Turkish team Eczacibasi VitrA wins FIVB world championship
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Turkish team Eczacibasi VitrA has beaten the Russian side to win the final game of the FIVB Volleyball Womens Club World Championship Zurich 2015.
Turkish team Eczacibasi VitrA has beaten the Russian side Dinamo Krasnodar 3-1 to win the final game of the FIVB Volleyball Womens Club World Championship Zurich 2015.
According to a statement released at the championships website Sunday, this was the Turkish club Eczacibasi VitrA's maiden title win.
Eczacibasi VitrA recovered from a third set loss (24-26) to beat Dinamo Krasnodar, winning 3-1 (25-16, 25-21, 24-26, 25-19).
The Turkish club's Jordan Larson-Burbach was the top scorer in the match with a total of 30 points. She was selected as the Most Valuable Player of the tournament.
Earlier, Volero Zurich beat Rexona AdeS for the bronze medal with straight sets (25-21, 25-17, 25-18). It was the hosts first ever medal in the tournament after losing out at the last two tournaments, the statement added.
The ninth edition of the FIVB Volleyball Womens Club World Championship took place in Zurich between May 6 and 10.
According to the official statement, the Womens Club World Championship has had nine different winners from five different countries. Brazil and Turkey have been represented on the winners podium three times, while Azerbaijan, Italy and Russia have all had clubs win the competition once.
Six clubs competed for the crown in 2015, including Volero Zurich (Switzerland), Hisamitsu Springs (Japan), Eczacibasi VitrA Istanbul (Turkey), Rexona Ades (Brazil), Dinamo Krasnodar (Russia) and Mirador (Dominican Republic), it added.
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According to a statement released at the championships website Sunday, this was the Turkish club Eczacibasi VitrA's maiden title win.
Eczacibasi VitrA recovered from a third set loss (24-26) to beat Dinamo Krasnodar, winning 3-1 (25-16, 25-21, 24-26, 25-19).
The Turkish club's Jordan Larson-Burbach was the top scorer in the match with a total of 30 points. She was selected as the Most Valuable Player of the tournament.
Earlier, Volero Zurich beat Rexona AdeS for the bronze medal with straight sets (25-21, 25-17, 25-18). It was the hosts first ever medal in the tournament after losing out at the last two tournaments, the statement added.
The ninth edition of the FIVB Volleyball Womens Club World Championship took place in Zurich between May 6 and 10.
According to the official statement, the Womens Club World Championship has had nine different winners from five different countries. Brazil and Turkey have been represented on the winners podium three times, while Azerbaijan, Italy and Russia have all had clubs win the competition once.
Six clubs competed for the crown in 2015, including Volero Zurich (Switzerland), Hisamitsu Springs (Japan), Eczacibasi VitrA Istanbul (Turkey), Rexona Ades (Brazil), Dinamo Krasnodar (Russia) and Mirador (Dominican Republic), it added.
Anadolu Agency
