Germany - VBL 1. Bundesliga 2020/21

    No, no team was formally qualified for the CL group stage. But as I explained before, the VBL used the chance for a rational decision for the league: by assigning Schwerin to pool stage and Stuttgart to CL qualification, they could get two teams into the competition. If they had decided to classify the season as non-played, Stuttgart would have been in pool stage and Schwerin not attending at all, because they were only once in the last three seasons in the CL, not sufficing for the qualification slot.

    Regarding the new league sponsor or premium partner (the official wording is not in line with previous announcements): Allianz is in risk to be blamed as not neutral, because they have in each first league a team, which they sponsor also (Stuttgart in women's league and Düren in men's league). So let us wait, if Schwerin or Dresden will complain about that...

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    And more whining from Stuttgart: VBL decided that the Supercup match will be played by Dresden (as Cup winner) and Schwerin. Besides that, Renkema and Irion want to have VBL's decision regarding CL appointments checked

    This is not a likely way to success, because of season was ended prematurely the VBL has options to decide on their own.

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    The league starts at October 3rd. All matches are live at sporttotal.tv. But I don't know if it's also available outside of Germany.

    It won't be available to stream internationally but it will be uploaded on youtube or dailymotion shortly for those won't be able to access sporttotal. I was able to access sporttotal from the UK before but not anymore.

    There is now a "concept", more likely a talking/dealing framework with lawmakers and health officials, of the VBL for this coming season regarding the pandemics. Unluckily there is nothing, what we fans wanting to attend live matches, can learn from it for now. But the Russian Superleague published a clear concept, and it sounds horrible: only 10% of hall capacity are allowed to use, duty to wear masks all the time (aside from those players on the court, who are currently warming up respectively playing) and temperature measurements for everyone at entrance. So the chance, that at least for a while the VBL will play the matches without any spectators attending seems further very high.

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    There is now a "concept", more likely a talking/dealing framework with lawmakers and health officials, of the VBL for this coming season regarding the pandemics. Unluckily there is nothing, what we fans wanting to attend live matches, can learn from it for now. But the Russian Superleague published a clear concept, and it sounds horrible: only 10% of hall capacity are allowed to use, duty to wear masks all the time (aside from those players on the court, who are currently warming up respectively playing) and temperature measurements for everyone at entrance. So the chance, that at least for a while the VBL will play the matches without any spectators attending seems further very high.



    You conclude from a concept from Russia to the reaction that will happen in Germany in the VBL ?? intressting !!!really ?? where does your information come from? I think no one can say what will happen .... You just guess why?

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    Audriana Fitzmorris didn't play for Dresden. She had to have surgery. ||

    I'm so sad about it. I was really looking forward to see her playing in Dresden!;(

    Which players are now still available? Kubura seems possible, I suppose it's also not easy for her to find a new club now...so maybe she'll accept a lower salary...

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    You conclude from a concept from Russia to the reaction that will happen in Germany in the VBL ?? intressting !!!really ?? where does your information come from? I think no one can say what will happen .... You just guess why?

    I have not claimed, that VBL will do the very same (it would make not any sense IMHO), but it is a sign, how bad it can be when decided.

    While Dresdner SC launched season tickets selling already a while ago (I can't understand that, to be honest), I can report from Stuttgart, how the conditions at least until end of October will be in the best possible case:


    first there will be no selling of season tickets for the time being - I guess, if the pandemics are much weaker in the second half of the season, they might sell them for that second half anyway, but this seems highly unlikely at the moment.


    Until end of October in the state of Baden-Württemberg there is a limit of 500 persons, so together with the 100 or so sponsor booked tickets and core attendees there will be roughly 300 tickets to be sold at most per match on an online only base, with tickets available only in pairs for people from the same home, they have to give every name now in advance (not only the buyer as until last season). - To be honest, I'm surprised, that they try to get admittance of fans at all by health officials and state law makers with this low number. If they get an allowance for it, is a total different topic.


    This will effectively exclude most of the most faithful and loud fans, not only me, but the majority of them. And with so few limited fans in the hall there will be no real fan feeling.


    They may occasionally play in the bigger Porsche Arena, if the limit of 500 persons is increased to at least 1.000 (what is not possible in SCHARRena due to the distancing requirements).


    I guess this will be similar in most halls, so we have as expected a very quiet season ahead, with a much smaller home advantage as usual.