Mazury Orlen Grand Slam kicks off with Country Quota Playoffs – Volleyball News
The cracking action of 2012 FIVB Beach Volleyball SWATCH World Tour resumed on Monday, August 13 after a two week break for the London 2012 Olympic Games in London, Great Britain.
The double gender competition of Mazury Orlen Grand Slam took centre stage in Stare Jablonki, Poland. The women’s edition of the Mazury Orlen started off with the Country Quota Playoffs, which featured following four duos from Germany:
Bieneck-Großner
Mersmann-Tillmann
Banck-Walkenhorst
Laboureur-Hüttermann
In the first CQ fixture of the Mazury Orlen Grand Slam, the pairing of Bieneck and Großner contested the skills with fellow German duo of Mersmann and Tillmann. The match spanned over two sets and covered its length in 38 minutes. Former team displayed better
action on the sand and bagged success.
Bieneck and Großner complimented each other in the first frame and did not allow the opponents to come up. They received a lot of resistance from the opposite side, but managed to secure the opening set of the match with narrow gap of two points at 21-19.
The second set of the match progressed in the similar fashion. Scoring remained tight, while both teams struggled to earn points. Bieneck/ Großner had the competitive advantage of winning the first set, which helped them put some pressure on the rival side.
On the other hand, Mersmann-Tillmann struggled to save the match points. However, Bieneck/ Großner continued with success and closed second set with identical score of 21-19.
Bieneck/ Großner finished the match in straight sets and successfully advanced to the next stage of the tournament.
In the second match of the day, Banck/Walkenhorst did the same treatment of compatriots Laboureur/ Hüttermann. They posted 2-0 (21-18, 21-17) win over the opponents. It took them almost 39 minutes to dismantle the power of Laboureur and Hüttermann.
In the first set of the match, Banck/Walkenhorst faced a bit of difficulty but dominated the scene in the following set. They won the match and clawed their way to the qualifying stage of the tournament.
In the next run, the 2012 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Calendar is supposed to feature two more events for women. Finnish city Aland will set up for the field of play for Paf Open from August 28 through September 2, while Bang Saen Open tournament in Thailand
from October 23-28 will put an end to 2012 edition of SWATCH FIVB World Tour.
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