Spain: Guaguas defeats Urbia U Energia Vóley Palma and win first trophy after last year’s rebirth

CV Guaguas won the 2021 Spanish Cup, their first trophy upon rebirth last year ( but the 7th in the competition in total).
The club that ruled the country in the 90s, with 5 championship titles in a row from 1990 to 1994, beat Urbia U Energia Vóley Palma in the final of the 2021 Copa de SM el Rey by a 3-0 (25:20, 25:15, 25:14). Thus, they won the competition first time after 24 years.
The Las Palmas team, who hosted Final Four, has returned to the map of Spanish volleyball last summer. Guaguas shut down in 2008, having previously collected 5 championship titles, 6 national cups, and 1 Super Cup. As for the match itself, Argentine opposite Pablo Kukartsev scored 20 points with 70% in attack and four winning blocks on the winning side and was named MVP of the tournament. Brazilian Moisés Cézar made 6 blocks.

| Semifinals | February 6
• Unicaja Almeria – CV Guaguas 0-3 (21:25, 20:25, 23:25)
Top Scorers: Jimenez Gallego 13, Iribarne 9, Colito 8, Vigil 8; Kukartsev 21, Guillerme Hage 9, Knigge 8, Moises dos Santos 7.

• Urbia Palma – CV Teruel 3-1 (25:17, 19:25, 25:23, 25:22)
Top Scorers: Rodrigo Roberto De Melo 13, Gabriel Del Carmen Barbara 13, Juan Manuel Gonzalez Limon 12, Da Cruz 7; Gavenda 15, Ereu 11, Parres 7, Victor Perez Rodriguez 7.

| Final | February 7
• CV Guaguas – Urbia U Energia Palma V6ley 3-0 (25:20, 25:15, 25:14)
CV Guaguas: Guillerme Hage 5, Moises Cezar Dos Santos 14, Paulo Renan Bertassoni 1, Jorge Almansa 5, Knigge 12, Kukartsev 20, Fernandez Rojas (L); Sanchez Carreres, Nassini. Coacb: Camarero.
Urbia U Energia Palma Voley: Da Cruz 4, Ricardo Perini 1, Juan Manuel Gonzalez 9, Rodrigo Roberto De Melo “Pernambuco” 15, Elvis De Oliveira 2, Gabriel Del Carmen Barbara 3, Daniel Ruiz (L); Bernal 3, De la Rosa, Pont, Cairus 2, Llado. Coach: Dreyer.