At the Beach Volleyball World Cup in Mexico, two German teams started the group phase with victories. Laura Ludwig/Louisa Lippmann (Hamburg) and Sandra Ittlinger/Karla Borger (Stuttgart) each won their first encounter.
Ludwig/Lippmann clearly prevailed in their opening game with 2-0 (21:12 and 21:10) against the Japanese Miki Ishii and Sayaka Mizoe. The HSV duo will now play on October 8th. against Tochukwu Nnoruga/Franco (Nigeria) and on October 10th. against Carol/Barbara (Brazil).
The duo Ittlinger/Borger won in three sets against the Brazilians Ágatha Bednarczuk and Rebecca Silva 2:1 (21:18, 18:21, 15:12). The Stuttgart women’s other opponents in the preliminary round are the Americans Sara Hughes/Kelly Cheng (October 8th) and the Mexicans Albarran/Vidaurrazaga (October 10th).
Both German champion duos in the evening
In the evening, Nils Ehlers and Clemens Wickler (Hamburg) take part in the tournament. The German champions first meet the Chileans Noe Aravena/Vicente Orlando Droguett Torrealba (7 p.m.), then the Poles Piotr Kantor/Jakub Zdybek (October 8th) and finally the Americans Chaim Schalk/Tri Bourne (October 9th).
Svenja Müller/Cinja Tillmann, who are training in Hamburg and who also won the DM title a month ago, will face the Americans Alexandra Klineman/Hailey Harward (10:30 p.m.), the Chinese Jie Dong/Fan Wang (October 8th) and the Brazilians Tainá/Victoria (October 10th).
World champions have secured their Olympic ticket
A total of 48 teams for women and men are in the title race. The teams will be divided into twelve preliminary round groups. The respective group winners and runners-up as well as the best four third-placed teams are qualified for the knockout round. The eight remaining third-placed teams compete against four other participants in a “lucky loser round”.
In addition to the gold medal, the world champions for women and men have already secured the Olympic ticket for Paris.
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NDR Info | Oct 7, 2023 | 14:00 clock
