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There are four teams at the small countries EC, the hosts Iceland, and Northern Iceland, Cyprus and Luxembourg. The Cypriots easily beat N.Ireland yesterday, but the Irish are amateurs, and those 3-0 are no big surprise. Luxembourg beating Iceland 3-1 was a surprise because they won by 26 points difference total. Their best player Ryhlicki only had six points, because he was being spared for this duel. They had 13 aces, seven blocks, and left a great impression. Luxembourg are doing great here, with Zuidberg to help, with the same lineup for years, and a clear plan. The Cypriots pointed out Papadopoulos, Pamvohaikos, and Luxembourg have two players who are playing the CL, and are worth gold here. I don't know how the bookies based their odds here because there aren't many matches to compare this with, only their duel two years ago at this same competition. Luxembourg won 3-2 at home, but they made a lot of progress since, and I can't say the same for the Cypriots. Luxembourg gave a hard time to Austria in the EC qualifiers last season, they beat Lithuania, and played more big games than Cyprus. I'm really convinced that Luxembourg should be the favorite here, so there should be no handicap. If they win this, they'll definitely get the gold because they're playing N. Ireland in the last round.