CEV Cup: Poitiers and Friedrichshafen to playoffs! Dinamo Bucuresti and Tectum Achel eliminated at Golden Set!

What an exciting day in 2025/26 CEV Cup, with first two team who will progress to playoffs celebrated their successes both at Golden Set, reversing two critical situations!
After a bad straight sets defeat in Romania, France’s Alterna SPVB Poitiers played one of the most beautiful game of the season sweeping Dinamo Bucuresti with the same result, 3-0 (25:22, 25:16, 25:12), and winning also the decisive set with the minimum gap, 16-14, in front of their home fans and after recovering from 10-12!
Kevin Kobrine, already one of the protagonists on French volleyball this season, led the charge with 23 points through an impressive 73% in attack, 1 ace and 1 block, while a perfect Lukas Maase added 13 including 1 ace, 4 winning blocks and as many as 100% in attack!
Even more exciting the duel between Belgium’s Tectum Achel and VfB Fridrichshafen from Germany, with the latter suffering a four sets home defeat in first leg. However, today in Belgium, the Germans literally destroyed the rivals with a clean 0-3 (19:25, 19:25, 20:25), keeping an absolute led also in decisive Golden Set, ended 8-15!
Interestingly, 5 players left the court in double digit, underlining a great team performance. Kyle Hobus top-scored the winners with 16 points, Gustavo Maciel added 14, Louis Kunstmann and Simon Kohn 12 each, while Vojin Cacic also contributed with 10.
Jippe Schroeven led all-scorers scoring 18 points for the hosts, who never find their rhythm throughout the game.

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🏆| 2025/26 CEV Cup | 1/8 Finals

FIRST LEG

Tuesday January 20, 2026
📍Dinamo Bucuresti
• 18.30 (Local Time) | Dinamo Bucuresti (ROU) – Alterna SPVB Poitiers (FRA) 3-0 (25:21, 25:20, 25:23)

Wednesday January 21, 2026
📍Melina Merkouri Rentis
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Olympiacos Piraeus (GRE) – ČEZ Karlovarsko (CZE) 1-3 (24:26, 22:25, 29:27, 20:25)
📍100. Yıl Recep Hacıfazlıoğlu Alanya
• 19.00 (Local Time) | ON Hotels Alanya Bld (TUR) – Greenyard Maaseik (BEL) 1-3 (25:23, 17:25, 18:25, 20:25)
📍Sportna Dvorana Kanal
• 19.00 (Local Time) | OK Alpacem Kanal (SLO) – Fenerbahçe Medicana Istanbul (TUR) 1-3 (25:22, 19:25, 23:25, 19:25)
📍Pabellon de Los Pajaritos Soria
• 19.30 (Local Time) | Río Duero Soria (ESP) – Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza (ITA) 1-3 (20:25, 20:25, 25:23, 17:25)
📍Spacetech Arena Friedrichshafen
• 20.00 (Local Time) | VfB Fridrichshafen (GER) – Tectum Achel (BEL) 1-3 (21:25, 25:20, 22:25, 23:25)
📍SaZa Topsporthal Doetinchem
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Orion Stars Doetinchem (NED) – CSM Corona Brasov (ROU) 3-0 (25:20, 25:22, 27:25)

Thursday January 22, 2026
📍Akaa Arena
• 18.30 (Local Time) | Akaa Volley (FIN) – JSW Jastrzebski Wegiel (POL) 1-3 (16:25, 22:25, 26:24, 18:25)

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SECOND LEG

👉🏼Tuesday January 27, 2025
📍Lawson Body Poitiers
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Alterna SPVB Poitiers (FRA) – Dinamo Bucuresti (ROU) 3-0 (25:22, 25:16, 25:12) GOLDEN SET: 16-14
📍Steengoed Arena Maaseik
• 20.30 (Local Time) | Tectum Achel (BEL) – VfB Fridrichshafen (GER) 0-3 (19:25, 19:25, 20:25) GOLDEN SET: 8-15

Wednesday January 28, 2025
📍Sport Hall for Indoor Games Karlovy Vary
• 18.00 (Local Time) | ČEZ Karlovarsko (CZE) – Olympiacos Piraeus (GRE) 3-2 (17:25, 25:21, 24:26, 25:17, 15:9)
📍Sports Hall ”Dumitru Popescu Colibasi” Brasov
• 19.00 (Local Time) | CSM Corona Brasov (ROU) – Orion Stars Doetinchem (NED) 0-3 (31:33, 23:25, 23:25)
📍Burhan Felek Voleybol Salonu Istanbul
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Fenerbahçe Medicana Istanbul (TUR) – OK Alpacem Kanal (SLO) 3-0 (25:19, 25:21, 25:18)
📍Steengoed Arena Maaseik
• 20.30 (Local Time) | Greenyard Maaseik (BEL) – ON Hotels Alanya Bld (TUR) 3-0 (25:18, 26:24, 25:20)
📍Palabanca Piacenza
• 20.30 (Local Time) | Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza (ITA) – Río Duero Soria (ESP) 3-1 (25:20, 25:20, 27:29, 25:19)

Thursday January 29, 2025
📍Hala Widowiskowo – Sportowa Jastrzebie Zdroj
• 18.00 (Local Time) | JSW Jastrzebski Wegiel (POL) – Akaa Volley (FIN) 3-0 (25:22, 25:16, 25:21)
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