Premiere in Winterberg: First German championships in snow volleyball

Winterberg (SID) While the international association FIVB is heavily promoting the new discipline of snow volleyball at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, the first German championships in snow are taking place in Winterberg this weekend. The winter version is based on beach volleyball. Only the counting method differs: In snow volleyball, all sets, including the tiebreak, are played up to eleven points - with a lead of two points, as is generally the case in volleyball. The duos also compete in soccer shoes because the surface is relatively hard and slippery. The German Volleyball Association (DVV) is one of a total of 17 European associations that holds national title fights on snow. Six women's and eight men's teams are competing in the Sauerland, the knockout games will take place on Sunday on the cream slope at the foot of the Kahler Asten (from 9 a.m./sportdeutschland.tv). The group stage will take place on Saturday. The 136-time indoor national player Marcus Popp and his partner Benedikt Doranth want to secure their first title and thus an entry into the history books. The winner will also receive a ticket to the first Snow European Championships in Wagrain/Austria (March 23rd to 25th). "Perhaps one day the sport will be part of the Olympic program. Now the first thing is to increase awareness," said Karl Stoss, President of the Austrian NOK, on the sidelines of the snow volleyball night at the Austria House in Pyeongchang.

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Premiere in Winterberg: First German championships in snow volleyball