

172

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$1,029,612.50

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 Stavanger Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2005	Sara Niedrig - 25th	Did not play
2006	Sara Niedrig - Country Quota	Did not play
2007	Sara Niedrig - 4th	Did not play
2008	Sara Niedrig - 9th	Did not play
2009	Sara Niedrig - 9th	Did not play
2010	Sara Niedrig - 9th	Did not play
2011	Sara Niedrig - 2nd	Did not play
2014	Kira Walkenhorst - 17th	Laura Ludwig - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/1-6/2015	Porec Major Series	12	17	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	5/25-31/2015	Moscow Grand Slam	12	17	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/24-28/2014	Stavanger Grand Slam	2	17	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	5/21-25/2014	Prague Open	2	3	400	US$6,000.00
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

Stavanger Major Series Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/10/2015	Pool E	Emily Capers / Jennifer Kessy, United States (21)	Won 21-19, 21-16	0:38
Wed, 6/10/2015	Pool E	Barbara Hansel / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (28, Q14)	Won 21-13, 21-17	0:34
Thu, 6/11/2015	Pool E	Fernanda Alves / Taiana Lima, Brazil (5, Q1)	Lost 17-21, 19-21	0:36
Fri, 6/12/2015	Winner 2	Dominika Nestarcova / Natalia Pridalova, Slovakia (20)	Won 21-14, 21-13	0:29
Fri, 6/12/2015	Winner 3	Carol Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (14)	Won 21-14, 22-20	0:37
Sat, 6/13/2015	Semi-Finals	Agatha Bednarczuk / Barbara Seixas, Brazil (1)	Lost 22-24, 16-21	0:43
Sat, 6/13/2015	Bronze Medal	Madelein Meppelink / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (2)	Lost 17-21, 21-16, 13-15	0:51

Head to Head Results
Ludwig/Walkenhorst lead the series against the field 37-19

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Bednarczuk/Seixas, Brazil 0-1
6/13/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Semi-Finals	Bednarczuk/Seixas	1	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	24-22, 21-16	0:43
Trail the series against # 2 Meppelink/Van Iersel, Netherlands 1-3
6/13/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Bronze Medal	Meppelink/Van Iersel	2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	21-17, 16-21, 15-13	0:51
5/29/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Meppelink/Van Iersel	7	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	22-20, 21-19	0:41
6/27/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 1	Meppelink/Van Iersel	11	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	19-21, 21-16, 15-6	0:47
5/3/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 3	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	Meppelink/Van Iersel	8	21-15, 21-17	0:32
Lead the series against # 3 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 3-1
4/26/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 2	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	8	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	3	27-29, 21-19, 19-17	1:06
10/9/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool N	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	5	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	21	21-16, 21-17	0:34
8/25/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	10	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	23	21-16, 21-10	0:33
8/22/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	10	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	23	21-13, 21-16	0:33
Lead the series against # 4 Antonelli/Felisberta, Brazil 2-1
5/28/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Antonelli/Felisberta	5	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	21-19, 21-13	0:38
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
Trail the series against # 5, Q1 Alves/Lima, Brazil 0-1
6/11/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool E	Alves/Lima	5, Q1	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	21-17, 21-19	0:36
Lead the series against # 6 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 # 7 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 2-1
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool E	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	Kolocova/Slukova	5	21-11, 21-15	0:33
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
Trail the series against # 9 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 0-1
8/9/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool H	Baquerizo/Fernandez	9	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	8	25-23, 21-14	0:38
Series tied with # 10 Wang/Yue, China 1-1
6/26/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool B	Wang/Yue	15	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	By Forfeit
5/4/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	Wang/Yue	10	23-21, 19-21, 15-9	0:54
Trail the series against # 11 Bansley/Pavan, Canada 1-2
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Winner 1	Bansley/Pavan	17	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	17-21, 21-14, 15-12	0:51
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 # 13 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
Series tied with # 14 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 2-2
6/12/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Winner 3	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	Salgado/Salgado	14	21-14, 22-20	0:37
11/1/13	FIVB	Phuket Open	Winner 2	Salgado/Salgado	4	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	13-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:53
8/25/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Salgado/Salgado	3	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	10	21-15, 21-18	0:38
8/10/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	8	Salgado/Salgado	3	30-32, 21-13, 19-17	1:08
Trail the series against # 15 Bawden/Clancy, Australia 0-1
5/27/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Bawden/Clancy	21	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	21-19, 21-19	0:39
Lead the series against # 16 Broder/May, Canada 3-0
4/25/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool C	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	3	Broder/May	14	21-19, 17-21, 15-9	0:46
10/24/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool D	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	Broder/May	20	21-12, 21-14	0:32
8/9/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 1	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	8	Broder/May	29, Q8	21-18, 21-17	0:32
Trail the series against # 17 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 0-1
6/25/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool B	Mader/Zumkehr	18	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	21-13, 21-12	0:29
Lead the series against # 20 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 2-0
6/12/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Winner 2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	Nestarcova/Pridalova	20	21-14, 21-13	0:29
5/2/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 1	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	Nestarcova/Pridalova	16	21-11, 21-13	0:29
Lead the series against # 21 Capers/Kessy, United States 1-0
6/10/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool E	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	Capers/Kessy	21	21-19, 21-16	0:38
Lead the series against # 22, Q2 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 2-1
6/3/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool E	Birlova/Ukolova	21	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	21-16, 21-17	0:35
7/5/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Winner 2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	19	Birlova/Ukolova	7	21-19, 21-16	0:38
6/13/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool E	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	Birlova/Ukolova	5	21-9, 21-16	0:30
Lead the series against # 23 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 # 25, Q6 Gallay/Klug, Argentina 2-0
8/24/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	10	Gallay/Klug	20	19-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:47
7/10/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool C	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	14	Gallay/Klug	30, Q11	21-16, 21-15	0:32
Lead the series against # 26, Q7 Lahti/Lehtonen, Finland 1-0
6/3/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool E	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	Lahti/Lehtonen	28, Q10	21-19, 19-21, 15-8	0:52
Lead the series against # 27, Q11 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 1-0
5/27/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	Forrer/Verge-Depre	28, Q10	17-21, 28-26, 15-11	1:00
Lead the series against # 28, Q14 Hansel/Schwaiger, Austria 1-0
6/10/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool E	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	Hansel/Schwaiger	28, Q14	21-13, 21-17	0:34
Trail the series against # 30, Q25 Artacho/Laird, Australia 0-1
5/1/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool B	Artacho/Laird	31, Q20	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	21-17, 21-19	0:36
Lead the series against # 32, Q29 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 Laboureur/Sude, Germany 1-0
10/30/13	FIVB	Phuket Open	Pool B	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	Laboureur/Sude	18	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # Q9 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 # Q10 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 # Q13 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 # Q20 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 # Q26 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