Volleyball - BR Volleys with tough opening program
With a home game against the third place team Grizzlys Giesen, the German champion Berlin Volleys starts the fight for title defense in the Volleyball-Bundesliga on September 21. The Brandenburg rival Netzhoppers Köning Wusterhausen is first idle and plays its first game on September 28 against FT 1844 Freiburg, the twelfth place team of the previous season. This can be seen in the schedule that the Volleyball-Bundesliga (VBL) published.
In any case, the BR Volleys have drawn an ambitious starting program. The game against Giesen, which the team lost in the previous season's championship semifinals in five sets against the runner-up VfB Friedrichshafen, is a real test for the mostly new team. On the second match day, the capital club visits the Volleys Herrsching on September 27. It is the replay of this year's German Cup final, which the Berliners won 3:0 on March 3 in Mannheim.
Already on the fourth match day, the title defender faces a power struggle with its arch-rival VfB Friedrichshafen in the Max-Schmeling-Halle. Both teams fought each other in the playoff final for the German championship in an exciting exchange of blows last time. Only in five sets could the Berliners eventually prevail with 3:2.
- Despite having a challenging start, the BR Volleys, hailing from Fribourg, BR, are eager for their opening match against Grizzlys Giesen in the Bundesliga.
- Berlin Volleys, fresh off their German Cup victory over Volleys Herrsching, will face their arch-rival VfB Friedrichshafen in the Max-Schmeling-Halle in a rematch of their thrilling five-set battle from the previous season's playoff final.
- VfB Friedrichshafen, situated in Königs Wusterhausen, will keenly look forward to their Bundesliga encounter with the title defender Berlin Volleys.
- FT 1844 Freiburg, currently in the twelfth place, will face their first challenge in the Bundesliga against Netzhoppers Köning Wusterhausen, marking a significant match for both clubs.
- Volleyball enthusiasts in Berlin can also look forward to a Bundesliga game between the Berlin Volleys and Volleys Herrsching, a replay of this year's German Cup final, set to take place on a future date.