Anita Dave diving for a dig in the finals of the Ukraine, 1-star. Photo Credit: CEV
Past week featured a men’s and a women’s 1-star Beach Volleyball World Tour events in Warsaw, Poland and Koropove, Ukraine respectively. The final in the women’s event in Ukraine was played between two Middle European teams. Israel’s top team Anita Dave / Sofia Starikov celebrated their first gold medal in front of the Austrian duo Franziska Friedl / Eva Pfeffer in straight sets (23-21, 21-16). Israeli boys River Day / Kevin Cuzmiciov just missed the medal ranks with a fourth place finish in Warsaw.
Eva Pfeffer receiving a serve in the final of the Ukraine, 1-star. Photo Credit: CEV
With so many great finishes (five Middle European teams in the top 5) the anticipation ahead of the upcoming events in Apeldoorn (NED) and Cervia (ITA) is even bigger. With both tournaments being double gender events, Middle European teams will be represented in an even greater number. Especially Cervia is geographically closer for many teams and therefore a few more are signed up for the Italian event.
Final Rankings
2021 World Tour 1 Star | Women – Koropove (UKR)
1st place: Dave/Starikov (ISR)
2nd place: Friedl, Fr./Pfeffer, E. (AUT)
5th place: Szombathelyi, S./Villám (HUN)
13th place: Maor/Barannik (ISR)
2021 World Tour 1 Star | Men – Warsaw (POL)
4th place: Day/Cuzmiciov (ISR)
5th place: Reiter, J./Murauer (AUT)
21st place: Goldstein/Lanciano (ISR)
UPCOMING EVENTS
2021 World Tour 1 Star | Apeldoorn (NED)
Main Draw
Jan Bercik / Vaclav Bercik (CZE)
Florian Schnetzer / Lorenz Petutschnig (AUT)
Noga Maor / Michal Barannik (ISR)
Qualification
River Day/Kevin Cuzmiciov (ISR)
Jakub Sepka / Tomas Semerad (CZE)
Sean Faiga / Tomer Hadar (ISR)
Stephanie Wiesmeyr / Viktoria Fink (AUT)
Szandra Szombathelyi / Lilla Villám (HUN)
2021 World Tour 1 Star | Cervia (ITA)
Main Draw
Moritz Fabian Kindl / Mathias Seiser (AUT)
Matyas Dzavoronok / Jiri Sedlak (CZE)
Tjaša Kotnik / Tajda Lovšin (SLO)
Anita Dave / Yahli Ashush (ISR)
Qualification
Maximilian Trummer / Felix Friedl (AUT)
Tomas Pala / Jakub Vala (CZE)
Robert Kufa / Adam Waber (CZE)
Sofia Starikov / Victoria Gonzalez (ISR)
Michaela Kulhankova / Anna Pospisilova (CZE)
Nika Benedik Bevc / Nika Hrovat (SLO)
Miroslava Dunarova / Daniela Resova (CZE)
Jana Simanicova / Barbora Tokosova (SVK)
Patrícia Juraszik / Adrienn Czene (HUN)
