"Such talents deserve to be watched. Will this be the future of Bulgarian volleyball?", under such a headline one of the leading volleyball sites in Poland dedicates an article to Venislav Antov. According to colleagues, he is a true hope for Bulgarian volleyball.
20-year-old Venislav Antov is making a real splash on the volleyball scene! With his incredible performance, he has already entered the elite of the Champions League group stage. In his last match against the Polish giant Jastrzębski Węgiel, the young talent impressed everyone by scoringseven aces from service.
Bulgarian volleyball - time for revival?
The Bulgarian national team has always been a dangerous opponent. Although not among world powers like Brazil, Italy, or Serbia, the team has often provided surprises and challenged even the strongest opponents.
But the last significant successes remained in the past. In2009, Bulgaria won bronze medals at the European Championship, and three years earlier -bronze at the World Championship. Since then, the team has been in decline, finishing15th in the Nations League and at the last European Championship (2023). At the2022 World Championship, the team finished 20th.
But there is hope! And it comes from young stars who are increasingly shining on the international stage.
Venislav Antov - the diamond of the new generation
One of the brightest representatives of the young generation isVenislav Antov - a key figure in Levski Sofia. In the group stage of the Champions Leaguehe has already scored 101 pointsand is among the top scorers.
🔹Attack Efficiency: 56% (success rate 45%)
🔹Aces from serve: 16 (7 in the last match alone!)
🔹Blocks: 3
In the match against Jastrzębski Węgiel, he was not only the top scorer in his team, but even surpassed the star of the PolesTimothée Carle, recordingone point morethan him.
Young, but already among the best!
With his performance, Antoventered the Top 15 of the most effective playersin the Champions League, taking12th place in the overall ranking. But even more impressively, in the diagonal rankinghe is in a prestigious 4th place!
The talent born in 2004 plays for Levski Sofia since the 2020/2021 season." The question now is:will he stay in Bulgaria or will he attract the attention of one of the big European clubs?" the Polish colleagues conclude the article.
The future will tell, we hope as early as next season!
