A historic moment awaits world volleyball on Sunday, May 26: for the first time in an international match, thehigh-tech ASB GlassFloor glass court will be used. The host of this new era in sports will beBMW Park in Munich, where at 4:00 PM Germany will host world champion Italy in a friendly match dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the Bavarian Volleyball Association.

ASB GlassFloor is arevolutionary sports surface, made of tempered glass with a special matte layer and integrated LED lines that allow for complete digital flexibility:

• The court lines can bechanged instantlydepending on the sport.

• It is possible toembed animations, graphics and advertisementsdirectly into the floor.

• The system improvesvisibility for spectatorsboth on site and on television.

• It providesoptimal safety and gripcomparable to standard sports floors.

It is against Italy - one of the leading forces in world volleyball - thatthe international debutof this court will be made, which has the potential to fundamentally change the visual and functional aspects of indoor sports.

In addition to being a prestigious test for both teams before the Volleyball Nations League, the match will also be ademonstration of the futureof the sport before the eyes of the global volleyball community.

Italy squad (coach: Ferdinando De Giorgi):

• Setters:

  • Mattia Boninfante (Cucine Lube Civitanova)

  • Paolo Porro (Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza, will be available until May 30)

• Opposites:

  • Yuri Romano (Fakel Novy Urengoy, Russia)

  • Kamil Rychlicki (Zaksa, Poland)

• Outside hitters:

  • Mattia Bottolo (Cucine Lube Civitanova)

  • Francesco Recine (Allianz Milano)

  • Davide Gardini (Sonepar Padova)

  • Francesco Sani (Rana Verona)

  • Luca Porro (Valsa Group Modena)

• Middle Blockers:

  • Simone Anzani (Valsa Group Modena)

  • Giovanni Sanguinetti (Valsa Group Modena)

  • Edoardo Caneschi (Allianz Milano)

  • Lorenzo Cortesia (Rana Verona)

  • Giovanni Gargiulo (Cucine Lube Civitanova)

• Libero:

  • Gabriele Laurenzano (Trentino Volley)

  • Domenico Pace (Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza)

• Option:

  • Alessandro Bovolenta (Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza)

Germany Squad (coach: Thomas Ranner):

• Erik Burggräf

• Philipp John

• Leonard Graven

• Joscha Kunstmann

• Tim Peter

• Lukas Maase

• Fabian Hosch

• Bastian Korrek

• Moritz Eckardt

• Eric Rohrs

• Leon Meier

• Daniel Malescha

• Theo Mohwinkel

• Simon Torwie

• Jan Zimmermann