After two advances, in which Montpellier down Poitiers on Thursday and Tourcoing defeated Paris, both in straight sets, Round 2 of 2025/26 Marmara Spike League has been completed today.
In a game that opened volleyball Saturday, after losing first set, Cannes celebrated first seasonal win after a defeat against Montpellier in the opener by beating St-Nazaire with the score of 3-1 (20:25, 25:17, 25:23, 25:19).
After almost two hours of play, the home team showed a great performance led by Théo Mohwinkel, top scorer with 18 points to his name through 54% in attack, 3 of his team’s 9 winning blocks, 1 ace and MVP award, well supported by Xander Ketrzynski, who added 14, a great Omar Biglino who, from the middle, scored 13 points including 2 aces, 3 blocks too and 73% in attack, and Joao Noleto, also in double digit with 11 through 62% in attack and 1 ace.
Vladimir Garkov left the court as most prolific player scoring 21 points for Saint Nazaire, but he wasn’t enough to snatch at least one point after a tie break win over Poitiers in first round.
| PHOTOGALLERY OF THE MATCH
Four sets win, but all on the road, also for Nice, Tours and Narbonne.
The first one won on the field of Toulouse with the score of 1-3 (23:25, 14:25, 25:22, 15:25), making the difference after two hours and 2 minutes of play in blocking, scoring 11 points from this element compared to the hosts’3, 4 only from Lohan Nack Minyem, and 24 points from top scorer and MVP Dawid Dulski (56% in attack, 3 winning blocks and 1 ace).
Tours, who struggled more than expected on the field of Plessis Robison, has been saved again by Nik Mujanovic, who left the court with as many as 26 points including 3 aces, 3 blocks and 67% in attack, and 1-3 (26:28, 25:18, 18:25, 20:25) was the final result, while Narbonne did the same, closing the game with the score of 1-3 (17:25, 25:22, 18:25, 19:25) on the field of Sète in front of 200 excited fans who joined their team to support it in the derby. Liam Patte and Willner Rivas led the charge with 17 and 16 points for the winners, but double digit also for Thibault Thoral who added 10. Tristan Schlienger top-scorer the game with 21 points to his name for Sète, but he wasn’t enough.
Close the picture the second straight defeat for Chaumont, who suffered a hard-fought 3-0 (25:17, 26:24, 28:26) loss on the field of newcomers Ajaccio, led by top scorer and MVP Daniel Martins De Pinho, who left the court with 21 points to his name through an impressive 73% in attack and 2 aces.
Marmara Spike League will continue already on Tuesday with all scheduled games.
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🏐| MARMARA SPIKE LEAGUE 2025/26 | JOURNÉE 2 | Round 2
Thursday October 23, 2025
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Poitiers – Montpellier 0-3 (23:25, 22:25, 24:26)
Friday October 24, 2025
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Tourcoing – Paris 3-0 (30:28, 27:25, 25:16)
👉🏼Saturday October 25, 2025
• 15.00 (Local Time) | Cannes – St-Nazaire 3-1 (20:25, 25:17, 25:23, 25:19)
| PHOTOGALLERY OF THE MATCH
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Toulouse – Nice 1-3 (23:25, 14:25, 25:22, 15:25)
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Plessis-Robinson
– Tours 1-3 (26:28, 25:18, 18:25, 20:25)
• 19.30 (Local Time) | Sète – Narbonne 1-3 (17:25, 25:22, 18:25, 19:25)
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Ajaccio – Chaumont 3-0 (25:17, 26:24, 28:26)
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🏐| STANDINGS (updated on this day):
1. Montpellier 6
2. Tours 6
3. Narbonne 6
4. Tourcoing 5
5. Nice 4
6. Cannes 3
7. Plessis Robinson 3
8. Ajaccio 3
9. Sète 2
10. Saint Nazaire 2
11. Paris 1
12. Poitiers 1
13. Toulouse 0
14. Chaumont 0
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🏐| NEXT GAMES | JOURNÉE 3 | Round 3
Tuesday October 28, 2025
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Cannes – Poitiers
• 20.00 (Local Time) | St-Nazaire – Ajaccio
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Chaumont – Sète
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Nice – Plessis-Robinson
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Paris – Toulouse
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Tours – Narbonne • 20.00 (Local Time) | Montpellier – Tourcoing
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