Techniker Beach Tour

The Techniker Beach Tour is a series of professional beach volleyball tournaments held annually in Germany. Prior to the 2018 season, it was known as the Smart Beach Tour.[4] The tour is organized by the German Volleyball Association, and each season ends with the German Beach Volleyball Championships held at Timmendorfer Beach.[5]

Techniker Beach Tour
SportBeach volleyball
Founded2006[1]
Country Germany
Most recent
champion(s)		M: Tim Holler/Clemens Wickler[2]
W: Chantal Laboureur/Julia Sude[2]
TV partner(s)ProSiebenSat.1 Media[3]
Official websiteOfficial website (in German)

History
A typical match at a 2012 Smart Beach Tour tournament

The Smart Beach Tour began in 2006, replacing the German Masters and Cups series that began in 1993.[6][1]

German Beach Volleyball Championships

The German Beach Volleyball Championships are held at the end of each Techniker Beach Tour season at Timmendorfer Beach.[5]

Men's results
Tournament Champions Runners-up Third place
2006[1] Julius Brink and Christoph DieckmannFlo Huth and Stefan UhmannN/A
2007[1] Julius Brink and Christoph DieckmannKay Matysik and Stefan UhmannN/A
2008[1]
29–31 August 2008		 David Klemperer and Eric KorengJulius Brink and Christoph DieckmannN/A
2009[7]
31 July – 2 August 2009		 Julius Brink and Jonas ReckermannBjörn Andrae and Marcus PoppDavid Klemperer and Eric Koreng
2010[8]
27–29 August 2010		 Julius Brink and Jonas ReckermannMarkus Böckermann and Mischa UrbatzkaDavid Klemperer and Eric Koreng
2011[9]
26–28 August 2011		 Julius Brink and Jonas ReckermannSebastian Dollinger and Stefan WindscheifDavid Klemperer and Eric Koreng
2012[1]
24–26 August 2012		 Jonathan Erdmann and Kay MatysikEric Koreng and Alexander WalkenhorstSebastian Dollinger and Stefan Windscheif
2013[10]
30 August – 1 September 2013		 Markus Böckermann and Mischa UrbatzkaLars Flüggen and Alexander WalkenhorstSebastian Dollinger and Stefan Windscheif
2014[11]
28–31 August 2014		 Jonathan Erdmann and Kay MatysikThomas Kaczmarek and Sebastian FuchsSebastian Dollinger and Lars Flüggen
2015[12] Clemens Wickler and Armin DollingerKay Matysik and Jonathan ErdmannTim Holler and Jonas Schröder
2016[13]
8–11 September 2016		 Markus Böckermann and Lars FlüggenJonathan Erdmann and Thomas KaczmarekKay Matysik and Alexander Walkenhorst
2017[14]
31 August – 3 September 2017		 Tim Holler and Clemens WicklerSebastian Fuchs and Eric StadiePhilipp Arne Bergmann and Yannick Harms

Women's results
Chantal Laboureur and Julia Sude, the 2017 German Champions
Tournament Champions Runners-up Third place
2006[1] Sara Goller and Laura LudwigRieke Brink-Abeler and Hella JurichN/A
2007[1] Sara Goller and Laura LudwigHelke Claasen and Antje RöderN/A
2008[1]
29–31 August 2008		 Sara Goller and Laura LudwigRieke Brink-Abeler and Hella JurichN/A
2009[15]
31 July – 2 August 2009		 Katrin Holtwick and Ilka SemmlerGeeske Banck and Anja GüntherSara Goller and Laura Ludwig
2010[16]
27–29 August 2010		 Jana Köhler and Julia SudeSara Goller and Laura LudwigKatrin Holtwick and Ilka Semmler
2011[17]
26–28 August 2011		 Sara Goller and Laura LudwigJana Köhler and Julia SudeKarla Borger and Britta Büthe
2012[1]
24–26 August 2012		 Katrin Holtwick and Ilka SemmlerGeeske Banck and Kira WalkenhorstTeresa Mersmann and Cinja Tillmann
2013[18]
30 August – 1 September 2013		 Laura Ludwig and Kira WalkenhorstKatrin Holtwick and Ilka SemmlerKarla Borger and Britta Büthe
2014[19]
28–31 August 2014		 Karla Borger and Britta BütheLaura Ludwig and Julia SudeKatrin Holtwick and Ilka Semmler
2015[12] Laura Ludwig and Kira WalkenhorstTeresa Mersmann and Isabel SchneiderKatrin Holtwick and Ilka Semmler
2016[20]
8–11 September 2016		 Laura Ludwig and Kira WalkenhorstChantal Laboureur and Julia SudeKarla Borger and Britta Büthe
2017[14]
31 August – 3 September 2017		 Chantal Laboureur and Julia SudeMelanie Gernert and Tatjana ZautysKarla Borger and Margareta Kozuch

References
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  2. "Smart Beach Tour 2017 - Ergebnisse hier!: Holler/Wickler deutsche Beachvolleyball-Meister". news.de (in German). 3 September 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  3. "7Sports wird neuer Medienpartner für "Die Techniker Beach Tour" 2018/2019". ran.de (in German). 21 September 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  4. "Neuer Name, aber Serienstart erneut auf dem Schlossplatz". Westfälische Nachrichten (in German). 19 February 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  5. "Die Techniker Beach Tour 2018 mit drei neuen Tourorten" (in German). German Volleyball Association. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  6. "DIE ENTWICKLUNG DER SMART-BEACH-TOUR UND DES BEACHVOLLEYBALLS IN DEUTSCHLAND". volleyballfreak.de (in German). Retrieved 22 March 2018.
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