Serbia Downs Poland in Front of Record Crowd of 65,000-Plus
Finland held on for the five-set win over Estonia to open Pool A play, while Serbia made short work of Poland. A pair of sweeps highlighted Day 1 action in Pool C with wins by Russia and Slovenia.
Personnel Changes Lift Russia To Win, Worlds Berth
The battle for Pool D’s automatic bid to the World Championships came down to No. 14 Estonia and No. 3 Russia and rankings held despite a strong Estonian first set.
Montenegro’s Milos Culafic Pounds 11 Aces in Five Set Pool D Win
Russia and Estonia remained atop group D with sweeps, while the lone drama of the day came as No. 23 ranked Montenegro had to work for a five-set win over No. 30 Hungary.
Kosovo Makes International Debut on Pool D Opening Day
Hungary, Russia and Estonia came through Day 1 of Pool D play unscathed as expected, on a historic day for the Kosovo national team.
Maxim Mikhailov Named MVP of Champions League, Dream Team Announced
Mikhailov of gold medalists Zenin Kazan posted 19 points in the gold medal match and 14 points in Saturday’s semifinal win.
Zenit Kazan Wins Third Straight Champions League Gold
A 3-0 sweep of host Sir Sicoma Colussi Perugia in Rome on Sunday gave the Russian Super League squad the 2017 CEV title.
