Footvolley at Karmeliterplatz - Missthan/Rauch win opener of the “League of Champions” tournament series

As part of the two-week Footvolley Festival, the “Thumfort League of Champions Women 1000” took place last weekend at Karmeliterplatz in Graz. At this tournament, 12 of the best women's teams from all over Europe competed for the historic first title at a “League of Champions” event. In this tournament series, which was held for the first time this year, the athletes do not compete for their nations, but for footvolley clubs, which means there is also the opportunity to fly in Brazilians as “legionnaires”, which one or two clubs will make use of.

Photo: Marie Allme

Result “Thumfort League of Champions Women 1000”:

1st place: Julia Rauch/Antonia Missethan (both AUT) (FTV Club Graz)

2nd place: Yoseline Silva (ESP)/Amanda Leal (POR) (CD Serfay Canarias)

3rd place: Nina Steinbauer (AUT)/Keyla Faria (ESP) (Footeq Academy)

4th place: Sara Garcia (SUI)/Caroline Schultze (GER) (Hertha BSC Berlin)


Most Valuable Player (MVP): Antonia Missethan (FTV Club Graz)

"It was an incredibly exciting final with the better ending for us. I'm incredibly happy about our performance, the great event and the fantastic crowd."

By winning the 1000 tournament, the two winners qualified directly for the final tournament of the League of Champions, which will take place in Tenerife at the end of November.the atmosphere at Karmeliterplatz was fantastic, at the latest after the thrilling 3-set victory with which the two Styrian European champions justified their role as favorites, the bolao Arena at Karmeliterplatz exploded.

The event was a complete success, both from a sporting point of view (3 Austrians on the podium) and from the organizers' point of view (great weather, fantastic atmosphere, numerous visitors).

Upcoming event - June 6-8:

The “Casarista League of Champions 1000” men's competition will take place this coming weekend from Friday to Sunday. 36 teams will be competing and will enchant both the Karmeliterplatz and the beach court in the LSZ (sidecourt) with acrobatic interludes and technical masterpieces. Admission is free on all days and an entertaining supporting program will be provided. For all those who can't be there, there will be a worldwide live stream via bolao.tv throughout the weekend.

Before that, there will be the opportunity to get to know the sport and try it out with the top players directly in the bolao Arena on Karmeliterplatz on Wednesday from 3-5 pm as part of the free “Footvolley for All” taster event.

Source: Klemens Hofmann-Wellenhof