Eight teams in six countries celebrated their 2023 national titles
Gimcheon Korea Expressway Corporation Hi-Pass were crowned Korean women’s national volleyball champions on Thursday, three days after Incheon Korean Air Jumbos won the men’s V-League title. In other Asian countries, Pavlodar claimed the men’s national title of Kazakhstan, while Dar Kulaib topped the podium in Bahrain’s Isa bin Rashid Volleyball League. Four teams triumphed as national champions in three of the Baltic countries in Europe.
Lithuania crowned their 2023 title winners in both genders, with Elga – Master Idea – SC Dubysa Siauliai winning the men’s gold and Ausrine Jonava celebrating in the women’s competition. The Latvian women’s league trophy was lifted by RVS/LU Riga, while Selver/TalTech Tallin snatched the men’s crown in Estonia.
Bahrain
Dar Kulaib won Bahrain’s topflight Isa bin Rashid Volleyball League following a 3-0 (25-19, 25-16, 25-22) shutout of Al Najma Manama on Tuesday in front of packed stands in Riffa. They completed a two-game sweep of the best-of-three championship series to claim their third title, after 2016 and 2019. The 2023 bronze medals went to Al AhliManama.
Bahrain Volleyball Association President Sheik Ali Bin Mohamed Al Khalifa and Bahrain Olympic Committee Board of Directors Member Sheikha Hayat bint Abdulaziz Al Khalifa jointly presided over the awards presentation on Tuesday.
Dar Kulaib triumph as Isa bin Rashid Bahrain Volleyball League champions (Photo credits: asianvolleyball.net)
Estonia
Selver/TalTech Tallinn swept Estonia’s best-of-seven championship series against Bigbank Tartu, winning the first four matches in a row to celebrate their first-ever national title. On 26 March, they started with an away 3-0 (25-23, 25-18, 25-23) shutout of Bigbank with outside hitter Oliver Orav leading the way with 11 points. Three days later in Tallinn, Selver doubled their lead after a 3-1 (25-21, 13-25, 25-14, 25-18) victory with 14 points each from Orav and opposite Jan Markus Uprus. Orav led the team with 20 points as they visited Tartu for a 3-2 (20-25, 25-19, 18-25, 25-22, 15-8) win in the third match last Sunday. Another five-set battle unfolded in Wednesday’s fourth game in Tallinn and it was Orav again that emerged victorious with 26 points (including five aces) towards a 3-2 (25-22, 23-25, 23-25, 25-23, 15-13) success.
The bronze medals went to Barrus Voru, who swept the third place playoff against Parnu by three…
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