Andre/Renato vs. Hammarberg/Berger T. - Quarter Final Highlights | Rio de Janeiro 2026 #BeachProTour

To the volleyball world beach pro tour elite out here in Rio de Janeiro. It's a new team. They're making each tournament for them is very important. They're creating also like the balance. I think on drag got a whole year that he didn't play and talking with Phil dollhouser about this new age of jump setting and optioning. He said you know what I tired I retired at the right time. I love that. What is out there from Berger well off the net and that is a fast snap down the line from Tim Berger without really realizing like what an incredible set another jump set another open net here for Berger credit to Andre. Amazing for us to watch Andre the late pull the jumbo from Berger. He found the only part of the court that was open in the angle looking like Bruno Schmid style nice dropper big step close finding that sharp angle not full power but about a 70 percent chop in that sharp angle. He'll mix up the short shots and then just as soon as you think shots come in you'll bang that hard angle. Smart smart option for Timo Hammerberg. And that's the thing with Timo as well. He's doing a very good combination of guys in the game. Yeah the nicest guys for a guy nicknamed the mammoth. He was a gentle soul that zone. That's true. They're not getting a break. Another option taken and you just see the frustration on Andre just thinking what do I have to do. Running these kind of jump sets so he's going to find have to find a way another perfect pass here from Austria. Andre tried to track and that is a sharp angle chop from Timo Hammerberg. Love to see the peasant set from this Austrian team. Now the jump set well seen from Andre. He tried to get out of the way but Berger makes the cut shot too fast. He's a bit lost there. First set point now for Austria that is a high fast swing from an auto chase down from Berger but can't quite control it. I love that he thought he could get there but if you don't go to the ball then it's like oh you never know. Second set point from Austria. And even though an auto misses that serve for the set I think if you can't get him out of system. Yeah I think first and that needs to get there. He's kind of like bowling. He's not jumping. He's he's just too far. What a shot from an auto. That is a clean high angle shot sold so well. Andre and an auto were impressive earlier today in a sweep win over miles partain and James Shaw. Another option Andre at least got a touch on that one but Berger swing was too good and not to now sticking with the jump serve gets Andre fooled on the jump set and that is no one is stopping that swing team mohammedberg. Yes I feel like Andre. He got a step up on that situation because a lot of men's teams have shifted to just saying defender you're going to take the option. I'm going for the third attack and what a swing way off the net and transition from Tim Berger. He has some rain everything just come in difficult for Brazil right now and hammerberg somehow slips that one around the block of Andre Berger float serve has been effective and it is no more effective than that an ace serve on the end line no jump set available no jump set needed as hammerberg fires one down the line under trying to keep that pressure high with the serve. That's a excellent high swing from hammerberg because one thing is when you're pushing you're down and you've got to keep pushing when you're up. Like that change sweet serve there from Hinata going to Berger it's tight to the net and there Andre finally gets one. It's fast. You essentially have become a middle blocker on the beach trouble here for Hinata. What a set from Andre. Good recycle. Oh what a dig for Berger Berger open net phenomenal hands from Andre Berger again the open at this one goes for the kill. What a rally. Seriously these two teams played amazing on this point was so beautiful. The pull from Andre 100 percent agree on that because they are getting better than they were in the first set. Andre is doing a better job managing the with the patients but they definitely made adjustments they need to do in the serve angle middle serves making it much harder to go on to and that is a high reach from Timo Hammerberg and that eliminates the threat of the option not totally eliminates but it reduces the percentages in which it happens. Andre now in serve receive that is a tremendous touchdown the line and the net. We didn't see any of these in the first one after playing borderline perfect in the first Austria has cracked quite a bit here in the second good reach from Andre well covered it is tight again. Andre somehow that goes right through the wickets and not to now sticking with the float beautiful pass from Berger. There is the option from Hammerberg. That's what we saw in the first set that we haven't seen a ton in the second owners of six set points as we are heading towards a third set. The question is just how long will it take set is tight. Can Andre grab. He cannot. Is that a feathery touch from Timo Hammerberg saying that's my bad on the set a little bit inside a bit off the net better set this time for Andre and a good use of the block for Hinata as Brazil claims the second set 21 16 after a flawless opener from Austria Brazil adds some pressure is the passing of Austria passing wasn't quite as good as it was in the first set took away a lot of the jump setting a lot of the options but there is the passing from Brazil that throws it out of bounds and some and Hammerberg cleans it up beautiful serve from Berger he has better pass this time from Andre set as well off the net burgers there. Oh wow. This is from Timo Hammerberg. I don't know. It was amazing. But at the same time like somehow it came out clean. Yes. Might have been in the hands a little bit long. Hammerberg has to go. Good reaction from Hinata. Berger. Yes he can chase it down. It's just going to be a free ball coming in for Brazil. Beautiful. Touchdown the line. Hammerberg now trying to short and the onto from Hinata taking a page out of Austria's book. Andre now operating out of the middle. It is tight and Berger sails it long. Now Andre is saying he didn't touch it wasn't in the net so Austria will take the gift and there is a block from Timo Hammerberg just gets it before it goes out of bound. Berger's float serve continues to be a problem. Oh Andre. That is a nasty cut shot but I finish with the soft touch to slow it down. Find the open spots. Nothing slow about that swing from Andre. That is magnificent. That's a beautiful thing. I love these sharp swings. Andre got three nines and he's getting a fifth here. So in theory that's a step up for both teams. But of course Brazilian fans don't want that. Brazilian fans want it all but Hammerberg wants it more. That is a fantastic tool swing. That is a smart high line from Andre and they need to do so in a hurry. They are running out of room. What a scoop there from Hinata. But it goes just a little bit long and to me very clear that is the story of this third set. Berger and Hammerberg have been flawless in this third set. And another picture perfect highline from Andre. Game we ever saw them playing. First match point here for Austria. Hammerberg has done it. What a performance from the young Austrian.