The 23rd round of the SMS Grup Efeler Ligi concluded. Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyespor defeated Kuşgöz İzmir Vinç Akkuş Belediyespor 3–1 (25–18, 25–19, 32–34, 25–23), while İstanbul Gençlik claimed a dramatic five-set win over On Hotels Alanya Belediyespor 3–2 (22–25, 23–25, 25–20, 25–19, 15–10).
In one of the round standout matches, Ziraat Bankkart beat Halkbank 3–1 (21–25, 28–26, 26–24, 26–24) at the TVF Ziraat Bankkart Volleyball Hall in a match lasting 2 hours and 22 minutes. Halkbank took the opening set but Ziraat Bankkart rallied to win the next three closely contested sets.
In other matches, Gebze Belediyespor swept Gaziantep Gençlik Spor 3–0 (25–22, 25–23, 25–20), Spor Toto edged Altekma 3–2 (23–25, 25–19, 25–18, 23–25, 15–13), and Fenerbahçe Medicana defeated İBB Spor Kulübü in straight sets 3–0 (25–22, 29–27, 26–24).