CSKA-vs-Montana
The last round (Round 22) has determined the seeds for the playoffs and defending champions Neftochimic 2010 Burgas emerged as the top-seed. They defeated the second-to-last Teteven Volley by a 3-1 (25-18, 25-14, 30-32, 25-19) to claim No.1, which they secured earlier. Valentin Bratoev topped Neftochimic with 20 points (4 kill blocks) while Iliya Petkov made 77% attack (10/13). Iliyan Ivanov scored 22 points for Teteven.
Montana prevailed against CSKA in the derby between the second-seed and third-seed sides that had no importance for the placement in the standings before the playoff quarterfinals, 3-1 (25-23, 15-25, 25-17, 26-24). The Russian Kirill Klets notched 31 points (4 aces, 2 kill blocks) for the winning side. Yani Georgiev scored 14 points (3 kill blocks) for CSKA.
The playoff quarterfinal bracket (best-of-three series):
No.1 Neftochimic 2010 Burgas vs. No.8 Marek Union-Ivkoni Dupnitsa
No.2 Montana vs. No.7 Dobrudja 07
No.3 CSKA vs. No.6 Hebar Pazardzhik
No 4. Pirin Razlog vs. No.5 Levski Sofia
To see complete results, stats, and standings, visit our BUL National Championship 2017/2018 / Male / Seniors page.
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