Russian Cup: Zenit-Kazan lift the trophy for 11th time out of 12 final appearances!

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25 December 2022 Ivan

Zenit-Kazan won БЕТСИТИ Кубок России-2022, the 2022 BETCITY Russian Volleyball Cup, defeating the Final Four hosts Fakel in the final in Novy Urengoy with a clear 3-0 (25:16, 25:14, 25:21).
It was an easy job for the Tatarstan giants and their dominance in the decider can be best portrayed with the fact that they took the second set by an 11-point margin!

Zenit-Kazan won the Russian Cup for the 11th time in the history of competitions, as well as the eighth in the last nine years: 2004, 2007, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, and 2022.
Their only failed attempt after the final appearance was in 2012, when they lost to Belogorie Belgorod while Fakel, on the other hand, played in the final for only the second time in club’s history.
In 2006, the team lost to Dinamo Moscow.

Dmitriy Volkov was Zenit-Kazan’s top scorer in the decider with 18 points through a 76% attack (16/21). However, his teammate Maksim Mikhaylov was named MVP of the Final Four, the fourth Russian Cup MVP award in his career. The experienced opposite scored 17 points in the semi-finals and 16 points in the final through 83% in attack (15/18).

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🇷🇺| БЕТСИТИ Кубок России-2022 – Final | December 25, 2022
• Zenit-Kazan – Fakel Novy Urengoy 3-0 (25:16, 25:14, 25:21)
Zenit-Kazan: Mikhailov 16, Deroo 9, Volvich 3, Christenson 2, D. Volkov 18, A. Volkov 8, Fedorov (L).
Fakel: Grankin, Sivozhelez 4, Melnikov 5, Babkevich 7, Dineikin 6, Dikarev 5, Chanchikov (L), Enns 7, Yutsevich 4, Vyshnikov.
Points 75:51, aces 4-3, attacks 48-33, blocks 4-2, reception 57%-42%, errors: 16-21.

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Semifinals:
• Zenit Kazan – Belogorie Belgorod 3-0 (25:23, 25:22, 25:15)
• Lokomotiv Novosibirsk – Fakel Novy Urengoy 0-3 (23:25, 23:25, 21:25)