France: 2-0 in all quarterfinals series! Saint Nazaire beat Nantes again

After Games 1 of best-of-five series played a week ago, all 2023/24 Marmara Spike League quarterfinals are now 2-0!
The day started with a four sets win, just like in Game 1, of No.3 in regular season Tourcoing over No.6 Toulouse, 3-1 (25:22, 25:22, 20:25, 25:22). The hosts made the difference above all in blocking, scoring 13 points from this element compared to the rivals’6, 5 only from top scorer Pablo Koukartsev, who left the court with 18 points to his name, 1 ace but only 32% in attack with 5 errors and blocked 3 times. MVP of the game Italian middle blocker Giovanni Maria Gargiulo, who also contributed with 13 points through 77% in attack and 3 winning blocks.
Julien Winkelmuller, the most prolific player of the game, scored 19 points through 59% in attack for Toulouse including 2 winning blocks.
Defending champions Tours, No.4 in final standings, after struggling a lot in Game 1 closed only at tie break, today defeated No.5 and Coupe de France finalist Montpellier by 3-1 (25:22, 25:21, 23:25, 25:23) after 2 hours and 3 minutes of play and in front of almost 3000 home fans, led in score by an excellent Märt Tammearu, absolute top scorer of the game with 28 points through 65% in attack including 2 aces and 2 blocks, and MVP Aboubacar Drame Neto, who added 23 through 61% in attack 1 block and 2 aces.
Four sets win also for regular season leaders Chaumont over No.8 Paris, 3-1 (25:21, 25:20, 18:25, 29:27), despite 31 points of Japanese Kento Miyaura (55% in attack, 1 ace and 8 of his team 9 aces).
Another defeat, on the other hand, for second-placed and Coupe de France winners Nantes Rezé, defeated again by Saint Nazaire this time in just three sets (22:25, 21:25, 23:25) despite more than 3000 home fans.
Saturday all Games 3!

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🏐| 2023/24 MARMARA SPIKE LEAGUE | Quarterfinals

GAME 1

Tuesday March 26, 2024
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Chaumont (1) – Paris (8) 3-1 (29:27, 21:25, 25:20, 25:20) Series: 1-0
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Nantes Rezé (2) – Saint Nazaire (7) 1-3 (21:25, 22:25, 25:21, 27:29) Series: 0-1
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Tourcoing (3) – Toulouse (6) 3-1 (26:24, 25:22, 20:25, 25:16) Series: 1-0
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Tours (4) – Montpellier (5) 3-2 (27:29, 25:20, 25:21, 20:25, 15:10) Series: 1-0

GAME 2

👉🏼Wednesday April 3, 2024

• 19.00 (Local Time) | Tourcoing – Toulouse 3-1 (25:22, 25:22, 20:25, 25:22) Series: 2-0

• 20.00 (Local Time) | Chaumont – Paris 3-1 (25:21, 25:20, 18:25, 29:27) Series: 2-0

• 20.00 (Local Time) | Nantes Rezé – Saint Nazaire 0-3 (22:25, 21:25, 23:25) Series: 0-2

• 20.00 (Local Time) | Tours – Montpellier 3-1 (25:22, 25:21, 23:25, 25:23) Series: 2-0

GAME 3

Saturday April 6, 2024
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Paris – Chaumont 0-3 (20:25, 23:25, 18:25) Series: 0-3
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Toulouse – Tourcoing 3-0 (26:24, 25:20, 25:18) Series: 1-2
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Saint Nazaire – Nantes Rezé 3-2 (21:25, 25:22, 25:20, 23:25, 15:9) Series: 3-0
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Montpellier – Tours 2-3 (26:24, 14:25, 25:23, 15:25, 14:16) Series: 0-3