Dynamo and Orion have had a disappointing start to the volleyball play-offs. In Apeldoorn, Dynamo lost 3-2 at home against Lycurgus. The national champion lost the first set 16-25, but then won with the same numbers. Lycurgus took the third set (22-25), Dynamo finished 2-2 (25-19), but in the fifth and deciding set Lycurgus won 15-13.
Orion lost 3-1 against Limax in Doetinchem. Eight days ago, Orion won 3-0 against that team in the cup final. The semi-finals will be decided in a maximum of five matches. The first team to win three times will play in the final for the national title.