Bulgarian Superleague 2010-2011

3rd round:

12-November

Pirin Balkanstroy - CSKA 2-3 (25-22, 20-25, 26-28, 25-23, 13-15)

Pirin: Konstantin Mitev 8, Kostadin Stoykov 19, Nikolay Penchev 19, Blagovest Katrandzhiev 18, Kostadin Gadzhanov 14, Svetoslav Gotsev 7, Atanas Mitrev - libero, Yordan Zhelyazkov 1, Ivaylo Filipov, Valentin Dimov.

CSKA: Nikolay Ivanov 3, Philip Maiyo 28, Yasser Portuondo 17, Ivaylo Stefanov 15, Stoyan Samunev 9, Evgeni Ivanov 4, Teodor Salparov - libero, Georgi Manchev, Svetozar Ivanov 6, Valters Ramma, Anton Vasiliev.

UNWE - Kaliakra 0-3 (19-25, 26-28, 21-25)
Lukoil Neftochimik - Cherno more BASK 3-0 (25-16, 25-19, 25-17)
Montana - Arda 3-1 (27-25, 27-29, 25-19, 25-20)
Coco Volley Club Gabrovo - Slavia 3-0 (25-19, 25-20, 25-14)

13-November

Marek Union-Ivkoni - Levski Volley 3-0 (27-25, 25-20, 25-15)

Standings:

1 - Marek Union-Ivkoni 9
2 - CSKA 8
3 - Pirin Balkanstroy 7
4 - Arda 6
5 - Coco Volley Club Gabrovo 6
6 - Montana 6
7 - Lukoil Neftochimik 3
8 - Levski Volley 3
9 - Slavia 3
10- Kaliakra 3
11- Cherno more BASK 0
12- UNWE 0

4th round:

19-November

Marek Union-Ivkoni - UNWE 3-0 (25-18, 25-16, 25-21)
Arda - Lukoil Neftochimik 3-2 (25-22, 26-28, 30-28, 17-25, 15-9)
Cherno more BASK - Pirin Balkanstroy 0-3 (20-25, 20-25, 24-26)

20-November

Slavia - Montana 0-3 (16-25, 21-25, 26-28 )
Kaliakra - Coco Volley Club Gabrovo 0-3 (20-25, 21-25, 17-25)
Levski Volley - CSKA 0-3 (19-25, 16-25, 18-25)

Levski: Borislav Georgiev, Tsvetan Petrov 6, Grigor Vasilev 12, Deyan Ninov 4, Ventsislav Ragin 6, Ventsislav Trifonov 10, Vladislav Ivanov - libero, Petar Atanasov 6.

CSKA: Nikolay Ivanov 2, Philip Maiyo 12, Yasser Portuondo 12, Ivaylo Stefanov 4, Svetozar Ivanov 3, Evgeni Ivanov 11, Teodor Salparov - libero, Teodor Todorov 1, Valters Ramma 5.

Standings:

1 - Marek Union-Ivkoni 12
2 - CSKA 11
3 - Pirin Balkanstroy 10
4 - Coco Volley Club Gabrovo 9
5 - Montana 9
6 - Arda 8
7 - Lukoil Neftochimik 4
8 - Slavia 3
9 - Kaliakra 3
10- Levski Volley 3
11- Cherno more BASK 0
12- UNWE 0

5th round:

26-November

Pirin Balkanstroy - Arda 3-1 (25-17, 25-16, 21-25, 25-18 )
Lukoil Neftochimik - Slavia 3-0 (25-19, 25-14, 25-21)
Montana - Kaliakra 3-0 (25-18, 25-17, 25-20)
CSKA - Cherno more BASK 3-0 (25-17, 25-20, 25-19)

27-November

UNWE - Levski Volley 0-3 (21-25, 21-25, 21-25)
Coco Volley Club Gabrovo - Marek Union-Ivkoni 3-2 (23-25, 18-25, 25-20, 25-19, 15-12)

Coco Volley: Georgi Kavardzhiev 2, Ventsislav Georgiev 13, Hristo Zapryanov 15, Stanislav Petkov 6, Martin Paliyski 16, Georgi Lazarov 8, Atanas Mitev - libero, Georgi Mihov, Iliyan Georgiev 2, Nikolay Kichukov, Stoyan Vuldzhev 5.

Marek: Gjorgi Gjorgiev 2, Mincho Minchev 23, Todor Valchev 13, Zlatan Yordanov 16, Martin Ivanov 8, Ivo Kenderov 5, Martin Bozhilov - libero, Georgi Elchinov, Dayan Ivanov, Pavel Dushkov.

8th round:

27-November

CSKA - Kaliakra 3-0 (25-22, 25-19, 25-14)

Standings:

1 - CSKA (+1) 17
2 - Marek Union-Ivkoni 13
3 - Pirin Balkanstroy 13
4 - Montana 12
5 - Coco Volley Club Gabrovo 11
6 - Arda 8
7 - Lukoil Neftochimik 7
8 - Levski Volley 6
9 - Slavia 3
10- Kaliakra (+1) 3
11- Cherno more BASK 0
12- UNWE 0

6th round:

01-December

Slavia - Pirin Balkanstroy 0-3 (19-25, 17-25, 20-25)
Levski Volley - Cherno more BASK 3-1 (25-17, 25-19, 22-25, 25-20)
Marek Union-Ivkoni - Montana 3-2 (25-20, 22-25, 15-25, 25-23, 15-9)
UNWE - Coco Volley Club Gabrovo 0-3 (18-25, 17-25, 23-25)
Arda - CSKA 0-3 (24-26, 21-25, 10-25)

Arda: Delcho Raev, Neven Neshev 4, Kiril Hadzhiev 12, Nikolay Kolev 8, Mladen Kavaldzhiev 4, Petar Uzunov 1, Teodor Marinov - libero, Zapryan Donikyan 2, Hristo Ginev 1, Krasimir Georgiev 1, Nikola Kovachevski.

CSKA: Nikolay Ivanov 2, Philip Maiyo 11, Valters Ramma 14, Yasser Portuondo 10, Evgeni Ivanov 5, Stoyan Samunev 6, Teodor Salparov - libero, Georgi Manchev 1, Teodor Todorov 3, Ivan Krachev 1.

02-December

Kaliakra - Lukoil Neftochimik 1-3 (23-25, 38-36, 19-25, 21-25)

Standings:

1 - CSKA (+1) 20
2 - Pirin Balkanstroy 16
3 - Marek Union-Ivkoni 15
4 - Coco Volley Club Gabrovo 14
5 - Montana 13
6 - Lukoil Neftochimik 10
7 - Levski Volley 9
8 - Arda 8
9 - Kaliakra (+1) 3
10- Slavia 3
11- Cherno more BASK 0
12- UNWE 0

7th round:

03-December

Coco Volley Club Gabrovo - Levski Volley 3-0 (25-22, 25-21, 25-18 )
CSKA - Slavia 3-0 (25-14, 25-22, 25-15)

04-December

Pirin Balkanstroy - Kaliakra 3-0 (25-23, 25-15, 25-21)
Cherno more BASK - Arda 1-3 (25-27, 25-27, 25-23, 19-25)
Montana - UNWE 3-0 (25-22, 25-23, 25-20)

07-December

Lukoil Neftochimik - Marek Union-Ivkoni 3-2 (25-21, 23-25, 25-22, 21-25, 15-9)

Standings:

1 - CSKA (+1) 23
2 - Pirin Balkanstroy 19
3 - Coco Volley Club Gabrovo 17
4 - Montana 16
5 - Marek Union-Ivkoni 16
6 - Lukoil Neftochimik 12
7 - Arda 11
8 - Levski Volley 9
9 - Kaliakra (+1) 3
10- Slavia 3
11- Cherno more BASK 0
12- UNWE 0

Quote from nadejda

YavorD,

I am just curious, appart from Lukoil which team you are cheering for, if any?

My favorite this season is Pirin, hope they will keep the intrigue for the title in matches with CSKA. Also Gabrovo took my simpathy.
I like cheering for underdogs as well, this makes the championship more interesting

I didn't know my club preferences attract so much attention if you joined inside-volley recently, maybe you don't know that I am actually from Bourgas, Neftochimik is the club that brought me to volleyball, I played there for some years. I started watching games in Bourgas before Lukoil settled in the town and bought the oil refinery, then the club was called with its original name only - Neftochimik, so I guess a man's favourite club is most often the one he was affiliated to as a child, not depending on strength, money or whatever. This is why my hometown team is the one I like best in Bulgaria, easily explained since I played there and grew up there, right? I don't have any other preferences, I just watch other games without any special feelings, don't have any favourites or something, anyone or any club that develops volleyball deserves respect! And, of course, I cheer for all Bulgarian teams playing in European cups, no matter Levski a few years ago, or CSKA now! Compared to football volleyball is indeed a different story!

Btw, there a lot of awful things that happened in Neftochimik immediately after Lukoil came, so now many years after I stopped playing pro volleyball there I have mixed feelings about that period, but that's another topic. It is my club anyway

8th round:

09-December

Coco Volley Club Gabrovo - Montana 2-3 (23-25, 25-17, 23-25, 25-23, 11-15)

10-December

UNWE - Lukoil Neftochimik 1-3 (12-25, 25-20, 23-25, 22-25)
Marek Union-Ivkoni - Pirin Balkanstroy 1-3 (18-25, 19-25, 25-22, 18-25)

Marek: Gjorgi Gjorgiev 5, Mincho Minchev 16, Zlatan Yordanov 5, Todor Valchev 8, Martin Ivanov 5, Ivo Kenderov 12, Martin Bozhilov - libero, Georgi Elchinov 2, Pavel Dushkov, Dayan Ivanov.

Pirin: Konstantin Mitev 6, Kostadin Stoykov 31, Blagovest Katrandzhiev 9, Nikolay Penchev 12, Kostadin Gadzhanov 10, Svetoslav Gotsev 5, Atanas Mitrev - libero, Valentin Dimov, Ivaylo Filipov.

11-December

Slavia - Cherno more BASK 3-0 (25-19, 25-21, 25-18 )
Levski Volley - Arda 0-3 (29-31, 15-25, 18-25)

10th round:

12-December

Marek Union-Ivkoni - Cherno more BASK 3-0 (25-17, 25-18, 25-22)

Standings:

1 - CSKA 23
2 - Pirin Balkanstroy 22
3 - Marek Union-Ivkoni (+1) 19
4 - Coco Volley Club Gabrovo 18
5 - Montana 18
6 - Lukoil Neftochimik 15
7 - Arda 14
8 - Levski Volley 9
9 - Slavia 6
10- Kaliakra 3
11- Cherno more BASK (+1) 0
12- UNWE 0

9th round:

17-December

Lukoil Neftochimik - Coco Volley Club Gabrovo 3-0 (25-20, 25-23, 25-20)
Arda - Slavia 3-0 (25-21, 25-23, 26-24)
Montana - Levski Volley 2-3 (25-16, 25-20, 21-25, 22-25, 10-15)

18-December

Pirin Balkanstroy - UNWE 3-0 (25-10, 25-15, 25-20)
Cherno more BASK - Kaliakra 3-2 (25-20, 15-25, 18-25, 25-23, 15-13)
CSKA - Marek Union-Ivkoni 3-0 (25-23, 25-16, 25-21)

CSKA: Nikolay Ivanov, Philip Maiyo 14, Ivaylo Stefanov 13, Yasser Portuondo 13, Evgeni Ivanov 3, Teodor Todorov 4, Teodor Salparov - libero, Andrey Nikolov.

Marek: Gjorgi Gjorgiev 4, Mincho Minchev 8, Zlatan Yordanov 3, Todor Valchev 8, Martin Ivanov 9, Ivo Kenderov 6, Martin Bozhilov - libero, Georgi Elchinov 6, Pavel Dushkov 1.

Standings:

1 - CSKA 26
2 - Pirin Balkanstroy 25
3 - Montana 19
4 - Marek Union-Ivkoni (+1) 19
5 - Coco Volley Club Gabrovo 18
6 - Lukoil Neftochimik 18
7 - Arda 17
8 - Levski Volley 11
9 - Slavia 6
10- Kaliakra 4
11- Cherno more BASK (+1) 2
12- UNWE 0

10th round:

22-December

Levski Volley - Slavia 3-1 (25-20, 16-25, 25-22, 25-20)
Coco Volley Club Gabrovo - Pirin Balkanstroy 1-3 (18-25, 23-25, 25-22, 15-25)
Kaliakra - Arda 3-0 (25-23, 25-15, 25-23)
Montana - Lukoil Neftochimik 0-3 (17-25, 26-28, 17-25)
CSKA - UNWE 3-0 (25-15, 25-15, 25-15)

Standings:

1 - CSKA 29
2 - Pirin Balkanstroy 28
3 - Lukoil Neftochimik 21
4 - Marek Union-Ivkoni 19
5 - Montana 19
6 - Coco Volley Club Gabrovo 18
7 - Arda 17
8 - Levski Volley 14
9 - Kaliakra 7
10- Slavia 6
11- Cherno more BASK 2
12- UNWE 0

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So, it seems that Neftohimick had finaly found their own rhythm and clinched a place in the top 3.

You doubted it?

11th round:

29-December

Pirin Balkanstroy - Montana 3-0 (25-22, 25-18, 25-22)

30-December

Lukoil Neftochimik - Levski Volley 3-0 (25-22, 25-23, 25-19)
Arda - Marek Union-Ivkoni 0-3 (22-25, 19-25, 15-25)

07-January

Cherno more BASK - UNWE 3-2 (24-26, 20-25, 25-23, 26-24, 15-11)

08-January

Slavia - Kaliakra 3-2 (25-16, 21-25, 17-25, 25-19, 15-12)

15-January

CSKA - Coco Volley Club Gabrovo 3-0 (25-13, 25-20, 25-18 )

Standings:

1 - CSKA 32
2 - Pirin Balkanstroy 31
3 - Lukoil Neftochimik 24
4 - Marek Union-Ivkoni 22
5 - Montana 19
6 - Coco Volley Club Gabrovo 18
7 - Arda 17
8 - Levski Volley 14
9 - Slavia 8
10- Kaliakra 8
11- Cherno more BASK 4
12- UNWE 1

Quote from nadejda

Cherno more is sturggling against an university amateur club!!! It couldn't be worst. How come we don't have a good team playing here in Varna with such fanatastic volleyball fans !?

I think Varna deserves a club at least at a top 5 teams level, it's just not fair...

Raylight, I though you are a fan of the CSKA's biggest rivals Levski? You seem to be so passionate these days about CSKA ?

Gabrovo is undergoing some major changes - they switched the coach and key players left, including the setter while the new brasilian one is still not on the court, so I guess the result is normal considerning their status.

Besides IMO only 2 teams are capable to defeat CSKA now - Pirin and Neftochimik. I hope they will do it to keep the intrugue

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Cherno more is not mentioned as one of your favourite clubs in your profile here, which would have given us a hint you are from Varna They had a relatively good team back when Gradinarov, Yosifov and Aleksandrov were still playing there, but it's true they were never among the best. Btw, to me this doesn't matter, I have always respected BASK (for some personal reasons and quite friendly memories)!