International stars including Anna Pavlova, Cyril Tommasone, Zoi Lima and many more will round out the rosters at the Bundesliga, or German club league Championships, being held this weekend in Berlin.
German star Fabian Hambuechen has withdrawn from the Bundesliga final, but his team, KTV Straubenhardt, is still favored to win.
It's easy to see why -- Straubenhardt is packed with more stars than some World Cup finals. In addition to the best German gymnasts, the league is very open to letting foreign guests take part, provided that in the four-up team finals Germans are in the majority on each event.
KTV Straubenhardt boasts Marcel Nguyen, Thomas Taranu, guest Maxim Deviatowsky of Russia and 1988 Soviet Olympian Sergei Kharkov. Straubenhardt is most likely to be challenged by TG Saar, which includes German World team member Eugen Spiridonov and Uzbekistani p-bars great Anton Fokin as guest.
Hambuechen, who placed second at the Swiss Cup with partner Elisabeth Seitz a few weeks ago, said he was exhausted from recent meets and an intense training schedule.
"In the last 10 months of rehabilitation I had exactly three free days. I now fully need to recover so I can start the fight again next year," Hambuechen said in a TV interview this week. "I'm crossing my fingers that the team wins the title." Hambuechen also said he wants to consult a doctor again about his Achilles tendon, which he ruptured in January.
Without reigning World silver medalist Philipp Boy, who has traveled to the Tokyo World Cup this weekend, the SC Cottbus team is likely to battle for third place. Also absent will be Kim Buiand Nadine Jarosch, who are in Japan for the Tokyo World Cup.
In the women's competition, MTV Stuttgart, led by sister act Marie-Sophie and Giulia Hindermann, are expected to take the team title. The team also boasts 2011 World team member Pia Tolle.
Also in the lineup are some familiar names who have not recently been seen in international competition, including Anja Brinker, former American Cup competitor Joeline Möbius and Polina Miller, who interestingly is listed as competing for Germany, not Russia.
A complete list of competitors for the men's and women's Bundesliga final is listed below.
MEN:
MTV Stuttgart:
- Thomas Andergassen
- Sebastian Krimmer
- Alexander Otto
- Frank Zimmerman
- Uwe Billerbeck
- Philipp Straub
- Christian Keil
- Philip Sorrer
- Viktor Weber
- Cyril Tommasone, FRA
- Sascha Palgen, LUX
- Sam Oldham, GBR
SC Cottbus:
- Steve Woitalla
- Andre Wetzel
- Robert Juckel
- Lukas Gallay
- Marc Krause
- Christopher Jursch
- Alexander Grotsch
- Andreas Bretschneider
- Rene Piephardt
- Roman Zozulya, UKR
- Matthias Fahrig
- Florian Arendt
- Michael Stumpf
- Florian Lindner
- Tim Leibiger
- Jens Uebel
- Marek Schmidt
- Florian Kuhn
- Sebastian Bock
- Ivan Rittschik
- Michael Sawatzky
- Hannes Kunze
- Maximilian Rupp
- Waldemar Eichorn
- Jerome Michels
- Torsten Michels
- Eugen Spiridonov
- Ivan Bykow
- Philipp Matzke
- Tobias Matzke
- Stepan Gorbatschov, KAZ
- Anton Fokin, UZB
- Alexander Suprun, UKR
- Vladimir Klimenko
- Marcel Nguyen
- Robert Weber
- Thomas Taranu
- Andre Schaich
- Dimitri Walter
- Sergei Kharkov
- Daniel Weinert
- Anton Wirt
- Maxim Deviatovskiy, RUS
- Michael Cornelius
- Michael Wilhelm
- Christian Berczes
- Kenji Howoldt
- Christian Rehfeld
- Andre Becker
- Philipp Metzger
- Thomas Seitel
- Andreas Hofer
- Viet Thao Hoang
- Ovidiu Buidoso, ROM
- Flavius Koczi, ROM
- Christian Bataga, ROM
- Paulo Lando
- Markus Etter
- Brian Gladow
- Hansi Lohr
- Stanislav Kuzmenko
- Lukas Dauser
- Andreas Lang
- Tim Tremmel
- Artjem Weimer
- Jakob Paulicks
- Wolfgang Priegl
- Robin Tremmel
- Martin Konecny, CZE
- Claudio Capelli, SUI
- Roman Kulesza, POL
- Lion Sundermann
- Boso Schmidt
- Mike Fischer
- Max Whittenberg-Voges
- Alexander Vogt
- Sergei Pfeifer
- Murat Yildirim
- Andreas Toba
- Alexander Hellmold
- Artur Ziegler
- Linus Borchers
- Roman Gisi, SUI
- Luke Folwell, GBR
- Ali Jivan, ROM
- Arunaud Willig, FRA
- Oksana Chusovitina
- Simone Kuhlmann
- Sarah Voss
- Polina Miller (competing for Germany, not Russia)
- Lucie Thives-Kurenbach
- Anja Rheinbay
- Meike Fernbach
- Zhu Xiaoyu
- Hannah Thives-Kurenbach
- Isabelle Zwirtz
- Catarina Miller
- Adina Hausch
- Marie-Sophie Hindermann
- Nadine Schubert
- Sarina Maier
- Pia Tolle
- Giulia Hindermann
- Serena Viljt, NED
- Marie Sophie Boggasch
- Simone Meinzer
- Pauline Tratz
- Leah Grießer
- Katja Roll
- Desireé Baumert
- Sabrina Ams
- Limao dos Santos
- Alexandra Choon, POR
- Ekaterina Kitlinskaya, POR
- Ida Laisi, FIN
- Rosanna Ojala, FIN
- Kristyna Palesova, CZE
- Monika Frandofert, POL
- Annika Urvikko, FIN
- Joanna Kammler
- Melanie Schymik
- Lina-Maria Ohlsen
- Josie Bauer
- Susann Herbst
- Joeline Möbius
- Ruby Van Dijk
- Lisa Katharina Hill
- Rosa-Lynn Schmitz
- Giulia Rutigliano
- Sophie Scheder
- Isabell Marquardt
- Anna Sophie Kalauch
- Luisa Mayer
- Christina Kuhn
- Silvia Wentzell
- Marie artmann
- Annabelle Holzer
- Praw Phoemphun
- Lara Wondrak
- Myriam Boeschen
- Cosma Schweikhardt
- Kim Winkler
- Maria Chibiskova, CZE
- Veronika Ozanova, CZE
- Anna Pavlova, RUS
- Lorenza Strobl
- Alina Rothardt
- Sarah Paredes-Knopp
- Elisabeth Seitz
- Alina Ehret
- Cagla Akyol
- Jacqueline Schade
- Alena Alt
- Luise Heim
- Jule Ruhl
- Julia Sophie Wagner
- Tina Jentsch
- Louisa Marie Knapp
- Kim Janas
- Sarah Dassow
- Roxanna Redl
- Pia Wockener
- Silja Schmidt
- Nadja Schulze
- Tunde Csillag, HUN
- Anja Brinker
- Johanna Deutschmann
- Ariane Jokovcevic
- Finja Safken
- Jana Herklotz
- Lucia Oliveira
- Lucie Gerbrecht
- Anna Wienecke
- Virgenie ten Voorde
- Franziska Roeder
- Natasha Nolan
- Dianne Teunisse, NED
- Zoi Lima, POR
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