Weekend Review: Everything you missed and should know

National volleyball champions continue to be crowned around the world and this week it was time for Germany and Brazil to do so. The European nation saw the seventh-straight victory of Berlin Recycling Volleys in the Men’s Bundesliga, while in South America Dentil Praia Clube lifted the Women’s Superliga trophy for the second time.

Other leagues are close to doing the same and that’s the case in Italy, where Itas Trentino managed to build a 2-1 lead over Cucine Lube Civitanova in the SuperLega Credem Banca Finals and Prosecco Doc Imoco Conegliano started ahead of Vero Volley Milano in the best-of-five series that will determine the Lega Pallavolo Serie A1 Femminile champions.

National league finals are also underway in Poland, where Jastrzebski Wegiel lead Grupa Azoty ‘Zaksa’ Kędzierzyn-Koźle 2-0 in the men’s tournament, and Türkiye, where Fenerbahçe Opet took the first match of the women’s finals against Eczacibasi Dynavit.

As the summer approaches, national beach volleyball tours start to take place around Europe and this weekend it was time for Austria to get its season going with an event in Neusiedl.

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Volleyball

BR Volleys continue to reign supreme in Germany

The Berlin Recycling Volleys continue to dominate the German Men's Bundelisga as the team secured its seventh-straight and 13^th overall national title on Saturday. BR Volleys gave no chance to opponents VfB Friedrichshafen, ending their best-of-five series in just three matches after their 3-1 (25-18, 25-18, 16-25, 27-25) victory over the weekend. Find the German Federation match report here.

Praia Clube back at the top of the podium in Brazil

Dentil Praia Clube claimed their second Brazilian Women's Superliga title on Sunday, with an emphatic three-set (25-22, 25-22, 26-24) victory over rivals Gerdau Minas in the gold medal match in Uberlândia. Praia won their first and only Superliga title back in 2017-2018. Dutch outside hitter Anne Buijs was the top scorer of the league’s Final with 20 points while setter Claudinha Bueno was the Most Valuable Player in the duel.

Trentino take the lead at SuperLega Finals

Itas Trentino made great use of their homecourt advantage again and built a 2-1 lead in the SuperLega Credem Banca Finals by topping Cucine Lube Civitanova in straight sets (25-27, 25-20, 25-16) in front of their home fans in Trento on Sunday. Star opposite Matey Kaziyski had another huge performance, producing a match-high 18 points for Trentino. Know all that happened on the court in our match recap.

Imoco wins Lega Femminile’s Finals opener

Defending champions Prosecco Doc Imoco Conegliano started the Finals of the Lega Pallavolo Serie A1 Femminile in an advantage as the reigning world champions topped Vero Volley Milano in a dramatic five-setter (23-25, 25-23, 23-25, 25-19, 15-11) in the opening match of the series on Saturday. Swedish star Isabelle Haak fired 32 points for Imoco, only trailing Milano’s Olympic champion opposite Jordan Thompson, who left the court with 36. Here are all the details on how the match played out.

Jastrzebski Wegiel one win away from Polish title

Jastrzebski Wegiel are one win away from securing their third Polish Men's PlusLiga title after they built a 2-0 lead over rivals Grupa Azoty ‘Zaksa’ Kędzierzyn-Koźle in the league’s best-of-five final series. Jastrzebski were dominant at home on Tuesday, producing a three-set (25-20, 25-20, 25-23) win, and hustled to claim a four-set (24-26, 25-22, 25-15, 25-19) victory on the road on Saturday. The third duel between the teams, which will also clash in the CEV Champions League Final, will be held on Wednesday, with Jastrzebski at home. Here’s the article posted on the team’s website about their second victory.

Fenerbahçe begins Turkish Sultanlar Ligi Finals ahead

Fenerbahçe Opet had only two days between the end of their Turkish Women's Sultanlar Ligi semifinal series against VakifBank Istanbul and the start of the Finals against Eczacibasi Dynavit, but the short period wasn’t a problem as they secured a 3-1 (20-25, 25-14, 25-21, 25-17) victory on Sunday to start the deciding series on the right foot.

Sport Center 1 Hanoi triumphs at Asian Women’s Club Championship

Sport Center 1 Hanoi became the first team from Vietnam to secure the title of Asian Women’s Club Championship on Tuesday. Playing at home in Vĩnh Phuc, the team counted on the entirety of the Vietnamese national team roster to secure a 3-2 (21-25, 17-25, 25-20, 25-22, 15-10) victory over Thailand’s Diamond Food Fine Chef - Air Force Bangkok in the gold medal match on Tuesday and will now play at this year’s FIVB Volleyball Women’s Club World Championship. Here’s our report on the event.

Beach Volleyball

Home teams prevail at Austrian Tour opener

The weekend marked the start of the beach volleyball national season in Austria and, despite the presence of several international teams in the event held in Neusiedl, two teams with home players were the ones to take the titles on Sunday. The men’s champions were Austrians Moritz Kindl and Mathias Seiser, who overcame Lithuanians Patrikas Stankevicius and Audrius Knašas in the gold medal match. The women’s final had a victory of Austrian Franziska Friedl and Swiss Shana Zobrist over Czechs Marketa Sluková and Helena Havelková. Here’s the report provided by the Austrian Beach Tour website.