Posts by karakedi

According to several Turkish outlets, later echoed by Italian media, Swedish volleyball star Isabelle Haak is reportedly on the verge of joining Turkish powerhouse Galatasaray Daikin.

While no official confirmation has been made by either Haak or her current club Imoco Volley Conegliano, the rumor has been gaining momentum in recent days. Sources suggest that Galatasaray has tabled a massive €2.4 million offer for a two-and-a-half-year deal, a figure that would make Haak one of the highest-paid players in women’s volleyball.

The potential move could happen as early as January 2026, even though Haak’s current contract with the Italian club reportedly runs until the end of the 2025–26 season. Should the deal go through mid-season, Galatasaray would likely need to negotiate a buyout clause with Conegliano.

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Can you watch this stream (Aydın vs Kuzeyboru)?

Quote from fire_ferhat_akbas

I can't watch the games from Germany without VPN. Tbh the only reason they do this could be, that they want to sell the publishing rights to other countries but it seems there is only Poland there to stream it officially.

They could still get money from youtube views though

Maybe that's why. They don't want something they paid for to be available to others for free and requested them to be geoblocked.

You can watch all the games on YouTube here in Türkiye. Maybe they are geoblocked now and cannot be wached without a VPN anymore.

TRT-spor broadcast 4 matches live on last Sunday. That's a record. I don't remember them broadcasting more than two games a day before.

If you listen to the instrumental intro and verses of:

• "Rasputin" (1978) by Boney M

  and

• "Üsküdara Gider İken" (Traditional Turkish folk song)

...you’ll notice they share a very similar melodic contour, especially in the early phrases.

📀 Did Boney M Directly Credit It?

No — Boney M did not officially credit “Üsküdara Gider İken” or any folk melody as the source. But it’s widely recognized by musicologists and listeners that "Rasputin" is heavily inspired by it, even if indirectly.

They likely adapted a melody that was already floating in Eastern European folk traditions, possibly through a Russian or Balkan variant of the tune.

Do Arabs have the same claim?

How about some psychedelic afrorock created with AI?

Quote from Meatballs

I completely agree. It is referees job to see those and judge. I mean why should Knollema go and admit a mistake just because it was at a crucial point and the opponents were complaining? I am sure there were like 10 other net touches throughout the match, referees did not see and players did not admit, or many other errors. To me it feels silly that a player is expected to do this. The only exception to me is when there is no challenge option and referee asks the player directly, then I would hope the player to be honest but still it is not wrong if the player lies, since clearly everyone else lies a whole match, at least once.

But Turkish players saw it and were asking her to accept it. Apperantly at first she denied it since it took too long the point to be given. Up to her ethical standards.

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I think that is not possible BUT the referee seemingly used the video replay as reference which is shady (though I think a similar circumstance happened in during FRA vs RUS Finals in 2021).

Video replay showed that Knollema touched the ball. And she didn't say anything. Is it possible that she could NOT sense it? Otherwise it is a shame for her to not accept.

Quote from Mapuan

Depends on how a group of people defines genocide. I mean Turkish government don't recognize Armenian genocide even if it reached over a million.

Going back to topic, this year's edition contestants are a bit on the weirder side. It was very politically charged and almost everyone was trying to say something.

Genocide is well defined. Germans for example were tried in an international court and found guilty. There is no such trial has taken place for what happened in 1915. Why so? Because there is no evidence to claim so. İf there is, a trial can be started. But probably there will never be such a trial.

Quote from taylor10

Yes but she injured in the second game and couldn't play. Then, she missed 2013 eurovolley and 2014 wch.

I always remember her by that last serve. Seems like I completely have forgotten her injury.

Quote from serdar

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I dont get the fuss about eda. She missed many important tournaments in her early years because of injuries (2012 Olympics etc) she is highly motivated for NT and volleyball in general that she didn't even want to have baby unlike some other players who quit NT for family reasons. ...

She was in the roster in 2012.

Eda serves the match point

Quote from i. Anka

i hope it’s not jinxed now. What if no turkish team makes it there🥶

Ağzından yel alsın. (For those who don't speak Turkish, an aproximate tranlastion would be: "Let the wind blow it away from your mouth")

Quote from Sassy

So to close off the NT season for the women's teams, I wanted to have a look at how teams changed over this summer. Unfortunately I didn't have the ranking points from before, just the seeds from the OQT draw in March. Over the whole summer, the biggest improvements would be for Türkiye, France (both +6 positions), Argentina and Ukraine (+5). Poland and Canada also did well with +3. USA, NL, THA (+2), DOM, GER, PR and Slovenia (+1) also improved their position

The biggest downfalls are for Korea (-17), Peru (-12) and Mexico (-8). Bulgaria's rebuilding but lost 4 positions. COL, JPN, BEL, ITA and SRB lost 3 while China lost 1 position. Brazil and Czech Republic seem the most stable teams from this summer as they are currently ranked the same as before summer

For the OQT, the big winners when it comes to ranking points are the Dominicans (+22,5), Puerto Rico (+22,18) and Canada (+18,71). The most points were lost by Mexico (-21,89), Peru (-19,40) and quite surprisingly, Belgium (-17,76)

But history is there. https://en.volleyballworld.com…yball/world-ranking/women

Click "More details" for any team. For example for Türkiye:

The first match in 2023:

And the the latest rating is: 397.46 so it means +98.32 in 2023.

Quote from Marcus

NED - DOM 3-0

2. NED 15pts 17-8

3. DOM 15 pts 17-10

NED - DOM 3-1

2. NED 15pts 17-9 (1.888889 set ratio)

3. DOM 15 pts 18-10 (1.8 set ratio)

Any other result will give DOM the Olympic qualification.

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Oops. Sorry .Wrong Calculation. Can be deleted.

Quote from brahmin

you are wrong twice.

Poland men swept this match 3-0 in the 2018 Men’s Final.

Italy and Brazil were also in the Final in 2016 a 3-0 Brazilian sweep.

Me? It's Bard's answer. How could it make it up? Interesting!

However there is a match between Italy and US in 2016 Olympics which Italy won 3-1 and its first set score is 28-26.

Quote from Altinli

Is it correct? I feel like Bard makes up a lot of numbers even if it's somewhat correct about the subject its getting at

It seemed to be a reasonable answer to me. Also seeing a comeback from 24-19 to 24-24 by Brazil today, I asked another question about comebacks when one team is at 24.

Here's its answer:

The biggest comeback in a volleyball game when one team is at 24 is 7 points. This has happened on a few occasions, but one of the most notable examples is the 2016 Olympic Games semi-final between Italy and Brazil.

Brazil was up 24-17 in the first set, but Italy managed to come back and win 28-26. Italy went on to win the match 3-1 and claim the gold medal.

Another example of a 7-point comeback in a volleyball game is the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship final between Poland and Brazil. Poland was up 24-17 in the fourth set, but Brazil came back to win 28-26. Brazil went on to win the match 3-2 and claim the gold medal.

It is very difficult to come back from a 7-point deficit in a volleyball game, but it is possible. The team that is down needs to play very well and the team that is up needs to make some mistakes.

Well Türkiye's winning streak makes me curious. I asked the following to Google Bard and it came with the following answer:

Question: What is the longest winning streak of a national team in women's voleyball?

Answer:

The longest winning streak of a national team in women's volleyball is 56 consecutive wins, held by the Soviet Union women's national volleyball team from 1964 to 1968. This streak is the longest winning streak in any international volleyball competition.

The Soviet Union women's national volleyball team was one of the most dominant teams in the world during the 1960s. They won the gold medal at the 1964 and 1968 Olympic Games, as well as the 1960 and 1962 World Championships. The team was known for its strong defense and its ability to win close matches.

The Soviet Union's winning streak came to an end on December 21, 1968, when they lost to Japan in five sets at the 1968 Olympic Games. However, their winning streak remains one of the most impressive accomplishments in the history of women's volleyball.

It is important to note that the Soviet Union women's national volleyball team was a state-sponsored team, and it is possible that some of their wins were not entirely fair. However, the team was still very talented and well-coached, and their winning streak is a testament to their dominance of the sport.

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Well from everything I can see as admin, what volleykovic wrote seems to be true, at least about Olcay12 actually being from Poland

You mean she connects here from Poland but is it enough to call her a Pole?

Quote from MeteA

I tried to be kind and helpful, asking to user who shared the table, his/her objective and his/her aim with full of good thoughts, tried to help if I could but you intervened with your cynical wordings, not even taking into consideration my reasonings (why it is not an indication and how it can be).

From this moment onwards, I will not continue with the discussion on the same topic, since this will not help to anyone and will not add any value to anything so I leave you and the user(s) who thinks in the same way as you do (if there is any) and I will repeat the same words once again. You just believe in what you want to believe.

Türkiye's block stats for the final stage were very good. Would it have been the same if they had played with Cansu instead?

That was my starting point and went ahead and created that list (from raw data in your words). I thought it looked interesting and posted here. Is there anything wrong with it?