Challenger Cup: Turkey and Czech Republic join Cuba and South Korea to semifinals

Last two quarterfinals of 2022 FIVB Challenger Cup were played today.
In first, Turkey made first step towards next edition of Volleyball Nations League. Led by opposite Adis Lagumdzija, who ended the game with 25 points, they defeated Qatar in four sets (25:23 25:16 22:25 25:15), and will face hosts South Korea, who yesterday defeated Australia (who’ll not play next VNL).

Czech Republic is fourth semifinalist, and they will face tomorrow Cuba. In last quarterfinal, they defeated Tunisia by 3-1 (26:16 17:25 28:26 25:16).
Marek Sotola ended the game as top scorer with 17 points.

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🏐| 2022 Fivb Challenger Cup

Quarter-Finals

| July 28
• Cuba – Chile 3-0 (25:20, 25:19, 25:19)
• South Korea – Australia 3-2 (23:25, 25:23, 25:18, 22:25, 15:13)

👉🏼 July 29

• Türkiye – Qatar 3-1 (25:23, 25:16, 22:25, 25:15)

• Tunisia – Czech Republic 1-3 (16:25, 25:17, 26:28, 16:25)

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Semi-Finals

| July 30
• Cuba – Czech Republic 3-0 (25:22, 25:18, 25:18)
• South Korea – Türkiye 0-3 (24:26, 21:25, 22:25)

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Finals

| July 31
• 🥉 Czech Republic – South Korea 2-3 (19:25, 16:25, 26:24, 25:23, 20:22)
• 🥇 Cuba – Turkey 3-1 (25:17 23:25 25:20 25:20)

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The winner will qualify to the Volleyball Nations League 2023!