Linamar
In the women’s competition, as in 2016, Linamar – BÉKÉSCSABAI RSE played against Vasas Obuda BUDAPEST in the ‘big final’. Vasas Obuda were able to keep the pace of the reigning national cup and national league champions for two sets, but in the end Linamar cruised to a landslide 25-6 win in the third set to retain the crown they had claimed last year – (25-15, 25-21, 25-6).
Szolnok
The winners of the 2016 edition of the men’s competition, Fino KAPOSVAR SE lost 2-3 to KECSKEMET RC and ended up in fourth place this time around. SZOLNOK rallied to a comprehensive 3-0 victory in the gold medal match with Pénzügyőr BUDAPEST as Brazilian-born player Iurgen Hummes Specht set the tempo for the eventual winners. This victory accounts for SZOLNOK’s first ever title in the Hungarian national cup.
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