The 2026/27 ETTU Champions League Women is underway in Budaörs, with eight clubs beginning their battle for the two available places in Stage 2. From 28 to 30 August, the teams are competing at the BVUSS, with only the winner of each four-team group progressing.
This season also brings a distinctive scoring system to the competition. Each individual match is played over three games, with every game won counting as one point towards the team’s overall score, placing added importance on every game throughout the tie.
MIRÓ Ganxets recorded a narrow 8-7 victory over PGE Fibrain KU AZS Politechnika Rzeszow in the opening match of Group A.
The Polish side made the stronger start. Ilona SZTWIERTNIA took two games against Olga VOROBEVA, before Zuzanna WIELGOS also secured two against Anastasia KOLISH.
MIRÓ responded through Olga BLIZNET, who took two games against Paula KRYSINSKA. VOROBEVA then added two more against WIELGOS to bring the Spanish side back into contention.
The outcome was eventually decided in the final encounter between KOLISH and SZTWIERTNIA. KOLISH took the opening game 12-10 before SZTWIERTNIA responded 11-8, leaving everything to the last game.
KOLISH prevailed 11-9, giving MIRÓ Ganxets the decisive point and an 8-7 victory in a thrilling opening contest in Budaörs.
The second match in Group A produced exactly the same score, as Linz AG Froschberg edged STK Dr. Časl Zagreb 8-7.
Yurika NAMBA gave the Austrian side a perfect start, taking all three games against Yun-En TSAI, including a tight opener at 12-10.
Dr. Časl responded through Miu HIRANO, who took two games against Emiko TAGUCHI, before Margaryta PESOTSKA also collected two against Sara TOKIC.
NAMBA proved crucial again in her second appearance, taking the opening two games against HIRANO 11-9 and 11-4. HIRANO responded in the third, but Linz had moved closer to the winning mark.
Once again, everything came down to the final encounter. Kotomi OMODA took the opening two games against TAGUCHI, including a marathon first game at 19-17, but TAGUCHI responded by taking the last game 12-10.
That point proved decisive, completing another 8-7 thriller and giving reigning Europe Cup champions Linz AG Froschberg a winning start in Budaörs.
