The men’s volleyball Club World Championship schedule puts Ziraat Bankkart in Sosnowiec for the group stage of the December tournament in Poland. Eight clubs will compete across three cities, with two teams from each pool advancing to the semifinals. The medal matches are scheduled for 20 December in Częstochowa.
The schedule for the men’s volleyball Club World Championship has been announced. Eight teams will play in Poland from 15 to 20 December, with matches spread across Katowice, Sosnowiec and Częstochowa. Defending champions Perugia are scheduled to open against Sada Cruzeiro. The group stage runs from 15 to 17 December before the competition moves to the medal rounds.[1], [2]
Ziraat Bankkart will play in Pool A at Arena Sosnowiec. Their opponents are Poland’s Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie, Brazil’s Vôlei Renata and Iran’s Foolad Sirjan Iranian. The Zawiercie match is set for 16 December. Zawiercie finished third at the previous world championship and were runners-up to Perugia in last season’s European final.[1]
Each pool sends its leading two clubs to the semifinals. After a rest day on 18 December, Częstochowa will host those games on 19 December and both medal matches the following day. Pool B, based in Katowice, contains Perugia, Sada Cruzeiro, Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi and Al Ahly. Jakarta will make their tournament debut. The host federation may request changes to the order of the semifinals.[1]
