Bengaluru (Karnataka)[India], December 9 (ANI): Turkey’s Halkbank Spor Kulubu delivered a powerful and complete efficiency, securing a 3-0 victory over Brazil’s Sada Cruzeiro Volei of their ultimate Pool B encounter. This triumph propels them into the semi-finals of the Men’s Volleyball Club World Championship.
Playing within the prestigious competitors for the primary time, Halkbank wanted three full factors towards one of the crucial profitable groups within the Club World Championships and the Turkish League leaders confirmed why they’re such a harmful facet when their Dutch skipper Abdel-Aziz Nimir, French Outside Hitter Earvin Ngapeth and Canadian Perrin John Gordon come to occasion on the Koramangala Indoor Stadium right here.India is internet hosting the Club World Championships for the primary time and the followers had been handled to some high-quality volleyball from the Turkish giants.Ngapeth (15 factors), Nimir (14) and Perrin (12) shared bulk of the load as Halkbank accomplished a 26-24, 25-18, 28-26 win in 85 minutes to kick-off celebrations within the Turkish camp.Halkbank completed second in Pool B with three factors behind one other first-timers Suntory Sunbirds of Japan who had sealed their semi-final berth on Thursday after snatching a degree throughout their 2-3 loss towards Sada. They had defeated Halkbank 3-0 on the opening day of competitors to complete with 4 factors.Halkbank’s solely likelihood to make it to the final 4 stage relied on beating four-time champions Sada with out conceding greater than a set and the Turkish outfit began the match that means enterprise.Nimir and Ngapeth had been on track within the first three factors however Sada stored tempo with their opponents and had been in lead for a serious a part of the opening set until Halkbank bagged three straight factors to regain the benefit at 23-22.Sada’s Cuban Outside Hitter Miguel Lopez stored them within the hunt with a top quality spike however Dogukan Ulu got here up with a drop to earn his group a second set level and Lopez despatched his spike out handy the benefit to Halkbank.The Turkish facet was clearly head and shoulders above their opponents within the second and third set because the trio of Nimir, Ngapeth and Perrin stored Sada on the backfoot with their highly effective spikes and Ulu and setter Micah Ma’a got here up with misleading drops and a few high-quality blocks to depart Sada stranded.The Brazilians did throw all the pieces at Halkbank within the third set and saved 5 match factors earlier than a strong block from Perrin ended the error-ridden problem of Sada.
The match will go on until December 10 on the Koramangala Indoor Stadium in Bengaluru. Ahmedabad Defenders will discover themselves in Pool A, going through the defending champions, Sir Sicoma Perugia from Italy, and Brazil’s Minas Tenis Clube (Itambe Minas). In Pool B, Halkbank Spor Kulubu from Turkey, Sada Cruzeiro Volei from Brazil, and Japan’s Suntory Sunbirds are grouped. The Men’s Volleyball Club World Championships 2023 can be telecast reside in India on Sony Sports Network. (ANI)