Last season’s ETTU Champions League quarterfinalists, KS Dekorglass Działdowo, have once again secured their place among the last eight, reaching the quarterfinals for the third consecutive season.
In both legs of the ETTU Champions League Men tie, the Polish side overcame Czech SKST Havířov with straight-match victories. Tomislav PUCAR, Jakub DYJAS and Samuel KULCZYCKI featured in both encounters.
“We won 3–0 and secured a place in the quarter-finals. What makes this victory even more special is that it came in front of our home crowd,” said Tomislav PUCAR. “I opened the match against BLINKA and I think I won the first two game very convincingly. After that, he started to play better and adjusted his tactics, which made the third set very tight. I had a match point that I didn’t convert, so the match went into the fourth game. It was very close again at 5–5, but I managed to pull away and win the match.”
PUCAR continued: “We took a 1–0 lead, and after that we needed just one more win to qualify for the quarter-finals. DYJAS played next against BRHEL and delivered a great performance, securing the second point, which was enough for us. The third match was also open and competitive, but Samuel played very well. In the end, we won 3–0. It was important for us to win in front of our home supporters, and Samuel did a very good job in the last match, bringing the tie to a successful conclusion.”
In the quarter-finals, KS Dekorglass Działdowo will meet the winner of the tie between France’s Alliance Nîmes/Montpellier and Austria’s SolexConsult TTC Wiener Neustadt, with the French club having secured a four-match victory in the opening leg.
Meanwhile, SKST Havířov will continue their European campaign in the ETTU Europe Cup Round of 16.
Round of 16
KS Dekorglass Działdowo (POL) – SKST Havirov (CZE) 3–0
- Tomislav PUCAR– Michal BLINKA 3–1 (11–3, 11–4, 11–13, 11–5)
- Jakub DYJAS –Stepan BRHEL 3–1 (11–8, 11–7, 10–12, 11–7)
- Samuel KULCZYCKI –Jan SKALDA 3–0 (11–6, 11–5, 15–13)
Opening leg
SKST Havířov – KS Dekorglass Działdowo 0–3
- Gustavo GÓMEZ – Jakub DYJAS 0–3 (7–11, 11–13, 5–11)
- Štěpán BRHEL – Tomislav PUCAR 1–3 (11–8, 6–11, 8–11, 8–11)
- Michal BLINKA – Samuel KULCZYCKI 1–3 (11–7, 9–11, 8–11, 10–12)
