Russia: Zenit Kazan defeats Belgorod in advance of Round 23

In advance of Round 23 (the other 6 games are scheduled for Saturday) Kuzbass Kemerovo (with Zaytsev top scorer of the match with 24 points, 58% in attack, 2 blocks and 4 aces) won 3-1 on the field of Belogorie Belgorod, despite the blackout in the 2nd set and a slow start in the 3rd set.

| Advance of Round 23
| February 16, 2021
• Belogorie Belgorod – Kuzbass Kemerovo 1:3 (22:25, 25:14, 21:25, 19:25)
Top Scorers: Sidenko 19, Kuznetsov 11, Samoylenko 9, Chervyakov 8; Zaytsev 24, Shcherbakov 11, Markin 10, Karpukhov 7, Krsmanovic 7.

| Standings (updated on February 16, 2021)
Dinamo Moscow 49
Zenit Kazan 48
Kuzbass Kemerovo 45
Zenit Saint Petersburg 45
Fakel Novy Urengoy 43
Lokomotiv Novosibirsk 37
Ural Ufa 34
ASK Nizhniy Novgorod 27
Yugra Samotlor Nizhnevartovsk 29
Yenisey Krasnoyarsk 24
Gazprom Surgut 20
Dinamo LO 19
Belogorie Belgorod 17
Neftyanik Orenburg 13