Staff Reporter
THE Cohen Fistball Club (CFC 1) continued to dominate the Bank Windhoek Fistball League by winning the first round of games and leading the National A League, while Sport Klub Windhoek (SKW 4) sailed through the matches, resulting in an unbeaten run in the National B League.
According to a statement released by Bank Windhoek, the CFC 1 took the lead and SKW 4 won all five games and thus deservedly led the log with 15 points, with CFC 3 being victorious against all opponents, except for SKW 4. Swakopmund Fistball Club (SFC 3), SKW 2 and SFC 2 were placed third to fifth.
“In the National A League, CFC 1 remained true to its role as favourites and won all three games against CFC 2, SKW 1 and SFC 1. CFC 1 only lost sets after captain Helmo Minz injured himself in the fourth. SKW 1 is currently placed second in the table with seven points. SKW 1 and SFC 1 displayed the most exciting game of the day, which ended 4:3. The battle took a toll on the Swakopmund-based team, losing the match against CFC 2,” the statement reads.
SKW 3 came in last with a one-point bonus, and York Ahrens from the SKW’s youth team was named the Young Player of the Day. The only 15-year-old Marko Russmann from SFC 1 was named Player of The Day among the seniors.
Bank Windhoek revealed that the first league round’s highlight was the men’s national team announcement. The commercial bank said that the national team will compete at the World Championships in Mannheim, Germany, from 22 July until 29 July 2023.
The national team players are as follows: Karl-Heinz Traut (CFC), Thilo Wilckens (CFC), Wilko Hoffmann (CFC), Helmo Minz (CFC), Rico Kühnle Kreitz (CFC), Olaf Beiter (SKW), Dieter Kebbel (SKW), Florian Mosich (TSV Unterpfaffenhofen Germering), Tristan Minz (TSV Unterpfaffenhofen Germering), Gian Rudolph (MTV Vorsfelde). Torben Winterbach (SFC) is on call in case of an injury. In addition, Andreas Minz was appointed as head coach and Christian Knobloch as manager.
“Next on the fistball calendar is the International Cohen Tournament on Saturday, 1 April 2023, where two German-based teams from TSV Unterpfaffenhofen Germering will compete. In addition, Austrians Fabian Greifeneder, Elli Kalteis and Johannes Junglclaussen will support SKW. Junglclaussen won the bronze medal at the German Indoor Championships with his team TV Vaihingen,” Bank Windhoek added.
