With its week seven victory over Rennes Volley 35, the Chaumont VB 52 side held onto a slim, two-point lead over Stade Poitevin Volley Beach (Poitiers). Poitiers claimed sole possession of second place in the table thanks to a four-set victory over visiting Tours VB. Opposite Mohamed Al Hachdadi came up huge for the home team, scoring 37 of his side’s 81 total points. Rounding out the top three, Paris Volley swept Nice behind 17 points by opposite Wouter Ter Maat. Looking ahead to the eighth week of competition, the featured match occurs Friday, Dec. 1 at 8 p.m. France/2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT when #1 Chaumont hosts #2 Poitiers.
LIGUE A WEEK 7 TABLE
| Team | Points | Match Record | Set Record |
| Chaumont | 18 | 6-1 | 20-8 |
| Poitiers | 16 | 6-1 | 19-9 |
| Paris | 15 | 5-2 | 17-10 |
| Montpellier | 14 | 4-3 | 16-10 |
| Tours | 13 | 4-3 | 16-9 |
| Tourcoing | 12 | 4-3 | 14-12 |
| Nice | 9 | 3-4 | 11-15 |
| Ajaccio | 8 | 3-4 | 14-18 |
| Sete | 8 | -4 | 10-16 |
| Nantes | 7 | 2-5 | 10-17 |
| Toulouse | 3 | 1-6 | 9-20 |
| Rennes | 3 | 1-6 | 7-19 |
WEEK 7 SCORES
Winning team is bolded
| Home Team | Visiting Team | Facility | Score |
| Paris | Nice | Pierre Charpy | 25-20, 25-19, 25-15 |
| Sete | Toulouse | Halle Louis Marty | 25-20, 25-13, 33-35, 25-22 |
| Montpellier | Nantes Reze | Chabon Delmas | 25-20, 25-22, 25-19 |
| Tourcoing | Ajaccio | Leo Lagrange | 26-24, 16-25, 25-22, 21-25, 16-14 |
| Poitiers | Tours | Lawson Body | 25-16, 29-31, 26-24, 25-19 |
| Rennes | Chaumont | Collette Besson | 25-19, 17-25, 25-14, 25-23 |
Ligue A Leaders After Week 6
- Scoring (points/set): 6.79, Mohamed Al Hachdadi, Poitiers
- Scoring (total points): 163, Mohamed Al Hachdadi, Poitiers
- Attacking: 65%, Ivan Kolev, Nice
- Serving (aces/set): .68, Hermans Eglaskalns, Tours
- Blocking (winning blocks/set): 1.00, Gojko Cuk, Nice
- Blocking (total winning blocks): 25, Andri Aganits, Montpellier
- Receiving (percentage positive): 80%, Julien Lemay, Tourcoing
Week 8 Schedule
| Home Team | Visiting Team | Facility |
| Nice | Sete | Gianmarchi-Palmeira |
| Chaumont | Poitiers | Jean Masson |
| Tours | Rennes | Robert Grenon |
| Toulouse | Tourcoing | Andre Brouat |
| Ajaccio | Montpellier | U Palatino |
| Nantes Reze | Paris | Arthur Dugast |
Chaumont Volley-Ball 52 Haute-Marne contre Stade Poitevin Volley Beach c'est demain, 20h à la salle Jean Masson! Un gros match en perspective pour conserver cette place de leader! 🔴⚫Images/Montage: Arthur Brousmiche
Posted by Chaumont Volley-Ball 52 Haute-Marne on Thursday, November 30, 2017
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