Alex Nikolov is in the top 20 in six of seven individual categories in the VNL statistics

The Nikolov brothers are the only ones to make it into the top 10 of the individual VNL rankings, it became clear after the completion of the second week of the tournament. Alex Nikolov impresses with his exceptional performance, taking top positions in six of the seven main individual statistical categories. He is among the top 20 most prolific players, as well as among the best in attack, serve, block, defense, reception, and setting — proof of his versatility and key role in the team. This achievement highlights the consistency and high level of play that Alex maintains on the court. He is also the highest-ranked Bulgarian in the standings, holding fourth place among both the most prolific players and attackers.
His brother Simeon is fifth among the most prolific from the serve point, but given his injury and one remaining VNL tournament, he will likely drop in the standings by the end of the tournament. Moni, on the other hand, is ninth in the ranking for setting efficiency.

Positions held by Alexander Nikolov in the VNL rankings:

Category	Position	Name
Most prolific player	4th	Alex Nikolov
Best in attack	4th	Alex Nikolov
Best in block	16th	Alex Nikolov
Best in serve	6th	Alex Nikolov
Best in setting	43rd	Alex Nikolov
Best Defender	14th	Alex Nikolov
Best Receiver	20th	Alex Nikolov

Top Scorers:

**Класация на най-резултатните състезатели от българския национален отбор**
Position	Player Name	Team	Points	Attack	Block	Out
1	John	Germany	153	133	5	15
4	A. Nikolov	Bulgaria	132	114	8	10
24	Antov	Bulgaria	85	77	2	6
37	Asparuhov	Bulgaria	64	57	6	1
49	I. Petkov	Bulgaria	46	31	10	5
52	S. Nikolov	Bulgaria	42	23	8	11
63	Grozdanov	Bulgaria	29	14	13	2
74	Atanasov	Bulgaria	13	11	1	1
74	D. Dimitrov	Bulgaria	13	9	4	0
78	Tatarov	Bulgaria	9	4	4	1
81	K. Georgiev	Bulgaria	6	4	2	0
84	Palev	Bulgaria	3	0	2	1
86	Karyagin	Bulgaria	1	1	0	0
87	Nachev	Bulgaria	0	0	0	0
87	Bozhilov	Bulgaria	0	0	0	0
87	Zhelev	Bulgaria	0	0	0	0

Best in attack:

Place	Name	Team	Points	Errors	Attempts	Average per match	Success %	Total
1	John	GER	133	43	104	16.62	47.50	280
4	A. Nikolov	BUL	114	31	85	14.25	49.57	230
20	Antov	BUL	77	27	61	9.62	46.67	165
32	Asparuhov	BUL	57	17	57	7.12	43.51	131
53	I.Petkov	BUL	31	8	21	3.88	51.67	60
61	S. Nikolov	BUL	23	3	23	3.29	46.94	49
70	Grozdanov	BUL	14	7	13	3.50	41.18	34
73	Atanasov	BUL	11	8	11	1.38	36.67	30
75	D. Dimitrov	BUL	9	3	7	2.25	47.37	19
76	P.Petkov	BUL	8	1	8	1.00	47.06	17
80	K.Georgiev	BUL	4	0	1	0.50	80.00	5
80	Tatarov	BUL	4	4	7	0.50	26.67	15

Best blockers:

Place	Player Name	Team	Blocks (points)	Errors (unsuccessful blocks)	Balls reflected	Avg. per match	Efficiency %	Total
1	Semeniuk	UKR	27	40	33	3.38	-13.00	100
11	Grozdanov	BUL	13	16	20	3.25	-6.12	49
13	I. Petkov	BUL	11	14	16	1.38	-7.32	41
14	P. Petkov	BUL	10	23	28	1.25	-21.31	61
16	S. Nikolov	BUL	8	17	22	1.14	-19.15	47
16	A. Nikolov	BUL	8	20	17	1.00	-26.67	45
18	Asparuhov	BUL	6	15	21	0.75	-21.43	42
20	Tatarov	BUL	4	6	0	0.50	-20.00	10
20	D. Dimitrov	BUL	4	5	3	1.00	-8.33	12
22	K. Georgiev	BUL	2	1	4	0.25	14.29	7
22	Antov	BUL	2	18	21	0.25	-39.02	41
22	Palev	BUL	2	4	10	0.25	-12.50	16
23	Atanasov	BUL	1	1	2	0.12	0.00	4

Best servers:

Place	Player Name	Team	Points	Errors	Attempts	Average per match	Success rate	Total
1	Poria	IRI	15	34	72	1.88	12.40%	121
5	S. Nikolov	BUL	11	28	54	1.57	11.83%	93
6	A. Nikolov	BUL	10	29	66	1.25	9.52%	105
10	Antov	BUL	6	34	56	0.75	6.25%	96
11	I. Petkov	BUL	5	21	72	0.62	5.10%	98
14	Grozdanov	BUL	2	5	36	0.50	4.65%	43
15	Atanasov	BUL	1	2	7	0.12	10.00%	10
15	Asparuhov	BUL	1	15	57	0.12	1.37%	73
15	Tatarov	BUL	1	3	14	0.12	5.56%	18
15	Palev	BUL	1	4	39	0.12	2.27%	44
15	P. Petkov	BUL	1	4	40	0.12	2.22%	45

Best in ball distribution:

No.	Player Name	Country	Successful	Errors	Attempts	Average per match	Success rate (%)	Total
1	Fernando	Brazil	275	2	339	34.38	44.64	616
9	S. Nikolov	Bulgaria	135	0	344	19.29	28.18	479
30	Palev	Bulgaria	42	1	89	5.25	31.82	132
43	A. Nikolov	Bulgaria	5	1	24	0.62	16.67	30
43	I. Petkov	Bulgaria	1	0	6	0.12	14.29	7
43	Bozhilov	Bulgaria	1	0	33	0.12	2.94	34
43	Antov	Bulgaria	1	0	6	0.12	14.29	7
43	Grozdanov	Bulgaria	1	0	6	0.25	14.29	7
43	D. Dimitrov	Bulgaria	1	0	2	0.25	33.33	3
44	Georgiev	Bulgaria	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0
44	Atanasov	Bulgaria	0	0	2	0.00	0.00	2
44	Nachev	Bulgaria	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0
44	Asparuhov	Bulgaria	0	1	27	0.00	0.00	28
44	Karyagin	Bulgaria	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0
44	Tatarov	Bulgaria	0	0	4	0.00	0.00	4
44	Zhelev	Bulgaria	0	0	7	0.00	0.00	7
44	P. Petkov	Bulgaria	0	1	4	0.00	0.00	5

Best in defense:

No.	Player Name	Team	Defenses	Errors	Reception	Average per match	Success %	Total
1	M. Franchi	Argentina	69	22	25	8.62	59.48%	116
14	A. Nikolov	Bulgaria	39	12	23	4.88	52.70%	74
26	S. Nikolov	Bulgaria	25	12	26	3.57	39.68%	63
27	Antov	Bulgaria	24	16	18	3.00	41.38%	58
31	Asparuhov	Bulgaria	20	7	21	2.50	41.67%	48
31	Zhelev	Bulgaria	20	15	8	2.50	46.51%	43
35	Bozhilov	Bulgaria	16	7	25	2.00	33.33%	48
43	Palev	Bulgaria	8	2	3	1.00	61.54%	13
45	I. Petkov	Bulgaria	6	1	7	0.75	42.86%	14

Best receivers:

No.	Player Name	Team	Successful	Errors	Attempts	Average per match	Success rate	Total
1	Koops	NED	81	11	149	10.12	33.61	241
16	Asparuhov	BUL	32	14	111	4.00	20.38	157
17	Bozhilov	BUL	31	10	101	3.88	21.83	142
20	A. Nikolov	BUL	26	14	134	3.25	14.94	174
41	Atanasov	BUL	4	4	15	0.50	17.39	23
43	Tatarov	BUL	2	2	16	0.25	10.00	20
45	S. Nikolov	BUL	0	0	1	0.00	0.00	1
45	Georgiev	BUL	0	0	2	0.00	0.00	2
45	I. Petkov	BUL	0	0	2	0.00	0.00	2
45	Zhelev	BUL	0	0	2	0.00	0.00	2
45	Antov	BUL	0	1	0	0.00	0.00	1
45	Palev	BUL	0	0	2	0.00	0.00	2
45	P. Petkov	BUL	0	0	2	0.00	0.00	2

photos: Nikolay Varadinov

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