The 2024/25 MARMARA Spike League quarterfinals kicked off with surprises and intense battles in Game 1 of the best-of-five series.
Chaumont 3–2 Toulouse
(25:19, 20:25, 23:25, 32:30, 16:14)
Chaumont had to fight tooth and nail to edge out Toulouse in a five-set thriller. Mathis Henno was unstoppable with 29 points, while Nathan Feral (24) and Noa Duflos Rossi (22) kept Toulouse in the game.
Montpellier 0–3 Cannes
(22:25, 22:25, 18:25)
Biggest upset of the day—eighth-seeded Cannes stunned top seed Montpellier in straight sets! Timo Beriot (17 pts) and Jacob Ekman (12 pts) led a dominant performance.
Tours 3–0 Nice
(25:19, 25:21, 25:21)
A smooth win for Tours, who barely broke a sweat. Ryan Sclater (16 pts) and Alexandre Strehlau (14 pts) led the charge, while Nice never quite found their rhythm.
Tourcoing 3–1 Poitiers
(25:23, 27:29, 25:21, 27:25)
Tourcoing needed grit to beat Poitiers in a tight four-set match. Pablo Koukartsev scored 25, edging out Poitiers’ Nik Mujanovic, who dropped a game-high 28 points.
Game 2 action continues Sunday.
- VNL W: Serbia Suffers Another Loss, Brazil Hands Turkiye First Defeat
- VNL W: Italy Stays Unbeaten, Belgium Stuns Canada, and Dutch Outlast Germany
- VNL W: Japan and Bulgaria Close Their VNL Week with Wins in Hong Kong
- AVC Nations Cup M: Bahrain vs Korea, Pakistan vs Qatar – Semifinals Set
- VNL W: USA Sweeps Netherlands, France Tops Serbia in Tight Clash
