Unstoppable Karakurt leads Türkiye to sweep Brazil

The victory has protected Türkiye’s third place in the standings as the team coached by Daniele Santarelli has now eight wins and 26 points and can no longer be caught by Brazil, who are fourth, with seven wins and 21 points.

The ‘Black Wolf’ Ebrar Karakurt had an extraordinaire performance against Brazil, leading the Turkish offense with 19 points – 18 kills and one ace.

“We feel very good about this win because Brazil have a lot of quality and star players in their team,” Karakurt said. “We will be in the same pool in the Olympic Qualification Tournament and this gives us more confidence. I feel the pressure, but I always want to help my team. We have a great squad and everyone coming off the bench has the ability to decide a match for us. Finishing the Preliminary Phase in the top three will be huge for us.”