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The teams for the semifinals of the IFA Fistball World Tour Finals in Vöcklabruck are set. The group stage once again delivered thrilling duels on the way to the knockout rounds. Both defending champions — men and women — remain in the race for another title.
In the women’s competition, Faustball Kreuzlingen secured the final spot in the Top 4 and joins group winners TSV Dennach, SOGIPA/Cargo Way, and TV Jahn Schneverdingen in the semifinals. In the men’s competition, Union Tigers Vöcklabruck and DSG UKJ Froschberg won their groups and are joined by Faustball Wigoltingen and SG Novo Hamburgo. The Brazilians staged a remarkable comeback against FBC LINZ AG Urfahr — who, despite being reigning European Cup champions, are now out of the title race.
Men
The decisive match for the final men’s semifinal spot went all the way to the fifth set: both FBC LINZ AG Urfahr and SG Novo Hamburgo needed a win to stay in the title hunt. Linz initially led 2:0 (11:8, 12:10), but Novo Hamburgo turned things around and claimed the next three sets (11:9, 11:6, 11:8) to complete the comeback. Earlier, the Brazilians had also beaten TV Vaihingen/Enz 3:0 (11:8, 11:9, 11:7). Group victory, however, went to DSG UKJ Froschberg. After their strong opening win against Novo Hamburgo, Froschberg followed up with a second win in the Linz derby against Urfahr (11:6, 15:14, 9:11, 11:8), reaching the World Tour Final semifinals for the first time — after previously winning three President’s Cup titles. Despite losing 1:3 (8:11, 10:12, 11:9, 7:11) to Vaihingen/Enz, they remained at the top of the group.
Defending champions Union Tigers Vöcklabruck made short work of the group stage. After an opening 3:0 win over Faustball Wigoltingen, they followed up with further victories against South Jersey Fistball Club (11:5, 11:3, 11:6) and Clube Mercês (11:6, 11:7, 11:8), sealing first place in the group. Wigoltingen also progressed to the semifinals after wins over Mercês (11:2, 11:8, 11:9) and South Jersey (11:3, 11:4, 11:7).
The semifinals will see a rematch of last year’s clash in Mannheim: hosts Union Tigers Vöcklabruck face SG Novo Hamburgo at 17:00, followed by DSG UKJ Froschberg vs. Faustball Wigoltingen at 18:30. In the President’s Cup semifinals, Clube Mercês meets TV Vaihingen/Enz (17:00), while South Jersey Fistball Club takes on FBC LINZ AG Urfahr (18:30).
Women
Three semifinal spots were already confirmed before the second day of group play — the fourth was secured by Faustball Kreuzlingen. The Swiss side defeated TSV Calw in straight sets (11:9, 11:8, 11:6), bouncing back from their 0:3 loss to TSV Dennach the day before. The defending champions also won 3:0 (11:6, 11:7, 11:2) against Clube Duque de Caxias, claiming the top spot in their group.
TV Jahn Schneverdingen also secured group victory with a 3:2 win (11:13, 11:9, 7:11, 11:6, 11:6) over SOGIPA/Cargo Way in a dramatic match, overcoming two set deficits. Third place went to SVD Diepoldsau-Schmitter, who defeated Swiss rivals FG Elgg-Ettenhausen 3:0 (11:7, 11:8, 11:3).
In the semifinals, TV Jahn Schneverdingen will face Faustball Kreuzlingen at 14:00, while SOGIPA/Cargo Way and TSV Dennach meet at 15:30 in another exciting matchup. The President’s Cup semifinals will feature SVD Diepoldsau-Schmitter vs. Clube Duque de Caxias (10:00) and FG Elgg-Ettenhausen vs. TV Calw (15:30).
Tickets Available at the Venue
Tickets for the weekend and remaining tournament days are available at the box office. Around 1,000 covered seats are provided for spectators. Those unable to attend in person can follow all matches live online: All World Tour Finals games will be streamed free of charge at www.fistball.tv.
More information: https://wtf.faustball-tigers.at/