Big surprise in the Marmara SpikeLigue! Defending champions Tours fell for the first time this season, swept aside 3–0 (25-20, 25-18, 25-22) by Montpellier.
After four straight wins, Tours couldn’t keep up with a sharp Montpellier side led by Nicolas Le Goff (9 points, 3 blocks) and Simon Hirsch (15 points). Despite Nik Mujanovic’s 14 points, the titleholders looked flat and couldn’t turn things around.
In other matches, Sète claimed an away victory over Nice (3–1), with Tristan Schlienger scoring an impressive 32 points. Poitiers also had reason to celebrate, beating Le Plessis-Robinson (3–1) at home thanks to Tom Picard and Lukas Maase.
At the bottom, Chaumont is still searching for its first win despite a strong fight in a 3–2 loss to Saint-Nazaire. Vladimir Garkov (24 pts) and Kaleb Jenness (20 pts) led Saint-Nazaire to victory.
Paris Volley continues to climb, sweeping Narbonne (3–0) behind Vasiliy Molotkov’s 19 points, while Ajaccio stunned Cannes (3–1) with Matej Paták’s strong performance (22 points).
Quick Recap:
- Montpellier 3–0 Tours — First loss for the defending champions
- Nice 1–3 Sète — Schlienger shines with 32 points
- Poitiers 3–1 Le Plessis-Robinson — Poitiers climbs up
- Saint-Nazaire 3–2 Chaumont — Chaumont still winless
- Paris 3–0 Narbonne — Third straight win for Paris
- Cannes 1–3 Ajaccio — Paták’s strong performance
