Emanuele Birarelli after a stuff during the home match Final against Dinamo Moscow

Ph. Trabalza

Trento, 18th April 2015

As we continue our review of the 2015 European Cup season, we move on to the best blockers across all three competitions that unfolded from late October all the way through to mid-April. Emanuele Birarelli is the player topping this season’s charts after recording as many as 39 blocks!
Emanuele Birarelli’s 39 blocks are enough for the experienced player of Italy’s Energy T.I. Diatec TRENTINO to top the men’s charts across all three European Cup competitions. 10 of these 39 blocks actually came in the return leg of the CEV Volleyball Cup finals with Dinamo MOSCOW on Saturday, April 11. This outstanding performance could not prevent Dinamo from seizing the trophy, but further cements TRENTINO’s quality as Matey Kaziyski had finished atop the tables for the number of aces scored throughout this year’s European Cups. One of Birarelli’s teammates, Argentine Sebastian Solé, settles for third place in this virtual standing with 33 blocks, tied with Cedomir Stankovic of Serbia’s Vojvodina NS Seme NOVI SAD, whilst second place goes to the Croatian middle blocker of Ethnikos ALEXANDROUPOLIS, Ivan Mihalj, on 35.