A first half of the season in Italy is just behind us! Tsvetan Sokolov is still the best performer. The king of serve is Osmany Juantorena.
Best scorer
1. Tsvetan Sokolov (Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo): 222 points / 5,84 per set
2. Gundars Celitans (Casa Modena): 209 points / 5,10 per set
3. Niels Klapwijk (Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia: 202 points / 5,18 per set
Best spiker (number of won attacks)
1. Tsvetan Sokolov (Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo): 182 points / 38 sets
2. Niels Klapwijk (Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia): 176 points / 39 sets
3. Gundars Celitans (Casa Modena): 174 points / 41 sets
Best server
1. Osmany Juantorena (Itas Diatec Trentino): 22 aces / 33 sets
Ivan Zaytsev (Lube Banca Marche Macerata): 22 aces / 43 sets
3. Gundars Celitans (Casa Modena): 18 aces / 41 sets
4. Matey Kaziyski (Itas Diatec Trentino): 17 aces / 36 sets
Best blocker
1. Marko Podrascanin (Lube Banca Marche MAcerata): 42 blocks / 42 sets
2. Victor Yosifov (BCC-NEP Castellana Grotte): 35 blocks / 38 sets
Marcus Bohme (Altotevere San Giustino): 35 blocks / 41 sets
4. Andrea Semenzato (Sir Safety Perugia): 33 blocks / 40 sets
Best receiver (excellent receptions)
1. Simone Parodi (Lube Banca Marche Macerata): 112 / 43 sets
2. Andrea Bari (Itas Diatec Trentino): 95 / 37 sets
Jeroen Rauwerdink (Andreoli Latina): 95 / 41 sets
4. Andrea Cesarini (Altotevere San Giustino): 92 / 41 sets
MVPs
3 awards: Rauwerdink (Latina), Raphael, Juantorena (both Trento), Petric (Perugia), Sokolov (Cuneo), Celitans (Modena), De Cecco (Piacenza).
2 awards: Ngapeth (Cuneo), Zaytsev (Macerata), Maric (San Giustino), Vettori, Zlatanov (both Piacenza), Klapwijk (Vibo Valentia), Kaziyski (Trento), Vujevic Perugia).
1 award: Deroo, Quesque, Baranowicz (all Modena), Holt (Piacenza), Savani, Podrascanin, Starovic, Parodi, Travica (all Macerata), Ter Horst, Meoni (both Verona), Urnaut, Farina, Kaliberda, Coscione (all Vibo Valentia), Verhees, Fragkos, Jarosz (all Latina), Grbic, Wijsmans (both Cuneo), Cebulj (San Giustino), Zhukouski (Ravenna), Djuric, Stokr (both Trento), Semenzato (Perugia), Ferreira A., Sabbi, Yosifov (all Castellana Grotte).