France: Tourcoing destroy Poitiers in advance of Round 18

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All easy for Tourcoing in the game which opened 2023/24 Marmara Spike League Round 18, as they trampled over Poitiers with a clear 0-3 (17:25, 18:25, 17:25) on the road.
With the only exception of the beginning of first and third set, the visiting side always controlled the game, better in all elements, above all blocking (11 to 6), serving (7 to 0) and attack (51% to 40%).
Decisive also Pablo Koukartsev, top scorer of the match with 18 points to his name through 52% in attack, including 1 block and 2 aces, and Ryley Barnes, who added 13 including 3 winning blocks, 2 aces and 47% in attack. Turkish bomber Metin Toy was the only player in double digit for Poitiers with 11 points, but with 29% in attack and with 5 errors, 4 blocked and only 9/31.
A very important win for Tourcoing, who rise, at least temporarily, to the second place in the standings at -3 from leaders Chaumont, waiting for tomorrow: now third-placed Nantes will play at home against the leaders, while No.4 Saint Nazaire will visit No.10 Paris.
Other games tomorrow include the direct clash between titleholders Tours and Toulouse, with Tours searching for the 11th win a row in Ligue A, and interesting duels at the bottom of the standings: last-placed Saint Jean D’Illac will face No.12 Narbonne, while No.3 Nice will welcome Sète, No.11 but at +9.

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🇫🇷| MARMARA SPIKE LEAGUE 2023/24 | JOURNÉE 18 | Round 18

👉🏼Friday January 26, 2024
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Poitiers – Tourcoing 0-3 (17:25, 18:25, 17:25)

Saturday January 27, 2024
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Paris – Saint Nazaire 3-0 (25:18, 25:16, 25:19)
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Tours – Toulouse 3-0 (26:24, 25:13, 25:21)
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Plessis Robinson – Montpellier 3-1 (25:21, 26:28, 25:23, 26:24)
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Saint-Jean d’Illac – Narbonne 3-2 (22:25, 24:26, 29:27, 25:23, 17:15)
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Nice – Sète 3-2 (27:25, 29:31, 26:24, 19:25, 15:11)
| PHOTOGALLERY OF THE MATCH
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Nantes Rezé – Chaumont 0-3 (22:25, 20:25, 19:25)

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🏐| STANDINGS (updated on this day)
1. Chaumont 40
2. Tourcoing 37
3. Saint Nazaire 35
4. Nantes Rezé 34
5. Montpellier 32
6. Tours 32
7. Toulouse 30
8. Poitiers 24
9. Plessis Robinson 24
10. Paris 21
11. Sète 20
12. Narbonne 11
13. Nice 10
14. Saint-Jean d’Illac 7

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🇫🇷| NEXT GAMES| JOURNÉE 19 | Round 19

| JOURNÉE 19 | Round 19

Friday February 2, 2024
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Montpellier – Toulouse

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