Strassen
Strassen entered 2016/2017 Luxembourgian Men’s Volleyball Championship (Novotel-Ligue) playoff finals against VC Fentange as underdogs, losing both Regular Season games to rivals by 3-1 as well as in the national Cup final.
Strassen secured only third place in Regular Season while Fentange confidently took top spot with 13-1 and 39 points, eight points more than Strassen.
Nevertheless, it all became relevant in the playoff finals as Strassen took double 3-2 win (25-17, 22-25, 25-20, 24-26, 15-13 in Game 2), winning the trophy at rival’s court.
Strassen’s roster abounds with foreign players like: Bulgarian opposite Lyubomir Milanov, Italian receiver Giulio Gatti, German receiver Peter Schmitt… coached by German Ulf Quel.
Walfer
As for Women’s Championship, RSR Walfer beat CHEV Diekirch two times by 3-1 (25-18, 22-25, 25-23, 28-26) in the playoff finals, adding national title to the Cup trophy and winning their first, so-called, double crown.
Walfer also have several international players without whom they would not be able to imagine becoming Luxembourgian title holders: French middle blocker Kelly Sakponou, Bulgarian all-round Marina Antova (player and coach)… etc.
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