Poland beach volleyball team routs Latvia to stamp supremacy in Kish Island Open
The Polish men’s national beach volleyball A team has claimed the top position at the conclusion of Kish Island Open, after achieving a superb straight-set win over the Latvian A side.
On Saturday, the Polish pair of Mariusz Prudel and Jakub Szałankiewicz ruled out Latvia’s Mārtiņš Pļaviņš and Edgars Točs 2-0 in a fixture staged in the Persian Gulf island of Kish.
The Polish beach volleyball players started the match with determination, and accumulated points to surge ahead. The Latvian squad tried to make up the deficit, but was not successful and the Poles took the first set by 21 points to 18.
The Polish side kept the momentum in the second period, and could register a 24-22 victory to claim the title.
Earlier in the day, the German men’s national beach volleyball B team routed Austria C outfit 2-0 (21-18 and 22-11) in the third-place game, and took the bronze.
The Kish Island Open, which was a 3-star tournament and part of the 2018 Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) Beach Volleyball World Tour, kicked off on February 20, and wrapped up on February 24, 2018.
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