Could Dresden now even loose the 5th place and become 6th in the end? Or is it not possible?
The ranking is by points, wins and then set ratio. So Potsdam-Münster 0:3 and Dresden-Stuttgart 0:3 would mean:
Münster 29 10 38:40
Dresden 29 10 36:38 so that should put Dresden behind Münster and Dresden could end up 6th with a Wiesbaden win.
Not too likely I guess
Münster has reached the playoffs as Vilsbiburg and Suhl play each other next weekend and one of them will stay behind Münster.
I think the current rules are OK, but they should just end the match when the question of who advances is decided.
You'd have some matches with only two sets, could be less than an hour long. Not very nice for the spectators.
Maybe the rule could be like this:
Have a golden set whenever there are different winners (e.g. 2:3 and 3:0), but give an advantage of maybe 2 points per set to the team which has won more sets in the golden set. So if the matches end 2:3 and 3:0 the golden set would start with a score of 4:0.
With this rule it's always possible for the trailing team to still end up advancing.
Yes already Stuttgart sign with this coach.
He will be assistant coach and in case Aleksandersen can’t coach he will take over.
It will be Konstantin Bitter.
Alexandersen had to start a new round of cancer treatment (radiation therapy), it will take about 6 weeks to see if the treatment works well.
Alexandersen won't make the trip to Novara this week but might be back for the home match vs Vilsbiburg on Saturday. He missed the home match against Novara last week due to pneumonia.
Source (paywall):
https://www.stuttgarter-zeitun…89-8b80-fe48ba3315eb.html
edit:
Club statement:
League manager Julia Retzlaff:
The league will not play with 12 teams next season, so without Straubing or any of the current 2nd league teams. Straubing tries to play in 2. Bundesliga Pro.
Source (paywall):
https://www.stuttgarter-zeitun…1e-9785-ccb26bcd78a1.html
Not many news in the rest of the article, she praises Stuttgart's consistency, hopes they will play in Porsche Arena more often. She also talks about Alexandersen, says that when she played in his team in Schwerin they trained the most of all clubs, sometimes even as a penalty in the morning after an 8 hour bus ride home. She thinks he has become calmer now. She appreciated his "menschlichen Umgang" (not sure how to translate this, it means to always keep in mind that you're dealing with a human being when interacting with someone)
Yes, Wiesbaden has an easy schedule and should make the playoffs, they might even end up 5th. Aachen will probably make it as well but they play Stuttgart,@Suhl and vs Wiesbaden, if they lose all 3 they could still be in danger.
Münster's remaining matches are against Schwerin, Dresden and @Potsdam. Vilsbiburg will play Dresden, @Stuttgart and Suhl. Tough schedules for both teams. Suhl is in good shape but 2 points behind, they will rest next weekend, then play Aachen and then @Vilsbiburg.
I think Münster might end up 9th, but it's really close.
Is it just me or is the quality of the stream bad for everyone? It's working but with a very low resolution.
Segura will stay in Stuttgart for another season.
In addition, 5 players already had a contract for next season.
Pogany, Dambrink, Ambrosius, Fernau and Nestler according to Schwerins Facebook team.
I guess Neuhaus will leave. We'll see what happens with the OHs
Pia Kästner, Jazmine White, Indy Baijens, Anne Hölzig and Tutku Yüzgenç stay in Schwerin.
Besides that also Dambrink has a contract for next season.
https://www.schweriner-sc.com/…uf-kontinuitaet-im-kader/
In addition, 5 players already had a contract for next season.
You're probably right, it's the qualification points that do it for Ukraine.
It doesn't make sense at all to just add all points and not adjust for whether it's qualification or main phase and whether a country has 1,2 or 3 participants. But we shouldn't expect sensible decisions from the CEV...
I just stumbled upon the slots allocation for 2024:
https://webmedia.cev.eu/media/…lots-allocation-final.pdf
I wonder why France is ahead of Germany in the rankings. How does Ukraine manage to be close to Germany?
Is there any complete explanation how this works?
France's advantage might be that they had two teams in all three years. So if it's total points then that might explain why France is ahead of Germany. But then Ukraine's points should be much lower than Germany's.
The volleyball competitions regulations did not really clarify this for me.
https://webmedia.cev.eu/media/…egulations_15-06-2022.pdf
Apparently you get 2 points for a win, 1 for a loss and 10/8 bonus points per round in CL.
Potsdam will play @Wiesbaden on the 11th and then @Schwerin on the 25th. Might make sense to give Nemeth and maybe others a break and focus on the game @Schwerin.
Erfurt is definitely eliminated with Suhl's victory today btw since either Vilsbiburg or Suhl will be out of reach no matter what.
However, a part of me is curious to see what Stuttgart is capable of without her and this part is growing bigger and bigger each season
Stuttgart won against Busto last season without her, a phenomenal game by Lee. In the season before Rivers was missing in parts of the Bundesliga finals against Dresden, the ohs couldn't carry the load especially in game 5, in game 4 Stuttgart managed to get to the tie break without her with Segura and Mljenkova.
vs Busto: https://www-old.cev.eu/Competi…hStatistics.aspx?ID=45882
It sounds like it was her decision. She talked to the club management and coach, it sounds like they agreed that it would be best for her to play somewhere else since she's unhappy with the time she gets on court. Renkema said they will keep watching her, "A return is absolutely not ruled out" ("Eine Rückkehr ist absolut nicht ausgeschlossen.“). Seems the tone was much more amicable compared to when Berger left.
I assume they told her that they will either keep Bongaerts or have a setter on the same level. So her chances of becoming the starter next season weren't too good.
Kohn will leave Stuttgart after the season to get more playing time.
StZ (paywall):
I think it's
(6) Vakif-(11)Lodz (to play Milano)
(7) Fener-(10) Chemik (to play Imoco)
(4) Novara-(5) Stuttgart
(8) Rzeszow-(9) Volero (to play Ecza)
I'm not saying they are playing badly on purpose because I have no way of knowing that, but Vakifbank losing two sets would actually get them a better draw, right?
They would play Stuttgart and avoid Fener in the quarters...
Straubing has applied for a license for the new 2nd league pro
The other teams that have applied are:
DSHS SnowTrex Köln, TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen, SCU Emlichheim, VC Allbau Essen, ESA Grimma Volleys, SSC Freisen, Skurios Volleys Borken, Stralsunder Wildcats, ETV Hamburg, TV Dingolfing, Vfl Oythe, VCO Dresden, VCO Berlin , BBSC Berlin, Binder Blaubären Flacht (amateur league team from a village near Stuttgart)
https://www.volleyball-bundesl…e=0#a_754759703_764521437
I think there's no final decision yet whether Straubing will try to stay in 1.Bundesliga.
