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With two thrilling finals, the IFA World Tour Finals – the Fistball Club World Championships – came to an end. In the Rhein-Neckar Stadium in Mannheim TSV Dennach and TV Jahn Schneverdingen (women) as well as the Union Tigers Vöcklabruck and TSV Pfungstadt (men) fought thrilling duels for the title, which were hard to beat in terms of excitement.
Men: Thrilling to the last ball – Vöcklabruck celebrates historic club success
Only in the overtime of the deciding set was it finally decided who would take the throne as the best fistball club team in the world. After more than two hours of play and spectacular twists and turns, the Upper Austrians were crowned Upper Austrians were crowned the best fistball club team in the world for the first time in their fistball club team in the world. Already at the start, the Austrian team, which had already fought out a thrilling battle against defending champions SG Novo Hamburgo (3:2) in the semi-finals and had been beaten in the preliminary round duel against Pfungstadt (0:3) in the preliminary round, started the game better. But: After 2:0 set lead, Pfungstadt increasingly took command and turned the match turned the game into a 3:2. Vöcklabruck then made a spectacular comeback, forcing the deciding set and the deciding set and kept the upper hand here in extra time – even though although they missed three match points after leading 8:3 and it seemed that last year’s that last year’s finalist from Germany could still win the match. In the end, it was a ball from Patrick Thomas that decided the match.
The bronze medal went to to SG Novo Hamburgo, who clearly won their match 4:0 (11:5, 11:5, 11:6, 11:2) against TV Enns from Austria. The President’s Cup was won by DSG UKJ Froschberg, who prevailed against UFG Grieskirchen/Pötting (4:11, 11:6, 12:10, 11:5). Sogipa Porto Alegre finished the World Tour Final in seventh place, ahead of TV Käfertal (13:11, 11:7, 14:12).
Women: Dennach takes the title from Schneverdingen in a high-class final
Already on Saturday evening the final was not for the faint-hearted. In the clash between the eternal German rivals TSV Dennach and TV Jahn Schneverdingen, the spectators saw a duel at eye level in which only nuances in which only nuances made the difference. Dennach went into the set (15:14), before the defending champions from Schneverdingen equalized (12:10). Schneverdingen equalized (12:10). After that, TSV proved to be stronger and stronger, was was hardly to be overcome in defense and was often successful with a multi-faceted attacking play (11:9, 11:4). It even looked like a 4:1 victory for TSV, who already had three match points in the fifth set. These TV Jahn fought them off with strong nerves, reduced the deficit to 2:3 – and also equalized a clear a clear deficit once again in the sixth set. In the end, it was a ball from TSV captain Sonja Pfrommer that brought the acclaimed decision.
Bronze went to Sogipa Porto Alegre. The Brazilians were in their duel with SVD Diepoldsau-Schmitter, the Brazilians started the match a set behind but then turned on the heat and held their nerve, especially in the extra sets (9:11, 12:10, 11:6, 15:13, 11:8). The victory in the President’s Cup (place 5) was secured by FBC Linz-Urfahr (Austria) with a clear 3:0 (11:7, 11:3, 11:6) victory against the Swiss team FG Elgg-Ettenhausen. Seventh place seventh place went to Faustball Kreuzlingen (Switzerland), who beat UFG Grieskirchen/Pötting 3:0 (11:9, 12:10, 11:2).