Egyptian teens take on red hot Germans on day two

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 6, 2016 – Egyptian teenagers Doaa Elghobashy/Nada Meawad make their country’s Olympic debut against Germany’s Laura Ludwig/Kira Walkenhorst, in a pool D match to wrap up the afternoon session on day two.  The German’s are the hottest team on the FIVB tour, with six final fours in the last seven events, including four gold medals, while the Egyptians have never played in FIVB World Tour competition.

Head to Head

The two teams have never met in FIVB World Tour competition.

Historically the #4 seed has won all four Olympic Games matches over the #21 seed, and all in straight sets.  Longest match of the four was onlly 38 minutes, won by Athen’s bronze medalists, Holly McPeak/Elaine Youngs of the United States over Norway’s Susanne Glesnes/Kathrine Maaseide, 21-14 and 21-14.

Laura Ludwig/Kira Walkenhorst, Germany, Seed #4, Pool D, Qualified 4th with 6,500 Points in the 2015-16 Olympic qualification period

• Laura: January 13, 1986 (30y6m24d), 181 cm (5’11”), 70 kg (155 lbs.), Hometown Berlin, 130th FIVB World Tour event (ranks 19th), seven gold medals, $800,137 career winnings (ranks 11th)

• Kira: November 18, 1990 (25y8m19d), 184 cm (6’0″), 75 kg (167 lbs.), Hometown Essen, 43rd FIVB World Tour event, seven gold medals, $370,187 career winnings (ranks 43rd)

• Laura and Kira have been playing together since 2013. They are playing in their 37th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together (ranks 86th), seven gold medals (ranks 10th), $721,275 career winnings (ranks 12th).

• Laura has played in 33 FIVB World Tour final fours with seven gold, 11 silver, nine bronze medals and six 4th place finishes.

• Kira has played in 17 FIVB World Tour final fours with seven gold, three silver, four bronze medals and three 4th place …

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