Switzerland's greatest medal hopes, Anouk and Zoé Vergé-Dépré, have made a successful start to the Beach Volleyball World Championships in Australia.
14.11.2025, 06:46
14.11.2025, 11:07
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The sister duo, seeded number 11, lived up to their role as favorites in their first group match in Adelaide, beating the Dominicans Crismil Paniagua/Julibeth Payano (number 38) 21:14, 21:12.
With this opening victory, the women from Bern have taken an important step towards the round of 16. On Saturday, they will face the locals Elizabeth Alchin/Georgia Johnson in their second group match, against whom they are again clearly favored on paper. A sister duel awaits them at the end of the preliminary round with the Austrians Dorina and Ronja Klinger (number 14). All group winners and runners-up as well as the four best third-placed players will qualify directly for the round of 16.
The second Swiss women's duo, Annique Niederhauser/Leona Kernen, on the other hand, started the World Championships tournament with a defeat. The silver medallists at the 2023 U21 World Championships lost to Germany's Melanie Paul/Lea Kunst 21:11, 18:21, 11:15 despite clearly winning the opening set.
The men's tournament kicked off with a Swiss duel. Marco Krattiger/Leo Dillier prevailed against Adrian Heidrich/Jonathan Jordan 21:18, 22:20. The third Swiss men's duo, Yves Haussener/Julian Friedli, will not take part in the action until Saturday.
