Bulgarian international Venislav Antov started the new season strongly in the French volleyball championship. The opposite hitter was Tourcoing's top scorer in their 3:0 (25:15, 25:20, 25:23) home victory over Narbonne in the first round.
Antov started as a starter in all three sets and finished with 19 points, 18 of which were in attack and one from a block. The Bulgarian converted 18 out of 29 attacks for a 62% success rate, making three attacking errors and having none of his shots blocked.

The match pitted two teams with Bulgarian presence against each other, but there was no direct clash between the compatriots. Viden Natsev was included in Narbonne's squad with number 4, but did not get any playing time.
Tourcoing controlled the first two sets, and in the third, the visitors took a 16:12 lead. However, the hosts managed to turn the tide and finish the match in three sets.
The winners' significant advantage came from blocking – 17 points against only one for Narbonne. Tourcoing also achieved a 55% success rate in attack against 35% for their opponent.
The match was played on October 17th at the "Pierre Dumortier" hall in front of 1194 spectators.
Antov finished with an efficiency rating of +11 and was the main figure in the hosts' attack.