Austria: Waldviertel last semifinalist! Ried defeated in straight sets. Klagenfurt ok in relegation Round

Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel has secured the fourth and last Powerfusion VL Men semi-final ticket after decisive Game 3 against UVC McDonald’s Ried on Sunday 3-0 (30:28, 33:31, 25:21) and prevailed in the best-of-three series 2-1.
Top scorers were Yaroslav Horobets (18), Niklas Stooß (12) and Paul Nusterer (9) for the winners, and Jakub Petras (17), Markus Berger and Borys Zhukov (13 each) for Ried.
In the semi-finals best-of-5, Waldviertel will face TSV Raiffeisen Hartberg, and Game 1 is scheduled on March 13th. Defending champions HYPO TIROL volleyball team and Austrian Volley Cup winners SK Zadruga Aich/Dob will be fighting for the second final ticket starting next Thursday.
In relegation round, VBK Wörther-See-Löwen Klagenfurt continued their winning streak, celebrating a 3-1 (25:19, 21:25, 25:13, 25:19) win against SPORTUNION z+p St. Pölten.

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🏐| Powerfusion Austrian Volley League 2023/24 | QUARTERFINALS (best-of-three)

GAME 1

Saturday, February 17, 2024
• 18.00 (Local Time) | UVC McDonalds Ried/Innkreis (6) – Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel (3) 3-1 (34:32, 22:25, 25:15, 25:21)
• 19.00 (Local Time) | TJ Sokol V/Post SV Wien (7) – TSV Raiffeisen Hartberg (2) 0-3 (21:25, 17:25, 21:25)

Sunday, February 18, 2024
• 18.30 (Local Time) | UVC Holding Graz (5) – SK Zadruga Aich/Dob (4) 0-3 (20:25, 15:25, 19:25)

Sunday, February 25, 2024
• 16.00 (Local Time) | VCA Amstetten NÖ (8) – Hypo Tirol Volleyballteam (1) 0-3 (0:25, 0:25, 0:25)

GAME 2

Saturday, March 2, 2024
• 18.00 (Local Time) | TSV Raiffeisen Hartberg – TJ Sokol V/Post SV Wien 3-1 (25:22, 25:27, 25:20, 25:19) Series: 2-0
• 19.00 (Local Time) | SK Zadruga Aich/Dob – UVC Holding Graz 3-0 (30:28, 25:18, 29:27) Series: 2-0
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel – UVC McDonalds Ried/Innkreis 3-1 (25:20. 26:24, 15:25, 25:22) Series: 1-1
• 19.30 (Local Time) | Hypo Tirol Volleyball Team – VCA Amstetten NÖ 3-0 (25:14, 25:15, 25:15) Series: 2-0

GAME 3

👉🏼Sunday, March 3, 2024
• 17.00 (Local Time) | Union Raiffeisen Waldviertel – UVC McDonalds Ried/Innkreis 3-0 (30:28, 33:31, 25:21) Series: 2-1

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🏐| Relegation Round

Saturday, February 17, 2024
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Oberbank STEELVOLLEYS Linz-Steg – VC Hausmannstätten 3-0 (25:19, 26:24, 25:19)

Sunday, February 18, 2024
• 16.00 (Local Time) | VBK Wörther-See-Löwen Klagenfurt – UNIONvolleys Bisamberg-Hollabrunn 3-0 (25:17, 25:14, 25:14)

Saturday, February 23, 2024
• 14.30 (Local Time) | UNIONvolleys Bisamberg-Hollabrunn – VBK Wörther-See-Löwen Klagenfurt 0-3 (16:25, 25:27, 11:25)

Sunday, February 24, 2024
• 14.30 (Local Time) | VC Hausmannstätten – VBK Wörther-See-Löwen Klagenfurt 2-3 (25:18, 25:23, 22:25, 18:25, 10:15)
• 17.00 (Local Time) | Oberbank STEELVOLLEYS Linz-Steg – VBC TLC Weiz 0-3 (19:25, 23:25, 23:25)

Tuesday, February 27, 2024
• 20.30 (Local Time) | VBC TLC Weiz – VC Hausmannstätten 2-3 (25:21, 20:25, 25:18, 19:25, 13:15)

Saturday, March 2, 2024
• 14.30 (Local Time) | UNIONvolleys Bisamberg-Hollabrunn – Oberbank STEELVOLLEYS Linz-Steg 3-0 (25:22, 25:20, 25:21)

👉🏼Sunday, March 3, 2024
• 15.30 (Local Time) | VBK Wörther-See-Löwen Klagenfurt – St. Polten 3-1 (25:19, 21:25, 25:13, 25:19)

🏐| STANDINGS (updated on this day)
1. VBK Wörther-See-Löwen Klagenfurt 11
2. VBC TLC Weiz 4
3. Oberbank STEELVOLLEYS Linz-Steg 3
4. UNIONvolleys Bisamberg-Hollabrunn 3
5. VC Hausmannstätten 3
6. St. Polten 0

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