France: Saint Nazaire down Chaumont in advance of Round 16 and fly to 2nd place!

Round 16 of 2022/23 Ligue A started today with a big match between Saint Nazaire and Chaumont, respectively fourth and third in the standings, prior this match.
However, the most interesting part of this game was a balanced first set, won by Chaumont 22-25.
Then the game turned to be a soliloquy in which newcomers, authors of a really excellent season in French top division, showed a great game and managed to win in four sets, partially 22:25, 25:15, 25:16 and 25:16.
Top scorer Kyle Ensing was named MVP of the game with 20 points through 52% in attack, 1 ace and 3 of his team 11 winning blocks, against 6 of Chaumont), while Helder Spencer also contributed with 16 points and 4 aces.
Patrick Indra top-scored the losing side with 16 points too.

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🏐| Ligue A 2022/23 | | JOURNÉE 16 | Round 16

👉🏼 Friday January 13, 2023
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Saint-Nazaire – Chaumont 3-1 (22:25, 25:15, 25:16, 25:16)

| Saturday January 14, 2023
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Paris – Nice 3-2 (16:25, 25:18, 25:22, 18:25, 15:11)
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Toulouse – Montpellier 1-3 (25:18, 23:25, 24:26, 22:25)
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Tourcoing – Cambrai 3-0 (25:19, 25:20, 25:23)
• 19.30 (Local Time) | Poitiers – Plessis-Robinson 3-2 (25:19, 15:25, 21:25, 25:23, 15:11)
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Nantes Rezé – Sète 3-1 (25:18, 23:25, 25:19, 25:23)

| Sunday January 15, 2023
• 17.00 (Local Time) | Tours – Narbonne 2-3 (25:21, 27:29, 25:23, 19:25, 12:15)

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🏐| STANDINGS (updated on this day)
1. Tours 38
2. Saint Nazaire 35
3. Nantes 33
4. Chaumont 32
5. Narbonne 26
6. Tourcoing 25
7. Paris 23
8. Montpellier 21
9. Sète 21
10. Toulouse 15
11. Poitiers 15
12. Nice 13
13. Plessis Robinson 12
14. Cambrai 7

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🏐| NEXT ROUND | JOURNÉE 17 | Round 17

| Friday January 20, 2023
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Paris – Tours

| Saturday January 21, 2023
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Plessis-Robinson – Narbonne
• 19.30 (Local Time) | Sète – Saint-Nazaire
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Cambrai – Nice
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Chaumont – Toulouse
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Montpellier – Tourcoing
• 20.30 (Local Time) | Nantes Rezé – Poitiers

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