Germany - Volleyball Bundesliga (VBL) 2015/16

TimHH · Feb 7th 2016

Results:
Coburg vs. CVM 1:3 (18:25,25:21,16:25,19:25)
http://live.volleyball-bundesliga.de/2015-16/Men/&1085.pdf

Düren vs. Herrsching 3:0 (25:15,25:20,25:18 )
http://live.volleyball-bundesliga.de/2015-16/Men/&1088.pdf

Berlin vs. Friedrichshafen 1:3 (24:26,25:22,21:25,20:25)
http://live.volleyball-bundesliga.de/2015-16/Men/&1087.pdf

United Volleys vs. Lüneburg 3:0 (25:20,28:26,25:22)
http://live.volleyball-bundesliga.de/2015-16/Men/&1088.pdf

Standing: http://www.volleyball-bundesli…sstats/1blm_tabelle.xhtml

Strong performance by Friedrichshafen in Berlin. With the full squad at their disposal they look very much improved compared to the beginning of the season. For each position they have options now. Today Michal Finger (MVP) and Gauna played great, coming from the bench. Now, they can even attack the first place after regular season. A special mention deserves young libero Luke Perry. Statiscally, he is best receiver and best defender of the league. A great libero in the making.

For Berlin, the downward trend continues. It seems that, at the moment, they somehow miss an idea of what and how they want to play. Still a lot of work to do for Serniotti. They just can not rely only on individual qualities of players.

TimHH · Feb 10th 2016

Düren vs. Berlin : http://sportdeutschland.tv/vbl…erlin-recycling-volleys-2

The match already started and if both teams confirm their latest results, it is going to be an interesting match. Another loss and surely fans and management will get a bit nervous in berlin.

TimHH · Feb 15th 2016

weekend results:

Berlin vs. Netzhoppers 3:0 (25:20,25:17,25:19)
http://live.volleyball-bundesliga.de/2015-16/Men/&1098.pdf

Friedrichshafen vs. CVM 3:0 (25:23,25:17,25:20)
http://live.volleyball-bundesliga.de/2015-16/Men/&1097.pdf

Rottenburg vs. Düren 3:1 (25:21,25:23,25:27,25:20)
http://live.volleyball-bundesliga.de/2015-16/Men/&1099.pdf

Coburg vs. Bühl 1:3 (25:22,12:25,20:25,19:25)
http://live.volleyball-bundesliga.de/2015-16/Men/&1101.pdf

Standing: http://www.volleyball-bundesli…tabelle/1blm_normal.xhtml

News of the day is, that, finally, Rottenburg is ending their loosing streak. 19 year old OH Moritz Karlitzek contributed 32 points (64%). On the other hand, Rottenburgs other german hopeful, Tom Strohbach, seems to be completely off the rail and was benched yesterday after a terrible performance midweek in Herrsching.
Also Bühl seems to be on a good run, especially australian MB Nehemia Mote showed some great performances recently.

TimHH · Feb 16th 2016

Some stats......

Best attackers of season so far, taking into consideration the general efficiency and the amount of balls which were being attacked.

EDIT: Formula for below ranking/percentages: General attack efficiency - average attack eff. of all players on this position X total attacks of the rated player.

http://www.volleyball-bundesli…sstats/1blm_ranking.xhtml

TimHH · Feb 21st 2016

Results:
Herrsching vs. Coburg 3:1 (25:16,25:22,22:25,25:22)
http://live.volleyball-bundesliga.de/2015-16/Men/&1107.pdf

CVM vs. Netzhoppers 2:3 (25:15,23:25,19:25,25:14,16:18)
http://live.volleyball-bundesliga.de/2015-16/Men/&1104.pdf

Rottenburg vs. Berlin 0:3 (20:25,18:25,19:25)
http://live.volleyball-bundesliga.de/2015-16/Men/&1102.pdf

Lüneburg vs. Friedrichshafen 3:1 (22:25,25:17,25:19,25:23)
http://live.volleyball-bundesliga.de/2015-16/Men/&1105.pdf

Great result for Lüneburg.
Rene Bahlburg, in one of his first matches as a starter, was deserved MVP. That shows that they really have great depth on OH position this year.

Standing:
1. Berlin (14-2) 43
2. Friedrichshafen (13-3) 37
3. United Volleys (11-5) 34
4. Düren (10-7) 29
5. Lüneburg (9-7) 28
6. Bühl (9-7) 23
7. Herrsching (7-9 ) 21
8. Coburg/Grub (6-10) 17
9. Netzhoppers (4-12) 12
10.CVM (4-12) 12
11.Rottenburg (2-15) 11

TimHH · Feb 22nd 2016

Next round of general stats:
http://www.volleyball-bundesli…sstats/1blm_ranking.xhtml

Best receivers (positive or perfect reception):

Best digger (libero only):

TimHH · Feb 24th 2016

No surprises today. All favourites won, more or less, convincingly. Major news for Lüneburg fans: Falko Steinke is back
results and stats: http://www.volleyball-bundesli…tabelle/1blm_normal.xhtml

TimHH · Feb 26th 2016

German Cup Final:

Sunday, 28th February, 16.45 CET
TV Ingersoll Bühl vs. Berlin Recycling Volleys

livestream: http://sportdeutschland.tv/vol…erlin-recycling-volleys_4

Like last year, we have a clear favourite, which is obviously Berlin. Even though they haven't been convincing all the time during last weeks, they still have the individually better side. Furthermore, almost every player has experience when it comes to dealing with big matches in big arenas. This year, for the first time, the final will be held in Mannheim in front of 12.000 spectators.....

For Bühl, a lot will depend on performance of young german OH duo Sossenheimer/Sandmeier. If they can deliver on reception and the MBs can be used, they might stand a chance as both MBs, Mote and Mayaula, belong to the best attacking MBs of the league. Furthermore they could cause problems for Berlin with a good blocking performance which is as well a general strength of this team. They already beat Berlin this year so the case is not completely hopeless but still, Berlin remains the big favourite.

TimHH · Feb 29th 2016

TV Ingersoll Bühl vs. Berlin Recycling Volleys 0:3 (18:25, 12:25, 17:25)
http://live.volleyball-bundesliga.de/2015-16/Men/&7114.pdf

There is not much to say about the match. In every element, Berlin was the better side. Doubtful setting and a non existing block/defence made it impossible for Bühl to make a better result. Numbers for Berlin's wing spikers ( 79%, 80%, 62%) tell a lot.

TimHH · Mar 5th 2016

Schedule and streams for todays matches:

19.00 Uhr GCDW TSV Herrsching vs. VfB Friedrichshafen bit.ly/21PQSgq
19.30 Uhr United Volleys RheinMain vs. BR Volleys bit.ly/1TybdFQ
19.30 Uhr TV Rottenburg vs. VSG Coburg/Grub bit.ly/1QxBjpO
20.00 Uhr SVG Lüneburg vs. CV Mitteldeutschland bit.ly/1QZaFIB
20.00 Uhr TV Ingersoll Bühl vs. Netzhoppers bit.ly/1RN9KYH

Very interesting matches today. Friedrichshafen and Berlin with difficult away matches and at the bottom of the table, Rottenburg is fighting for their last chance to avoid relegation. Their last match will be in Friedrichshafen, so they ultimately need 3 points today.

standing: http://www.volleyball-bundesli…tabelle/1blm_normal.xhtml

volleyfreak3a · Mar 6th 2016

I watched the United Volleys vs Berlin Recycling match last night and the final 3 - 0 score didn't do the game justice.

The first set was very close up until 20, and then 3 service aces by the American outside hitter Paul Lotman made a quick end to the set.

In the second set the opposite Christian Dunnes really stepped up his game, and Canadian outside hitter Bryan Fraser came into the game and played very well, helping the United Volleys gain a 4 point lead at 20 - 16. More strong serving from Berlin evened up the set, and in extra points the United Volleys had 3 chances to end the set, but were unable to capitalize and Berlin won 31-29.

The third set was also very close until 19 points, then some strong block-defence by Berlin allowed them to gain a small advantage and finish the game.

Game Statistics: Statistik-Datei als PDF

This years Bundesliga Playoffs are sure to be very exciting!http://live.volleyball-bundesliga.de/2015-16/Men/&1114.pdf

TimHH · Mar 6th 2016

Quote from volleyfreak3a

watched the United Volleys vs Berlin Recycling match last night and the final 3 - 0 score didn't do the game justice.

Good to hear that, despite the naked result, it obviously wasn't a bad game. Great week for Berlin with 3 convincing wins in important matches. That will probably make them grow as a team. Worth to mention as well the nice attendance in Frankfurt. Almost 4.000 people filled the hall

The bad news of the day comes from Coburg. They are in serious economical problems and 3 points will be deducted from them with immediate effect. It can even get worse for them and the future for the club looks very uncertain at the moment.The clubs statement: http://www.vsg2001.de/faellt-n…-woche-der-letzte-hammer/

Results:
GCDW TSV Herrsching vs. VfB Friedrichshafen 0:3 (22:25,17:25,18:25)
http://live.volleyball-bundesliga.de/2015-16/Men/&1117.pdf
Good statement by Friedrichshafen. They were obviously very eager to win convincingly after little provocations by Herrsching in the run-up to this match.

United Volleys RheinMain vs. BR Volleys 0:3 (21:25,29:31,21:25)
http://live.volleyball-bundesliga.de/2015-16/Men/&1114.pdf
Klobucar obviously had an "off day". I also wonder why Georg Escher didn't play for United Volleys Great numbers for Shoji and Kromm though.

TV Rottenburg vs. VSG Coburg/Grub 3:0 (26:24,25:20,25:21)
http://live.volleyball-bundesliga.de/2015-16/Men/&1119.pdf

SVG Lüneburg vs. CV Mitteldeutschland 3:2 (25:19,25:19,21:25,17:25,15:9)
http://live.volleyball-bundesliga.de/2015-16/Men/&1115.pdf
Scottie Kevorken with five aces in fifth set 8o. It is sure now, that Lüneburg will play Düren in playoff quarterfinal. They still play for 4th/5th position in ranking. Next wednesday, Berlin will come to Lüneburg

TV Ingersoll Bühl vs. Netzhoppers 3:2 (20:25,23:25,25:14,25:17,15:11)
http://live.volleyball-bundesliga.de/2015-16/Men/&1116.pdf

TimHH · Mar 9th 2016

Tonights matches:

19.30 Uhr CV Mitteldeutschland vs. TV Ingersoll Bühl bit.ly/21kQLav
19.30 Uhr Netzhoppers KW-Bestensee vs. TSV Herrsching bit.ly/1nvNqb7
19.30 Uhr VSG Coburg/Grub vs. United Volleys RheinMain bit.ly/1QCOkxb
20.00 Uhr VfB Friedrichshafen vs. Düren bit.ly/1SyPxYV (full production and commentary)
20.00 Uhr SVG Lüneburg vs. BR Volleys bit.ly/1OZyUyQ

With a point in Lüneburg, Berlin can seal the first place after main round.

Another news is, that Düren's coach Anton Brams will leave the club after the season. He wants to concentrate on his business (developping software for match and player analysis).

TimHH · Mar 9th 2016

Results:
CV Mitteldeutschland vs. TV Ingersoll Bühl 3:2 (22:25,19:25,25:23,26:24,16:14)
http://live.volleyball-bundesliga.de/2015-16/Men/&1125.pdf

Netzhoppers KW-Bestensee vs. TSV Herrsching 3:1 (19:25,25:21,26:24,25:22)
http://live.volleyball-bundesliga.de/2015-16/Men/&1124.pdf

VSG Coburg/Grub vs. United Volleys RheinMain 0:3 (19:25,24:26,25:27)
http://live.volleyball-bundesliga.de/2015-16/Men/&1121.pdf

VfB Friedrichshafen vs. Düren 3:1 (25:16,25:16,24:26,25:18 )
http://live.volleyball-bundesliga.de/2015-16/Men/&1123.pdf

SVG Lüneburg vs. BR Volleys 3:2 (25:22,36:38,26:24,23:25,15:12)
http://live.volleyball-bundesliga.de/2015-16/Men/&1120.pdf

Incredibly tight and embattled match. Big win for Lüneburg, which ensures home advantage in playoff quarterfinal against Düren.

Last round and standing: http://www.volleyball-bundesli…tabelle/1blm_normal.xhtml

TimHH · Mar 12th 2016

As feared, the situation for Coburg has worsened and another 6 points were deducted from them. So the last round became meaningless for the ranking. Coburg is on last place and theoretically has to go down to second division. But it is very questionable whether they still will apply for a second division license.
It is always sad when something like this happens but obviously Coburg ran out of money and had a too expensive roster, considering their budget. Probably not much choice for the VBL board here.

last round and stats: http://www.volleyball-bundesli…tats/1blm_spielplan.xhtml

Standing after main round:

1. Berlin (17-3) 53
2. Friedrichshafen (17-3) 49
3. United Volleys (14-6) 43
4. Lüneburg (13-7) 38
5. Düren (12-8 ) 35
6. Bühl (10-10) 26
7. Herrsching (8-12 ) 24
8. Netzhoppers (5-15) 16
9. CVM (5-15) 15
10.Rottenburg (3-17) 14
11.VSG Coburg/Grub (6-14) 8

TimHH · Mar 14th 2016

Pre Playoffs (best of 3):

Herrsching (7) vs. Rottenburg (10)
Netzhoppers (8 ) vs. Mitteldeutschland (9)

Playoff Quarterfinal (best of 3)

Berlin vs. worse ranked winner of ppo
Friedrichshafen vs. best ranked winner of ppo
United Volleys vs. TV Bühl
Lüneburg vs. Düren

TimHH · Mar 14th 2016

My personal starting 7 after main round, mostly based on stats, but a bit of bias surely is involved as well.
Substitutes are in brackets behind...

Libero:
Erik Shoji, BR Volleys (Ferdinand Tille, TSV Herrsching)

MB:
Nehemia Mote, Bühl / Michel Schlien, Lüneburg (Marc-Anthony Honoré, Friedrichshafen / Nicolas Le Goff, Berlin)

OH:
Steven Marshall, Lüneburg / Robert Kromm, BR Volleys ( Jan-Phillip Marks, Düren / Moritz Reichert, United Volleys)

Opposite:
Paul Carroll, Berlin (Christian Dünnes, United Volleys)

Setter:
Simon Tischer, Friedrichshafen (Tsimafei Zhukouski, Berlin)

You can check individual and team stats here: http://www.volleyball-bundesli…sstats/1blm_ranking.xhtml

TimHH · Mar 17th 2016

Hats off to the godfather of german volleyball

Today, Stelian Moculescu, after 40 years of coaching and 19 years in Friedrichshafen, declared that he will retire from coaching at the end of the season. i will especially miss his rants towards cameramen during time outs

http://www.vfb-volleyball.de/medien/news/2016/2016-03-17.php

http://www.worldofvolley.com/N…at-the-end-of-season.html