qualification missed, but landed in the finals
The Frankfurt Raimund Wenning and his beach volleyball partner Stefan Schmeckenbecher (Rottenburg) concluded on the weekend qualifications narrowly missed the main draw attendance at the launch of the Smart Beach Tour in food, could then because of their dual message in the tournament in Haltern am See, ultimately still points belonging to the German standings.
The Smart-Beach-Cup at the Essen Baldeney Lake caused a stir in advance, since the entry list for men for the first time in years, all the German National team and New Zealand's number one (wild Card included). Because of this extremely strong field of participants had Schmeckenbecher / Wenning in the qualification. In the preparation during the week it looked as if to cancel it would have to participate due to a thigh injury of Raimund Wenning, but thanks to the support of your new Frankfurt partner "Float Base" They could shorten recovery time and have already completed training again in good shape .
started making it on Friday afternoon with a 2-0 win over Becker / Bierwirth in the tournament, had to be the decisive third Game to qualify for the main draw, however, against Marvin Klass and Tim Wacker (Bühl / Rodheim) the narrowest of margins with 1:2 (13:15, 15:12, 13:15) admit defeat.
Thanks to preventive double message when traditional tournament of the West German Volleyball Association (WTA) in Haltern am See, the parallel time for the tournament of the national series, was held 40 miles north of eating, kept the "taste" and "Ray" the option there to points and the connection to the German top to hold on. And they succeeded after the disappointment of the previous day at lunch with flying colors:
placed at position one, was the Rottenburg team his role as favorite and secured after four consecutive wins to reach the final where marched them also by the winner-Pool and two set Schieck and Alyosha Christopher Grabowski (Kriftel / Hanau) to stood. The first set was balanced long until Grabowski / Schieck interspersed in the decisive phase with powerful serves and superb block of the 2.05 m long with 21:18 Grabowski. Schmeckenbecher / Wenning succeeded at the beginning of the second round for spectacular defensive actions quickly to take the lead (7:4) before the Hessian team turned the tables again, and ultimately still clearly won with 21:14 and thus secured the tournament win.
Second place earned Schmeckenbecher / DVV Wenning 24 points by which you pushed a place higher in 14th of the German standings. To achieve this, the two would have to attend the Essen main draw seventh. Therefore, there was Schmeckenbecher reconciled with the weekend. "I was very frustrated on Friday about our retirement in the qualification the more relieved I was, of course, the final in holders on Monday and was released when the new rankings."
be able to enjoy both sand specialists also increase their sponsorship team: After the Tübingen float center at the start of the season pledged their financial and relaxation practical support, then grew the company from Frankfurt floatbase
at Schmeckenbecher / Wenning. Raimund Wenning, who lives and works in Frankfurt, was after his first experience in Floating tank , where you can enjoy weightlessness on a salt water solution, excited: "I've rarely seen a so
effective relaxation, regeneration value, including injuries, is really enormous."
After also the main sponsor and outfitter extended "Road sign Australia" his contract for another year, the two beach volleyball players who start for the TV Rottenburg are too confident could handle the huge travel expenses in the 2009 season
. And if the regular visits to the floating tank show their regenerative effect, bringing the prize money earned a boost in travel funds.
The next opportunity to follow at the second tournament of the Smart Beach Tour this coming weekend at the North Sea island Norderney. This time Schmeckenbecher / Wenning put in the peloton and remains from the rigors of torment (ifikation) spared.
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