The world champions of 2013 were in the Dutch huddle in the stadium at the Copacabana in two sets too strong for the duo picked up World Championship silver last year. It was 25-23 and 21-18.
In the semifinals Brouwer and Meeuwsen encounter Alison and Bruno Schmidt. The Brazilians, who won the Hofvijver the World Cup final against Nummerdor and Varenhorst last year, defeated the American duo Phil Dalhausser / Nicholas Lucena in three sets.
Nummerdor meant defeat in Rio that he also his fifth and final Games without a medal home needs. Four years ago lost the now nearly 40-year-old beach volleyball player Richard Schuil in London the match for the bronze. In 2000 and 2004 Nummerdor was active as a volleyball in the hall.
“This is at least my last Games,” Nummerdor said afterwards. “This is all the emotions not the time on there already something to say about it. But I’ve had a wonderful career and I will later determine proudly look back ”.
Three setpoints
Especially in the first set Monday was a semi-final place is still up for Nummerdor and Varenhorst, though, the initiative initially at Brouwer and Meeuwsen, unbeaten group winners who hit a hole with their length and strength.
their training partners Nummerdor and Varenhorst, who had to collect one defeat in the group, however deepest despair himself alongside and earned in the same upward final stage three set points. They did that did not use however, after Brouwer and Meeuwsen on their first set point or struck.
In the second set took Brouwer and Meeuwsen soon ahead and gave them no longer out of the hands (21-28), so they are close to a medal.
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