Austria: Hypo Tirol, Aich/Dob, Ried and Hartberg win quarterfinal Game 1

Quartfinals of 2022/23 Austrian Bundesliga started today!
As predicted, regular season winners HYPO TIROL volleyball team started on a perfect way also their playoffs. On the field of UVC Holding Graz, the team of head coach Stefan Chrtiansky prevailed with a clear 3-0 (25:14, 25:19, 25:21) and thus took the lead in the quarter-final series (best-of-3).
Arthur Nath and Luan Weber were the most prolific player on the winning side scoring 17 and 16 points respectively, the first with 74% in attack.

SK Zadruga Aich/Dob was also able to win away, on the field of defending champion Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel. However, they managed to win only after an exciting tie break 3-2 (21:25, 25:20, 25:18, 20:25, 24:22). The hosts easily prevailed in first set, but the rivals quickly reacted to have a clear lead in the second. However, after a 1-2 disadvantage, Waldviertel react and the game has been decided at tie break, a thrilling tie break played on a very high level, in which both teams missed several match points before Aich/Dob celebrated their second narrow victory in Zwettl this season after 134 minutes of play.

TSV Raiffeisen Hartberg continued their winning path. The second in regular season defeat VBC TLC Weiz in ASKÖ-Halle Eggenberg after 132 minutes and five sets (24:26, 28:26, 16:25, 25:23, 6:15).

Close the picture UVC McDonald’s Ried who beat VCA Amstetten NÖ in just three sets (25:22, 25:18, 36:34). Decisive the 18 (!!!) winning blocks of the hosts (and the 20 points scored by captain Tomasz Rutecki, the same number of points of Michael Czerwinski, on the losing side).

At the start of the relegation round, the Bundesliga teams achieved clear victories. TJ Sokol V/Post SV Wien beat the hotVolleys 3-0 (25:15, 25:20, 25:20), while VBK Wörther-See-Löwen Klagenfurt did not drop a set too, prevailed 3-0 (25:22, 25:14, 25:23) on the field of SSV HIB Liebenau/HIB Volley Graz.

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🏐| AUSTRIAN VOLLEY LEAGUE 2022/23 | PLAYOFFS – QUARTERFINALS

👉🏼 Saturday March 4, 2023 – Game 1
• 19.00 (Local Time) | UVC Holding Graz – Hypo Tirol Volleyballteam 0-3 (14:25, 19:25, 21:25)
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel – SK Zadruga Aich/Dob 2-3 (25:21, 20:25, 18:25, 25:20, 22:24)
• 19.30 (Local Time) | UVC McDonald’s Ried/Innkreis – VCA Amstetten NÖ 3-0 (25:22, 25:18, 36:34)
• 20.00 (Local Time) | VBC TLC Weiz – TSV Raiffeisen Hartberg 2-3 (24:26, 28:26, 16:25, 25:23, 6:15)

| Saturday March 11, 2023 – Game 2
• 19.00 (Local Time) | SK Zadruga Aich/Dob – Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel 3-0 (25:19, 25:16, 25:22)
• 19.00 (Local Time) | TSV Raiffeisen Hartberg – VBC TLC Weiz 3-0 (25:21, 25:20, 25:16)
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Hypo Tirol Volleyballteam – UVC Holding Graz 3-1 (25:18, 24:26, 25:21, 25:13)
• 20.00 (Local Time) | VCA Amstetten NÖ – UVC McDonald’s Ried/Innkreis 1-3 (23:25, 25:21, 19:25, 23:25)

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🏐| AVL Men-Relegation, 1. Runde
• hotVolleys Wien – TJ Sokol V/Post SV Wien 0-3 (15:25, 20:25, 20:25)
• VC Hausmannstätten vs. Supervolley OÖ/Wels/Steyr 0-3 (17:25, 27:29, 15:25)
• SSV HIB Liebenau/HIB Volley Graz – VBK Wörther-See-Löwen Klagenfurt 0-3 (22:25, 14:25, 23:25)

🏐| AVL Men-Relegation, 2. Runde
• 11.03 | SSV HIB Liebenau/HIB Volley Graz – hotVolleys Wien 3-1 (22:25, 25:19, 25:17, 25:20)
• 11.03 | Supervolley OÖ/Wels/Steyr – TJ Sokol V/Post SV Wien 0-3 (17:25, 13:25, 23:25)
• 12.03 | VC Hausmannstätten – VBK Wörther-See-Löwen Klagenfurt 0-3 (13:25, 20:25, 22:25)

🏐| AVL Men-Relegation, 3. Runde
• 18.03 | hotVolleys Wien – VC Hausmannstätten 3-1 (25:21, 21:25, 25:20, 25:21)
• 18.03 | TJ Sokol V/Post SV Wien – SSV HIB Liebenau/HIB Volley Graz 3-0 (25:16, 25:21, 25:15)
• 18.03 | VBK Wörther-See-Löwen Klagenfurt – Supervolley OÖ/Wels/Steyr 3-1 (25:16, 25:18, 20:25, 25:14)

🏐| AVL Men-Relegation, 4. Runde
• 25.03 | Supervolley OÖ/Wels/Steyr – SSV HIB Liebenau/HIB Volley Graz 3-0 (25:19, 25:23, 25:17)
• 25.03| VBK Wörther-See-Löwen Klagenfurt – hotVolleys Wien 3-0 (25:16, 25:12, 25:17)
• 25.03| TJ Sokol V/Post SV Wien – VC Hausmannstätten 3-0 (25:23, 25:21, 25:15)

🏐| AVL Men-Relegation, 5. Runde
• 1/4 | hotVolleys Wien – VBK Wörther-See-Löwen Klagenfurt 0-3 (22:25, 24:26, 12:25)
• 1/4 | SSV HIB Liebenau/HIB Volley Graz – Supervolley OÖ/Wels/Steyr 0-3 (23:25, 27:29, 16:25)
• 1/4 | VC Hausmannstätten – TJ Sokol V/Post SV Wien 0-3 (19:25, 13:25, 14:25)

🏐| AVL Men-Relegation, 6. Runde
• 15/4 | Supervolley OÖ/Wels/Steyr – VC Hausmannstätten 3-0 (25:20, 25:15, 25:20)
• 15/4 | VBK Wörther-See-Löwen Klagenfurt – SSV HIB Liebenau/HIB Volley Graz 3-0 (25:17, 25:14, 25:20)
• 15/4 | TJ Sokol V/Post SV Wien – hotVolleys Wien 3-1 (25:15, 21:25, 25:18, 25:21)

🏐| AVL Men-Relegation, 7. Runde
• 20/4 | VBK Wörther-See-Löwen Klagenfurt – VC Hausmannstätten 3-0 (25:18, 25:14, 25:15)
• 22/4 | hotVolleys Wien – SSV HIB Liebenau/HIB Volley Graz 3-0 (25:16, 25:19, 25:21)
• 22/4 | TJ Sokol V/Post SV Wien – Supervolley OÖ/Wels/Steyr 3-1 (23:25, 25:16, 25:17, 25:17)

🏐| AVL Men-Relegation, 8. Runde
• 29/4 | SSV HIB Liebenau/HIB Volley Graz – TJ Sokol V/Post SV Wien 0-3 (18:25, 18:25, 21:25)
• 29/4 | Supervolley OÖ/Wels/Steyr – VBK Wörther-See-Löwen Klagenfurt 2-3 (21:25, 25:18, 13:25, 25:22, 11:15)

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