The Hague, the Netherlands, July 4, 2015 – Katrin Holtwick/Ilka Semmler will be looking to bounce back after their loss on Saturday and earn their first ever FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships medal. But Maria Antonelli/Juliana Felisberta will be eager to add to their medal haul at the tournament by picking up their first win over the Germans
Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler (GER), 1st Place Pool D, Rotterdam
• Katrin Holtwick and Ilka Semmler have been playing together since 2006. They are playing in their 94th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together.
• Katrin is playing in her 18th FIVB World Tour final four with two gold, five silver, six bronze medals and four 4th place finishes.
• Ilka is playing in her 18th FIVB World Tour final four with two gold, five silver, six bronze medals and four 4th place finishes.
• This is Katrin's and Ilka's 1st Final Four of 2015. Their last Final Four was a Bronze at Stare Jablonki in August, 2014.
• Katrin and Ilka finished 9th in the Olympic Games in 2012 (London).
• Katrin and Ilka finished 17th in the FIVB World Championships in 2009 (Stavanger), 9th in 2011 (Rome), and 17th in 2013 (Stare Jablonki).
• Katrin and Ilka are currently ranked 13th in FIVB World Tour points in 2015 with 2,180 points and 13th in winnings with $67,000.
• Katrin and Ilka have a 266-171 career match record, a 18-10 record in 2015, an all-time record of 17-6 in The Hague, and an all-time record of 14-6 in FIVB World Championships.
• Katrin and Ilka rank 25th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team gold medal list with two, 8th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team tournament list with 94, and 8th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $866,700.
• Katrin (2) and Ilka (2) each ranks 34th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual gold medals.
• Katrin (98) ranks 49th and Ilka (96) ranks 55th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments.
• Katrin ($433,350) ranks 26th and Ilka ($435,100) ranks 25th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings.
• Katrin and Ilka won the silver medal at the European Championship Final in 2010 (Berlin, Germany).
• Katrin won the silver medal at the U21 World Championships with Maria Kleefisch in 2003 (Saint Quay Portrieux, France).
• Ilka won the bronze medal at the U18 World Championships with Ruth Flemig in 2002 (Xylokastro, Greece).
• Ilka won the silver medal at the U21 World Championships with Ruth Flemig in 2005 (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil).
• Ilka was named the FIVB World Tour Best Setter in 2013.
Maria Antonelli / Juliana Felisberta (BRA), 2nd Place Pool G, Amsterdam
• Maria Antonelli and Juliana Felisberta have been playing together since 2014. They are playing in their 19th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together.
• Maria is playing in her 48th FIVB World Tour final four with 11 gold, 13 silver, 13 bronze medals and 10 4th place finishes.
• Juliana is playing in her 97th FIVB World Tour final four with 47 gold, 25 silver, 18 bronze medals and six 4th place finishes.
• This is Maria's and Juliana's 3rd Final Four of 2015 (Gold Stavanger Major Series, Silver St. Petersburg Grand Slam).
• Juliana won the bronze medal in the Olympic Games with Larissa Franca in 2012 (London).
• Maria finished 9th in the Olympic Games with Talita Rocha in 2012 (London).
• Juliana finished 9th in the FIVB World Championships with Jackie Silva in 2003 (Rio de Janeiro), won the silver medal in 2005 (Berlin), won the bronze medal in 2007 (Gstaad), won the silver medal in 2009 (Stavanger), and won the gold medal in 2011 (Rome), all with Larissa Franca.
• Maria won the bronze medal in the FIVB World Championships in 2009 (Stavanger), finished 5th in 2011 (Rome), both with Talita Rocha, and finished 17th with Agatha Bednarczuk in 2013 (Stare Jablonki).
• Maria and Juliana are currently ranked 3rd in FIVB World Tour points in 2015 with 2,820 points and 2nd in winnings with $146,000. They have one win in 2015 (Stavanger Major Series).
• Maria and Juliana a career 94-30 FIVB World Tour match record, a 23-8 record in 2015, an all-time record of 11-3 in The Hague, and an all-time record of 5-2 in FIVB World Championships.
• Maria and Juliana rank 25th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team gold medal list with two, 171st on the all-time FIVB World Tour team tournament list with 19, and 28th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $407,375.
• Maria (11) ranks 15th and Juliana (47) ranks 3rd in all-time FIVB World Tour individual gold medals.
• Maria (104) ranks 40th and Juliana (129) ranks 17th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments.
• Maria ($797,712) ranks 10th and Juliana ($1,538,912) ranks 1st in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings.
• Juliana won the gold medal at the U21 World Championships with Taiana Lima in 2002 (Catania, Italy).
• Juliana was named the FIVB World Tour Best Blocker in 2009 and 2010, Best Offensive Player in 2006, 2010, and 2012, Most Outstanding in 2009, 2010, and 2011, Sportsperson in 2011, and was FIVB World Tour Points Champion and named Team of the Year with Larissa Franca in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012.
Holtwick/Semmler Lead the Head to Head 3-0
• The Hague Grand Slam, 07/19/2014, Semi-Finals , Holtwick/Semmler won 2-1 (21-18, 16-21, 17-15) (1:02)
• Gstaad Grand Slam, 07/12/2014, Semi-Finals , Holtwick/Semmler won 2-0 (22-20, 27-25) (0:48)
Prague Open, 05/24/2014, Winner 3, Holtwick/Semmler won 2-0 (21-12, 24-22) (0:41)