Two Bulgarians had a strong start to the year in the Romanian championship. A very good match for Dimitar Dulchev and his Craiova, who recorded a 3:1 (25:15, 27:29, 25:23, 25:20) victory in their away game against CS Stiinta Explorari Baia Mare. This is the team's 11th win, putting Craiova at the top of the standings ahead of second-placed Dinamo Bucharest, who have two games in hand.

Dulchev finished with the most points in the match - 21, scoring 5(!) aces and 3 blocks. The Bulgarian is now first in the ranking of opposites in the championship. The other Bulgarian, Svetoslav Stankov, also performed strongly. The setter finished with 9(!) points, 4 of which were from attack, and he also made 5 blocking points. Stankov recorded 46.40% efficiency, which helped him climb to fourth position among setters.
Monika Krusteva's team, CSM Volei Alba-Blaj, also recorded a victory, taking all three points in their away game against CSM Targoviste.Krusteva recorded 13 points and 41% efficiency in attack.With this thirteenth victory, the Bulgarian's team temporarily leads the standings ahead of second-placed Dinamo Bucharest. Krusteva is in 11th position in the ranking of opposites.