Zavarovalnica Sava Championship 2025

We crowned the new Middle European Champions in beach volleyball! Zavarovalnica Sava Championship 2025 brought amazing volleyball to Kranj and after an incredible tournament, the titles went to Tokosova/Terenova 🇸🇰 in the women’s category and to Melmuka/Jezek 🇨🇿 in the men’s category! 🔥

Congratulations!🥳

Women’s podium:
🥇 Tokosova/Terenova 🇸🇰
🥈 Kleiblova/Dunarova 🇨🇿
🥉 Kotnik/Marolt 🇸🇮

Men’s podium:
🥇 Melmuka/Jezek 🇨🇿
🥈 Kunert/Petutschnig 🇦🇹
🥉 Oliva/Kurka 🇨🇿

Thanks to all the players, organizers, and spectators for joining us in creating another incredible event! Check out the full gallery of photos at https://mevza-kranj.com and see you next year in Kranj! ⛱

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Imamo nove srednjeevropske prvake v odbojki na mivki! Zavarovalnica Sava Championship 2025 je postregla z izjemnimi boji in vrhunsko igro, naslov pa sta pri ženskah osvojili Tokosova/Terenova 🇸🇰, pri moških pa Melmuka/Jezek 🇨🇿.

Čestitamo!

Ženski podij:
🥇 Tokosova/Terenova 🇸🇰
🥈 Kleiblova/Dunarova 🇨🇿
🥉 Kotnik/Marolt 🇸🇮

Moški podij:
🥇 Melmuka/Jezek 🇨🇿
🥈 Kunert/Petutschnig 🇦🇹
🥉 Oliva/Kurka 🇨🇿

Hvala vsem igralcem, igralkem, organizatorjem, sponzorjem in gledalcem za še en izjemen športni dogodek v Kranju! Celotno galerijo slik si oglejte na https://mevza-kranj.com/
Se vidimo naslednje leto! ⛱

Hello semifinalists! 🤩

The third day of Zavarovalnica Sava Championship 2025 gave us 4 men’s and 4 women’s teams that will fight for medals on Saturday! Unfortunately, Dumek/Westphal 🇨🇿 had to forfeit their place in the semis due to injury shortly after winning the quarterfinal match, which means their semifinal opponents Melmuka/Jezek 🇨🇿 advance directly into the finals and there will be no bronze medal match.

Women’s semifinals:
16:00 Javornik/Lovšin, T. 🇸🇮 : Tokosova/Terenova 🇸🇰
17:00 Kotnik/Marolt 🇸🇮 : Kleiblova/Dunarova 🇨🇿

Men’s semifinals:
Dumek/Westphal 🇨🇿 : Melmuka/Jezek 🇨🇿 – won by Melmuka/Jezek 🇨🇿 due to forfeit of Dumek/Westphal 🇨🇿
18:00 Oliva/Kurka 🇨🇿 : Kunert/Petutschnig 🇦🇹

See the entire schedule at https://mevza-kranj.com/ and come see us at športni park Stražišče in Kranj! ⛱
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Pozdravljeni polfinalisti! 🤩
Tretji dan Zavarovalnica Sava Championship 2025 nam je prinesel 4 moške in 4 ženske ekipe, ki se bodo v soboto borile za medalje! Na žalost sta morala Dumek/Westphal 🇨🇿 po zmagi v četrtfinalu zaradi poškodbe odstopiti iz polfinala, kar pomeni, da se njuna nasprotnika Melmuka/Ježek 🇨🇿 neposredno uvrstita v finale in tekme za bronasto medaljo ne bo.

Ženska polfinala:
16:00 Javornik/Lovšin, T. 🇸🇮 : Tokosova/Terenova 🇸🇰
17:00 Kotnik/Marolt 🇸🇮 : Kleiblova/Dunarova 🇨🇿

Moška polfinala:
Dumek/Westphal 🇨🇿 : Melmuka/Jezek 🇨🇿 – zmaga Melmuka/Jezek 🇨🇿 zaradi predaje Dumek/Westphal 🇨🇿
18:00 Oliva/Kurka 🇨🇿 : Kunert/Petutschnig 🇦🇹

Celoten razpored si oglejte na https://mevza-kranj.com/ in se nam pridružite v športnem parku Stražišče v Kranju! ⛱

The group stage of Zavarovalnica Sava Championship 2025 is complete! 💪

The four teams per s*x that finished first in their group have qualified directly for Friday’s quarterfinals, while the eight teams that finished second or third in their group will fight in an additional match on Friday to reach the quarterfinals. 🔥

We start at 08:30 tomorrow and will enjoy fantastic volleyball in športni park Stražišče all day long until 22:00! If you can’t join us in person, follow the scores and live stream at mevza-kranj.com! ⛱

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Skupinski del Zavarovalnica Sava Championship 2025 je zaključen! 💪

Štiri moške in ženske ekipe, ki so bile prve v svojih skupinah, so se neposredno uvrstile v petkov četrtfinale. Osem moških in ženskih ekip, ki so končale na drugem ali tretjem mestu v svojih skupinah, pa se bo v petek borilo v dodatni tekmi za uvrstitev v četrtfinale.🔥

Jutri začnemo ob 8:30 in uživali bomo v fantastični odbojki v športnem parku Stražišče ves dan, vse do 22:00! Če se nam ne morete pridružiti v živo, spremljajte rezultate in prenos v živo na mevza-kranj.com! ⛱

Qualifications are over and we have 4 women’s and 4 men’s teams that qualified for tomorrow’s main draw! 🎉

Women’s qualifying teams:
Elekova/Bundzelova 🇸🇰
Brinkova/Rudicka 🇨🇿
Matasova/Palkovicova 🇸🇰
Grancaiova/Grancaiova 🇨🇿

Men’s qualifying teams:
Oliva/Kurka 🇨🇿
Nedetzky/Holzinger 🇦🇹
Niemeier/Hajós 🇭🇺
Mrkous/Pihera 🇨🇿

This completes the 16 teams per s*x that will compete in the main draw! Tomorrow we will see group stage matches, starting at 08:30 and ending at around 22:00. 16 teams will play against each other in 4 groups of 4. Groups winners will go directly to 1/4 finals on Friday, while 2nd and 3rd teams will play an additional match on Friday to reach the 1/4 finals. 👏

Come see us at športni park Stražišče in Kranj, or follow the live stream and scores at https://mevza-kranj.com/ ⛱

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Kvalifikacije so končane in dobili smo 4 ženske in 4 moške ekipe, ki so se uvrstile v glavni del turnirja! 🎉

Ženske kvalifikantke:
Elekova/Bundzelova 🇸🇰
Brinkova/Rudicka 🇨🇿
Matasova/Palkovicova 🇸🇰
Grancaiova/Grancaiova 🇨🇿

Moški kvalifikanti:
Oliva/Kurka 🇨🇿
Nedetzky/Holzinger 🇦🇹
Niemeier/Hajós 🇭🇺
Mrkous/Pihera 🇨🇿

S tem je dopolnjena kvota 16 ekip na spol, ki bodo tekmovale v glavnem delu! Jutri bomo spremljali tekme skupinskega dela, ki se začnejo ob 8:30 in končajo okoli 22:00. 16 ekip se bo pomerilo med seboj v 4 skupinah po 4. Zmagovalci skupin se bodo neposredno uvrstili v četrtfinale v petek, medtem ko se b***a 2. in 3. ekipa v skupini pomerili v dodatni tekmi v petek za uvrstitev v četrtfinale. 👏

Pridite in nas obiščite v športnem parku Stražišče v Kranju ali spremljajte prenos v živo in rezultate na https://mevza-kranj.com/ ⛱

Qualifications for Zavarovalnica Sava Championship 2025 are about to start! 🔥

𝟏𝟐 teams per s*x entered the main draw directly, while 𝟏𝟔 teams will compete in the qualifications to seize one of the 𝟒 remaining spots of the main draw. 💪

⏰Wednesday, 23.7., from 10:00 to 23:00
📍športni park Stražišče, Kranj
📊 schedule, scores, and stream of the main court available here: https://mevza-kranj.com/index.php/scores-streams/

There are some big names in the qualifications on the men's side, including the 2023 champion , the 2024 silver medalists & .pihera and local favourites , , , and 🤩

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Kvalifikacije za Zavarovalnica Sava Championship 2025 se bodo kmalu začele! 🔥

V glavni del turnirja se je neposredno uvrstilo 𝟏𝟐 ekip na spol, medtem ko se bo 𝟏𝟔 ekip potegovalo v kvalifikacijah za eno od 𝟒 preostalih mest. 💪

⏰Sreda, 23.7., od 10:00 do 23:00
📍Športni park Stražišče, Kranj
📊 Razpored, rezultati in prenos z glavnega igrišča so na voljo tukaj: https://mevza-kranj.com/index.php/scores-streams/

V kvalifikacijah na moški strani je nekaj velikih imen, vključno z zmagovalcem iz leta 2023 , drugourvščenima iz leta 2024 & .pihera in domačimi ljubljenci občinstva , , , and 🤩

Po stopničke v Kranju se podaja tudi Živa Javornik s svojo novo partnerico Tajdo Lovšin! 🤩

Tako Živa kot Tajda imata za seboj več naslovov državnih prvakinj in osvojene MEVZA turnirje, letos pa sta prvič združili moči in izmenjali soigralki - njuni prejšnji soigralki Tjaša Kotnik in Maja Marolt zdaj nastopata skupaj. Živa in Tajda sta se očitno izvrstno ujeli, saj sta v letošnji sezoni že osvojili turnir slovaške serije v Bratislavi in dosegli tretje mesto na turnirju serije Futures v Cervii. 💪

Živa Javornik: "S Tajdo sva želeli čim bolj napredovati in dobiti čim več izkušenj na turnirjih v tujini. Najino trdo delo od januarja naprej se je že obrestovalo z zmago v Bratislavi in tretjim ter petim mestom na turnirjih serije Futures. Eden izmed ciljev je tudi MEVZA turnir v Kranju, kjer je domače okolje, domači gledalci in vedno želja po stopničkah. Predvsem želiva pred domačimi gledalci prikazati igro, za katero sva delali celo sezono." 🔥

Spremljajte Živo in Tajdo med 23. in 26. julijem v športnem parku Stražišče v Kranju ali na https://mevza-kranj.com/ ⛱

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Živa Javornik and her new partner Tajda Lovšin are also going for the podium in Kranj! 🤩

Both Živa and Tajda have several national championship titles and MEVZA tournament wins, and this year they've teamed up for the first time and switched partners – their previous partners Tjaša Kotnik and Maja Marolt are now playing together. Živa and Tajda have clearly clicked, as this season they've already won a Slovak series tournament in Bratislava and achieved third place at a Futures series tournament in Cervia. 💪

Živa Javornik: "Tajda and I wanted to improve as much as possible and gain experience at tournaments abroad. Our hard work since January has already paid off with a win in Bratislava and a third and fifth place finish at Futures series tournaments. One of the goals is also the MEVZA tournament in Kranj, where there's a home environment, home spectators, and always a desire for the podium. We want to show the game we've been working on all season in front of the home crowd." 🔥

Na MEVZA turnir v Kranju se vrača tudi legenda slovenske odbojke na mivki in lastnik rekordnih desetih naslovov državnega prvaka, Danijel Pokeršnik! 🔥

Pri svojih 40 letih še vedno niza vrhunske rezultate - na turnirju serije Futures v Bujumburi je osvojil četrto, na MEVZA turnirju v Bibinjah pa peto mesto. 💪

Na Zavarovalnica Sava Championship 2025 bo nastopil z Denisom Robido, pred turnirjem pa je dejal: “Kot vedno je na turnirju v Kranju dobra konkurenca, tako da bodo na vsaki tekmi odločale malenkosti. Z Denisom sva - kot zanimivost - igrala skupaj že na vseh podlagah: na vodi, v dvorani, na snegu in na mivki, tako da se dobro poznava. Upam, da bo to najin skrivni adut do čim boljšega rezultata.” 🏐

Spremljajte Danijela in Denisa med 23. in 26. julijem v športnem parku Stražišče v Kranju ali na https://mevza-kranj.com/ ⛱

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Slovenian beach volleyball legend and record holder with ten national championship titles, Danijel Pokeršnik, is returning to the MEVZA tournament in Kranj! 🔥

At 40 years of age, he’s still achieving top results – he placed fourth at the Futures series tournament in Bujumbura and fifth at the MEVZA tournament in Bibinje. 💪

At the Zavarovalnica Sava Championship 2025, he will compete alongside Denis Robida, and ahead of the tournament he said: “As always, there’s strong competition at the tournament in Kranj, so every match will be decided by small details. Denis and I – fun fact – have already played together on every surface: on water, indoors, on snow, and on sand, so we know each other well. I hope this will be our secret weapon for achieving the best possible result.” 🏐

Follow Danijel and Denis from July 23rd to 26th at športni park Stražišče in Kranj or online at https://mevza-kranj.com ⛱

We have the full list of teams for Zavarovalnica Sava Championship 2025! 🥳

A record-breaking number of teams applied, but only 𝟏𝟐 teams per s*x can enter the main draw directly and only 𝟏𝟔 teams can compete in the qualifications to seize one of the 𝟒 remaining spots of the main draw. 💪 In the end, only 𝟏 will be crowned Middle European Champion! 🏆

Registrants include winners of several Slovenian championships and MEVZA tournaments Kotnik/Marolt 🇸🇮 and Javornik/Lovšin T. 🇸🇮 , Hungarian champions Kun/Villám 🇭🇺 , MEVZA tournament winners Semerad/Stocek 🇨🇿 , the defending Kranj champions Jezek/Waber 🇨🇿 , Hungarian champions Tari/Veress 🇭🇺 , and others! 🔥

Come see us in person between the 23rd and 26th of July in športni park Stražišče in Kranj, or follow the results at https://mevza-kranj.com/ ⛱

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Imamo celoten seznam ekip za Zavarovalnica Sava Championship 2025! 🥳

Prijavilo se je rekordno število ekip, a le 𝟏𝟐 ekip na spol se lahko neposredno uvrsti v glavni žreb, le 𝟏𝟔 ekip pa lahko tekmuje v kvalifikacijah za enega izmed 𝟒 preostalih mest v glavnem žrebu. 💪 Na koncu bo le 𝟏 ekipa okronana za srednjeevropskega prvaka! 🏆

Med prijavljenimi ekipami so zmagovalke več slovenskih prvenstev in MEVZA turnirjev Kotnik/Marolt 🇸🇮 in Javornik/Lovšin T. 🇸🇮, madžarski prvakinji Kun/Villám 🇭🇺, zmagovalca MEVZA turnirja Semerad/Stocek 🇨🇿, branilca naslova iz Kranja Jezek/Waber 🇨🇿, madžarska prvaka Tari/Veress 🇭🇺 in drugi! 🔥

Obiščite nas med 23. in 26. julijem v športnem parku Stražišče v Kranju ali spremljajte rezultate na https://mevza-kranj.com/ ⛱