Poland: ZAKSA in final for 5th time in row!
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PGE Skra Bełchatów failed to make an upset in the semifinals of the 2020/21 Polish PlusLiga playoff, as Grupa Azoty ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle will play for the title for the 5th time in a row!
The regular-season winners ZAKSA didn’t allow sensation in a decisive Game 3, they beat 4th-seed in straight sets, partially: 25:23, 25:19, and 25:21, won the series by a 2-1 and advanced to the final of the competition, in which they defend the title, for the 5th time in a row.
Łukasz Kaczmarek was the top scorer for ZAKSA with 13 points, while Aleksander Śliwka made 71% attack (12/17). MVP of the match setter Toniutti.
In the grand finale, the Kędzierzyn-Koźle side will play against 2nd-seed Jastrzębski Węgiel, starting on April 14.
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| 2020/21 Polish PlusLiga playoff semifinals – Game 1:
| April 3, 2021
• Grupa Azoty ZAKSA KQdzierzyn-Kozle (1) – PGE Skra Belchatow (4) 3-0 (25:23, 25:17, 25:20)
• Jastrzebski Wegiel (2) – VERVA Warszawa ORLEN Paliwa (6) 3-2 (25:20, 23:25, 25:23, 22:25, 15:12)
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| Program Game 2
| April 7
• PGE Skra Belchatow (4) – Grupa Azoty ZAKSA Kedzierzyn-Kozle (1) 3-1 (31:29, 17:25, 27:25, 25:20) Serie: 1-1
• VERVA Warszawa ORLEN Paliwa (6) – Jastrzebski Wegiel (2) 1-3 (29:27, 27:29, 20:25, 24:26) Serie: 0-2
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| Game 3 – April 11
• Grupa Azoty ZAKSA Kedzierzyn-Kozle (1) – PGE Skra Belchatow (4) 3-0 (25:23, 25:19, 25:21) Serie: 2-1
MVP: Toniutti
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| 2020/21 Polish PlusLiga playoff Finals – Game 1:
| April 14, 2021
3/4 Place: PGE Skra Belchatow – VERVA Warzawa ORLEN Paliwa
1/2 Place: Grupa Azoty ZAKSA Kedzierzyn-Kozle – Jastrzebski Wegiel
| Game 2 – April 18
• VERVA Warzawa ORLEN Paliwa – PGE Skra Belchatow
• Jastrzebski Wegiel – Grupa Azoty ZAKSA Kedzierzyn-Kozle
| Game 3 –
I don’t know!
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