German Beach Volleyball Championship 2014

The German Beach Volleyball Championship 2014 took place from August 28th to 31st in Timmendorfer Strand . The venue was the Ahmann-Hager-Arena . The defending champions were Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst as well as Markus Böckermann and Mischa Urbatzka . In the women's final, Karla Borger and Britta Büthe prevailed against Laura Ludwig and Julia Sude . Jonathan Erdmann and Kay Matysik won the men's final against Sebastian Fuchs and Thomas Kaczmarek .

Attendees

Sixteen duos each took part in the German championship for men and women. The teams with the most points in the DVV ranking were qualified . For the men, the duo Finn Dittelbach / Eric Koreng did not start because of an injury to Dittelbach. Kira Walkenhorst was absent from the women due to illness . Her partner Laura Ludwig therefore competed with Julia Sude, while her standard partner Chantal Laboureur played alongside Elena Kiesling .

Men Names Points Jonathan Erdmann / Kay Matysik 2250 Alexander Walkenhorst / Stefan Windscheif 1790 Tim Holler / Jonas Schröder 1124 Markus Böckermann / Mischa Urbatzka 1115 Sebastian Dollinger / Lars Flüggen 1017 Sebastian Fuchs / Thomas Kaczmarek 992 Armin Dollinger / Clemens Wickler 909 Bennet Poniewaz / David Poniewaz 668 Philipp Arne Bergmann / Malte Stiel 628 Björn Andrae / Marcus Popp 608 Manuel Lohmann / Tim Wacker 510 Max Betzien / Toni Hellmuth 418 Lorenz Schümann / Dominik Stork 396 Marvin Klass / Stefan Köhler 396 Benedikt Doranth / Maximilian Hauser 376 Paul Becker / Jan Romund 341

Women Names Points Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler 2670 Karla Borger / Britta Büthe 2490 Laura Ludwig / Julia Sude 2435 Victoria Bieneck / Julia Grossner 1395 Teresa Mersmann / Isabel Schneider 1342 Elena Kiesling / Chantal Laboreur 1276 Jana Köhler / Anni Schumacher 1083 Katharina Schillerwein / Cinja Tillmann 936 Melanie Gernert / Tatjana Zautys 784 Anna Behlen / Katharina Culav 569 Kim Behrens / Sandra Seyfferth 488 Jenny Heinemann / Anika Krebs 484 Sandra Ittlinger / Yanina Weiland 386 Natascha Niemczyk / Jelena Wlk 358 Michaela Henry / Sabine Schulz 318 Marie Dinkelacker / Britta Steffens 314

Schedule men

Main round

	First round August 29th				Second round August 29th				Third round August 30th				in the semifinals
	Erdmann / matysics	2
	Becker / Romund	0
					Erdmann / matysics	2
					Miner / stalk	0
	Miner / stalk	2
	Poniewaz / Poniewaz	0
									Erdmann / matysics	2
									Böckermann / Urbatzka	1
	S. Dollinger / Flüggen	2
	Betzien / Hellmuth	0
					S. Dollinger / Flüggen	0
					Böckermann / Urbatzka	2
	Schümann / Stork	0
	Böckermann / Urbatzka	2
													Erdmann / matysics
													Fuchs / Kaczmarek
	Holler / Schröder	2 (W)
	Klass / Koehler	0
					Holler / Schröder	1
					Fuchs / Kaczmarek	1
	Lohmann / Wacker	0
	Fuchs / Kaczmarek	2
									Fuchs / Kaczmarek	2
									Walkenhorst / Windscheif	1
	A. Dollinger / Wickler	2
	Andrae / Popp	1
					A. Dollinger / Wickler	0
					Walkenhorst / Windscheif	2
	Doranth / Hauser	1
	Walkenhorst / Windscheif	2

Losers round

	First round August 30th				Second round August 30th				Third round August 30th				Fourth round August 30th				in the semifinals
													Böckermann / Urbatzka	1
													A. Dollinger / Wickler	2
	Poniewaz / Poniewaz	2
	Becker / Romund	1
					Poniewaz / Poniewaz	1
					A. Dollinger / Wickler	2
									Holler / Schröder	0
									A. Dollinger / Wickler	2
	Schümann / Stork	1
	Betzien / Hellmuth	2
					Betzien / Hellmuth	1
					Holler / Schröder	2
																	A. Dollinger / Wickler
																	S. Dollinger / Flüggen
													Walkenhorst / Windscheif	0
													S. Dollinger / Flüggen	2 (W)
	Lohmann / Wacker	0
	Klass / Koehler	2
					Klass / Koehler	1
					S. Dollinger / Flüggen	2
									Andrae / Popp	1
									S. Dollinger / Flüggen	2
	Doranth / Hauser	0
	Andrae / Popp	2
					Andrae / Popp	2
					Miner / stalk	0

Placement games

	Semifinals				final
	August 31
	Erdmann / matysics	2
	S. Dollinger / Flüggen	1
					August 31
					Erdmann / matysics	2
					Fuchs / Kaczmarek	1
					3rd place match
	August 31				August 31
	Fuchs / Kaczmarek	2			S. Dollinger / Flüggen	2
	A. Dollinger / Wickler	0			A. Dollinger / Wickler	0

Schedule women

Main round

	First round August 28th				Second round August 29th				Third round August 29th				in the semifinals
	Holtwick / Semmler	2
	Dinkelacker / Steffens	0
					Holtwick / Semmler	2
					Schillerwein / Tillmann	0
	Gernert / Zautys	1
	Schillerwein / Tillmann	2
									Holtwick / Semmler	2
									Bieneck / Grossner	1
	Mersmann / Schneider	2
	Heinemann / cancer	0
					Mersmann / Schneider	0
					Bieneck / Grossner	2
	Ittlinger / Weiland	1
	Bieneck / Grossner	2
													Holtwick / Semmler
													Ludwig / Sude
	Ludwig / Sude	2
	Niemczyk / Wlk	0
					Ludwig / Sude	2
					Kiesling / Laboreur	0
	Behrens / Seyfferth	1
	Kiesling / Laboreur	2
									Ludwig / Sude	2
									Borger / Büthe	1
	Koehler / Schumacher	2
	Behlen / Culav	0
					Koehler / Schumacher	0
					Borger / Büthe	2
	Henry / Schulz	0
	Borger / Büthe	2

Losers round

	First round August 29th				Second round August 29th				Third round August 29th				Fourth round August 30th				in the semifinals
													Bieneck / Grossner	2
													Koehler / Schumacher	1
	Gernert / Zautys	2
	Dinkelacker / Steffens	1
					Gernert / Zautys	0
					Koehler / Schumacher	2
									Ittlinger / Weiland	1
									Koehler / Schumacher	2
	Ittlinger / Weiland	2
	Heinemann / cancer	0
					Ittlinger / Weiland	2
					Kiesling / Laboreur	0
																	Bieneck / Grossner
																	Borger / Büthe
													Borger / Büthe	2
													Mersmann / Schneider	0
	Behrens / Seyfferth	2
	Niemczyk / Wlk	0
					Behrens / Seyfferth	0
					Mersmann / Schneider	2
									Schillerwein / Tillmann	0
									Mersmann / Schneider	2
	Henry / Schulz	1
	Behlen / Culav	2
					Behlen / Culav	1
					Schillerwein / Tillmann	2

Placement games

	Semifinals				final
	August 30th
	Holtwick / Semmler	0
	Borger / Büthe	2
					August 30th
					Borger / Büthe	2
					Ludwig / Sude	0
					3rd place match
	August 30th				August 30th
	Ludwig / Sude	2			Holtwick / Semmler	2
	Bieneck / Grossner	0			Bieneck / Grossner	1

media

The pay-TV channel Sky Deutschland , which also reports on other tournaments on the German Beach Tour , showed the finals on its Sky Sport HD1 and HD2 channels. In addition, the ARD reported on the games in Timmendorfer Strand this year.

Web links

• Official website of the smart Beach Tour
• Seed list men at the DVV
• Seed list women at the DVV