Challenge Cup: Halkbank complete first half of participants in 1/8 finals

Halkbank Ankara became en eighth team that secured advancement to the eight-finals of the 2020/21 CEV Challenge Cup.
The turkish side beat Israel’s Hapoel Kfar Saba for the second time in two days in the 1/16 finals and both encounters were held in the Turkish capital.
After having certain problems in the first leg (3-1), Halkbank beat rivals in the rematch in straight sets partially 29:27, 25:23, and 26:24.

📌| 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)

🗓| November 3

• Sporting Club de Portugal – Helios Grizzlys Giesen 3-0 (25:20, 25:22, 25:23)
Top Scorers: not avaible

• AS Cannes – Nantes (canceled 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 (postponed? Praha quarantined…)

🗓| 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 (postponed? Praha quarantined…)

🗓| November 10
• Second Leg | Helios Grizzlys Giesen – Sporting Club de Portugal 3-2 (25:22, 21:25, 22:25, 25:18, 15:12)
• Second Leg | Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel – Lindaren Luzern (canceled)

🗓| November 11
• Second Leg | Nantes – AS Cannes 2-3 (25:20, 18:25, 25:20, 28:30, 13:15)
• Second Leg | Dinamo Bucarest – VC Barkom-Kazhany Lviv (canceled)
• Ziraat Bankasi Ankara – A.J.F.Bastardo 3-1 (25:23, 23:25, 25:18, 25:21)

🗓| November 13
• in Ankara: Fonte Bastardo Azzorre – Ziraat Bankasi SK Ankara 3-2 (25:23, 21:25, 27:25, 22:25, 15:9)

• 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