Germany - VBL 1. Bundesliga 2024/25

    Quote from Reiki

    Can't read it but according to the transfer rumours the 9 players should be Rivers, Segura, Koskelo, Knollema, Robinson, Bozic, Reesink, Morrissette, and Veltman

    That's the list. The paper says Knollema goes to Firenze ("Florenz", I assume that means back to Firenze, not scandicci)

    After their last home match of their 2 BL Pro season, Flacht has said goodbye to a few players leaving the club. More relevant for this topic are the players not mentioned, so I guess these will stay to play in BL next year:


    S

    Saskia Lenk

    Julia Teso (D/Lux double citizenship?, setting for Lux NT)


    Opp

    Frauke Neuhaus (played for Schwerin 21-23 and other BL teams)



    OH

    Julia Cedeño (b. Wenzel, played for Straubing, Wiesbaden, Neuwied)

    Leonie Büdenbender (? had to deal with injuries, did not play much last two seasons)

    Sara Marjanovic

    Hanne Binkau


    MB

    Britta Schammer

    Julia Schneider


    L

    Alina Stäbler


    The most noticable player by far is Neuhaus. I hope they will add some strength to the team, otherwise a lot of their games will be over real quick.

    Leana Grozer renewed her contract with Schwerin :heart: I'm pretty sure she already got plenty of offers from abroad, but I think it's good to stay at least one more year in the rather protected atmosphere of Schwerin to develop further before taking the next step.

    Yes, Julie Teso is both officially German and Luxemburg inhabitant.


    And no: it looks like Flacht will have no major reinforcements, they are likely to be the weakest team in first league next season. Hamburg will have more money and get stronger and Borken intended for years to join first league.

    Schwerin wins the first final match 3:0, but in tight sets (23, 24, 22). MVP Grozer 16 pts (52%) and Dambrink 16 pts (54%) were too strong for Dresden today, but maybe they can get a better result at home on Wednesday. Only 3rd match next Saturday will be on free TV :down:

    Quote from Marisaala

    Hölzig was subbed out at the beginning of set two. Did she got injured?

    She returned at the end of 3rd set, so I don't think anything happened. I had the same thought though when I saw it in the live score...


    EDIT Schwerin's match report says Hölzig asked to be subbed out after a bad movement in defense :| but obviously nothing serious eventually, surely they wouldn't have let her back in later if it was anything to worry about.

    I was in the hall. She was sitting on the bench after her substitution and looked a bit dejected. But later I didn't get the feeling that anything was wrong.

    Quote from denzz

    Jasmine Gross to Stuttgart

    Can anyone read this? I think more names are mentioned for Stuttgart in the article

    https://www.stuttgarter-nachri…5e-b2a8-235cd127346b.html

    I think now we know most of them: Stay + New + Teen

    OH：Stautz + De Paula, Holthaus, Mogensen + Slacanin

    MB：Varela + Gross, Koulberg + Steinhilber

    OPP：Martin +

    S：Kastner, Krenicky,

    L：+ Mottis, 马场

    The only unknown name is sub OPP

    Yurika Bamba is second libera yes, US College player Lydia Grote is backup opposite.

    Some fun facts about the current finals: Schwerin took a third league star with their last championship win in 2018, which made a total of 12. So it is this single title, which matters for them, to earn a fourth star they have to win another six (!) titles (sum 18). This is totally different for Dresden: they have now six, with a seventh win (last was 2021) they would earn a second league star, being the only one behind Schwerin so. Comparison: each one star have Münster (5 titles) and Stuttgart (four titles) and that's all, for example Rote Raben Vilsbiburg failed to win a third time the championship to get one.


    The legend of Krystal Rivers is now complete: effectively she is unbeaten in Europe national championsships, won in France with Béziers (as first title for them) and four times with Stuttgart (the four and only titles) - the two losses of championship for Stuttgart happened, when Rivers couldn't play anymore for health reasons, 2021 after leading 2:1 in the final series Rivers couldn't continue, 2:3 loss, and now in the decider Rivers couldn't play again and Stuttgart lost that one too. And indeed, it will be anything but easy for Stuttgart to win another championship without her.