Eczacıbaşı wins in an all-Turkish final
Eczacıbaşı Dynavit defeated Vakıfbank 3-2 in the final of the FIVB Women's World Club Championship, claiming their third championship.
cumhuriyet.com.trIn the final match of the Volleyball FIVB Women's World Club Championship, two Turkish teams, Eczacıbaşı Dynavit and VakıfBank, faced each other. Eczacıbaşı emerged as the champion by winning the match 3-2, which was played at the Dragon Sports Center in Hangzhou, China.
ECZACIBAŞI 3 - 2 VAKIFBANK
1st set: 19 - 25 (in favor of VakıfBank)
2nd set: 25 - 23 (in favor of Eczacıbaşı)
3rd set: 25 - 23 (in favor of Eczacıbaşı)
4th set: 23 - 25 (in favor of VakıfBank)
5th set: 15 - 9 (in favor of Eczacıbaşı)
FIRST ALL-TURKISH FINAL
This is the first time two Turkish teams are facing each other in the final of the FIVB Women's World Club Championship.
The championship, first organized in 1991, was held in 1992 and 1994 and then took a long break. The tournament has been held regularly since 2010.
In this year's 16th edition of the championship, it's the first time that two Turkish teams are competing for the cup in the final.