At the last minute, the Turkish side Beylikdüzü Voleybol Istanbul has withdrawn from the competition due to financial difficulties thus, they lost both matches against Askö Linz-Steg by a forfeit. Austrian directly qualified for the quarter-finals in which they will likely face one more team from Turkey, THY Istanbul, who were confident, yesterday.
Hungarian representatives Békéscsabai Röplabda SE had an easy job in Slovenia, beating Calcit Volley Kamnik in straight sets.
2020 CEV Women’s Volleyball Challenge Cup, 1/8 finals – first leg
January 21:
Yenisei Krasnoyarsk – Olympiacos Piraeus 1-3 (25-21, 20-25, 19-25, 18-25)
January 22:
C.S.M. Lugoj (ROU) – THY Istanbul (TUR) 0-3 (20-25, 19-25, 18-25)
Dresdner SC (GER) – Ştiinţa Bacău (ROU) 3-0 (25-18, 25-11, 25-19)
Ladies in Black Aachen (GER) – Sm’Aesch Pfeffingen (SUI) 3-1 (23-25, 25-18, 25-23, 25-21)
Béziers VB (FRA) – Pölkky Kuusamo (FIN) 3-0 (28-26, 25-14, 25-17)
Kanti Schaffhausen (SUI) – AO Thiras Santorini (GRE) 3-2 (25-15, 17-25, 25-23, 19-25, 16-14)
January 23:
Beylikdüzü Voleybol Istanbul (TUR) – Askö Linz-Steg (AUT), walkover
Calcit Volley Kamnik (SLO) – Békéscsabai Röplabda SE (HUN) 0-3 (14-25, 19-25, 23-25)
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