Levski Sofia started with a successful defense of their title in WINBET Super Volley. The team led by Nikolay Zhelyazkov defeated Pirin as a guest with 3:0 (25:19, 25:21, 25:18) in 76 minutes in the "Septemvri" hall in Razlog.
Svetoslav Ivanov was the most effective for the "blues" with 13 points - 12 from 18 attacks for 67% success rate and a block. Kristiyan Titriyski added 12 points, and captain Gordan Lyutskanov finished with 11, all from attack with 69% success rate.
Levski controlled the first and third sets, and in the second, they had to catch up from a deficit. Pirin led 8:4 and maintained an advantage at 16:14, but the champions turned it around to 21:19 and closed the set with 25:21.
Lazar Buchkov scored six out of seven attacks, and Adrian Ganev finished with 7 points, including two blocks. Setter Petko Petkov added 3 points - two aces and a successful attack.
For Pirin, Ivan Tasev was the most effective with 11 points, three of which were blocks. Dimitar Dulchev finished with 10, and Viktor Tomov with 8.
In the next round, Levski hosts Deyasport on October 31, and Pirin hosts Metalurg a day earlier.