Cambrai outplayed Narbonne after five sets and presented the biggest surprise of the day. Apart from them, Sete, Paris, Chaumont, Tours and Toulouse also qualified for the next round.
Results of the 1/8 finals:
Cambrai – Narbonne 3-2 (22-25, 25-23, 24-26, 28-26, 15-11)
Harnes – Sète 0-3 (19-25, 20-25, 28-30)
Lyon – Paris 2-3 (27-25, 20-25, 25-21, 18-25, 11-15)
Beauvais – Chaumont 2-3 (19-25, 21-25, 25-17, 28-26, 8-15)
Ajaccio – Tours 1-3 (19-25, 25-23, 20-25, 26-28)
Toulouse – AS Cannes 3-0 (25-23, 25-22, 25-23)
Wednesday
Montpellier – Nantes (19)
St-Quentin – Rennes (19)
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