Mitko Dimitrov finished with 25 points (1 ace, 4 blocks)in his Montpellier's 2:3 loss (24:26, 29:31, 25:21, 25:22, 11:15) to Toulouse in the last match of the evening from the 11th round of the Marmara SpikeLeague in "a completely crazy match", according to French media. The other national player-Iliya Petkov, contributed 6 points (1 ace, 1 block).

Last-placed Ploisy-Robinson, however, provided the surprise of the round, defeating AS Cannes 3:1 (25:23, 21:25, 25:20, 25:20). Ploisy-Robinson, who had to wait until the ninth round for their first victory in the championship, recorded their second success this season, led by 25 points (24/41 in attack) from Latvian Kristaps Plataks. This is not enough, however, to leave the last place in the standings. The team is only 2 points behind Paris, who defeated Narbonne of Rafael Redwitz in five sets (20:25, 30:28, 22:25, 25:20, 15:9), thanks mainly to 26 points from Slovenian opposite Nik Mujanovic (26 points with 17/48, 5 aces and 4 blocks) and 7 blocks from American middle blocker Daniel Vetter.

At the other end of the league standings, Tourcoing, who has only one loss this season, cemented their lead with a 3:0 victory (25:21, 25:19, 25:20) over Nice.Levski's opponent in the Champions League, Chaumont, is now second, after defeating Sète away 1:3 (24-26, 25-20, 19-25, 24-26). Silvano Prandi's boys are at the top of the standings, taking advantage of the break of Poitiers of Earvin Ngapeth, who announced his transfer to Turkey on Friday.