2015 FIVB CLUB WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

[#skoskers]

The FIVB Club World Championship, the Superbowl of international club volleyball, took place in Zurich, Switzerland from May 6-10. Teams qualified from either winning their continental championships, hosting, or receiving a wildcard:
Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul - CEV Champions League
Rexona Ades Rio - South American Champs
Hisamitsu Springs - Asian Champs
Voléro Zürich - host for the third year in a row, giving them an automatic bid into the tourney
Dinamo Krasnodar - wildcard, CEV Cup winners
Mirador - wildcard


MEDIA:
All matches can be streamed live and re-watched on Laola (a proxy plugin like Hola will circumvent geo-blocking).  Here are some instructions on how to bypass geo-blocking for watching live and past matches like normal:

1. Go to hola.org
2. Download the extension for your web browser (Hola doesn't work with Safari, but it is compatible with Chrome, IE, and Firefox)
3. Go to Laola
4. Click on the Hola icon by the address bar
5. Choose Germany as your country
6. Enjoy the match!

POOL SCHEDULE:

DATE & TIME*	TEAM 1	SCORE	TEAM 2	VIDEO LINK	STATS LINK
May 6, 2015 @ 10:30 a.m.	Eczacıbaşı VitrA	2-3 (25-12, 26-28, 20-25, 25-19, 11-15)	Hisamitsu Springs	REPLAY	STATS
May 6, 2015 @ 1:00 p.m.	Voléro Zürich	3-1 (20-25, 25-17, 25-15, 25-15)	Mirador	REPLAY	STATS
May 7, 2015 @ 10:30 a.m.	Eczacıbaşı VitrA	3-0 (25-22, 26-24, 25-19)	Dinamo Krasnodar	REPLAY	STATS
May 7, 2015 @ 1:00 p.m.	Voléro Zürich	1-3 (28-30, 22-25, 35-33, 22-25)	Rexona Ades	REPLAY	STATS
May 8, 2015 @ 10:30 a.m.	Rexona Ades	3-0 (25-14, 25-19, 25-18)	Mirador	REPLAY	STATS
May 8, 2015 @ 1:00 p.m.	Hisamitsu Springs	1-3 (25-21, 21-25, 14-25, 18-25)	Dinamo Krasnodar	REPLAY	STATS

*Times listed in CDT

SEMIFINALS:

DATE & TIME	TEAM 1	SCORE	TEAM 2	VIDEO LINK	STATS LINK
May 9, 2015 @ 8:30 a.m.	Eczacıbaşı VitrA	3-1 (25-17, 25-22, 18-25, 34-32)	Voléro Zürich	REPLAY	STATS
May 9, 2015 @ 11:00 a.m.	Rexona Ades	1-3 (21-25, 27-25, 23-25, 21-25)	Dinamo Krasnodar	REPLAY	STATS

THIRD-PLACE MATCH:

DATE & TIME	TEAM 1	SCORE	TEAM 2	VIDEO LINK	STATS LINK
May 10, 2015 @ 5:30 a.m.	Rexona Ades	0-3 (21-25, 17-25, 18-25)	Voléro Zürich	REPLAY	STATS

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH:

DATE & TIME	TEAM 1	SCORE	TEAM 2	VIDEO LINK	STATS LINK
May 10, 2015 @ 8:00 a.m.	Eczacıbaşı VitrA	3-1 (25-16, 25-21, 24-26, 25-19)	Dinamo Krasnodar	REPLAY	STATS

WINNERS: Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul
RUNNER UPS: Dinamo Krasnodar
THIRD PLACE: Voléro Zürich



INDIVIDUAL AWARDS:

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER	Jordan Larson-Burbach, Eczacıbaşı VitrA
BEST OPPOSITE HITTER	Olesia Rykhliuk, Voléro Zürich
BEST OUTSIDE HITTER (1)	Tatiana Kosheleva, Dinamo Krasnodar
BEST OUTSIDE HITTER (2)	Fe Garay, Dinamo Krasnodar
BEST MIDDLE BLOCKER (1)	Maja Poljak, Eczacıbaşı VitrA
BEST MIDDLE BLOCKER (2)	Carol, Rexona Ades
BEST SETTER	Fabíola, Dinamo Krasnodar
BEST LIBERO	Silvija Popović, Voléro Zürich

[#skoskers]

Jordan's Ecza team swept Dinamo Krasnodar this morning: -22, -24, -19. They sit atop of their pool with 4 points and automatically advance to the semifinals. DLC came in during sets 2 and 3 but didn't produce any kills and was pulled back out.

[pass]

Anyone know if these matches are being streamed anywhere besides laola? Looks like it's not available in the US...

[#skoskers]

May 7, 2015 14:08:37 GMT -5 pass said:

Anyone know if these matches are being streamed anywhere besides laola? Looks like it's not available in the US...

Download Hola, which will allow you to watch the matches live or stream later on Laola. If you need help, hit me up in PM. Otherwise the matches have been uploaded to Youtube.

Here's a link to the Krasnodar-Istanbul match from earlier today:

[WahineFan44]

I don't watch these games much, but does anyone know if hartong gets any playing time?

[#skoskers]

May 7, 2015 15:44:46 GMT -5 WahineFan44 said:

I don't watch these games much, but does anyone know if hartong gets any playing time?

No, and neither does Hagglund.

[pass]

May 7, 2015 15:43:56 GMT -5 #skoskers said:

May 7, 2015 14:08:37 GMT -5 pass said:

Anyone know if these matches are being streamed anywhere besides laola? Looks like it's not available in the US...

Download Hola, which will allow you to watch the matches live or stream later on Laola. If you need help, hit me up in PM. Otherwise the matches have been uploaded to Youtube.

Here's a link to the Krasnodar-Istanbul match from earlier today:

Perfect! Thank you! You saved my Thursday. lol

[#skoskers]

May 7, 2015 16:03:46 GMT -5 pass said:

May 7, 2015 15:43:56 GMT -5 #skoskers said:

Download Hola, which will allow you to watch the matches live or stream later on Laola. If you need help, hit me up in PM. Otherwise the matches have been uploaded to Youtube.

Here's a link to the Krasnodar-Istanbul match from earlier today:

Perfect! Thank you! You saved my Thursday. lol

Anytime! TBH I wasn't expecting an Ecza sweep this morning without DLC, but the Tigers' serving was on point (and Krasnodar still can't pass).

[pass]

Yeah, their passing was off...and the Ecza block is huge (poor Fernandinha).

[vup]

FIVB has the best replay system. Wish the college game would follow suit. It's amazing how clear the video is on touch calls.

[vup]

Eczacibasi down 20-24 in the 2nd set, and who comes to the service line? JLB. 26-24

[#skoskers]

May 7, 2015 19:32:08 GMT -5 vup said:

Eczacibasi down 20-24 in the 2nd set, and who comes to the service line? JLB. 26-24

Haha thought you and Dunc would like that.

[coloradokidd]

Jordan has been out of the Russian Super League for a season, but she is still a pain in the a-- for Dinamo Krasnodar.

* FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship -
Homepage Link:   clubworldchampionships.2015.women.fivb.com/en

[nativevolley]

Sad... the Japanese team beat the Swiss team. Ha.

I am catching up, so I can watch tomorrows games.

[#skoskers]

May 7, 2015 21:39:04 GMT -5 nativevolley said:

Sad... the Japanese team beat the Swiss team. Ha.

I am catching up, so I can watch tomorrows games.

The Brazilian team Rexona Ades edged Voléro today, 3-1 (30-28, 25-22, 33-35, 25-22).

BTW are you stoked that Foluke signed with Voléro? I was hoping she would sign with Fener, because she and Bauer would have been another formidable MB duo in Turkey--easily up there with Rasić/De Kruijf and Poljak/Fürst! It's refreshing to see her leave Rabita, though, especially after the financial crisis the club faced last season.