Turkey: Arkas sweep Halkbank in a classic, Fenerbahçe recover after surprising defeat in Champions League

Arkas Spor prevailed in a classic of the Turkish Volleyball Championship against Halkbank: in the duel between the two teams that won 13 national titles combined, Arkas Spor defeated Halkbank in straight sets on the road in Round 10, which was their third successive victory in the 2019/20 AXA Sigorta Efeler Ligi regular season. With a 6-4 score and 20 points, the team from Izmir came in fourth in the standings. At the same time, Halkbank continued their rather poor season and still have a negative win-loss ratio of a 4-6 score and 14 points, which placed them at the No.7 in the standings. Adis Lagumdžija led Arkas with 19 points, while Yiğit Gülmezoğlu made 5 winning blocks. Metin Toy scored 12 points for Halkbank.
Fenerbahçe HDI Sigorta recovered from a surprising defeat in the CEV Champions League and wrote down the sixth victory in a row in the competition. Galatasaray HDI Sigorta remained on top of the standings after sweeping İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi Spor Kulübü.

2019/20 AXA Sigorta Efeler Ligi regular season – Round 10

December 6:

Tokat Belediye Plevne – İnegöl Belediye 0-3 (24:26, 21:25, 22:25)
Top Scorers: Firkal 12, Bubul 9, Chernokozhev 9, Tetik 9; Dogruluk 17, Uriarte Mestre 14, Ondes 6, Tosun 6.

December 7:

Ziraat Bankası – Spor Toto 2-3 (19:25, 30:32, 25:18, 25:22, 13:15)
Top Scorers: Escobar Silva 38, Yucel 15, E. Gok 13, Poglajen 10; Bruno 30, Leonardo Nascimento “Leozinho” 23, Kayhan 12, Cin 9.

December 8:

Fenerbahçe HDI Sigorta – Arhavi Voleybol 3-0 (25:20, 25:19, 25:15)
Top Scorers: Ter Maat 14, Hidalgo Oliva 14, T. Rossard 9, Sikar 7; Gustavsson 8, Raadik 7, Sertel 6.

Galatasaray HDI Sigorta – İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi Spor Kulübü 3-0 (25:21, 31:29, 25:22)
Top Scorers: Venno 15, Ulu 13, Van Berkel 12, Siratca 11; B. Avei 16, Yalcin 12, Coskun 8, Hayirli 7.

Halkbank – Arkas Spor 0-3 (22:25, 23:25, 17:25)
Top Scorers: Toy 12, Gokgoz 9, Bahov 7; A. Lagumdzija 19, Gulmezoglu 14, Gungor 12, M. Koc 7.

December 9:
Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyesi – Sorgun Belediye (35:33, 25:23, 25:19)
Top Scorers: Sharifi 18, Firincioglu 17, Alisson Melo 15; Alfonso Gavilan 16, Hiroshi Centelles 14, Almaz 9.