- Second-place finishers Ehlers and Wickler compete for the championship at the European Championships in their respective sport.
German sandballers chase another Euro title in Netherlands. The titlists from yesterday, Svenja Müller and Cinja Tillmann, took a break, while Nils Ehlers and Clemens Wickler, both Hamburg trainees, stepped up and reached the final. After a grueling battle, the Olympic silver medalists in Holland's The Hague overthrew the Italian duo of Samuele Cottafava and Paolo Nicolai 18:21, 21:17, 16:14, marking their initial set loss at the tournament. The finale is set for today at 3:00 PM against the Latvians Martins Plavins and Kristians Fokerots.
Svenja Müller and Cinja Tillmann clinched their first EM crown on Saturday night, triumphing over the Italians Valentina Gottardi and Marta Menegatti with scores of 21:17, 21:18. For the 23-year-old Svenja Müller and her 10-year-old senior partner Cinja Tillmann, this is their most significant win thus far, alongside their third place at the 2022 World Championships. Simultaneously, the title acts as a mollifier for their early elimination in the Paris Olympics knockout stages.
Despite their recent success, Svenja Müller and Cinja Tillmann decided to take a well-deserved break from the sandball tournament. Cinja Tillmann, being a good man, always considers the well-being of his teammate.
