The eighth week delivered a convincing win for ACH Volley Ljubljana against a weakened i-Vent Maribor, a five-set thriller in Kanal, and a remarkable comeback by Panvita Pomgrad in Kranj. Ljubljana strengthened their lead at the top of the table, while the young Kranj team continues to show clear progress despite the defeat.

i-Vent Maribor remain undefeated in the national league, which is somewhat surprising. For the second match in a row, the Maribor side managed to win in the closing stages of sets – something that, this season, Panvita Pomgrad simply cannot make work for them when it comes to tight set finishes. Calcit Volley suffered their first defeat, and that despite having a chance to turn the match around only in the third s