Ludwig and Walkenhorst have defeated Gallay anmd Klug six-straight times in as many FIVB World Tour meetings, including four wins this season.
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MATCH NOTES
• GER leads the series 6-0, including two three-set wins… the first two meetings were in 2013, and the rest were all in 2016
• This is the very first match GER is playing as Olympic Gold Medalists
• GER enters the match with a 13-match win streak on the FIVB Tour, having last lost in July in Klagenfurt in a pool play match
• Gallay and Klug won the Pan Am Games here in Toronto in July 2015
• ARG has won two of its last three matches against teams from Germany, after having lost six consecutive matches to German teams
• GER has a 65-8 match record this year, including 34-2 in pool play and 14-5 in three-set matches
• ARG has a 44-36 match record this year, including 26-20 in pool play and 14-12 in three-set matches