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Olympic champions seeking SWATCH Finals validation
- Updated: September 18, 2016
Toronto, Canada, September 18, 2016 – The sixth and final day of competition at the 2016 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Finals wraps up here Sunday on Polson Pier with Rio Olympic champions Alison Cerutti/Bruno Oscar Schmidt of Brazil and Laura Ludwig/Kira Walkenhorst of Germany seeking to validate their gold medal successes on Copacabana last month.
Both teams will be playing Sunday at the US$500,000 event as the women’s gold medal match was moved from Saturday. Ludwig and Walkenhorst will be challenged by Joana Heidrich and Nadine Zumkehr of Switzerland in the finale with the winning team capturing the $100,000 first-place prize.
Ludwig and Walkenhorst will be looking to avenge a setback in the SWATCH FIVB World Tour Finals to Heidrich and Zumkehr as the Swiss pair posted a 2-1 (10-21, 21-16, 15-8) Pool B win in 45 minutes over the Germans Thursday.
Heidrich and Zumkehr, who hold a 2-1 edge in the FIVB World Tour meetings with Ludwig and Walkenhorst, advanced to the finals Sunday with a 2-1 (14-21, 21-15, 15-9) semi-final win in 54 minutes Saturday morning over compatriots Isabelle Forrer and Anouk Verge-Depre.
After losing their first two matches in the 2016 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Finals, Ludwig and Walkenhorst have bounced back with …
