CEV Cup: Jastrzebski Wegiel last team qualified to playoffs. Akaa Volley eliminated after a straight sets win

After a four sets win in Finland in first leg, exactly a week ago, super favorite JSW Jastrzebski Wegiel sweep Akaa Volley with a clean 3-0 (25:22, 25:16, 25:21) victory in front of their home fans, after 1 hour and 13 minutes of play.
Despite a large turnover, with star players like Łukasz Kaczmarek and Nicolas Szerszen on the bench, Polish powerhouse led the game from start to finish with 19 points from Adam Lorenc, top scorer of the match with 63% in attack, 1 block and 1 of his team’s 8 aces, and Michał Gierzot, who added 17 through 50% in attack, 3 blocks and 3 aces. No players on the other side of the net reached a double digit.
In Playoffs of 2025/26 CEV Challenge Cup, Jastrzebski will face Italy’s Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza, who eliminated less quoted Spain’s Río Duero Soria with a double four sets wins.

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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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