After six weeks of Ligue A play, Chaumont VB 52, maintains its position at the top of the table thanks to a four-set victory over Arago de Sete in week five (see video highlights below). Chaumont opposite Stephen Boyer again led his side in scoring with 29 points, bringing his league-leading total to 131 for the season.
In other action, Tours VB made a statement by defeating Montpellier UC in straight sets, moving into a tie for second with Stade Poitevin Volley Beach (Poitiers) with 13 points. Tours was led by opposite Hermans Egleskalns (19 points) and receiver/attacker Nathan Wounembaina (12 points).
This week’s most intriguing match occurs on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. France/1:30 p.m. ET/10:30 a.m. PT, Tours VB travels a short 93 km (58 miles) to Poitiers in a battle between the two teams tied for second in the table.
LIGUE A WEEK 6 TABLE
| Team | Points | Match Record | Set Record |
| Chaumont | 15 | 5-1 | 17-7 |
| Poitiers | 13 | 5-1 | 16-8 |
| Tours | 13 | 4-2 | 15-6 |
| Paris | 12 | 4-2 | 14-10 |
| Montpellier | 11 | 3-3 | 13-10 |
| Tourcoing | 10 | 3-3 | 11-10 |
| Nice | 9 | 3-3 | 11-12 |
| Ajaccio | 7 | 3-3 | 12-15 |
| Nantes Reze | 7 | 2-4 | 10-14 |
| Sete | 5 | 2-4 | 7-15 |
| Toulouse | 3 | 1-5 | 8-17 |
| Rennes | 3 | 1-5 | 6-16 |
WEEK 6 SCORES
Winning team is bolded
| Home Team | Visiting Team | Facility | Score |
| Nice | Tourcoing | Gianmarchi-Palmeira | 25-23, 25-16, 25-20 |
| Tours | Montpellier | Robert Grenon | 25-19, 25-20, 25-23 |
| Ajaccio | Paris | U Palatino | 25-17, 26-24, 27-29, 25-20 |
| Chaumont | Sete | Jean Masson | 25-18, 25-21, 22-25, 26-24 |
| Poitiers | Rennes | Lawson Body | 25-18, 20-25, 25-21, 25-18 |
| Toulouse | Nantes Reze | Andre Brouat | 25-20, 25-19, 23-25, 25-17 |
Ligue A Leaders After Week 6
- Scoring (points/set): 6.30, Mohamed Al Hachdadi, Poitiers
- Scoring (total points): 131 Stephen Boyer, Chaumont
- Attacking: 83%, Philippe Tuitoga, Nantes Reze
- Serving (aces/set): .76, Hermans Eglaskalns, Tours
- Blocking (winning blocks/set): 1.06, Marc Zopie, Tourcoing
- Blocking (total winning blocks): 23, Andri Aganits, Montpellier
- Receiving (percentage positive): 84%, Emmanuel Ragondet, Rennes
Week 7 Schedule
| Home Team | Visiting Team | Facility |
| Paris | Nice | Pierre Charpy |
| Sete | Toulouse | Halle Louis Marty |
| Montpellier | Nantes Reze | Chabon Delmas |
| Tourcoing | Ajaccio | Leo Lagrange |
| Poitiers | Tours | Lawson Body |
| Rennes | Chaumont | Collette Besson |
VIDEO OF WEEK 6 MATCH BETWEEN CHAUMONT AND SETE
Retour en images sur la fin de match face à l'Arago de Sète et le traditionnel moment de communion entre les joueurs et le public de Jean Masson ??⚫? pic.twitter.com/WHi4sUvnAT
— CHAUMONT VOLLEY BALL (@CVB52HM) November 20, 2017
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