Israel takes four-set win over Denmark in the last match of league round – Volleyball News

Men’s national volleyball team of Israel concluded the opening round of the 2012 CEV European League with a tough 3-1 win over Denmark on Sunday.

After an incredibly close competition, Israel managed to overcome the resilient rival Denmark. The match ended with final score of 3:1 (23-25, 25-23, 27-25, and 28-26), while victory graced Israeli squad. Success in the last match allowed Israel to take third position in Pool A.

Denmark lost the match, but it had the top-scorer of the match in the form of Mads Hartmann DITLEVSEN, who contributed 24 points in the loss. On the other hand, Israeli Shon FAIGA and SHAFRANOVICH registered 20 and 16 points, respectively.

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Czech Republic defeats Israel in the second-leg opener of 2012 CEV Women’s European League

Women’s volleyball teams from Czech Republic and Israel crossed their ways in the opening match of second leg of the European League on Friday. 

Czech ladies, who were clad in shiny blue, proved to be better in every aspect of the game and settled for the 3-0 (25-22, 25-21, 25-9) victory. Israeli team, on the other hand, failed to break the ice and constantly remained without any win in the tournament. The Dutch city ALMERE hosted the match, while all the action took place at Topsport Centre. 

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2012 CEV Champions League starts today – Volleyball news

The cracking volleyball action of 2012 CEV Men’s Champions League is scheduled to get the green light on Thursday, May 24 in Greece.

The tournament will be opened with league round and Greek town Katerini will play host to the first-leg matches of Pool A. National teams from Slovakia, Spain, Israel, and hosts Greece will be on board to kick off the action. Denmark, which is also placed in Pool A, will join the competition in the second leg that will be hosted by Spain.

New Indoor Sports Hall in Katerini is all set to create an excellent field of play for the Champions League matches. League round will cover its length in five flights. Katerini is set to host the first leg from May 24-26. According to the set formula of the competition, two matches will be played on each day.

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Home page of the 2012 CEV Men's Champions League : http://www.cev.lu/BeachVolley-Area/Page_BeachVolley.aspx?param=CEV_Euro_Baden_2012&ind=18#Qualification&page=Qualification

Technion Challenge semifinals decided

Haifa, Israel, April 4, 2012 – The semi-finalists at the Technion Challenge in Haifa, Israel were decided on Tuesday as Pool play concluded, with players from the FIVB Beach Volleyball SWATCH World Tour featuring heavily.

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Technion Challeng Beach Volleyball Tournamnet in Haifa, Israel - Women

The 2012 Technion Challenge Beach Volleyball Tournament started off on Tuesday, April 3 in Haifa, Israel. In the women's section, US duo of Lauren Fendrick and Brooke Hanson did amazingly well and finished day-1 with 2-0 record.  German Britta Buthe and Karla Borger ended up with 1-1, while Liesbeth Mouha and Katrien Gielen of Belgium also won both of their matches. Czech republic remained wihtout any victory on the opening day of the tournament. A total of eight women's matches were played on day-1 of Technion Challenge Cup. 

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