Matteo Burgsthaler and Osmany Juantorena
It took more than two hours to complete the exciting match with both teams playing high level volleyball to define the top place in Pool A.
Brazilian Wallace de Souza recorded tournament-high marks in both scoring and aces with 32 and 6 respectively only to see his side succumbing at the end against the team of Emanuele Birarelli, who finished with six blocks to match his own competition-high.
In the last contest of Tuesday, the local Al Rayyan Sport Club scored an easy straight-set victory over Tigres de Nuevo Leon of Mexico. Both sides were already out of contention in men’s Pool A.
In the women’s field, Rabita Baku qualified in second place of Pool A to join Brazil’s Sollys Nestle in the semifinal round as they overcame Bohai Bank of China in four frames.
Wednesday’s schedule has men’s Zenit Kazan of Russia versus Zamalek of Egypt at 15:00 followed by women’s Fenerbahce Istanbul against Kenya Prisons at 17:00. PGE Skra Belchatow of Poland meet Al-Arabi Doha at 19:00.
Trentino Diatec 3, Sada Cruzeiro 2
Three-time defending champions Trentino Diatec of Italy won an epic battle against Sada Cruzeiro of Brazil prevailing in five thrilling sets (25-23, 24-26, 26-24, 19-25, 21-19) in the decisive match for top place in men’s Pool A.
Matteo Burgsthaler scored with a block against Wallace De Souza for the final point of the long battle that lasted 2 hours and 4 minutes. Trentino led in blocks 13-8 while Sada Cruzeiro held the advantage in aces 10-6.
Jan Stokr and Osmany Juantorena led Trentino with 21 and 20 points respectively with the latter totaling three aces. Emanuele Birarelli registered 6 blocks among his 13 points while Matey Kaziyski contributed 11 tallies. De Souza had a tournament-high 32 points, including six aces and two blocks. Yoandy Leal added 12 and Marcos Leal and Filipe Ferraz each charted 11 points
Al Rayyan 3, Tigres de Nuevo Leon 0
Al Rayyan Sport Club of Qatar defeated Tigres de Nuevo Leon of Mexico 3-0 (25-13, 25-17, 25-18) in a match of men’s Pool A between winless teams. The winners finished with 10 blocks to 4 of the defeated side and blanked the opposition 6-0 in service aces.
Mikko Oivanen led the offense of Al Rayyan with 10 points as the only player with double figures in the match. David Lee added 8 points, including three blocks and two aces, while Georgi Bratoev had four aces. Samuel Córdova finished with 6 points for Tigres.
Rabita Baku 3, Bohai Bank 1
Defending champions Rabita Baku of Azerbaijan advanced to the semifinal phase of the women’s tournament by ousting Bohai Bank of China in four sets (25-20, 25-22, 18-25, 25-21) in their deciding match of Pool A. Rabita Baku held a 14-8 margin in the blocking category and edged Bohai Bank 6-5 in the service winners charts.
Sanja Starovic led the winners with a match-high 20 points, including three blocks, followed by Foluke Akinradewo who finished with six blocks and 16 points. Dobriana Rabadzhieva had four aces among her 13 points while Angelina Hubner-Grun chipped in with 10. Zhang Xiaoting and Chen Liyi topped Bohai Bank with 15 and 14 points respectively. Yi Na collected 12 points and Li Ying tallied 11 points.
Men’s competition
Top scorer by day
22 – Reda Haikal of Zamalek v PGE Skra Belchatow 13-10-12
25 – Wallace de Souza of Sada Cruzeiro v Al Rayyan 14-10-12
22 – Matt Anderson of Zenit Kazan v PGE Skra Belchatow 15-10-12
32 – Wallace de Souza of Sada Cruzeiro v Trentino Diatec 16-10-12
Top scoring performances
32 – Wallace de Souza of Sada Cruzeiro v Trentino Diatec 16-10-12
25 – Wallace de Souza of Sada Cruzeiro v Al Rayyan 14-10-12
23 – Christian Pampel of Al Arabi v Zenit Kazan 14-10-12
22 – Reda Haikal of Zamalek v PGE Skra Belchatow 13-10-12
22 – Matt Anderson of Zenit Kazan v PGE Skra Belchatow 15-10-12
Top blocking performances
6 – Emanuele Birarelli of Trentino Diatec v Al-Rayyan 13-10-12
6 – Emanuele Birarelli of Trentino Diatec v Sada Cruzeiro 16-10-12
4 – Osmany Juantorena of Trentino Diatec v Al-Rayyan 13-10-12
4 – Valentin Bratoev of Al-Rayyan v Trentino Diatec 13-10-12
4 – Matti Ovainen of Al Arabi v Zenit Kazan 14-10-12
4 – Wallace de Souza of Sada Cruzeiro v Al Rayyan 14-10-12
4 – Nikolay Apalikov of Zenit Kazan v PGE Skra Belchatow 15-10-12
Top serving performances
6 – Wallace de Souza of Sada Cruzeiro v Trentino Diatec 16-10-12
4 – Yosleyder Cala of PGE Skra Belchatow v Zenit Kazan 15-10-12
4 – Georgi Bratoev of Al-Rayyan v Tigres de Nuevo Leon 16-10-12
3 – Matey Kaziyski of Trentino Diatec v Al-Rayyan 13-10-12
3 – Maxim Mikhaylov of Zenit Kazan v Al Arabi 14-10-12
3 – Matey Kaziyski of Trentino Diatec v Nuevo Leon 14-10-12
3 – Matti Oivanen of Al-Arabi v Zamalek 15-10-12
3 – Reda Haikal of Zamalek v Al-Arabi 15-10-12
3 – Matt Anderson of Zenit Kazan v PGE Skra Belchatow 15-10-12
Highest scoring sets
31-29 Al-Arabi v Zenit Kazan (3er set) 14-10-12
28-26 PGE Skra Belchatow v Zamalek (3er set) 13-10-12
27-25 PGE Skra Belchatow v Zamalek (1st set) 13-10-12
Highest scoring matches
232 – Trentino Diatec d Sada Cruzeiro 3-2 (25-23, 24-26, 26-24, 19-25, 21-19) 16-10-12
205 – PGE Skra Belchatow d Zenit Kazan 3-2 (21-25, 25-23, 17-25, 25-19, 15-10) 15-10-12
204 – Trentino Diatec d Al-Rayyan 3-2 (22-25, 25-18, 23-25, 25-17, 15-9) 13-10-12
Women’s competition
Top scorer by day
18 – Yarimar Rosa of Lancheras de Cataño v Kenya Prisons 13-10-12
17 – Sheilla Castro of Sollys Nestle v Bohai Bank 14-10-12
20 – Fernanda Rodrigues of Sollys Nestle v Rabita Baku 15-10-12
20 – Sanja Starovic of Rabita Baku v Bohai Bank 16-10-12
Top scoring performances
20 – Fernanda Rodrigues of Sollys Nestle v Rabita Baku 15-10-12
20 – Sanja Starovic of Rabita Baku v Bohai Bank 16-10-12
18 – Yarimar Rosa of Lancheras de Cataño v Kenya Prisons 13-10-12
17 – Mercy Moim of Kenya Prisons v Lancheras de Cataño 13-10-12
17 – Sheilla Castro of Sollys Nestle v Bohai Bank 14-10-12
17 – Sheilla Castro of Sollys Nestle v Rabita Baku 15-10-12
17 – Madelaynne Montaño of Rabita Baku v Sollys Nestle 15-10-12
Top blocking performances
6 – Foluke Akinradewo of Rabita Baku v Bohai Bank 16-10-12
5 – Shanon Torregrosa of Lancheras de Cataño v Kenya Prisons 13-10-12
4 – Mercy Moim of Kenya Prisons v Lancheras de Cataño 13-10-12
4 – Jessica Jones of Lancheras de Cataño v Kenya Prisons 13-10-12
4 – Thaisa Menezes of Sollys Nestle v Rabita Baku 15-10-12
4 – Mari Steinbrecher of Fenerbahce v Lancheras de Cataño 15-10-12
4 – Jessica Jones of Lancheras de Cataño v Fenerbahce 15-10-12
Top serving performances
4 – Diana Khisa ov Kenya Prisons v Lancheras de Cataño 13-10-12
4 – Dobriana Rabadzhieva of Rabita Baku v Bohai Bank 16-10-12
3 – Angelina Hubner–Grun of Rabita Baku v Sollys Nestle 15-10-12
3 – Elif Onur of Fenerbahce v Lancheras de Cataño 15-10-12
Highest scoring sets
25-23 Kenya Prisons v Lancheras de Cataño (2nd set) 13-10-12
25-23 Lancheras de Cataño v Kenya Prisons (4th set) 13-10-12
Highest scoring matches
184 – Lancheras de Cataño d Kenya Prisons 3-1 (25-19, 23-25, 25-19, 25-23) 13-10-12
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