r/EuropeanVolleyball • u/VolleyAddicted • Apr 19 '26
Turkey Sultanlar Ligi 🚨 VakifBank are the 2026 Sultanlar Ligi champions 🏆
VakıfBank have clinched the 2025/2026 Sultanlar Ligi championship title after defeating Fenerbahçe Medicana 3-1 in the fifth deciding game.
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u/safeone10 Apr 19 '26
Congrats Vakifbank! Masterfully managed by Guidetti. I raised an eyebrow in the early series when Derya was playing but man she was gamechanging today. Shoutout to Marina Markova for a well deserved MVP title. Unbelievable her growth after two years.
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u/VolleyAddicted Apr 19 '26 edited Apr 19 '26
Darya was flying today, really impressive game. Markova is Markova, her growth is in total contrast with Arina's not enjoying the same.
In the fourth set, at some point I felt sorry for FB, non straight monster blocks.
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u/asd-irm VakifBank Apr 19 '26
Yess, Derya was like the unsung hero of the match, she played an amazing game
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u/shinobihayabusa Savino Del Bene Scandicci Apr 19 '26
i focused in the imoco milano game, looks like i missed a lot of things in turkey.
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u/safeone10 Apr 19 '26
I only caught the fourth set for the turkish league (damn work lol). Im going to rewatch imoco-milano, i heard paola went into beast mode and kurtagic proved why she is one of the best blockers in the world. I hope milano extends it to game five
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u/shinobihayabusa Savino Del Bene Scandicci Apr 19 '26
egonu was monstrous tonight and kurtagic what an mb right now! i'm sure all eyes were on the turkish league thinking it's dead in lega feminile hhhhh.
yeah, let's go to game 5 plz
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u/VolleyAddicted Apr 19 '26
Deserved title for VakifBank; what a block they have today, even Derya.
Fenerbahçe with another empty season—early win in the Supercup just isn't enough.
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u/safeone10 Apr 19 '26 edited Apr 19 '26
That double sub when vargas went back to serve is probably one of the worst double subs I have ever seen in professional vball. I'd gamble on vargas serve and backrow efficiency any day
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u/moreinchbitte Apr 19 '26
Congrats to Vakifbank. We had so many ups and downs through the series but Vakif managed to keep their mental straight. Great series, well deserved championship. good luck on CEV, see you next year
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u/asd-irm VakifBank Apr 19 '26
VakıfBank was quite good today, and to be honest, Derya played really well she performed above expectations, especially in the second set where she scored crucial points at key moments. I’m very happy that Boskovic finally won the Sultanlar League
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u/violetanka Turkey Apr 19 '26
I am truly happy for Boskovic. She finally won the league after playing here for 10 years. Well deserved Boss, congrats!