Preseason tournament "Hummel Cup" was played in Stuttgart this weekend.
On Friday (behind closed doors): Stuttgart - Suhl 3:0 (?)
Neuchatel won over Wiesbaden
On Saturday (public):
Suhl - Wiesbaden 3:0 Suhl's setter Nagels suffered a foot injury and had to be replaced.
Stuttgart-Neuchatel 3:0 . Stuttgart played the entire match with Bozic, Rivers, Knollema, Stautz, Varela, Morrissette and Koskelo.
Anyone able to read this: https://www.stuttgarter-nachri…82-8970-76cad71f8a47.html
In August her agent contacted the club because there was an offer from Paris which is coached by the Slovenian NT coach. But nothing was said about this when Siftar arrived in Stuttgart last week, the club said she seemed very motivated to play for Stuttgart. On Wednesday however she stated that she didn't like the town and her appartment and felt unhappy and wanted to leave. The club felt they had to agree. Apparently Paris seems no longer to be an option though. Renkema is very much not amused.
QuoteDisplay MoreWoche 1: 14. - 19. Mai in Antalya (TUR)
Spiel 1: 15. Mai, 16 Uhr: Deutschland vs. Frankreich
Spiel 2: 16. Mai, 13 Uhr: Deutschland vs. Italien
Spiel 3: 17. Mai, 13 Uhr: Deutschland vs. Japan
Spiel 4: 19. Mai, 13 Uhr: Deutschland vs. Niederlande
Woche 2: 28. Mai - 2. Juni in Arlington (USA)
Spiel 1: 29. Mai, 21:30 Uhr: Deutschland vs. Türkei
Spiel 2: 30. Mai, 23 Uhr: Deutschland vs. Kanada
Spiel 3: 31. Mai, 20 Uhr: Deutschland vs. Polen
Spiel 4: 3. Juni, 1:30 Uhr: Deutschland vs. Bulgarien
Woche 3: 11. - 16. Juni in Hong Kong
Spiel 1: 11. Juni, 11 Uhr: Deutschland vs. Dominikanische Republik
Spiel 2: 13. Juni, 11 Uhr: Deutschland vs. Brasilien
Spiel 3: 14. Juni, 14:30 Uhr: Deutschland vs. China
Spiel 4: 16. Juni, 7:30 Uhr: Deutschland vs. Thailand
https://www.volleyball-verband…op-events/nations-league/
That's the schedule. So Germany would have to win like 9 games? So lose to Turkey, Italy and China and win against Ned, Can, Bra, DR, JPN, Pol and everyone else. Ned and Can would have to lose most of their matches.
An enormous challenge
contract with Stuttgart but they will give her to Suhl
What's the plan, will she try to play as OH in the future? Otherwise this seems weird considering they just said Martin will succeed Rivers if all goes well.
A paywalled article says 10 players are leaving Schwerin and where they are headed, anyone can read it fully?
Pia Fernau, Susan Schut, Sina Fuchs, Leandra Rixa Negri and Lea Ambrosius are the other 5 players leaving.
Yüzgenc to Asia, White to France, Baijens to Italy. Pogany to USA, Kästner to Italy
A short look at the "other German NTs", i.e. in the sand:
Sandra Ittlinger and former vice world champion Karla Borger won the (2nd tier) Challenge tournament in China last week. Ludwig/Lippman placed 5th.
It seems quite likely now that two German teams will qualify for the Olympics, that is the maximum per federation. However it's unclear which two teams this will be as Germany's top duo is currently Müller/Tillmann and the race is very tight between the three teams.
These are the German teams in the Olympic ranking atm:
The cutoff is at ca 6500 points at the moment. 3 Elite (this week in Brasilia, in 3 weeks in Portugal and in Ostrava/CZ ending June 9th) and one 2nd tier Challenge tournament (in Poland beginning of June) remain for the teams to improve their score. The 12 best results from 23/24 are used for the ranking,
It will be tough for Ittlinger/Borger as they will probably need to start in the qualification in Brazil and Portugal, Müller/Tillmann will be going to the Main Draw directly. In Brazil also Ludwig/Lippmann are in the Main Draw.
https://fivb.12ndr.at/olympic-ranking/women
edit: The ultimate decision which teams to send is made by DVV so they could in principle prefer Ludwig/Lippmann over a higher placed team but that would probably end in a lawsuit.
Here's an article about the ten new players of Stuttgart. Unfortunately paywalled again.
Someone able to read it?
Unlike previous years all new players in Stuttgart are announced in one newspaper article in the Stuttgart papers (paywall):
https://www.stuttgarter-zeitun…a7-8e1e-2ca7663f9d90.html
All rumoured new players are confirmed:
OH: Siftar,M.Robinson,Stautz (+Knollema)
OPP:Martin (+Rivers)
S:Bozic,Krenicky
L:Reesink (+Koskelo)
MB:Varela,Veltman,Morrissette
The contract with Martin contains an option for a second year. Renkema: "She could be the player that will eventually succeed Rivers"
The same goes for Reesink.
Sounds like this might be the last season for Rivers and Koskelo.
About the OHs, Renkema says they are stronger in attack next season but have to work a lot to have good reception.
According to Renkema, Stuttgart have made a "concious decision not to pay higher salaries" next year even though salary expectations by agents have risen by up to 50% in the last few years and there is strong competition due to LOVB.
Summary: Knollema is confirmed to stay (as well as Rivers and Koskelo) Schwerdtner/Segura end their career. Vanjak to Indonesia. Mirosavljevic and Mulder were not offered an extension.
I think the rest is already known.
pos 4. so longline.
The ball is behind Koslowski who's about to touch it with the extended left leg
That's the situation btw:
It was a longline attack from pos. 4 by Knollema
According to Koslowski, he talked on the phone with Bitter and they sorted everything out
He also critizises the referees for refusing to check the situation by video check even though it would technically be possible, but not within the officially allowed challenges.
https://www.sportschau.de/regi…deo-entscheidung-100.html
In this report it says he's criticising the league, not the referees
According to Koslowski, he talked on the phone with Bitter and they sorted everything out
What are the rules for these kinds of situations? (coach interfering with play) I would have thought it was the coach's responsibility to stay away, so the other team should be awarded the point.
Weird game 4. Stuttgart leads 2:0 and 20:14. Schwerin with a serving series by Kästner fights back to win set 3.
In set 4 a scandalous decision by the the referee at 1:2. Koslowski interferes with play but the ref calls double fault. Stuttgart drops the following points.
The league really is in big trouble.
In 2022:
QuoteUm zwei Jahre hat die 28-Jährige in Dresden nun noch einmal verlängert, und sie deutet auf Nachfrage an, dass es wohl sogar ihre letzte Profistation sein wird.
"It's probably going to be her last contract as pro vb player"
https://www.saechsische.de/spo…erlaengerung-5674700.html
So if the plans have not changed she'll probably retire this year and maybe raise a family soon.
Germany's U20 is trying to qualify for EC this weekend:
| 5.April 2024, 18 Uhr | Deutschland vs. Estland |
| 6.April 2024, 18 Uhr | Deutschland vs. Finnland |
| 7.April 2024, 18 Uhr | Deutschland vs. Ukraine |
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjx0yBxETKKngxmkxSkO_Bg
| Michelle Bachmann | RPB/VCO Berlin |
| Gesa Brandstrup | SC Spelle-Venhaus/VCO Berlin |
| Lea Feistritzer | MTV Stuttgart |
| Lotte Goertz | VCO Dresden/Dresdner SC |
| Antonia Herpich | VC Wiesbaden |
| Emilia Jordan | USC Münster |
| Betty Lange | Schweriner SC |
| Alina Nasin | VCO Berlin/Marzahner VC |
| Svea Elin Naujack | Schweriner SC |
| Mette Pfeffer | Dresdner SC/VCO Dresden |
| Marlene Rieger | TV Biedenkopf/VCO Berlin |
| Paulina Ströh | Schweriner SC |
| Annelis Tyws | SC Potsdam |
| Teresa Ziegenbalg | Dresdner SC/VCO Dresden |
I think they wanted to say that she had 100% in golden set, which is true, she went 5/5 in attack
GS stats
https://www-old.cev.eu/Competi…tics.aspx?ID=72414&setN=5
Egonu 5/8, no err. not blocked
Cazaute 5/5, no error, not blocked
Arina 3/8 no errors, not blocked
Vargas 4/8 1 err, blocked twice
Looking at the crowd this will be an away game for Stuttgart tonight.
Since the introduction of the Q finals in the 18/19 season all semi-finalists were from either Turkey or Italy (a Russian team would have made it in 22 out of an all-Russian QF but they were then banned)
QF participants:
Stuttgart ......................4 (19/20/23/24)
Dinamo Moscow ........3 (19/20/22)
Rzeszow ..................... 2 (22/23)
LKS(24)/Kazan(22)/Kaliningrad(22)/Chemik(21) ...1
QuoteStuttgart...getting to the quarters every year, when it was possible.
That's actually not true, the exception was 2020/21, the season when the competition was played in tournaments due to covid.
