The Techniker Beach Tour 2018 is the German tournament series in beach volleyball . It was played in eight tournaments, five of which were played in cities and the other three on the coast. In the end there was the German championship in Timmendorfer Strand . The tournament series took place under this name for the first time after the change of main sponsor.
Overview of the tournaments
mode
Before the start of the tour, the German Volleyball Association decided on a new tournament mode. The plan was to play in a preliminary round with four groups of three and then in the knockout system , whereby the four top-seeded teams are directly qualified for the quarter-finals. The players resisted this mode, however, because it offered too few games and left opportunities for manipulation. After threatening a strike, the players agreed on another mode with the association. At the first tournament in Münster, however, the initially planned system was still used because of the short-term decision.
Since the tournament in Dresden the following has been played: The twelve teams with the most points or with a wildcard in the DVV ranking list qualified for the main draw. The other teams played a qualification on Friday, from which the four group winners progressed. In the main field, the 16 teams were divided into four groups. The winners of the first group games met in the second game as did the losers. In the group stage, two sets of wins up to 15 points were played.
The runners-up and thirds of the group met in the round of 16. In the quarter-finals, the winners of these games met the group winners of the preliminary round. Then it went on with the semifinals and the final. In the knockout round, the game was played up to 21 points as usual (tiebreak up to 15).
media
At each tournament, the games were broadcast live from the center court on Sportdeutschland.TV . From the quarter-finals, all games were at ran.de to see. The games were commented on by Dirk Berscheidt and the Olympic champion Julius Brink was there as an expert . Brink was later awarded the German Sports Journalist Award 2019 as the best newcomer for his performance . From the tournament in Kühlungsborn onwards, ProSieben Maxx showed the women's and men's finals on free TV on Sundays . Funda Vanroy moderated the show.
Muenster
Men
The winners: Bartosz Łosiak & Mariusz Prudel
Quarter finals
Semifinals
final
Fuchs / Urbatzka
1
Ehlers / Schümann
2
Ehlers / Schümann
1
Becker / Schröder
2
Karpa / M. Sievers
1
Becker / Schröder
2
Becker / Schröder
0
Łosiak / Prudel
2
Bevers / Geukes
0
Thole / winder
2
Thole / winder
1
place 3
Łosiak / Prudel
2
B. Poniewaz / D. Poniewaz
0
Ehlers / Schümann
0
Łosiak / Prudel
2
Thole / winder
2
Women
The winners: Teresa Mersmann & Cinja Tillmann
Quarter finals
Semifinals
final
Karnbaum / Niemczyk
0
Laboreur / Sude
2
Laboreur / Sude
2
Borger / Kozuch
0
Behrens / Ittlinger
1
Borger / Kozuch
2
Laboreur / Sude
1
Mersmann / Tillmann
2
Dubovcová / Štrbová
2
V. Bieneck / I. Schneider
1
Dubovcová / Štrbová
1
place 3
Mersmann / Tillmann
2
Mersmann / Tillmann
2
Borger / Kozuch
2
Betschart / Hüberli
1
Dubovcová / Štrbová
1
Dresden
Men
The winners: Paul Becker & Jonas Schröder
Round of 16
Quarter finals
Semifinals
final
1
16
Y. Harms / Schümann
0
Glücklederer / Rudolf
2
A. Dollinger / Kulzer
1
Glücklederer / Rudolf
2
Glücklederer / Rudolf
0
Sowa / winder
2
5
12
Sowa / winder
2
Lohmann / Popp
1
Betzien / Erdmann
0
Lohmann / Popp
2
Becker / Schröder
2
Sowa / winder
0
6th
11
Becker / Schröder
2
Holler / Lückemeier
1
Holler / Lückemeier
2
B. Poniewaz / D. Poniewaz
1
Becker / Schröder
2
O'Dea / Wernitz
0
7th
10
O'Dea / Wernitz
2
3rd place match
Karpa / M. Sievers
0
Karpa / M. Sievers
2
O'Dea / Wernitz
2 (W)
M. Harms / Winter
0
Glücklederer / Rudolf
0
Women
The winners: Karla Borger & Margareta Kozuch
Round of 16
Quarter finals
Semifinals
final
1
16
Borger / Kozuch
2
Karnbaum / Niemczyk
0
Karnbaum / Niemczyk
2
Aulenbrock / Ferger
0
Borger / Kozuch
2
Behrens / Ittlinger
1
5
12
Behrens / Ittlinger
2
Körtzinger / Krebs
1
Körtzinger / Krebs
2
C. Bieneck / Stautz
1
Borger / Kozuch
2
V. Bieneck / S. Schneider
0
6th
11
V. Bieneck / S. Schneider
2
L. Overländer / S. Overländer
0
Gernert / Kiesling
0
L. Overländer / S. Overländer
2
V. Bieneck / S. Schneider
2
Dubovcová / Štrbová
1
7th
10
Behlen / S. Schneider
0
3rd place match
Dubovcová / Štrbová
2
Dubovcová / Štrbová
2
Behrens / Ittlinger
2
Hoja / Hüttermann
0
Dubovcová / Štrbová
1
Dusseldorf
Men
The winners: Philipp Arne Bergmann & Yannick Harms
Round of 16
Quarter finals
Semifinals
final
1
16
Lückemeier / Wernitz
0
Lohmann / Santos Pereira
2
Lohmann / Santos Pereira
2
Mäurer / Westphal
1
Lohmann / Santos Pereira
2
Fuchs / Urbatzka
1
5
12
Fuchs / Urbatzka
2
Bevers / Geukes
1
Glücklederer / Rudolf
1
Bevers / Geukes
2
Lohmann / Santos Pereira
0
Bergmann / Y. Harms
2
6th
11
Bergmann / Y. Harms
2
Walkenhorst / winter
0
Walkenhorst / winter
2
Popp / Stadie
1
Bergmann / Y. Harms
2
Becker / Schröder
0
7th
10
B. Poniewaz / D. Poniewaz
0
3rd place match
Becker / Schröder
2
Becker / Schröder
2
Fuchs / Urbatzka
1
G. Wolf / P. Wolf
1
Becker / Schröder
2
Women
The winners: Melanie Gernert & Elena Kiesling
Round of 16
Quarter finals
Semifinals
final
1
16
Karnbaum / Niemczyk
2
Krebs / Krohn
0
Happy / Scott
1
Krebs / Krohn
2
Karnbaum / Niemczyk
1
Gernert / Kiesling
2
5
12
Gernert / Kiesling
2
Aulenbrock / Ferger
0
Aulenbrock / Ferger
2
Eggert / Matthes
1
Gernert / Kiesling
2
Körtzinger / Walkenhorst
0
6th
11
Körtzinger / Walkenhorst
2
Claaßen / Interwies
1
Höppner / Laggner
0
Claaßen / Interwies
2
Körtzinger / Walkenhorst
2
L. Overländer / S. Overländer
0
7th
10
Hoja / Hüttermann
0
3rd place match
L. Overländer / S. Overländer
2
Klinke / Kotzan
0
Karnbaum / Niemczyk
2
L. Overländer / S. Overländer
2
L. Overländer / S. Overländer
1
Nuremberg
Men
The winners: Philipp Arne Bergmann & Yannick Harms
Round of 16
Quarter finals
Semifinals
final
1
16
Becker / Schröder
2
B. Poniewaz / D. Poniewaz
1
B. Poniewaz / D. Poniewaz
2
Brand / Reinhardt
0
Becker / Schröder
1
Walkenhorst / winter
2
5
12
Walkenhorst / winter
2
Betzien / Geukes
0
Betzien / Geukes
2
Menzel / Warsawski
0
Walkenhorst / winter
1
Bergmann / Y. Harms
2
6th
11
Bergmann / Y. Harms
2
Fuchs / Urbatzka
0
Popp / Stadie
1
Fuchs / Urbatzka
2
Bergmann / Y. Harms
2
G. Wolf / P. Wolf
0
7th
10
G. Wolf / P. Wolf
2
3rd place match
Karpa / M. Sievers
0
Karpa / M. Sievers
2
Becker / Schröder
2
D. John / Lückemeier
1
G. Wolf / P. Wolf
0
Women
The winners: Teresa Mersmann & Cinja Tillmann
Round of 16
Quarter finals
Semifinals
final
1
16
Karnbaum / Niemczyk
2
McNamara / McNamara
1
Gernert / Kiesling
0
McNamara / McNamara
2
Karnbaum / Niemczyk
1
Körtzinger / Walkenhorst
2
5
12
Körtzinger / Walkenhorst
2
Klinke / Kotzan
0
Aulenbrock / Ferger
1
Klinke / Kotzan
2
Körtzinger / Walkenhorst
0
Mersmann / Tillmann
2
6th
11
Mersmann / Tillmann
2
Hoja / Hüttermann
0
Hoja / Hüttermann
2
Höppner / Laggner
1
Mersmann / Tillmann
2
Behlen / S. Schneider
0
7th
10
Behlen / S. Schneider
2
3rd place match
Arnholdt / Welsch
0
L. Overländer / S. Overländer
1
Karnbaum / Niemczyk
1
Arnholdt / Welsch
2
Behlen / S. Schneider
2
Kühlungsborn
Men
The winners: Paul Becker & Jonas Schröder
Round of 16
Quarter finals
Semifinals
final
1
16
Walkenhorst / winter
2
Fuchs / Urbatzka
0
Fuchs / Urbatzka
2
A. Dollinger / Kulzer
0
Walkenhorst / winter
2
Glückleder / Rudolf
0
5
12
Popp / Stadie
0
Glücklederer / Rudolf
2
Glücklederer / Rudolf
2
B. Poniewaz / D. Poniewaz
1
Walkenhorst / winter
1
Becker / Schröder
2
6th
11
Becker / Schröder
2
Ehlers / Karpa
0
Ehlers / Karpa
2
Bevers / Geukes
0
Becker / Schröder
2
Sowa / Wernitz
0
7th
10
Holler / Lückemeier
0
3rd place match
Sowa / Wernitz
2
Sowa / Wernitz
2
Glücklederer / Rudolf
1
Betzien / Erdmann
1
Sowa / Wernitz
2
Women
The winners: Teresa Mersmann & Cinja Tillmann
Round of 16
Quarter finals
Semifinals
final
1
16
Karnbaum / Niemczyk
2
Hoja / Hüttermann
1
Höppner / Laggner
0
Hoja / Hüttermann
2
Karnbaum / Niemczyk
2
L. Overländer / Walkenhorst
0
5
12
L. Overländer / Walkenhorst
2
Claaßen / Interwies
0
Aulenbrock / Ferger
1
Claaßen / Interwies
2
Karnbaum / Niemczyk
0
Mersmann / Tillmann
2
6th
11
Mersmann / Tillmann
2
Gernert / Kiesling
0
Happy / Scott
1
Gernert / Kiesling
2
Mersmann / Tillmann
2
Behlen / S. Schneider
0
7th
10
Behlen / S. Schneider
2
3rd place match
Krebs / Krohn
0
Arnholdt / Welsch
1
L. Overländer / Walkenhorst
0
Krebs / Krohn
2
Behlen / S. Schneider
2
Sankt Peter-Ording
Men
The winners: Paul Becker & Jonas Schröder
Round of 16
Quarter finals
Semifinals
final
1
16
Holler / Lückemeier
2
A. Dollinger / Kulzer
1
A. Dollinger / Kulzer
2
Brandt / Reinhardt
1
Holler / Lückemeier
2
Fuchs / Urbatzka
1
5
12
Fuchs / Urbatzka
2
G. Wolf / P. Wolf
0
G. Wolf / P. Wolf
2
Lohmann / Santos Pereira
0
Holler / Lückemeier
0
Becker / Schröder
2
6th
11
Becker / Schröder
2
B. Poniewaz / D. Poniewaz
0
Sowa / Wernitz
1
B. Poniewaz / D. Poniewaz
2
Becker / Schröder
2
Mäurer / Westphal
1
7th
10
Mäurer / Westphal
2
3rd place match
Karpa / M. Sievers
0
Karpa / M. Sievers
2
Fuchs / Urbatzka
0
Glücklederer / Rudolf
1
Mäurer / Westphal
2
Women
The winners: Ana Gallay & Fernanda Pereyra
Round of 16
Quarter finals
Semifinals
final
1
16
Gallay / Pereyra
2
Hoja / Hüttermann
0
Hoja / Hüttermann
2
L. Overländer / S. Overländer
1
Gallay / Pereyra
2
Karnbaum / Niemczyk
0
5
12
Karnbaum / Niemczyk
2
Klinke / Kotzan
0
Hoffmann / Schultz
1
Klinke / Kotzan
2
Gallay / Pereyra
2
Gernert / Kiesling
1
6th
11
Aulenbrock / Ferger
2
Eggert / Matthes
0
Höppner / Laggner
0
Eggert / Matthes
2
Aulenbrock / Ferger
0
Gernert / Kiesling
2
7th
10
Gernert / Kiesling
2
3rd place match
Krebs / Krohn
0
Behlen / Mersmann
1
Karnbaum / Niemczyk
2
Krebs / Krohn
2
Aulenbrock / Ferger
1
Leipzig
Men
The winners: Paul Becker & Jonas Schröder
Round of 16
Quarter finals
Semifinals
final
1
16
Romund / Wernitz
1
Popp / Stadie
2
Popp / Stadie
2
Brand / Reinhardt
0
Popp / Stadie
1
Becker / Schröder
2
5
Glücklederer / Rudolf
0
Becker / Schröder
2
Becker / Schröder
2
Mäurer / Westphal
0
Becker / Schröder
2
B. Poniewaz / D. Poniewaz
1
6th
11
G. Wolf / P. Wolf
1
Beck / Doranth
2
Ehlers / Lohmann
1
Beck / Doranth
2
Beck / Doranth
0
B. Poniewaz / D. Poniewaz
2
7th
10
B. Poniewaz / D. Poniewaz
2
3rd place match
Holler / Lückemeier
0
Holler / Lückemeier
2
Popp / Stadie
0
15th
Bevers / Geukes
0
Beck / Doranth
2
Women
The winners: Anna Behlen & Sarah Schneider
Round of 16
Quarter finals
Semifinals
final
1
16
Kiesling / Walkenhorst
2
C. Bieneck / Stautz
0
Hoja / Hüttermann
1
C. Bieneck / Stautz
2
Kiesling / Walkenhorst
0
Behlen / S. Schneider
2
5
12
Behlen / S. Schneider
2
Krebs / Krohn
0
L. Overländer / S. Overländer
1
Krebs / Krohn
2
Behlen / S. Schneider
2
Behrens / Ittlinger
1
6th
11
Behrens / Ittlinger
2
Aulenbrock / Ferger
0
Aulenbrock / Ferger
2
Kotzan / Niemczyk
0
Behrens / Ittlinger
2
Scott / Weiland
0
7th
10
Scott / Weiland
2
3rd place match
Gallay / Pereyra
1
Gallay / Pereyra
2
Kiesling / Walkenhorst
2
Arnholdt / Welsch
0
Scott / Weiland
0
Zinnowitz
Men
The winners: Philipp Arne Bergmann & Yannick Harms
Round of 16
Quarter finals
Semifinals
final
1
16
Karpa / M. Sievers
0
Mäurer / Westphal
2
Mäurer / Westphal
2
Glücklederer / Rudolf
1
Mäurer / Westphal
0
Bergmann / Y. Harms
2
5
Holler / Lückemeier
0
Bergmann / Y. Harms
2
Becker / Schröder
0
Bergmann / Y. Harms
2
Bergmann / Y. Harms
2
Betzien / Erdmann
0
6th
11
Betzien / Erdmann
2
Fire / winter
1
Fire / winter
2
Fuchs / Urbatzka
0
Betzien / Erdmann
2
B. Poniewaz / D. Poniewaz
0
7th
10
B. Poniewaz / D. Poniewaz
2
3rd place match
Noack / L. Pfretzschner
0
Noack / L. Pfretzschner
2
Mäurer / Westphal
2
15th
Sowa / Wernitz
1
B. Poniewaz / D. Poniewaz
0
Women
The winners: Anna Behlen & Sarah Schneider
Round of 16
Quarter finals
Semifinals
final
1
16
Behlen / S. Schneider
2
Karnbaum / Niemczyk
0
Karnbaum / Niemczyk
2
Happy / Scott
1
Behlen / S. Schneider
2
Körtzinger / Walkenhorst
0
5
12
Körtzinger / Walkenhorst
2
Krebs / Krohn
0
Krebs / Krohn
2
Arnholdt / Welsch
0
Behlen / S. Schneider
2
Gernert / Kiesling
0
6th
11
Mersmann / Tillmann
2
Klinke / Kotzan
0
Aulenbrock / Ferger
1
Klinke / Kotzan
2
Mersmann / Tillmann
0
Gernert / Kiesling
2
7th
10
Gernert / Kiesling
2
3rd place match
C. Bieneck / Stautz
1
Hoja / Hüttermann
1
Körtzinger / Walkenhorst
0
C. Bieneck / Stautz
2
Mersmann / Tillmann
2
German Championship Timmendorfer Strand
Web links
Individual evidence
↑ Great uproar before the start of the national series in Münster. Münstersche Zeitung , June 6, 2018, accessed on June 28, 2018 .
↑ The Techniker Beach Tour - what changes, what stays the same ... beach-volleyball.de, accessed on June 28, 2018 .
↑ German Sports Journalist Award 2019: Julius Brink named “Best Newcomer”. DVV, March 26, 2019, accessed on April 25, 2019 .
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