Fabupharm Swakop Masters 2018
Timeout Beach Series 2018
mole beach, swakopmund
The sixth & penultimate Timeout Beach Series 2018 event of the year, the Fabupharm Swakop Masters 2018, will be hosted at the beautiful setting of Mole Beach, Swakopmund, the perfect combination of sun, sea and sand.
The Fabupharm Swakop Masters 2018 saw a massive turnout of around 100 athletes participating in 4 categories; 2-a-side Men’s, Social, Youth Boys and 4-a-side Mixed.
The 35 teams weren’t just playing to become the Fabupharm Swakop Masters 2018 Champions; they were also fighting for prize money, trophies, medal & goodie bags, kindly sponsored by FABUPHARM NAMIBIA.
We are very thankful to have Fabupharm as our tournament sponsor after sponsoring the Swakop Masters event every year since 2015. We are very grateful for their support and are looking forward to working with them again in the future.
The Mixed 4-a-side category saw 6 teams battle it out, in a round-robin format. In a very closely contested category, Intercity Beach Blockers A, Beach Ballers, Silent Killers & finished 4th, 5th & 6th respectively. It was very tight for bronze medals with Intercity Beach Blockers B coming out on top with 3 wins and 3rd place.
The fight for the gold and silver medals, we saw two very competitive teams; Smooth Operators & Med Lemon. Smooth Operators came out on top winning 2:0, 21;16 & 22:18 in the head to head match and becoming the Fabupharm Swakop Masters 2018 4-a-side Champions.
The 2-a-side Social competition once again a round-robin format was played with 14 teams, split into three groups, fighting it out to finish in the top 2, plus 2 best 3rd places and the chance to play a quarter-finals.
Very quickly in Group A, two teams showed great form with Tobias Mwatelulo & David Esilon going undefeated and Jan Jenson & JP Jooste only losing one match to move into the quarter- finals. In Group B, it was a similar story with Mark Brinkmann & Heiko von Ludwiger winning all their pool matches and Hendrik Kotze & Rufus Shawana only losing one. They both also advanced to the quarter-finals.
In group C, Tuafeni Ntinta & Labban Festus won all their pool games and Thomas Hänert & Piet Smith lost just one and they also advanced. The two best 3rd places can from Group A (Anna Baumgart & Moni) and Group B (Lara Lüsse & Michael Fente)
All the four quarter finals were very exciting matches and with Mark & Heiko, Tobias & David, Tuu & Labban and Hendrik & Rufus advancing to the semi-finals.
The first semi-final saw Tobias & David beat Mark & Heiko 2:0 and advance to the final. The second semi- final only took 2 sets with Tuu & Labban beating Hendrik & Rufus.
3rd place went to Hendrik & Rufus with a great performance with a tight 2:1 win over Mark & Heiko.
The final right from the start was a tight match and It took 3 sets to separate the teams, with Tuu & Labban beating Tobias & David winning 2:1, 18:21, 21:19 & 16:14 to finish top of the podium.
The Youth Boys category saw 3 teams playing in a round robin format, winner takes all. All the three boys teams also participated in the Social 2-a-side category and played 7 matches over the weekend.
The first match saw André Utz & Max Bock beat Daniel van Wyk & Ian Hooks 2:0, 21:12 & 21:11. The second match was also a strong performance from André & Max beating Rico Steinfurth & Kevin 2:0, 21:12 & 22:20. The final match ended up as the decider for 2nd and 3rd place and an exciting 3 set match was a fitting end. Daniel & Ian came out on top 2:1, 21:10, 18:21 & 15:12.
This all meant that André & Max to became the Fabupharm Swakop Masters 2018 Youth Boys Champions.
The Men’s category, like the social 2-a-side, saw 14 teams, split between 3 groups, play pool matches to determine the quarter-finals. Group A, Klaus Striewe & Leander Schatz dominated the group winning all their matches with the 2nd place team of Abiatar Andreas & Taonashe Phil Manyanga also advancing to the quarter finals.
In group B, a similar pattern developed, with Conrad Johannes & Jan-Eric Sack winning all their games 2:0 and Salomo & Fillipus Nangolo Lyetuyene only losing one match finishing in second. Group C also continued the trend with Stefanus Kangandjera & Andriko Boehringer winning all their pool matches and Jefta & Junias only losing one.
The quarter finals all went to the form book with Stefanus & Andriko, Klaus & Leander, Conrad & Jan-Eric and Salomo & Nangolo all advancing to the semi-finals.
The first semi-final was between Klaus & Leander & Conrad & Jan-Eric, with the win going to Conrad & Jan-Eric 2:0, 21:10, 21:10. The second semi followed a similar pattern with Salomo & Nangolo winning 2:0, 21:18 & 21:16.
3rd place was taken by Klaus & Leander, beating the younger team of Stefanus (18) & Andriko (16) 2:0.
The men’s final proved to be a great spectacle of beach volleyball skills & tactics from both teams and it took 3 sets to separate them with Conrad & Jan-Eric winning the tight match 2:1, 21:13, 15:21 & 15:12 to take the title of Fabupharm Swakop Master 2018 Men’s Champions.
A massive ‘Thank You’ goes to our tournament Sponsor; FABUPHARM NAMIBIA for their sponsorship of this event and over the last 4 years.
Official Results:
Social 2-a-side: 1st Tuafeni Ntinda & Labban Festus, 2nd Tobias Mwatelulo & David Esilon, 3rd Hendrik Kotze & Rufus Shawana
Men’s 2-a-side: 1st Conrad Johannes & Jan-Eric Sack, 2nd Salomo & Fillipus Nangolo Lyetuyene, 3rd Klaus Striewe & Leander Schatz
Social 2-a-side: 1st André Utz & Max Bock, 2nd Daniel van Wyk & Ian Hooks, 3rd Rico Steinfurth & Kevin.
Mixed 4-a-side: 1st Smooth Operators, 2nd Med Lemon, 3rd Intercity Beach Blockers B
The Timeout Beach Series 2018 final tournament is the:
Bank Windhoek Beach Bash Volleyball - 22nd December 2018, Langstrand, Erongo
Interpack King of the Court 2018
Timeout Beach Series 2018
dts beach arena, windhoek
The fourth of 7 Timeout Beach Series 2018 events took place at DTS Beach Arena, Windhoek. The Interpack King of the Court 2018 saw a great turnout of athletes participate in 7 different categories; 2-a-side Men’s, Ladies, Social, Youth Mixed, Experienced Mixed, one vs one and 4-a-side Mixed.
32 teams participate in this unique beach volleyball event. Each category, limited to 5 teams, played one after the other throughout the day. The teams played three timed rounds. 1st round – 20 minutes, 2nd round – 15 minutes, FINAL round – 15 minutes. The teams with the lowest points in the first and second rounds will be eliminated and the FINAL round will decide the podium positions among the last 3 teams in the category.
Namibia treated us to a beautiful, warm day, perfect for beach volleyball. This fast-passed tournament provided us will many exciting rallies, great defence and athletic point winners. Special mentions go out to Bernhard Schurz & Michael Fente for competing in 3 different categories, taking 3 & 2 silver medals respectively. Also to Andriko Boehringer for winning 2 categories: Experienced Mixed with Maike van Doorn & one vs one.
A massive thank you to the tournament main sponsor, INTERPACK, for their continued support of the Timeout Beach Series 2018 and beach volleyball in Namibia.
Results:
4-a-side
1st String & Bling
2nd Ladidas
3rd 2 Lit 2 Hit
2-a-side Social
1st Martin Schurz & Flo Allers
2nd Lars Fischer & Michael Fente
3rd Emma Engel & Nikolai Palmhert
2-a-side Youth
1st Nicole Stubenrauch & Ricco Seebach
2nd Andre Utz & Max Böck
3rd Shelli Strake & Lars Fischer
2-a-side Ladies
1st Maike van Doorn & Lara Luesse
2nd Sonja Sieburg & Lara Fischer
3rd Natassia & Kyara Leuschner
2-a-side Men’s
1st Nikolai Glick & Clemens
2nd Bernhard Schurz & Michael Fente
3rd Ishitile Aloisius Vayakohambo & Steve Kangandjera
1-a-side Open
1st Andriko Boehringer
2nd Bernhard Schurz
3rd Domenic Witte
2-a-side Experienced Mixed
1st Maike van Doorn & Andriko Boehringer
2nd Lara Luesse & Bernhard Schurz
3rd Sonja Sieburg & Nikolai Pfeifer
Remaining Timeout Beach Series 2018 dates are:
1. Kalahari Open - 22nd & 23rd September 2018 - Tivoli Southern Sky Guest Farm
2. Fabupharm Swakop Masters - 3rd & 4th November 2018 - Mole Beach, Swakopmund
3. Bank Windhoek Beach Bash Volleyball - 22nd December - Long Beach, Walvis Bay