Cinja Tillmann e Svenja Müller continuano a progredire nel Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Elite16 che si svolge a Gstaad, in Svizzera.

Giovedì, un giorno dopo essere sopravvissute alle qualificazioni nelle Alpi svizzere, le tedesche hanno vinto altre due partite del torneo e sono una delle sei squadre già garantite nei turni eliminatori.

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The bronze medallists of last year’s FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championship, Tillmann and Müller won all four matches they played in Gstadd – two in the qualifier, two in the main draw -, dropping just one set along the way.

On Thursday, the Germans initiated their main draw campaign in Pool C, topping Dutch Olympians Raisa Schoon and Katja Stam 2-0 (21-16, 21-13) and overcoming Swiss youngsters Zoé Vergé-Dépré and Esmée Böbner in the tie-breaker (21-18, 23-25, 15-12).

Con due vittorie, Tillmann e Müller condividono il primo posto nella pool con le americane Kelly Cheng e Sara Hughes, che hanno una campagna simile, avendo sconfitto Zoé ed Esmée in due set (21-17, 21-12) e Schoon e Stam in tre (21-17, 18-21, 19-17).

Venerdì, tedeschi e americani si incontreranno per il primo posto nella pool alle 19:00 ora locale (17:00 UTC) - i vincitori andranno direttamente ai quarti di finale dell'Elite16 di Gstaad. Allo stesso tempo, olandesi e svizzeri si batteranno per il terzo posto e per un posto negli ottavi di finale.

Beach Pro Tour Gstaad Elite16 – Match Schedule and Results

La Pool A si presenta con uno scenario simile nella seconda giornata di gioco: le imbattute brasiliane Eduarda 'Duda' Lisboa/Ana Patrícia Ramos e le statunitensi Betsi Flint/Julia Scoles sono a pari merito in testa alla classifica con due vittorie.

The world champions topped fellow Brazilians Ágatha Bednarczuk and Rebecca Cavalcanti 2-0 (21-13, 21-13) and USA’s Terese Cannon/Sara Sponcil also in two sets (21-12, 24-22). The Americans, who started the tournament in the qualifier, were equally dominant, sweeping both their compatriots (21-16, 21-14) and the South Americans (23-21, 21-17).

Pool B has only one team undefeated and guaranteed in the elimination rounds – Australians Olympic medallists Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Artacho, who defeated Switzerland’s Joana Mäder/Anouk Vergé-Dépré 2-1 (21-15, 19-21, 15-9) and Canada’s Melissa Humana-Paredes/Brandie Wilkerson also in three sets (21-16, 17-21, 15-13).

On Friday, the Australians will face Latvians Tina Graudina and Anastasija Samoilova, who lost their first two matches in Gstaad and need a win to maintain their hopes of advancing, while Swiss and Canadians will play each other.

Americans Taryin Kloth and Kristen Nuss are the top team in Pool D so far – the two topped Italians Marta Menegatti and Valentina Gottardi 2-0 (21-19, 21-17) and Swiss Tanja Hüberli and Nina Brunner 2-1 (21-14, 20-22, 18-16) to claim the first of three spots in play in the pool in the elimination rounds.

On Friday, the Americans will face Brazilians Bárbara Seixas and Carol Salgado, who had one win and one loss on Thursday, while Hüberli and Brunner, who also won one of their two matches, will battle the winless Menegatti and Gottardi.

Pool play will be completed on Friday, with each team playing its third match in the main draw. The top duo in each pool will move to the quarterfinals while the duos ranked second and third will have to go through the Round of 12. The elimination rounds will be held on Saturday and the medal matches on Sunday.

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