Challenge Cup: SCM Zalau to 1/8 Finals! And the others of Wednesday

1/16 Finals of 2025/26 CEV Challenge Cup continues today with other 8 games as well as first verdict of the new season!
After a clean straight sets win on first leg yesterday, again at Sala Sporturilor “Gheorghe Tadici” in Zalau, Romania, the home team SCM Zalau destroyed again Budva from Montenegro with the same result, 3-0 (25:16, 25:18, 25:21) after just 68 minutes of play.
Renee Teppan and an almost perfect Bozidar Ćuk (2 aces and 87% in attack) both scored 15 points for the winners, who earned first avaible ticket for 1/8 finals.
Straight sets win also for Slovakia’s VK Slovan Bratislava, who sweep Prima Donna Kaas Huizen from The Netherlands with the score of 3-0 (25:20, 25:23, 25:18), with 18 points from Tomas Krisko, Italy’s Allianz Milano, who destroy UGD Stip in Macedonia without problems, 0-3 (12:25, 14:25, 20:25) after just 62 minutes of play with as many as 15 winning blocks and 10 points each from Nemanja Masulovic and Tatsunori Otsuka, and for Czech Republic’s Dukla Liberec, who also celebrated an away 0-3 (21:25, 17:25, 16:25) win in Switzerland, against a modest Lausanne UC. Stephan Svoboda top-scored the winners with 13 points through 77% in attack, 2 blocks and 1 ace.
At OS Karađorđe in Topola, Serbia, Ukraine’s Epicentr-Podolyany Horodok down the hosts Karađorđe Topola by 3-1 (25:22, 25:21, 23:25, 25:20) and tomorrow they’ll have a chance to progress to eight finals too, mostly thanks to Danylo Uryvkin, top scorer of the match with 21 points.
Four sets win also for Estonia’s Bigbank Tartu over WWK Volleys Herrsching from Germany, 3-1 (24:26, 25:17, 25:14, 26:24), with 11 aces and 21 points from Martti Juhkami, and Norwid Czestochowa from Poland, who won by 1-3 (21:25, 26:24, 13:25, 15:25) in Slovenia, on the field of OK i-Vent Maribor.
In last game of the day played in The Netherlands, the hosts Sliedrecht Sport suffered a 1-3 (22:25, 25:23, 19:25, 20:25) defeat against Altekma SK Izmir from Türkiye.

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🏆| 2025/26 CEV Challenge Cup | 1/16 Finals

FIRST LEG

Tuesday December 9, 2025
📍Ministry of Emergency Situations Gym Baku
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Khilasedichi Baku (AZE) – Lindemans Aalst (BEL) 0-3 (17:25, 22:25, 23:25)
📍Kaposvár Arena
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Fino Kaposvar (HUN) – Conqueridor Valencia (ESP) 3-2 (25:23, 19:25, 25:17, 18:25, 15:10)
📍Sala Sporturilor “Gheorghe Tadici” Zalau
• 19.30 (Local Time) | Budva (MNE) – SCM Zalau (ROU) 0-3 (19:25, 15:25, 21:25)
📍Afrodite Pafos
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Pafiakos Pafos (CYP) – PAOK Thessaloniki (GRE) 1-3 (25:21, 23:25, 21:25, 17:25)
📍Dimitros Vikelas Halla Syros
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Foinikas Syros (GRE) – Chaumont VB 52 (FRA) 3-2 (25:23, 21:25, 25:20, 21:25, 16:14)

👉🏼Wednesday December 10, 2025
📍OS Karađorđe Topola
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Epicentr-Podolyany Horodok (UKR) – Karađorđe Topola (SRB) 3-1 (25:22, 25:21, 23:25, 25:20)
📍Sport Hall Gopass Arena Bratislava
• 19.00 (Local Time) | VK Slovan Bratislava (SVK) – Prima Donna Kaas Huizen (NED) 3-0 (25:20, 25:23, 25:18)
📍Sports Hall University of Tartu
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Bigbank Tartu (EST) – WWK Volleys Herrsching (GER) 3-1 (24:26, 25:17, 25:14, 26:24)
📍Dvorana Tabor Maribor
• 19.00 (Local Time) | OK i-Vent Maribor (SLO) – Norwid Czestochowa (POL) 1-3 (21:25, 26:24, 13:25, 15:25)
📍SRC 25 Maj Radovis
• 19.30 (Local Time) | UGD Stip Stip (MKD) – Allianz Milano (ITA) 0-3 (12:25, 14:25, 20:25)
📍University Sports Hall SOS II / Dorigny Lausanne
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Lausanne UC (SUI) – Dukla Liberec (CZE) 0-3 (21:25, 17:25, 16:25)
📍Sporthal De Basis Sliedrecht
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Sliedrecht Sport (NED) – Altekma SK Izmir (TUR) 1-3 (22:25, 25:23, 19:25, 20:25)

Thursday December 11, 2025
📍SH Sokol Brno I
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Volejbal Brno (CZE) – Volley Näfels (SUI) 0-3 (21:25, 23:25, 18:25)
📍Sports Hall Galati
• 20.00 (Local Time) | C.S. Arcada Galati (ROU) – Sport Lisboa e Benfica (POR) 3-1 (23:25, 25:23, 25:21, 25:20)
📍Dom Odbojke Bojan Stranic Zagreb
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Mladost Zagreb (CRO) – Crvena Zvezda Beograd (SRB) 2-3 (25:15, 19:25, 21:25, 25:19)

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SECOND LEG

👉🏼Wednesday December 10, 2025
📍Sala Sporturilor “Gheorghe Tadici” Zalau
• 19.00 (Local Time) | SCM Zalau (ROU) – Budva (MNE) 3-0 (25:16, 25:18, 25:21)

Thursday December 11, 2025
📍OS Karađorđe Topola
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Karađorđe Topola (SRB) – Epicentr-Podolyany Horodok (UKR) 0-3 (16:25, 14:25, 23:25)

Tuesday January 6, 2026
📍Ustanova Sportski Centar “Voždovac” Belgrade
• 17.30 (Local Time) | Crvena Zvezda Beograd (SRB) – Mladost Zagreb (CRO) 3-0 (25:22, 25:18, 25:23)
📍Centro Pavesi Milano
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Allianz Milano (ITA) – UGD Stip (MKD) 3-0 (25:18, 25:19, 25:17)
📍Polideportivo Nou Moles Valencia
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Conqueridor Valencia (ESP) – Fino Kaposvar (HUN) 3-0 (25:21, 25:21, 25:21)
📍HSC Czestochowa
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Norwid Czestochowa (POL) – OK i-Vent Maribor (SLO) 3-1 (24:26, 25:16, 25:17, 25:17)
📍Sports Hall Benfica Lisboa – Pavilhão n.º2
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Sport Lisboa e Benfica (POR) – C.S. Arcada Galati (ROU) 3-1 (25:22, 19:25, 26:24, 25:20) GOLDEN SET: 15-13
📍Palestra Chaumont
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Chaumont VB 52 (FRA) – Foinikas Syros (GRE) 3-0 (25:22, 25:20, 25:19)

Wednesday January 7, 2026
📍Atatürk Voleybol Salonu Izmir
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Altekma SK Izmir (TUR) – Sliedrecht Sport (NED) 3-0 (25:15, 25:21, 25:21)
📍Linth Arena Näfels
• 19.30 (Local Time) | Volley Näfels (SUI) – Volejbal Brno (CZE) 3-0 (25:18, 25:19, 25:22)
📍Wolfskamer Huizen
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Prima Donna Kaas Huizen (NED) – VK Slovan Bratislava (SVK) 3-1 (16:25, 25:15, 25:23, 25:18) GOLDEN SET: 10-15
📍“Boycho Branzov” Sports Hall Burgas
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Neftohimik Burgas (BUL) – Maccabi Tel-Aviv (ISR) 1-3 (22:25, 22:25, 25:21, 23:25)
📍“Sportcentrum Schotte Aalst
• 20.30 (Local Time) | Lindemans Aalst (BEL) – Khilasedichi Baku (AZE) 3-1 (21:25, 25:15, 25:19, 25:22)

Thursday January 8, 2026
📍Dukla Liberec
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Dukla Liberec (CZE) – Lausanne UC (SUI) 3-1 (21:25, 25:23, 25:22, 25:13)
📍PAOK Palace Sport Thessaloniki
• 18.30 (Local Time) | PAOK Thessaloniki (GRE) – Pafiakos Pafos (CYP) 3-0 (25:22, 25:17, 25:23)
📍BMW Park München
• 20.00 (Local Time) | WWK Volleys Herrsching (GER) – Bigbank Tartu (EST) 3-0 (25:17, 25:22, 30:28) GOLDEN SET: 12-15

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