German Anthem for winners in Helsinki and Elblag
The German Anthem was played twice at the end of the WDSF-tournament day in Helsinki, Finland: Anton Skuratov/Alena Uehlin won the World Open Standard tournament, Valentin and Renata Lusin came fourth in the final. Jörg Gutmann/Isabel Matthes enjoyed the anthem as winners of the Seniors I Standard tournament. Patrick and Sabrina van der Meer were fourth in the Seniors II Standard. Runners up to the final in the World Open Latin were Evgeny Vinokurov/Christina Luft on place seven.
Sven Glass/Judith Holzwarth carried a further victory home from Elblag, Poland in the Seniors I section. In the Seniors II Standard three German couples were among the seven finalists: Norbert Jäger/Beate Christine Jäger-Eberhardt (4.), Albert and Andrea Rommel (5.) as well as Gerhard Baier/Ingrid Cloos-Baier (6.). Dirk Keller/Heidemarie Schulz celebrated a further victory for the DTV in the Seniors III Standard. Gerhard Baier/Ingrid Cloos-Baier reached third place on the podium. Maik Ebbecke/Sabine Reyer came fifth. And another victory for the DTV: Marek Bures/Anastasiia Khadjeh-Nouri in the World Open Latin tournament in Elblag. In the Seniors I section Marc Becker/Nicole Giersbeck came second.
by Stephanie Krüger Uhr