German Beach Volleyball Championship 2019

The German Beach Volleyball Championship 2019 took place from August 29th to September 1st in Timmendorfer Strand . It formed the conclusion of the Techniker Beach Tour 2019 . Traditionally, the venue was the Ahmann-Hager-Arena . Karla Borger and Julia Sude won the women's final against Laura Ludwig and Margareta Kozuch . Kim Behrens and Cinja Tillmann took third place. In the men's race, brothers Bennet and David Poniewaz , who had previously won five Techniker Beach Tour tournaments, prevailed. They defeated Jonathan Erdmann and Sven Winter in the final . The defending champions were Julius Thole and Clemens Wickler for the men and Victoria Bieneck and Isabel Schneider for the women.

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 .

Men
team	Points
Julius Thole / Clemens Wickler	2340
Nils Ehlers / Lars Flüggen	1640
Bennet Poniewaz / David Poniewaz	1440
Philipp Arne Bergmann / Yannick Harms	1440
Jonathan Erdmann / Sven Winter	1165
Paul Becker / Jonas Schröder	817
Felix Glücklederer / Jannik Kühlborn	735
Lukas Pfretzschner / Robin Sowa	698
Dan John / Eric Stadie	649
Armin Dollinger / Simon Kulzer	620
Niklas Rudolf / Daniel Wernitz	600
Tobias Brand / Jonas Reinhardt	579
Georg Wolf / Peter Wolf	516
Lucas Mäurer / Dirk Westphal	515
Manuel Harms / Richard Peemüller	489
Marcus Popp / Milan Sievers	480

Women
team	Points
Karla Borger / Julia Sude	1940
Sandra Ittlinger / Chantal Laboreur	1655
Laura Ludwig / Margareta Kozuch	1650
Kim Behrens / Cinja Tillmann	1555
Victoria Bieneck / Isabel Schneider	1500
Melanie Gernert / Elena Kiesling	988
Anna Hoja / Stefanie Hüttermann	980
Leonie Körtzinger / Sarah Schneider	950
Leonie Klinke / Lisa-Sophie Kotzan	910
Sabrina Karnbaum / Natascha Niemczyk	863
Christine Aulenbrock / Sandra Ferger	820
Anna Behlen / Anne Krohn	820
Lena Overländer / Sarah Overländer	640
Julika Hoffmann / Sarah Schulz	529
Larissa Claaßen / Nina Interwies	516
Constanze Bieneck / Antonia Stautz	454

Tournament mode

The group stage was held in four groups of four teams each. Each team had two games. The four group winners were directly qualified for the quarter-finals, the second and third group first played the second round. This was followed by the semi-finals, the game for third place and the final.

Schedule men


The German champions 2019: Bennet & David Poniewaz

Group stage
Group A
Thole / winder	M. Harms and Peemüller	2-0
Glücklederer / Kühlborn	L. Pfretzschner / Sowa	1: 2
Thole / winder	L. Pfretzschner / Sowa	2-0
M. Harms and Peemüller	Glücklederer / Kühlborn	0: 2
Group B
Ehlers / Flüggen	Popp / Sievers	2-0
John / Stadie	A. Dollinger / Kulzer	2: 1
Ehlers / Flüggen	John / Stadie	2: 1
Popp / Sievers	A. Dollinger / Kulzer	2-0
Group C
Bergmann / Y. Harms	G. Wolf / P. Wolf	2-0
Becker / Schröder	Rudolf / Wernitz	2-0
Bergmann / Y. Harms	Becker / Schröder	0: 2
G. Wolf / P. Wolf	Rudolf / Wernitz	0: 2
Group D
B. Poniewaz / D. Poniewaz	Brand / Reinhardt	2: 1
Erdmann / Winter	Mäurer / Westphal	2-0
B. Poniewaz / D. Poniewaz	Erdmann / Winter	2: 1
Brand / Reinhardt	Mäurer / Westphal	2: 1

Round of 16			Quarter finals			Semifinals			final

1
16
				Thole / winder

				Bergmann / Y. Harms	^*
	Bergmann / Y. Harms	2

	Brand / Reinhardt	0
							Bergmann / Harms	1

							B. Poniewaz / D. Poniewaz	2
5

12
				B. Poniewaz / D. Poniewaz	2

				John / Stadie	0
	John / Stadie	2

	Glücklederer / Kühlborn	1
										B. Poniewaz / D. Poniewaz	2

										Erdmann / Winter	1
6th

11
				Ehlers / Flüggen	0

				Erdmann / Winter	2
	Erdmann / Winter	2

	Rudolf Wernitz	0
							Erdmann / Winter	2

							Becker / Schröder	1
7th

10
				Becker / Schröder	2
									3rd place match
				Popp / Sievers	0
	L. Pfretzschner / Sowa	0							Bergmann / Harms

	Popp / Sievers	2								Becker / Schröder	^**

^* The game was canceled on Saturday evening at 1:14 pm in the tie-break due to darkness. A repetition was scheduled for early Sunday morning, which Thole / Wickler did not show up.

^** Both teams skipped the game for third place.

Schedule women


The German champions 2019: Karla Borger & Julia Sude

Group stage
Group A
Borger / Sude	C. Bieneck / Stautz	2-0
Hoja / Hüttermann	Klinke / Kotzan	0: 2
Borger / Sude	Klinke / Kotzan	1: 2
C. Bieneck / Stautz	Hoja / Hüttermann	2-0
Group B
Ittlinger / Laboreur	Claaßen / Interwies	2-0
Körtzinger / S. Schneider	Karnbaum / Niemczyk	0: 2
Ittlinger / Laboreur	Karnbaum / Niemczyk	2-0
Claaßen / Interwies	Körtzinger / S. Schneider	0: 2
Group C
V. Bieneck / I. Schneider	Hoffmann / Schulz	2-0
Gernert / Kiesling	Behlen / Krohn	2-0
V. Bieneck / I. Schneider	Gernert / Kiesling	2: 1
Hoffmann / Schulz	Behlen / Krohn	1: 2
Group D
Kozuch / Ludwig	L. Overländer / S. Overländer	1: 2
Behrens / Tillmann	Aulenbrock / Ferger	2: 1
L. Overländer / S. Overländer	Behrens / Tillmann	0: 2
Kozuch / Ludwig	Aulenbrock / Ferger	2-0

Round of 16			Quarter finals			Semifinals			final

1
16
				Klinke / Kotzan	0

				Kozuch / Ludwig	2
	Gernert / Kiesling	1

	Kozuch / Ludwig	2
							Kozuch / Ludwig	2

							Behrens / Tillmann	1
5

12
				Behrens / Tillmann	2

				Karnbaum / Niemczyk	0
	Karnbaum / Niemczyk	2

	C. Bieneck / Stautz	0
										Kozuch / Ludwig	1

										Borger / Sude	2
6th

11
				Ittlinger / Laboreur	2

				Behlen / Krohn	0
	L. Overländer / S. Overländer	1

	Behlen / Krohn	2
							Ittlinger / Laboreur	0

							Borger / Sude	2
7th

10
				V. Bieneck / I. Schneider	0
									3rd place match
				Borger / Sude	2
	Borger / Sude	2							Behrens / Tillmann	2

	Körtzinger / S. Schneider	0								Ittlinger / Laboreur	0

media

From the quarter-finals onwards, the games could be seen in the live stream on ran.de. The finals on Sunday afternoon were also broadcast on free TV on ProSieben Maxx .

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ Beach-DM: cancellation due to darkness - that has never happened before. Volleyball Magazine, August 31, 2019, accessed September 1, 2019 .

[1] Beach-DM: cancellation due to darkness - that has never happened before. Volleyball Magazine, August 31, 2019, accessed September 1, 2019 .