Team Ostblock (Madej, Phil, Levin, Dodi) won the German Championship in Munich last weekend.
The tournament was played from Friday to Sunday in Munich. The weather was good on Friday and Saturday, so people jumped the river between the games. Most of the players slept on the other side of the river at the campsite. On Friday, 5 games were played in a morning and afternoon group. On Saturday there was a large group with another 4 games per team before there was a game in the top and bottom group. In the evenings people sat together for a long time and talked a lot.
On Sunday morning it rained a little, but it quickly got better. Another preliminary round was played in top and bottom before it went into a single elim top 8, the weather also got worse and worse.
In the first semi-final Lichtbrüder (August, Holger, Silvio) played against Kirk Manoushka (Lisa, Leon, Markus, Tony). While the match between the two teams on Saturday was clearly in favor of the team around Albatar regular Silvio, this time it was a completely different game. The Berlin team played very well together and scored three goals, just like their opponents. At the end of regulation time, the score was 3:3 and the game went to the golden goal. With spectacular chances and great passes, it was probably the best game of the tournament. In the end it was Silvio who was able to convert a long ball and send his team into the final.
The second semi-final between Ostblock and Des Moggi in form (Christoph, Pedro, Chris, Moggi, Kevin) was also a close game. The team around local Pedro, who himself became German champion with Phil and Dodi in 2017, had previously lost twice to Ostblock. This match ultimately ended 2:1 and was a good performance from both teams.
In the match for third place, Kirk Manoushka played against Des Moggi in Form. The team from Berlin lost on Friday and Saturday, but this time they fought their way into the golden goal. After 20 minutes the score was 3:3 and a decision had to be made. Lisa and her team won the game after a short time and secured third place. At this point it was already raining, with no prospect of an end. After a 20-minute break, the final teams talked to each other and decided to play despite the poor conditions. Dodi from Team Ostblock didn’t want to play and watched Madej, Phil and Levin from the side of the court. For the first few minutes of the game, both teams tried to score with big shots, which was a good alternative to many passes in these conditions. This only worked to a limited extent and both teams had to change their game a little. First August scored to make it 1:0, then Phil for the 1:1 and then Levin to the 2:1 about 6 minutes before the end of the game. This was also the final score. Ostblock had previously lost once to this team and drawn once.
Pedro, one of the main organizers said the following about the weekend: “ Munich sends a big thank you to Bikepolo Germany. Thank you for coming, participating, helping and drinking. We had a great time and a great competition. See you next year “
Winners History:
2024 München: Levin, Madej, Phil, Dodi
2022 München: Morgan, Basti, Eddy, Clem,Chris
2019 Hannover: Clemens, Eddy, Szemek
2017 Hannover: Phil, Pedro, Dodi
2015 Karlsruhe: Tim, Leon, Vincent
2014 Oberhausen:David, Eddy, Moritz
2013 Oberhausen: David, Eddy, Moritz
2012 Hannover: Eddy, Moritz, Robert
2011 Hannover: Jamie, Til, Pablo
2010 Frankfurt: Anna, David, Moritz