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- Updated: July 27, 2016
Klagenfurt, Austria, July 27, 2016 – With the A1 Major Klagenfurt being the 18th FIVB World Tour men’s event held in the Carinthian capital city, Martin Ermacora and Moritz Pristauz-Telsnigg became the second Austrian team to advance from an international qualifier to the Main Draw by winning two matches here Wednesday.
Seeded 15th in the US$800,000 A1 Major Klagenfurt men’s qualifier, Ermacora and Pristauz-Telsnigg defeated Austrian rivals and 18th-seeded Peter Eglseer and Florian Schnetzer 2-1 (14-21, 21-19, 18-16) in 49 minutes in their first match Wednesday followed by a 2-0 (23-21, 21-13) win in 33 minutes over second-seeded Maciej Kosiak and Maciej Rudol of Poland.
With the two victories, Ermacora and Pristauz-Telsnigg will join Austrian Olympians Clemens Doppler/Alexander Horst and Alexander Huber/Robin Seidl in the “money” rounds along with Christoph Dressler/Thomas Kunert, who received a “wild card” for the event that is owned and operated by the Beach Majors Company, the world’s leading producer of Beach Volleyball events.
“What a great feeling,” said the 22-year old Ermacora, who will be playing in only his third FIVB World Tour Main Draw …
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