For the first time, the traditional "Boris Gyuderov" tournament, which will be held for the 24th time, will be three days instead of the usual two, the organizers announced. This year, the event will take place on October 4, 5, and 6 in the renovated "Boris Gyuderov" sports hall in Pernik. It was built in the 1970s and has 1680 seats. 1.8 million leva have been invested in the renovation.

CSKA, Montana, Lokomotiv Avia, and the hosts from Minyor have confirmed their participation.
Last year, CSKA, Montana, Pirin (Razlog), and Minyor participated in the tournament. The team from Montana, participating for the first time in the traditional memorial tournament for the "Boris Gyuderov" Cup, triumphed with the trophy. Daniel Peev's team prevailed over CSKA with3:1 (18:25, 31:29, 25:20, 25:20)in the grand final of the competition.

Thus, the team from Montana dethroned the "reds" and broke their hegemony after two consecutive titles (2021 and 2022). The team of Pirin (Razlog) defeated Minyor (Pernik) with3:0 (25:23, 25:12, 25:20)in the small final.