Turkey: Regular Season is Over. Arkas Izmir last qualified for Playoffs! Fenerbahçe keep second place

Round 26, last Round of 2021/22AXA Sigorta Efeler Ligi regular season, was played today with all matches played simultaneously.
Arkas Izmir was officially the last team to take playoffs ticket, finishing the competition at fourth place after a clear victory in straight sets (16:25, 14:25, 18:25) on the field of Cizre, qualified for playoffs 5th/8th place.
Nothing change for fight for second and third place, with Fenerbahçe who defeated 3-1 Halkbank, already mathematically at first place of the standings rounds ago, to keep the 2
more points (with the same number of victories) over Ziraat, who struggled more than expected to defeat Altekma (despite the match ended in straight sets) out from playoffs 5/8th place.
Irrilevant on the current charts victories of Afyon, Galatasaray and Solhan, while Tokat surpassed Yeni Kiziltepe for 10th place, despite both sides already avoided relegation, and remained out from playoffs.

Playoff semi-final pairings
(1) Halkbank –Arkas (4)
(2) Fenerbahçe –Ziraat (3)

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🏐| AXA Sigorta Efeler Ligi 2021/22 – Round 26

| April 1, 2022

• Avsar Maden Suyu Afyon Bld. Yuntas
Sorgun Bld. 3-1 (25:23, 25:21, 22:25, 26:24)
Top Scorers: Turin 26, Cin 14, Yildiz 11, Enaboifo 10; Danilov 22, Adis 10, Polat 8.

• Halkbank Ankara – Fenerbahce HDI
Sigorta Istanbul 1-3 (22:25, 25:22, 18:25, 19:25)
Top Scorers: Bayram 13, Hernandez 13, Gulmezoglu 13; Hidalgo 16, Louati 16, Toy 15.

• Bingol Solhan Spor – Bursa B.Sehir Bld. 3-2 (16:25, 25:21, 25:17, 23:25, 15:9)
Top Scorers: Grozdanov 19, Willian Doardo 19, Dautefendic 16, Firincioglu 15; Zorluer 22, Krauchuk 20, Gokgoz 9.

• Galatasaray HDI Sigorta Istanbul
– Spor Toto Ankara 3-1 (25:20, 27:29, 25:21, 25:21)
Top Scorers: Torres 25, Sedlacek 17, Savas 13; Sharifi 16, Buchegger 16, Gungor 13.

• Altekma Izmir – Ziraat Bankkart Ankara 0-3 (17:25, 21:25, 26:28)
Top Scorers: Amir Khani 11, Kirkit 10, Tayaz 8; Atanasov 17, Camejo 17, Yucel 9.

• Allpower Aku Cizre Bld. – Arkas Spor Izmir 0-3 (16:25, 14:25, 18:25)
Top Scorers: Koparici 7, Uriarte 6, Ivanov 5; Hoag 18, Lagumdzija 12, Gabriel Candido 8.

• Tokat Bld. Plevne – Yeni Kiziltepe Spor 3-1 (16:25, 25:14, 25:23, 25:17)
Top Scorers: NOT AVAIBLE.

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🏐| STANDINGS (updated on this day)
Halkbank Ankara 68
Fenerbahce HDI Sigorta Istanbul 63
Ziraat Bankkart Ankara 61
Arkas Spor Izmir 53
Spor Toto Ankara 47
Galatasaray HDI Sigorta Istanbul 48
Bursa B.Sehir Bld. 34
Altekma Izmir 29
Allpower Aku Cizre Bld. 28
Tokat Bld. Plevne 9v-17p 28
Yeni Kiziltepe Spor 26
Sorgun Bld. 24
Bingol Solhan Spor 23
Avsar Maden Suyu Afyon Bld. Yuntas 14
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