Their second victory in as many days helped the Germans get closer to securing a spot in the VNL 2025 Finals, as they moved up from seventh to sixth place in the VNL standings, getting to six wins and 19 points and passing China, who don’t play on Thursday and have a game in hand. Now winless in their last six matches, Thailand continue to be threatened by relegation, ranking 17th in the VNL standings with one win and five points.
Outside hitters Lina Alsmeier and Lena Strigrot carried the German offense against the Thais, with the former getting a match-high 16 points (13 kills, two blocks, one ace) and the latter registering 15, with 14 kills and one block. Team captain and middle blocker Camilla Weitzel also had a solid display, contributing 12 points (eight kills, three aces, one block).
“We’re fighting for every ball this week, and I think that’s given us a lot of strength,” Stigrot reacted. “I think that really showed today, and it’s really exciting to see the team develop and do a little bit more every day. We need to continue in the way we did today. We were very disciplined in our tactics, and we pushed hard on serving, which is one of our big strengths.”
