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King of the Court
On one court, five teams play against each other in three rounds to determine who becomes King of the Court.
By Stephen Lee - Beach Stats Analyst
From seemingly out of nowhere David Åhman and Jonatan Hellvig won King of the Court Utrecht 2021. Both 19 years of age, they surprised even the most seasoned pairings with their Swedish jump sets and fast samba-styled plays. Their names were instantly known, teams feared the blonde Scandinavians, they were dubbed as King of the Court machines. In Doha during the Finals they came in third, after pulling off the highest score ever in a King of the Court tournament in the semis. David and Jonatan tell us all about last season and what they did with the four Maurice Lacroix watches they won in Utrecht.
Four days of incredible King of the Court beach volleyball have come to an end in Hamburg, where the global 2022 Crown Series kicked off. Three Dutch players and one German ascended the throne on Sunday on the Heiligengeistfeld in Hamburg’s city center. Pleun Ypma and Emi van Driel are the Queens, they set aside the opposition by playing gutsy beach volleyball, Robert Meeuwsen and Clemens Wickler proved their dominance once more in the final and actually performed a royal flush, winning all of their matches in the Active City Arena.
Emotions ran high on Saturday in Hamburg on day three of King of the Court. The play-off matches delivered on their nail-biting promise. The victors were elated, the eliminated teams wallowed in disappointment. King of the Court once again proved that the added stress of time is bringing everything to boiling point. The semis are set for Sunday, one last epic day remains in Hamburg as the quest for the crowns reaches its climax. Don’t miss it!