German Beach Volleyball Championship 2017

The German Beach Volleyball Championship 2017 took place from August 31 to September 3 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 Lars Flüggen . In the women's final, Chantal Laboureur and Julia Sude prevailed against Melanie Gernert and Tatjana Zautys . Tim Holler and Clemens Wickler won the men's final against Sebastian Fuchs and Eric Stadie .

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 . Markus Böckermann played with Lukas Pfretzschner because of an injury to Lars Flüggen and Alexander Walkenhorst played together with Lars Lückemeier because of an injury to Sven Winter .

Men team Points Philipp Arne Bergmann / Yannick Harms 1222 Lorenz Schümann / Julius Thole 1109 Paul Becker / Jonas Schröder 1006 Sebastian Fuchs / Eric Stadie 834 Lars Lückemeier / Alexander Walkenhorst 761 Armin Dollinger / Jonathan Erdmann 734 Bennet Poniewaz / David Poniewaz 676 Markus Böckermann / Lukas Pfretzschner 642 Tim Holler / Clemens Wickler 516 Max Betzien / Nils Ehlers 459 Kay Matysik / Marcus Popp 393 Valentin Begemann / Manuel Lohmann 355 Niklas Rudolf / Santeri Sirén 333 Max-Jonas Karpa / Milan Sievers 324 Benedikt Doranth / Julius Höfer 312 Benny Nibbrig / Daniel Wernitz 304

Women team Points Chantal Laboreur / Julia Sude 2650 Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst 2170 Karla Borger / Margareta Kozuch 1304 Nadja Glenzke / Julia Grossner 1234 Victoria Bieneck / Isabel Schneider 1210 Kim Behrens / Anni Schumacher 1188 Sandra Ittlinger / Teresa Mersmann 987 Katharina Schillerwein / Cinja Tillmann 879 Sabrina Karnbaum / Natascha Niemczyk 790 Melanie Gernert / Tatjana Zautys 610 Leonie Körtzinger / Sandra Seyfferth 554 Sandra Ferger / Sarah Schneider 518 Anna Hoja / Stefanie Hüttermann 460 Lisa Arnholdt / Leonie Welsch 428 Anna Behlen / Yanina Weiland 416 Anika Krebs / Lena Ottens 402

Schedule men

Main round

	First round September 1st				Second round September 1st				Third round September 2nd				in the semifinals
	Bergmann / Harms	2
	Rudolf / Sirén	0
					Bergmann / Harms	2
					Betzien / Ehlers	0
	Betzien / Ehlers	2
	Böckermann / Pfretzschner	0
									Bergmann / Harms	0
									Fox / stadium	2
	A. Dollinger / Erdmann	2
	Begemann / Lohmann	1
					A. Dollinger / Erdmann	1
					Fox / stadium	2
	Doranth / Höfer	0
	Fox / stadium	2
													Fox / stadium
													Holler / winder
	Becker / Schröder	2
	Karpa / Sievers	0
					Becker / Schröder	0
					Holler / winder	2
	Holler / winder	2
	Poniewaz / Poniewaz	0
									Holler / winder	2
									Schümann / Thole	0
	Lückemeier / Walkenhorst	0
	Matysics / Popp	2
					Matysics / Popp	0
					Schümann / Thole	2
	Nibbrig / Wernitz	0
	Schümann / Thole	2

Losers round

	First round September 1st				Second round September 2nd				Third round September 2nd				Fourth round September 3rd				in the semifinals
													Bergmann / Harms	2
													Böckermann / Pfretzschner	1
	Böckermann / Pfretzschner	2
	Rudolf / Sirén	1
					Böckermann / Pfretzschner	2
					Matysics / Popp	1
									Böckermann / Pfretzschner	2
									Becker / Schröder	1
	Doranth / Höfer	1
	Begemann / Lohmann	2
					Begemann / Lohmann	0
					Becker / Schröder	2
																	Bergmann / Harms
																	Schümann / Thole
													Schümann / Thole	2
													Lückemeier / Walkenhorst	1
	Poniewaz / Poniewaz	2
	Karpa / Sievers	0
					Poniewaz / Poniewaz	2
					A. Dollinger / Erdmann	0
									Poniewaz / Poniewaz	1
									Lückemeier / Walkenhorst	2
	Nibbrig / Wernitz	1
	Lückemeier / Walkenhorst	2
					Lückemeier / Walkenhorst	2
					Betzien / Ehlers	0

Placement games

	Semifinals				final
	September 3
	Fox / stadium	2
	Schümann / Thole	1
					September 3
					Fox / stadium	1
					Holler / winder	2
					3rd place match
	September 3				September 3
	Holler / winder	2			Schümann / Thole	1
	Bergmann / Harms	0			Bergmann / Harms	2

Schedule women

Main round

	First round August 31st				Second round September 1st				Third round September 1st				in the semifinals
	Laboreur / Sude	2
	Arnholdt / Welsch	0
					Laboreur / Sude	2
					Gernert / Zautys	0
	Schillerwein / Tillmann	1
	Gernert / Zautys	2
									Laboreur / Sude	1
									Bieneck / Schneider	2
	Bieneck / Schneider	2
	Behlen / Weiland	0
					Bieneck / Schneider	2
					Glenzke / Grossner	1
	Krebs / Ottens	0
	Glenzke / Grossner	2
													Bieneck / Schneider
													Borger / Kozuch
	Borger / Kozuch	2
	Ferger / Schneider	0
					Borger / Kozuch	2
					Behrens / Schumacher	0
	Körtzinger / Seyfferth	0
	Behrens / Schumacher	2
									Borger / Kozuch	2
									Ludwig / Walkenhorst	0
	Ittlinger / Mersmann	1
	Karnbaum / Niemczyk	2
					Karnbaum / Niemczyk	0
					Ludwig / Walkenhorst	2
	Hoja / Hüttermann	0
	Ludwig / Walkenhorst	2

Losers round

	First round September 1st				Second round September 1st				Third round September 1st				Fourth round September 2nd				in the semifinals
													Laboreur / Sude	2
													Schillerwein / Tillmann	0
	Schillerwein / Tillmann	2
	Arnholdt / Welsch	0
					Schillerwein / Tillmann	2
					Karnbaum / Niemczyk	0
									Schillerwein / Tillmann	2
									Behrens / Schumacher	0
	Krebs / Ottens	2
	Behlen / Weiland	0
					Krebs / Ottens	0
					Behrens / Schumacher	2
																	Laboreur / Sude
																	Gernert / Zautys
													Ludwig / Walkenhorst	1
													Gernert / Zautys	2
	Körtzinger / Seyfferth	2
	Ferger / Schneider	0
					Körtzinger / Seyfferth	0
					Glenzke / Grossner	2
									Glenzke / Grossner	0
									Gernert / Zautys	2
	Hoja / Hüttermann	0
	Ittlinger / Mersmann	2
					Ittlinger / Mersmann	0
					Gernert / Zautys	2

Placement games

	Semifinals				final
	September 2nd
	Bieneck / Schneider	0
	Gernert / Zautys	2
					September 2nd
					Gernert / Zautys	1
					Laboreur / Sude	2
					3rd place match
	September 2nd				September 2nd
	Borger / Kozuch	0			Bieneck / Schneider	0
	Laboreur / Sude	2			Borger / Kozuch	2

Web links

• Official website of the smart beach tour
• Information at beach-volleyball.de
• Men's games at DVV
• Women's games at DVV