SPORT1 broadcasts the exciting duel at the start of the second half of the season between SC Potsdam and Dresdner SC live on free TV. Photo: Denis Trapp
The first round of the main round in the women’s volleyball league was more exciting than it has been for a long time. Just in time for the start of the decisive second half of the season, the multisport streaming platform SPORT1 Extra and the Women’s Volleyball Bundesliga make the fans an attractive offer: the “VBL League Pass”, which includes all games in the Women’s Volleyball Bundesliga (1st Bundesliga and 2nd Bundesliga) for covers the entire season and the DVV Cup live and on-demand, a discount of 30 percent is granted. There is a discount of 50 percent on the club pass, which covers all main round matches of the respective club. The promotion is valid from January 14th until the end of the season.
- Next top games in the women’s volleyball league on free TV: SC Potsdam vs. Dresdner SC am Saturday, January 14, live from 7:30 p.m and the Lower Bavarian Derby Rote Raben Vilsbiburg – NawaRo Straubing on Saturday, January 21, live from 5:00 p.m. on SPORT1
The duel for the best starting position for the playoffs is on
Before the start of the second half of the season in the women’s 1st Bundesliga tomorrow, January 14th, 2023, it’s time for a half-time summary. At the top of the table is the reigning champion Allianz MTV Stuttgart with 30 out of a possible 33 points, closely followed by the current Supercup winner and this year’s cup finalist SC Potsdam. Both teams have suffered only one defeat so far. In third place is SSC Palmberg Schwerin, the second cup finalist. Felix Koslowski’s team has one defeat more than the leading duo. The leading group is completed by Dresdner SC, who are already nine points behind Stuttgart. In the top game of the coming weekend, the Dresdeners meet the Potsdamers directly, who, despite the most successful first half of the season in the club’s history, have recently become active again on the transfer market. With setter Kim Robitaille (31) and Libera Florien Reesink (24), the second-placed team has two newcomers. In particular, the commitment of another player became necessary after Megan Viggars was no longer available to the team. SPORT1 will broadcast the game live from 7:30 p.m. on free TV, with commentary from Dirk Berscheidt.
Crucial weeks in the fight for playoff participation
In midfield and the associated fight for the coveted playoff spots, things are extremely tight. Just four points separate USC Münster, currently fifth in the table and thus more successful than it has been for years after two seasons without taking part in the playoffs, from VC Wiesbaden, which is currently eighth in the table. After a somewhat bumpy start to the season, the team from the Hessian state capital managed to jump to last place, which entitles them to playoffs, with three 3-0 wins in a row. At the start of the second half of the season, head coach Benedikt Frank’s protégés will meet their direct neighbors Rote Raben Vilsbiburg in a trend-setting duel. Thanks to constant lines, the Roten Raben have not left the playoff places since the start of the season. But the two Thuringian teams VfB Suhl LOTTO Thüringen and Schwarz-Weiß Erfurt in ninth and tenth place also want to have a say in the allocation of the playoff places. In Suhl, after bad luck with injuries in the first half, they are hoping for a lot from the two new signings. Lena Kindermann joined the team in the diagonal position. The left-hander, who is 1.90 meters tall, was trained in the talent factory at SSC Palmberg Schwerin before studying in Jacksonville (USA). The American Jenna Maria Ewert will strengthen the team on the pass position. The 22-year-old is moving to Suhl from Texas University, where she won the national NCAA championships. She follows her older brother Jordan into the Bundesliga, who has been playing extremely successfully for SVG Lüneburg since 2020. With only six points behind in eighth place, NawaRo Straubing is still within striking distance. If the women from Straubing don’t want to miss the boat, they need a home win against the Ladies in Black Aachen on Saturday. The task will be anything but easy, because Aachen is currently in sixth place after strong performances so far.
Never miss a decision again with SPORT1 and SPORT1 Extra
On SPORT1 Extra, the exciting duels in the pre-decisive phase of the season can be followed live on every match day via “VBL Ligapass”, “VBL Clubpass” or “Einfachticket”. The top product from the volleyball series only costs 59.59 euros instead of 84.99 euros thanks to the second half of the season discount campaign. The club pass for the first league is available from January 14th, 2023 for only 29.99 euros instead of 59.99 euros and the club pass for league two is already available for 19.99 euros instead of 39.99 euros.
The women’s volleyball league in the “Home of Volleyball”: all games live and exclusively on “SPORT1 Extra”
Since the 2021/22 season of the women’s volleyball league, all games of the 1st Bundesliga and the 2nd Bundesliga North and South have been broadcast live and exclusively on sport1extra.de transfer. Volleyball fans can choose their preferred offer and price model on “SPORT1 Extra” to be able to experience the games:
- The “VBL Ligapass” includes all games in the women’s volleyball league (Bundesliga 1 and 2) for the entire season, as well as the DVV Cup and the women’s Supercup live and on-demand.
- The “VBL Clubpass” can be booked for any club in the women’s volleyball league (Bundesliga 1 and Bundesliga 2) and includes all main round games of the respective club, including games in the DVV Cup, live and on-demand.
- With the “single ticket” users have the opportunity to buy each game from the women’s volleyball league individually with the pay-per-view option, for use live and on-demand.
Source: Volleyball Bundesliga
