Our guide to the games you can’t afford to miss today

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All eyes will be on the side courts today for the start of the Pool Play. Don’t miss it! Photocredit: Michael Kunkel.

It’s the first day of the Pool Play and as you’d expect there are dozens of must-see matches to witness here at the Rothenbaum Stadium at this week’s smart Major Hamburg.

The whistles of the referees and the shouts of the players were heard as early as 8am this morning as eight teams aimed for supremacy on the sand.

So what should you expect today? We’ve run our expert finger down today’s schedule of 48 games and selected the following five mouth-watering matches that you cannot afford to miss on our live stream, available on our all-singing, all-dancing website.

Agatha/Barbara v Duda/Elize Maia
When? 8.50am
Where? Court 4
Why? All-Brazilian match-up. World champs v up-and-coming new team.

Nummerdor/Varenhorst v Schümann/Thole
When? 11.20AM
Where? Court 3
Why? Dutch top team take on yesterday’s local heroes.

Ludwig/Walkenhorst v Mashkova/Tsimbalova
When? 12.10pm
Where? Court 2
Why? Hamburg number one seeds versus Kazakh qualifiers.

Böckermann/Flüggen v Ranghieri/Carambula
When? 2pm
Where? Court 3
Why? European heavyweights go head-to-head.

Lucena/Dalhausser v Hyden/Bourne
When? 5pm
Where? Court 3
Why? American derby is sure to draw the crowds.

We’ll be following these five

No, not three, there are five must-not-miss matches in the Pool Play. Photocredit: Mike Ranz.