Beach Volleyball legend Ingrid Tørlen delivers in Oddanesand

Ingrid Tørlen, Norway’s most successful female Beach Volleyball player in history, did deliver on the first day of the NEVZA zonal event in idyllic Oddanesand, Norway. After beating countrywomen Vaigafa/Duesund 2-0, she took down the second seed Klara Ribom/Sara Malmström 2-0 as well, together with her very talented partner Julia Thelle, thus accounting for a simply impressive appearance for a 43-year-old former Olympian.

Other women’s teams to look out for are the top-seed Thurin twins from Sweden and the Norwegians Varga/Kjølberg, who both won their pools.

In the men’s competition, the Swedish young guns Jacob Hölting Nilsson and Hampus Ekstrand had a great day in Oddanesand too. The two physical Swedes, both standing well above 2 meters, clearly won both of their matches. In fact, the top three ranked men’s teams, including Finland’s Pekka Piippo/Vili Topio and Sweden’s Martin Appelgren/Erik Ask, won all their matches and were anticipating an exciting second day of competition in Norway.

Friday’s schedule starts with matches featuring the losing sides from pool play, followed by the draw that will determine who’s meeting who in the playoffs. Stay tuned!