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Germany faces a must-win pool B match against Russia
- Updated: August 10, 2016
Rio de Janeiro, August 10, 2016 – Germany’s Markus Bockermann/Lars Fluggen face a must-win match against Dmitri Barsouk/Nikita Liamin of Russia to finish off pool B. A loss by the Germans will send them home with a 19th-place finish, while a win will set up a tie-breaker between the two and possibly Poland if they lose their pool match. A win by Russia will either set up a three-way tie for the pool lead at 2-1 if Poland wins or a 2nd-place finish and advancement into the elimination stage if Poland loses.
Head to Head
Dmitri Barsouk/Nikita Liamin have won the only meeting between the two teams on the FIVB World Tour.
• Barsouk/Liamin won 25-27, 21-12, and 21-19 in 56 minutes, A1 Major Klagenfurt, Round of 24, 07/29/2016
Historically the #14 seed has won all three meetings against the #23 seed in the Olympic Games.
• Petr Benes/Premysl Kubala (14), Czech Republic def. Kentaro Asahi/Katsuhiro Shiratori (23), Japan, 17-21, 21-12, 15-7 in 44 minutes, Pool Play, London (2012).
• Mariano Baracetti/Martin Conde (14), Argentina def. Martins Plavins/Aleksandrs Samoilovs (23), Latvia, 23-21, 21-19 in 45 minutes, Pool Play, Beijing (2008).
• Francisco Alvarez/Juan Rossell (14), Cuba def. Stephane Canet/Mathieu Hamel (23), France, 21-18, 21-19 in 39 minutes, Pool Play, Athens (2004).
Markus Bockermann/Lars Fluggen, Germany, Seed #14, Pool B, 0-2, 0.250 Set Ratio, 0.8776 Point Ratio, Qualified 15th with 4,850 Points in the 2015-16 Olympic qualification period
• Markus: January 14, 1986 (30y6m23d), 198 cm (6’6″), 95 kg (211 lbs.), Hometown Hamburg, 68th FIVB World Tour event, two gold medals, $147,800 career winnings
• Lars: May 24, 1990 (26y2m13d), 192 cm (6’4″), 80 kg (178 lbs.), Hometown Berlin, 36th FIVB World Tour event, two gold medals, $113,475 career winnings
• Markus and Lars have been playing together since 2015. They are playing in their 24th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together, two gold medals, $151,750 career winnings.
• Markus has played in seven FIVB World Tour final …
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