Austria: Straight sets wins for Ried and Sokol
In Phase 2 of DenizBank AG VL basic round, there was a home and an away victory today, on December 8. UVC Weberzeile Ried celebrated a straight sets (25:23, 25:20, 25:23) success in their home soil against VBK Wรถrther-See-Lรถwen Klagenfurt, while the newcomers TSV Raiffeisen Hartberg suffered a defeat against the leader of TJ Sokol Vienna V had with the same result (22:25, 20:25, 20:25). At this moment, Sokol and Ried lead the charts with equal points, although latter have played one game less.
Formula: the first four teams at the end of the basic round (phase 2) meet the four top round teams SK Zadruga Aich/Dob, UVC Holding Graz, Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel and VCA Amstetten Nร in the quarter-finals. The basic round ends on February 13th, the top round on February 17th. The quarter-final pairings result from the two final tables: 1st Top Round vs. 4th Basic Round, 2nd TR vs. 3rd BR, 3rd TR vs. 2nd BR, 4th TR vs. 1. BR. Relegation for last-placed of the Basic Round.
๐| DenizBank AG VL | Basic Round Phase 2
๐| December 8
โข TSV Raiffeisen Hartberg – TJ Sokol Wien V 0-3 (22:25, 20:25, 20:25)
โข SG UVC Weberzeile Ried/Innkreis – VBK Wรถrther-See-Lรถwen Klagenfurt 3-0 (25:23, 25:20, 25:23)
๐| December 12
โข VBK Wรถrther-See-Lรถwen Klagenfurt – TJ Sokol Wien V
๐| December 13
โข VBC TLC Weiz – SG UVC Weberzeile Ried/Innkreis
๐| December 19
โข SG UVC Weberzeile Ried/Innkreis – TSV Raiffeisen Hartberg
๐| Toprunde
๐| December 8
โข SK Zadruga Aich/Dob – Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel POSTPONED
๐| December 13
โข SK Zadruga Aich/Dob – VCA Amstetten Nร
๐| December 14
โข Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel – UVC Holding Graz
๐| December 18
โข VCA Amstetten Nร – UVC Holding Graz