On Saturday and Sunday best European female’s teams played in Baku in Final Four of Women’s Champions League. Champion became Dinamo Kazan, smashing defending champion, VakifBank Istanbul in three sets.
Results and stats from Final Tournament:
Semifinals:
Dinamo Kazan – Rabita Baku 3-0 (25-15 25-21 25-19)
Dinamo: Startseva, Borodakova (5), Del Core (8), Gamova (20), Moroz (7), Larson-Burbach (12), Ulanova (L) and Voronkova, Malkova
Rabita: Skorupa (1), Skowrońska-Dolata (5), Krsmanovic (4), Rourke (10), Cruz (10), Dixon (7), Castillo (L) and Starovic (3), Nootsara, Banwarth, Horvath (3)
Team Stats:
| Actions | Spike points | Spike % | Block | Serve | Rec Exc | Rec Pos | Errors |
| Dinamo | 38 | 43% | 11 | 3 | 61% | 65% | 15 |
| Rabita | 37 | 34% | 3 | 3 | 40% | 55% | 26 |
Team Leaders:
| Actions | Points | Spike pts | Spike % | Block | Ace | Errors |
| Ekaterina Gamova | 20 | 16 | 62% | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Aurea Cruz | 10 | 9 | 36% | 0 | 1 | 5 |
VakifBank Istanbul – Eczcibasi VitrA Istanbul 3-1 (19-25 25-19 25-22 25-17)
VakifBank: Aydemir Akyol (1), Sonsirma (14), Toksoy Guidetti (4), Brakocevic (5), Costagrande (17), Fuerst (16), Karadayi (L) and Gurkaynak, Onal Pasaoglu, Akin (1), Uslupehlivan (11)
Eczcibasi: Karakoyun, Gumus Kirici (22), Picussa (5), Demir (17), Usic Jogunica (7), Poljak (9), Kuzubasioglu (L) and Havelkova (4), Cansu, Ercan, Hanke
Team Stats:
| Actions | Spike points | Spike % | Block | Serve | Rec Exc | Rec Pos | Errors |
| VakifBank | 54 | 38% | 12 | 3 | 38% | 62% | 20 |
| Eczacibasi | 53 | 33% | 9 | 2 | 41% | 61% | 26 |
Team Leaders:
| Actions | Points | Spike pts | Spike % | Block | Ace | Errors |
| Carolina Cotagrande | 17 | 13 | 34% | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Esra Gumus Kirici | 22 | 19 | 51% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Finals:
Small Final:
Rabita Baku – Eczacibasi VitrA Istanbul 3-0 (25-21 25-12 27-25)
Rabita: Nootsara (1), Skowrońska-Dolata (15), Krsmanovic (7), Rourke (8), Cruz (12), Dixon (8), Castillo (L) and Banwarth, Starovic, Horvath
Eczacibasi: Karakoyun (1), Gumus Kirici (9), Picussa (5), Demir (11), Havelkova (7), Poljak (9), Kuzubasioglu (L) and Usic Jogunica, Ercan, Hanke, Cansu
Team Stats:
| Actions | Spike points | Spike % | Block | Serve | Rec Exc | Rec Pos | Errors |
| Rabita | 37 | 42% | 8 | 6 | 44% | 60% | 21 |
| Eczacibasi | 30 | 34% | 10 | 2 | 38% | 62% | 27 |
Team Leaders:
| Actions | Points | Spike pts | Spike % | Block | Ace | Errors |
| Katarzyna Skowrońska-Dolata | 15 | 13 | 59% | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Neslihan Demir | 11 | 9 | 39% | 0 | 2 | 5 |
Final:
Dinamo Kazan – VakifBank Istanbul 3-0 (25-23 25-11 25-23)
Dinamo: Startseva, Borodakova (5), Del Core (11), Gamova (21), Moroz (4), Larson-Burbach (16), Ulanova (L) and Voronkova, Malkova (1)
VakifBank: Aydemir Akyol (2), Sonsirma (10), Toksoy Guidetti (7), Brakocevic (2), Costagrande (6), Fuerst (6), Karadayi (L) and Uslupehlivan (5), Akin, Onal Pasaoglu (2), Nikolic, Gurkaynak
Team Stats:
| Actions | Spike points | Spike % | Block | Serve | Rec Exc | Rec Pos | Errors |
| Dinamo | 40 | 45% | 14 | 4 | 52% | 75% | 17 |
| VakifBank | 32 | 35% | 8 | 0 | 45% | 64% | 21 |
Team Leaders:
| Actions | Points | Spike pts | Spike % | Block | Ace | Errors |
| Ekaterina Gamova | 21 | 20 | 53% | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Gozde Sonsirma | 10 | 9 | 38% | 1 | 0 | 2 |
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS:
