As expected, Poles and Russians formed the first quarterfinal pair at the European Volleyball Championships on Saturday. At the sold-out Ergo Arena, the world champions at home in Gdańsk swept Finland 3: 0 in 83 minutes after sets of 25:16, 25:16 and 25:14 in the sold-out Ergo Arena.
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Polish volleyball players also won the sixth match at the championship and continue to aim for their return to the European throne after 12 years. They will face the silver team from the Tokyo Olympics in Russia on Tuesday.
Although Sborná lost the opening set of 22:25 in a duel with Ukraine, she won 25:16, 25:22 and 25:22 in the others. She also succeeded in the fourth mutual match at the European Championships in history. The Russians entered the tournament by defeating Turkey, but after moving from Tampere to the playoffs in Gdansk, they have now claimed their fifth victory in a row. Twenty-one points contributed to the victory of Yegor Kljuk.
The next four eight-final matches will be played on Sunday, the Czech volleyball players will play in Ostrava against France on Monday night.
| European Volleyball Championship – Round of 16 (Gdańsk) |
| Russia – Ukraine 3: 1 (-22, 16, 22, 22) |
| Poland – Finland 3: 0 (16, 16, 14) |
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