Russia: Semi-final lineup determined after Round 2 of Final Six

In the Final Six of 2021/22 Superliga Paribet, Суперлига Парибет Мужчины, all semi-finalists were determined ahead of schedule!

In first match of the day, in their first match in the final tournament, Zenit Saint-Petersburg (still without Urnaut, on the bench as second libero) prevailed over Dinamo-LO in Pool B with a score of 3-2, breaking the curse of tie-breaks in the league as they lost four in a row, and one of them against today’s rivals! Egor Kliuka led the winning side with 19 points. He had 70% reception (23 digs, 2 errors, 39% excellent). Zenit St. Petersburg will fight for the first place in the group against Lokomotiv tomorrow.

About Group A, defending champions Dinamo Moscow put an end to Belogorie’s semi-final aspirations, by beating them 3-0 in their Final Six debut.
In first set Belgorod fight until 18-16, and then they suffered 6 points in a row, to surrender 25-18. In second they even lead 13-16, but Dinamo react, surpassing the rivals to close the set 25-21.
Third set balanced almost until the end, but Bogdan close with an ace
at first set ball: 25-23.
The side from the country’s capital was led by Denis Bogdan (17 points, 56% and 44% efficiency in attack) and Bulgarian Tsvetan Sokolov (16 points, including 4 blocks).
Dinamo Moscow will clash with Zenit-Kazan (1/1), tomorrow, for supremacy in the group. Really a bad day for young Tetyukhin: 1/15 in attack, 3 errors and 3 blocked.

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| 2021/22 Superliga Paribet – Суперлига Парибет Мужчины – Final Six

🏐| Pool A

| Day 1 – May 5, 2022
• Belogorie Belgorod – Zenit Kazan 1-3 (17:25, 25:19, 21:25, 14:25) – VIDEO –

👉🏼 Day 2 – May 6, 2022
• Dinamo Moscow – Belogorie Belgorod 3-0 (25:18, 25:21, 25:23) – VIDEO –
Dinamo Moscow: Pankov 2, Bogdan 17, Likhosherstov 4, Sokolov 16, Podlesnykh 9, Belogortchev 9, Kerminen (L); Svetitskis, Semyshev 2. Not entered: Vlasov, Shchkulyavichus, Baranov (L), Busel, Dmitriev. Coach: Brianskii
Belgorod: Kovalev 5, Tetyukhin 1, Filippov 7, Al Hachdadi 11, Petric 11, Samoylenko 4, Bragin (L); Masliev, Sidenko. Not entered: Abramichev, Ananiev, Kirillov, Spodobets, Zabolotnikov. Coach: Kolchin.

🏐| STANDINGS (updated on this day)
Zenit Kazan 3
Dinamo Moscow 3
Belogorie Belgorod 0

| Day 3 – May 7, 2022
• Zenit Kazan – Dinamo Moscow 3-0 (25:23, 27:25, 25:23)

🏐| Pool B

Day 1 – May 5, 2022
• Dinamo LO – Lokomotiv Novosibirsk 1-3 (16:25, 25:19, 33:35, 20:25)

👉🏼 Day 2 – May 6, 2022
• Zenit Saint Petersburg – Dinamo LO 3-2 (25:22, 19:25, 20:25, 25:21, 15:12) – VIDEO –

🏐| STANDINGS (updated on this day)
Lokomotiv Novosibirsk 3
Zenit Saint Petersburg 2
Dinamo LO 1

| Day 3 – May 7, 2022
• Lokomotiv Novosibirsk – Zenit Saint Petersburg 1-3 (25:21, 20:25, 21:25, 21:25)

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| May 9, 2022
• First semifinal | Zenit Saint Petersburg – Dinamo Moscow 1-3 (21:25, 18:25, 25:19, 23:25)
• Second semifinal | Zenit Kazan – Lokomotiv Novosibirsk 0-3 (23:25, 23:25, 21:25)

| May 10, 2022
• Final 3/4 Place: Zenit Saint Petersburg – Zenit Kazan 0-3 (19:25, 19:25, 14:25) —VIDEO—
• Final 1/2 Place: Dinamo Moscow – Lokomotiv Novosibirsk 3-2 (26:24, 23:25, 25:20, 20:25, 15:9)

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