France: regular season is over – play-ins, playoffs and final verdicts!

Round 26 of 2025/26 Marmara Spike League, last one of regular season, has been entirely played today with last verdicts.
Leaders Tours literally destroyed Sète 3-0 (25:20, 25:18, 25:20), who closed regular season at 5th place.
After only 1 hours and 11 minutes of play, Nik Mujanovic led the charge once again leaving the court as absolute top scorer of the match with 19 points to his name through 67% in attack and 1 block, while setter Zeljko Coric earned MVP honors.
At second place Montpellier, who needed five sets to prevail over Saint Nazaire, who celebrated their stay in Ligue A, 2-3 (25:22, 25:23, 22:25, 20:25, 10:15).
Not a good day for german opposite of Saint Nazaire Filip John, who suffered an ankle injury during tie break. MVP Simon Hirsch led the charge with 21 points to his name through 68% in attack and 2 blocks, well supported by Nicolas Le Goff who added 14 through an impressive 83% in attack and 4 winning blocks.
At third place Tourcoing, who sweep Narbonne on the road, 0-3 (22:25, 22:25, 16:25), to condemn their rivals who closed regular season at 11th place.
Venislav Antov led the winners with 20 points through 68% in attack and 1 ace, while MVP Tom Lavigne added 10 throgh 67% in attack.
Win also for No.4 Poitiers, who destroyed Ajaccio 3-0 (25:18, 25:14, 25:14) who officially had to admit relegation. MVP of the match setter Anatole Chaboissant, who also contributed with 4 points, while Kevin Kobrine and Tom Picard scored 18 and 11 points, respectively.
Straight sets win also for Cannes over an unrecognizable Toulouse, 3-0 (25:17, 25:22, 25:20), with 18 points from Xander Ketrzynski and MVP honors to libero Okan Demiryurek, and for Coupe de France finalist Paris, who won the derby on the field of Plessis-Robinson by 0-3 (21:25, 23:25, 22:25).
Close the picture a tie break win of the other Coupe de France finalist Nice, after three defeats in a row, who down Chaumont 3-2 (23:25, 25:19, 25:18, 23:25, 15:10) with 29 points from MVP Dawid Dulski (53% in attack, 5 aces and 1 block) and 20 from Shay Liberman (57% in attack, 2 aces and 1 block.
| PHOTOGALLERY OF THE MATCH
Playins will started on Wednesday, March 25, with two derbies: No. 7 in regular season Plessis Robinson will play on the field of No. 10 Paris (second leg on Tuesday, March 30) while No.8 Nice will visit Cannes.

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

👉🏼Saturday March 21, 2026
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Plessis-Robinson – Paris 0-3 (21:25, 23:25, 22:25)
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Narbonne – Tourcoing 0-3 (22:25, 22:25, 16:25)
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Nice – Chaumont 3-2 (23:25, 25:19, 25:18, 23:25, 15:10)
| PHOTOGALLERY OF THE MATCH
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Poitiers – Ajaccio 3-0 (25:18, 25:14, 25:14)
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Tours – Sète 3-0 (25:20, 25:18, 25:20)
• 20.00 (Local Time) | St-Nazaire – Montpellier 2-3 (25:22, 25:23, 22:25, 20:25, 10:15)
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Cannes – Toulouse 3-0 (25:17, 25:22, 25:20)

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🏐| FINAL STANDINGS:
1. Tours 65
2. Montpellier 59
3. Tourcoing 53
4. Poitiers 47
5. Toulouse 42
5. Sète 42
7. Plessis Robinson 36
8. Nice 35
9. Cannes 34
10. Paris 34
11. Narbonne 30
12. Chaumont 26
13. Saint Nazaire 21
14. Ajaccio 19.

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🏐| NEXT GAMES | Play-ins

Wednesday March 25, 2026
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Paris – Plessis Robinson
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Cannes – Nice

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