Volleyball German champion
At 120 decibels – 8500 fans celebrate the BR Volleys’ successful comeback
Status: 28.04.2024 | Reading time: 2 minutes
In the end, champions again: the BR Volleys team
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The BR Volleys are the sole record champions in volleyball. The capital club prevailed in the decisive fifth game against its big rival Friedrichshafen. The atmosphere in the hall was also impressive.
The BR Volleys have completed their race to catch up in the final series for the German championship and have become the sole record holders. In the sold-out Max-Schmeling-Halle in Berlin, the volleyball series champion won the decisive fifth game with a dominant performance 3-0 (25:16, 25:16, 25:17) against rival VfB Friedrichshafen on Sunday.
The Volleys won the series in best-of-five mode 3-2. As in 2022, the Berliners made up a 0-2 deficit after the first two games. It is the eighth title in a row for the Volleys, who now have 14 championships in total, one more than Friedrichshafen.
Berlin and Friedrichshafen in the eleventh duel
The 8,553 fans in the hall created an impressive atmosphere right from the start, which visibly inspired the home team. Thanks to good defensive work and powerful attacks, the Berliners were 9:3 ahead after a 6:0 run and completely controlled the action. The Friedrichshafen team had no answer, especially to volley diagonal attacker Marek Sotola.
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The audience’s cheering during the break was estimated at 120 decibels. The Berliners quickly took a clear lead in the second half. Setter Johannes Tille repeatedly put his teammates in good positions. Away from Michal Superlak, the guests struggled to attack.
The Häflers were initially able to make the third set more even, but the defending champions again gained a cushion that they never gave up.
Berlin versus Friedrichshafen is the eternal duel of German volleyball: the teams met in the final for the eleventh time in a row. There has been no other champion since 1997.
MTV Stuttgart won the women’s title. In the fifth game of the playoff final series, the Swabians beat SSC Schwerin 3-1 (17:25, 25:20, 25:13, 25:13) and won the decisive third victory for their fourth championship title.
