After the Neusiedl coup

Wedding and lively partner exchange await in summer

Jakob Reiter hit well at the Masters in Neusiedl.

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Jakob Reiter from Dornbirn and his Lower Austrian partner Timo Hammarberg collected exactly 1610 euros in prize money after coming second at the win2day Beach Volleyball Tour PRO Masters in Neusiedl. "But my share is already gone again," the 25-year-old reveals with a laugh. 

The reason? "My fiancée Andji's birthday is coming up and I bought her an iPhone. That's now refinanced." But it's not just because of the prize money that he will have fond memories of last weekend. "The quarter-final against the Estonians was probably the best match of my life," says Jakob, who sees the second place in a row with the Masters victories in Wolfurt and Ebensee in 2019 and the semi-final at the 2023 national championships.

For many, Jakob Reiter was the "MVP" of the Masters in Neusiedl, where he and Timo Hammarberg celebrated second place behind Seiser/Grössig (M.) and Friedl/Huber.

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Family instead of professionalism 
Despite the sensational start to the season, Reiter is not thinking of turning professional again. "I would have to completely change my life for that. But I don't want to do that. I'm getting married in August, we want to build a house soon and then children will also be an issue," says the teacher, who lives in the Waldviertel.

It has to be fun
However, that doesn't mean that he won't continue to climb into the "sandbox". Quite the opposite! "This weekend I'm playing with Michi Klemen in Graz, then probably with Felix Friedl at the tournament in Vienna," says Jakob, who doesn't rule out the possibility of swapping partners more often this summer. "The most important thing is that it's fun."