Round 19 of the 2024/25 Marmara Spike League concluded with thrilling matches, shaking up the standings. After Toulouse’s 3-1 win over Montpellier on Friday, Tours capitalized on Chaumont’s day off and Montpellier’s loss to climb to third place with a important 3-1 victory over Tourcoing (28:26, 19:25, 25:23, 25:22). Antoine Pothron led Tours with 21 points, while Tourcoing’s Pablo Koukartsev fought back with 26 but couldn’t secure the win.
In other matches:
🏐 Poitiers swept Cannes 3-0 (25:23, 25:22, 30:28), led by Božidar Vučićević (18 points).
🏐 Plessis Robinson stunned Sète 3-1 (17:25, 25:21, 25:17, 25:18), marking Sète’s 7th consecutive defeat.
🏐 Nice edged Saint Nazaire in a five-set battle (3-2).
🏐 Narbonne secured a 3-1 win over Paris.
Standings
- Chaumont 36
- Montpellier 36
- Tours 35
- Tourcoing 35
- Poitiers 31
- Toulouse 31
- Nice 27
- Paris 22
- Cannes 21
- Sète 18
- St-Nazaire 17
- Narbonne 17
- Plessis-Robinson 14
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