Segatori/Sudol win the “Blaue Band der Spree“

A Russian-German final was celebrated by the spectators the first evening of the "Blaue Band der Spree" in Berlin. With exactly 100 couples, the WDSF International Open Standard tournament was well-attended both qualitatively and quantitatively. There was no doubt at all regarding the victory of the German champions and world championship runner-ups Simone Segatori/Annette Sudol. They clearly dominated the field, showed their full potential and were accompanied by a wave of applause from spectators and fellow dancers alike.
Anton Skuratov/Alona Uehlin finished 2nd - also in a very confident manner. Since the 3rd place was also given to a German couple, the podium was completely in the hand of the DTV: Dumitru Doga/Sarah Ertmer were awarded the well-deserved bronze medal. The 4th place was also given to a German couple: Anatoliy Novoselov/Tasja Schulz managed to position themselves successfully ahead of the two Russian couples.
In the semi final, Erik Kem/Lisa Rykovski finished 8th, followed by Daniel Radu/Anne Weber who ranked 9th. In the quarter final, three couples still represented the DTV: Emil-Daniel Leonte/Angelina Velikanov (shared 19th place), Nikita Goncharov/Alina-Siranya Muschalik (shared 22th place) and Grigorij Gelfond/Isabel Tinnis (24th place).
Final:
1. Simone Segatori/Annette Sudol, TSC Astoria Stuttgart
2. Anton Skuratov/Alena Uehlin, TTC München
3. Dumitru Doga/Sarah Ertmer. TD TSC Düsseldorf Rot-Weiß
4. Anatoliy Novoselov/Tasja Schulz, Schwarz-Weiß-Club Pforzheim
5. Anton Trubin/Ekaterina Maliavkina, Russland
6. Evgeny Mushtukov/Polina Drogobych, Russland