Huber/Dressler take bronze in Itapema

Alexander Huber and Christoph Dressler celebrate their bronze medal at the 4-Star event in Itapema

Austrians Alexander Huber and Christoph Dressler came out on top of an exciting third-place match against Italian Olympians Alex Ranghieri and Daniele Lupo to win 2-1 (16-21, 21-19, 16-14) and take bronze, returning to the podium for the first time since August 2020, when they secured bronze in a one-star tournament in Ljubljana.

Huber and Dressler had a terrific tournament in Brazil, as they beat two teams from Germany, as well as opponents from Belarus and Denmark to reach the semis. This is where they suffered their only setback, losing to George Wanderley and Andre Loyola Stein of Brazil (12-21, 18-21) – who eventually claimed gold in an all-Brazilian final.

Austrians Huber and Dressler join a pair of Brazilian teams on the podum

Partners since 2018, the Europeans have now won six World Tour medals, two of each type, with the golds coming in two-stars in Siem Reap and Qidong, both in 2019.

“It’s our first medal on the big stage, it really means the world. A lot of people were doubting us, we didn’t get much love. So it feels really good to show what we’re capable of and that we can play. And we would like to thank the fans, they were amazing and even when we were playing against Brazil, they were clapping for good plays. It’s been a lot of fun.”
Alexander Huber
Rio 2016 Olympian