good enough for world tour semi finals :) to find the perfect partner isnt that easy. put two world class players in one team and it wont work immediatly. its more process than you would think.
big guy from germany seems really far behind the level of athleticism this lvl of of beach volleyball requires, or maybe he is injured, since he was rubbing his knees before the match even started
@Niclas M. Adding that he got served the majority of time really wears down a guy coming back. Blocking and carrying the main work in the offense is quite challenging.
I think you all do not really know Alexander Walkenhorst good enough to say something like this about him.. if you would know him, than it would'nt be a surprise to you that he got an arrogant-looking, partly unsympathetic attitude.. so do not judge to quickly.. he got some nice skills I can only appreciate and he is able to be a cute and friendly german giant
He doesn't 'direct' the ball (changing its flight path like a tip). The shot he used is called a pokie or cobra where in from in NZ. Totally legal play :)