On Friday evening, Games 3 of the French Ligue A Playoffs Quarterfinals took place. The top two teams, Tours and Nantes, who had secured their spots in the semifinals by winning their respective best-of-five series 3-0, continued to dominate. Tours defeated Montpellier in four sets, while Nantes easily crushed Sète in straight sets.
Saint Nazaire, on the other hand, managed to turn their fortunes around against Chaumont. After losing the first two games, they rallied to win the third match in four sets and secured Game 4.
In the Narbonne versus Tourcoing matchup, the two teams have been evenly matched, with Narbonne winning Game 1 and Tourcoing taking Game 2. In the latest Game 3, Tourcoing managed to secure a hard-fought victory in five sets, taking a 2-1 lead in the series.
Ligue A – Playoffs – Game 1
Tours vs Montpellier 3-1 (25-20, 20-25, 25-21, 29-27)
Nantes vs Sète 3-2 (27-29, 27-29, 25-21, 25-18, 15-10)
Chaumont vs Saint Nazaire 3-0 (25-23, 25-22, 25-21)
Narbonne vs Tourcoing 3-1 (22-25, 25-21, 25-17, 25-19)
Ligue A – Playoffs – Game 2
Tours vs Montpellier 3-0 (27-25, 25-19, 25-14)
Nantes vs Sète 3-1 (25-23, 21-25, 25-19, 25-19)
Chaumont vs Saint Nazaire 3-1 (25-22, 21-25, 25-18, 25-22)
Narbonne vs Tourcoing 0-3 (15-25, 20-25, 23-25)
Ligue A – Playoffs – Game 3
Montpellier vs Tours 1-3 (26-24, 26-28, 22-25, 22-25) – (Series 0-3)
Sète vs Nantes 0-3 (18-25, 20-25, 17-25) – (Series 0-3)
Saint Nazaire vs Chaumont 3-1 (25-17, 21-25, 33-31, 25-22) – (Series 1-2)
Tourcoing vs Narbonne 3-2 (25-19, 26-24, 21-25, 24-26, 15-10) – (Series 2-1)
