After the advance played yesterday, in which Paris stun leaders Tourcoing after an exciting tie break win, Round 16 of 2024/25 Marmara Spike League continued today with other 4 games.
In a big classic of French elite Volleyball, Tours prevail over Chaumont in front of their home fans with the score of 3-1 (25:23, 23:25, 25:17, 25:19) in front of almost 3000 volleyball fans. After two very balanced sets, both ended with the minimum gap, the visiting side collapsed under the blow of an excellent Antoine Pothron, who left the court with points to his name including 2 aces, 1 block and 73% in attack. Pierre Toledo was the most prolific player for Chaumont, who remain at third place with the same number of points of Montpellier, 30, with 20 points through 44% in attack, 3 aces and 2 blocks.
A result that is worth fourth place in the standings for the winners, shared with Toulouse, who today won the direct clash for fourth place against Poitiers with the score of 3-1 (26:24, 21:25, 27:25, 25:20).
After 2 hours and 2 minutes of play, the winners made the difference above all in blocking, scoring 11 points from this element compared to the rivals’ 4, while Ilya Petkov was their most prolific player with 12 points including blocks and 64% in attack. Nathan Feral and Tom Picard also contributed with 11 and 10 points, respectively, while Bozidar Vucicevic scored 16 points on the losing side, who remain at 6th place with 29 points.
Behind them with 22 points Nice, who celebrated a great home success, winning the derby against Cannes, 3-1 (25:19, 16:25, 25:23, 25:17), with 21 points from MVP and top scorer Simon Hirsch (57% in attack and 1 block).
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3 points also for last-placed Plessis Robinson, who down once ahain disappointing titleholders Saint Nazaire by 3-1 (25:17, 25:21, 22:25, 25:20), with 13 winning blocks, a better performance in attack (60% to 47%) and 25 points from a great Kristaps Platacs (2 aces, 1 block and 71% in attack).
With this result, the winners remain to the bottom of the standings with 10 points, but now only at -3 from Narbonne, who had a dayoff today, and the same Saint Nazaire, both with 13.
Round 16 will close tomorrow with the derby between Sète and Montpellier.
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🏐| MARMARA SPIKE LEAGUE 2024/25 | JOURNÉE 16 | Round 16
Friday January 10, 2024
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Paris – Tourcoing 3-2 (25:23, 20:25, 27:25, 16:25, 15:12)
👉🏼Saturday January 11, 2024
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Toulouse – Poitiers 3-1 (26:24, 21:25, 27:25, 25:20)
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Plessis Robinson – Saint Nazaire 3-1 (25:17, 25:21, 22:25, 25:20)
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Nice – Cannes 3-1 (25:19, 16:25, 25:23, 25:17)
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• 19.00 (Local Time) | Tours – Chaumont 3-1 (25:23, 23:25, 25:17, 25:19)
Sunday January 12, 2024
• 17.00 (Local Time) | Sète – Montpellier 1-3 (21:25, 25:21, 20:25, 21:25)
Dayoff: Narbonne
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🏐| STANDINGS (updated on this day):
1. Saems Tourcoing Volley-Ball Lille Metropole 33
2. Montpellier Herault Sporting Club Volley 30
3. Chaumont Volley-Ball 52 Haute-Marne 30
4. Tours Volley-Ball 26
5. Spacer’s Toulouse Volley 26
6. Alterna Stade Poitevin Volley-Ball Pro 25
7. Nice Volley Ball 22
8. Paris Volley 19
9. AS Cannes 19
10. Arago De Sète 17
11. Saint-Nazaire Volley-Ball Atlantique 13
12. Narbonne Volley 13
13. Plessis-Robinson Volley-Ball 10
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🏐| NEXT ROUND | JOURNÉE 17 | Round 17
Friday January 17, 2025
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Poitiers – Nice
Saturday January 18, 2025
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Cannes – Narbonne
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Tours – Toulouse
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Montpellier – Paris
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Saint Nazaire – Sète
Sunday January 19, 2025
• 17.00 (Local Time) | Chaumont – Tourcoing
Day Off: Plessis Robinson
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