Dream come true for Türkiye as they win Challenger Cup 2023

The first set of the final was completely one-sided. Enjoying a lot of noisy support from the stands, the Turks established total domination on the court to cruise to a convincing close. Efe Bayram was their leading scorer in the set. To his three kill blocks and one ace, he added three points in attack, including the set winner at 25-13. During the course of the second set, Qatar made some key changes to their line-up on the court that proved crucial to winning the set. With setter Borislav Georgiev and middle blocker Papemaguette Daigne in play, the home side levelled the score after 25-21. Pape himself brought in set point with a monster block and then capitalized on a perfect set from Georgiev to hammer the set winner.

Türkiye opened the third set with a 5-1 lead and never let go. They were masters on the court again while cruising to a convincing 25-18 win. But it was not over for Qatar just yet. They took control of the scoreboard with a 3-0 run at the start of set four and allowed the opponents to catch up only for a moment at 18-18. With Raimi Wadidie leading the way in offence, the home team took the set by 25-22 and once again levelled the match to push it to five. However, Qatar stayed competitive only through 5-5 in the tie-breaker. After that, with Adis Lagumdzija on fire, Türkiye gradually broke away with an 11-8 lead before finishing the match off with four in a row, crowned by two aces from Efe, including the championship winner.