Challenge Cup: Omonia Nicosia’s victory over Gio Strumica opens the first week of the 1/16 finals
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Omonia Nicosia’s victory over Gio Strumica officially opens the first week of CEV Challenge Cup 2020/21 1/16 finals, in which also some second-leg-matches will be played in advance.

📌| CEV Challenge Cup | 1/16 finals |
🗓| October 10
• UVC Weberzeile Ried – Marek Union Ivkoni Dupnitsa 0-3 (21:25, 16:25, 16:25)
🗓| November 2
• Gio Strumica – Omonia Nicosia 0-3 (20:25, 19:25, 18:25)
Top Scorers: Urdov 15, Milev 6, R. Nikolov 4; Eleftheriou 22, Bojic 15, Alexiou 7.
🗓| November 3
• Sporting Club de Portugal – Helios Grizzlys Giesen 3-0 (25:20, 25:22, 25:23)
• AS Cannes – Nantes (postponed for COVID)
• in Kamnik: OK Vardar Skopje – Calcit Volley Kamnik (canceled because the Slovenian federation suspended all competitions for two weeks)
• Second Leg | Omonia Nicosia – Gio Strumica (canceled)
🗓| November 4
• Halkbank Ankara – Hapoel Kfar Saba 3-1 (28:26, 25:19, 19:25, 25:17)
• VC Barkom-Kazhany Lviv – Dinamo Bucuresti 2-3 (25:22, 25:19, 21:25, 22:25, 9:15)
• Lindaren Luzern – Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel 0-3 (18:25, 21:25, 19:25) (single match)
• 2nd leg: Calcit Volley Kamnik – OK Vardar Skopje (canceled because the Slovenian federation suspended all competitions for two weeks)
🗓| November 5
• RTU-R Jurmala – VK Lvi Praha
🗓| November 6
• 2nd Leg | In Ankara: Hapoel Kfar Saba – Halkbank Ankara 0-3 (29:27, 25:23, 26:24)
• 2nd Leg | In Jurmala: VK Lvi Praga – RTU-R Jurmala
🗓| November 10
• Second Leg | Helios Grizzlys Giesen – Sporting Club de Portugal
• Second Leg | Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel – Lindaren Luzern (canceled)
🗓| November 11
• Second Leg | Nantes – AS Cannes
• Second Leg | Dinamo Bucarest – VC Barkom-Kazhany Lviv
🗓| November 13
• in Ankara: Fonte Bastardo Azzorre – Ziraat Bankasi SK Ankara
• VRCK Kazincbarcika (forfait) – Benfica
Benfica to 1/8 finals
• Sollentuna – TIF Viking Bergen (forfait)
Sollentuna to 1/8 finals
• SK Jekabpils Lusi (forfait) – Allianz Powervolley Milano
Allianz Powervolley Milano to 1/8 finals
• Epicentr-Podolyany Horodok – OK Partizan Beograd (forfait)
Epicentr-Podolyany Horodok to 1/8 finals
• Saaremaa – Lausanne (forfait)
Saaremaa to 1/8 finals
• Parnu VK – Tiikerit Kokkola (forfait)
Parnu to 1/8 finals

