France: Round 15 completed – Tours down Montpellier in big match of the day. Chaumont back to the win and the others

After the advance played on Thursday, in which Cannes won the derby against Nice in straight sets, Round 15 of 2025/26 Marmara Spike League has been completed today.
Tours continue their run after a 3-1 (25:17, 25:21, 18:25, 27:25) great win in big match of the day, a result that consolidated their leadership, now boasting a +4 lead over their closest pursuers Tourcoing and today’s rivals Montpellier. After 1 hours and 39 minutes of battle, Nik Mujanovic led the charge once again with 25 points to his name through 48% in attack and 1 ace, while Tomas Lopez tallied 21 points on the other side of the net (62% in attack and 1 ace). But there is also a good news for Montpellier, which recovered opposite Simon Hirsch, today on the bench, author of 1 point and entered to the court in third and fourth set.
So Tours lead the standings with 38 points, and behind them at second place with 34 Tourcoing, who sweep second-to-last Saint Nazaire 3-0 (25:18, 25:23, 25:22), boasting a great comeback in second set in which they have to recover from 11-16 and then also 19-21! Venislav Antov top-scored the winners with 17 points to his name through 47% in attack, 2 blocks and 4 of the winners’ 7 aces, while an excellent Simon Roehrig added 13 including 2 aces, 2 blocks and 45% in attack!
3 points and a straight sets win also for No.4 Plessis-Robinson, who sweep newcomers and now last-placed Ajaccio 3-0 (25:20, 25:18, 25:22) without major problems, struggling only at the very beginning of third set, with 14 points from Brett Wildman and 13 from Nathan Canovas, all in attack, through 76% efficiency.
After a disastrous start, a very difficult season and after saying good bye to historical coach Silvano Prandi after 11 seasons, finally a smile for Chaumont which, after losing a hard-fought first set, managed to win on the field of Sète with the score of 1-3 (33:31, 25:27, 19:25, 18:25), with 22 points from Pierre Toledo and 21 from Jacob Pasteur, leaving last placed now at +1 with 15 points from Ajaccio and Saint Nazaire.
Another team that collected three very important points to playoffs race today is Toulouse, which down Paris by 3-1 (25:20, 25:22, 20:25, 25:23) despite 27 points from bomber Vasily Molotkov and 13 winning blocks from the team from country’s capital (6 for the winners). However, the home team was better in key moments of the game, led in score by Pierre Derouillon, who left the court with 25 points to his name.
Close the picture a tie break win of Poitiers over Narbonne 3-2 (23:25, 35:37, 25:21, 25:22, 15:7), after trailing 0-2.
Kévin Kobrine top-scored the winners with 23 points including 4 blocks and 1 ace, one less than Michael Czerwinski on the other side of the net.
Ligue A will continue on Friday with two advances of Round 16: Nice will welcome Narbonne, while Montpellier will face Plessis-Robinson.

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🏐| MARMARA SPIKE LEAGUE 2025/26 | JOURNÉE 15 | Round 15

Thursday January 8, 2026
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Cannes – Nice 3-0 (25:22, 25:23, 33:31)
| PHOTOGALLERY OF THE MATCH

👉🏼Saturday January 10, 2026
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Toulouse – Paris 3-1 (25:20, 25:22, 20:25, 25:23)
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Poitiers – Narbonne 3-2 (23:25, 35:37, 25:21, 25:22, 15:7)
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Plessis-Robinson – Ajaccio 3-0 (25:20, 25:18, 25:22)
• 19.30 (Local Time) | Sète – Chaumont 1-3 (33:31, 25:27, 19:25, 18:25)
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Tourcoing – St-Nazaire 3-0 (25:18, 25:23, 25:22)
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Tours – Montpellier 3-1 (25:17, 25:21, 18:25, 27:25)

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🏐| STANDINGS (updated on this day):
1. Tours 38
2. Tourcoing 34
3. Montpellier 34
4. Plessis Robinson 29
5. Poitiers 24
6. Sète 20
7. Toulouse 20
8. Nice 20
9. Narbonne 19
10. Cannes 19
11. Paris 15
12. Chaumont 15
13. Saint Nazaire 14
14. Ajaccio 14.

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🏐| NEXT GAMES | JOURNÉE 16 | Round 16

Thursday January 15, 2026
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Montpellier – Plessis-Robinson

Friday January 16, 2026
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Nice – Narbonne

Saturday January 17, 2026
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Paris – Tourcoing
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Chaumont – Poitiers
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Ajaccio – Tours
• 20.00 (Local Time) | St-Nazaire – Cannes

Sunday January 18, 2026
• 17.00 (Local Time) | Sète – Toulouse

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