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Wednesday marks the beginning of a busy week in worldwide males’s volleyball. The motion consists of the Champions League quarterfinals, CEV Cup semifinals and CEV Problem Cup remaining.
Cody Kessel and the Berlin Recycling Volleys begin their quarterfinal sequence at dwelling towards Itas Trentino.
Micah Ma’a and Halkbank Ankara knocked ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle out of the match and ended its run of Champions League titles at three. The Turkish membership will face Aleksandar Nikolov and Lube Civitanova in a rematch of final yr’s quarterfinals.
Matt Anderson’s Ziraat Bankasi will face CV Guagas from Spain. Ziraat was the top-performing staff within the group stage of the match.
The opposite quarterfinal match has Gasoline Gross sales Piacenza enjoying Poland’s prime staff, Jastrzębski Węgiel.
CEV Cup
TJ DeFalco and Asseco Resovia Rzeszów face red-hot Fenerbahce within the semifinals. Fenerbahce is coming off of a home league match sweep of Ziraat Bankasi.
The opposite semifinal sequence pits Arkas Izmir towards Gage Worsley, Blake Leeson, Matt Knigge, Matt Slivinsky, and SVG Lüneburg.
CEV Problem Cup
Projekt Warsaw is within the remaining towards Vero Volley Monza. Taylor Averill will go well with up for Warsaw, however has not seen a lot significant motion currently for Poland’s third-place staff.
Poland
De Falco had 15 kills, three blocks and an ace, however Asseco Resovia Rzeszów misplaced to Bogdanka LUK Lublin within the quarterfinals of the Polish Cup.
ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle snapped a three-match by sweeping Cerrad Czarni Radom. Erik Shoji was the MVP with 9 digs, 56 p.c constructive and 36 p.c excellent passes.
Josh Tuaniga began the fourth set for Indykpol AZS Olsztyn and set the staff to a .200 assault effectivity in a four-set win over Resovia. DeFalco had 13 kills, a block and an ace.
Jake Hanes had 10 kills, two aces, a block for KGHM Cuprum Lubin in a defeat to Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie.
Italy
Gabi Garcia had 12 kills, a block, an ace for Pallavolo Padova in a five-set victory over Famitalia Catania. Davide Gardini contributed 10 kills, two block and an ace.
Padova then acquired swept by Sir Susa Vim Perugia as Garcia had 4 kills however 4 errors. Gardini led Padova with seven kills and two aces.
Nikolov got here off the bench within the third and fourth units for Lube Civitanova, who misplaced to Itas Trentino in 4. He two kills on 5 errorless assaults.
Nikolov began the primary two units towards Cisterna Volley, however was changed after having 5 kills and 4 assault errors. Civitanova went on to win the subsequent three units.
Jeff Jendryk had eight kills, hit .538, and had a block, and an ace for Gioella Prisma Taranto in a five-set defeat to Valsa Group Modena. Kyle Russell began the fifth set and had 4 kills.
Taranto pulled off a five-set win over Gasoline Gross sales Piacenza with Jendryk scoring on 4 kills. Russell began the final three units and had six kills and two aces.
Russia
Micah Christenson had a block and set Zenit Kazan to a .545 hitting proportion in a sweep of Kuzbass Kemerovo.
Japan
The Panasonic Panthers cut up two matches towards the Nagoya Wolfdogs. Thomas Jaeschke had 9 kills and three aces in a five-set win on Saturday, although he got here out within the third set. He didn’t have any significant time in Sunday’s match, a five-set loss.
China
Max Holt hit .600 on his solution to seven kills, two blocks and an ace for Beijing in a four-set win towards Fujian.
Türkiye
Ziraat Bankasi reached the semifinals of the Turkish Cup as Matt Anderson had 9 kills, 4 blocks and an ace in a sweep of Spor Toto.
Micah Ma’a set Halkbank Ankara to a .542 assault effectivity along with placing away three kills in a sweep of Model Group Alanya Bld. within the Turkish Cup quarterfinals.
Ma’a had 5 kills, two aces and a block in a sweep of Kusgoz Izmir Vinc Akkus Bld. and his staff hit .507.
Ziraat was swept by second-place Fenerbahce regardless of that Anderson had 16 kills, two blocks and an ace whereas hitting .448.
France
Joe Worsley set first-place Chaumont to a .354 assault effectivity and had a block in a win over Arago de Sete. Michael Marshman hit .529 with 10 kills, two blocks and an ace. The opposite center, Dan McDonnell, hit .800 with eight kills and an ace.
Daniel Wetter had 4 kills and two blocks for Paris in a four-set win over Plessis-Robinson..
Kyle Ensing had 9 kills, a block and an ace for Saint Nazaire in a sweep of Poitiers. Jordan Ewert completed with seven kills and a block.
Germany
Joel Schneidmiller solely performed the fourth set, however had 9 kills on 13 swings as WWK Volleys Herrsching beat TSV Haching Munich. Munich’s Austin Matautia had seven kills, two blocks and an ace.
Gage Worsley handed 67 p.c positively and 22 p.c completely for SVG Lüneburg, which swept SWD powervolleys Duren. Blake Leeson had three kills on three makes an attempt and had a block and an ace.
Ian Parish hit .833 on his solution to 5 kills and a block for FT 1844 Freiburg in a loss to Helios Grizzlys Giesen. JT Hatch was used as a passing sub for Giesen within the second and third units.
Argentina
Brandon Rattray led UPCN with 23 kills and a block in a four-set win over Membership Obras de San Juan. Matt Hilling, a brand new addition to the membership, began the primary two units and had 4 kills.
The 2 groups performed two days later with UPCN profitable in 5 as Rattray led once more, this time with with 21 kills and a block. Hilling began the final two units and had six kills and a block.
Austria
Tim McIntosh and Hypo Tirol beat TSV Raiffeisen Hartberg in 4 units as McIntosh handed 80 p.c positively and completely.
Greece
Ryan Coenen contributed eight kills, a block and an ace for A.O. Kalamata ‘80 in a loss to AONS Milon. Matt West had an ace and set the staff to a .226 hitting proportion.
Cameron Eager set Athlos Orestiadas to a .296 hitting proportion in five-set loss to Pigasos Polichnis. Eager additionally completed with a kill and accomplished 18 serves with no errors.
Corey Chavers was used as an alternative to A.O. Foinikas Sirou and had one kill on one try in a straight-sets defeat to Panathinaikos.
Czech Republic
Tommy Carmody had 4 kills, 4 blocks and two aces for CEZ Karlovarsko in a four-set win over Odolena Voda. Spencer Olivier began the second set for Karlovarsko, placing away two kills.
Mark Olsen had three kills and hit .600 with a block however VK Ostravawas swept by Benátky n. J.
Finland
Michael Michelau had 14 kills and an ace as Savo Volley pulled off a five-set upset of Hurrikaani Loimaa. Troy Gooch handed 67 p.c positively and completely for Loimaa. Greg Petty produced 23 kills, two blocks, and an ace. Daenan Gymiah hit .785 with out an error whereas posting 11 kills and two blocks.
Colin Lovejoy had three kills and a block for Kyky-Betset, which beat the Vantaa Geese in 4 units.
Michelau had 4 kills and three errors as Savo was swept by Akaa Volley. He bounced again with 17 kills and three blocks in a five-set victory over Kokkolan Tiikerit.
Petty had 20 kills, three aces and a block as Hurrikaani Loimaa beat Karelian Hurmos in 4. Gyimah completed with six kills on 9 makes an attempt with no errors and three blocks. Gooch handed 56 p.c positively and 25 p.c completely.
Serbia
Jaylen Jasper turned in a 16-kill, two-ace, and one-block efficiency for Spartak Subotica in a victory over Borac Starcevo.
Switzerland
Chênois Genève Volleyball was swept by Volley Amriswil final weekend with James Noris scoring from two aces and a block. Dennis Del Valle handed 75 p.c positively and 65 p.c completely.
Netherlands
Cole Bogner set Nova Tech Lycurgus to a .227 hitting proportion in one other loss to Lively Dwelling Orion. Cole Gillis had 17 kills, two blocks and an ace.
Romania
Brett Wildman began the primary set and was used in its place within the others as CSA Steaua Bucuresti misplaced to CS Stiinta Explorari Baia Mare in 4. Wildman had a kill however hit unfavourable to go along with an ace.