Elite newcomer Metalurg (Pernik) qualified for the final of the ProPlay preseason tournament, which is held on October 3 and 4 in the "Boris Gyuderov" hall.
The hosts defeated Pirin (Razlog) with 3:1 (25:21, 25:17, 14:25, 25:16) in the first semifinal. Metalurg controlled the first two games, and after Pirin's strong response in the third, they again took the initiative and closed the match convincingly in the fourth. The most effective player for the winners was Marian Nakov with 16 points, Konstantin Manolev added 15, and Tomislav Rusev finished with 11. For Pirin, Pavel Dushkov scored 13 points, Erik Georgiev - 11, and Konstantin Gadjanov and Ivan Tasev - 10 each. The player of the match was Marian Nakov, who played against his former teammates from Razlog.
In the second semifinal, starting at 6:30 PM, Montana and Slavia will face each other. The winner will meet Metalurg in the final on Sunday at 6:30 PM, and the loser will play Pirin for third place at 4:00 PM.

photo: Nikolay Varadinov