Doppler before the party on the beach: "We know we are fully involved"

Doppler before the party on the beach: "We know we are fully involved"

VIENNA. Beach volleyball: Clemens Doppler and Alexander Horst want to repeat their summer tale on the Danube Island Vienna

Beach boys: Doppler (left), Horst Image: APA

"Das The stadium is a real cauldron, it is very strong, we are full of anticipation." Clemens Doppler and his partner Alexander Horst are ready for the biggest volleyball party of the country, which will begin tomorrow on the Donauinsel in Vienna. Although a year after the World Cup, there will be "only one" major tournament this year, fans will once again be served by the world-class sport. Doppler and Horst want to see a remake of their summer tale in 2017 – but the Sunday final will not be easier.

At the world championships last year, the triumphal procession of the two veterans was stopped in the final. Although the results of the previous season with the 17 ranking of EM as a dress rehearsal does not necessarily indicate a renewed march, the vice-world champions are confident. After all, they have already beaten the best teams during the season, and with fans in the 8,000-seat stadium at the back, great things could happen again. "It's the same as last year, when we only had 17 years before Vienna, I do not think we were playing badly, we're actually in the top ten of the world." 39, "says Horst. A new finale is certainly a high goal. "It's going to be very hard to run like last year, but with the spectators and all the bells that we hope to get back on track."

Doppler points the right season with a quarterfinal, several ninth and second place victory at the one-star tournament in Baden. "The medal has not been seen in major tournaments until here, but in the end we finished in the top five places, so if you look at what teams we have already beaten and what are we doing? they have already won, we know that we are in the middle of the race "The 37 year old says."

The tournament budget this year stands at seven million euros, 150 people are working on the preparation, 800 in the week of the event.By the way, Vienna will be an important venue until at least 2020. From today the women's competition will be played.Doppler and Horst will start on thursday

Major of beach volleyball in Vienna, Donauinsel: Seasons: daily from 9.30 am, Saturday from 10.30 am, final ladies 17.15, Sunday from 13, final men 17 Austrian teams in the main competition: Ladies : Katharina Schützenhöfer / Lena Plesiutschnig, Franziska Friedl / Nadine Strauss, Messi Clemens Doppler / Alexander Horst, Tobias Winter / Julian Hörl, Martin Ermacora / Moritz Pristauz (Wild Card), Jörg Wutzl / Simon Frühbauer (Wild Card).

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