Russia: Games 1 of quarterfinals without upsets – all games ended in straight sets!

Quarterfinals of 2022/23 PARI Суперлига мужчины, Russian Superliga, started today without any upset.
Regular season leaders Zenit Kazan easily defeated No.11 ASK Nizhny Novgorod, who surprisingly eliminated Kuzbass Kemerovo in previous stage of the competition, with a clear 3-0 (25:20, 25:18, 25:17), and the same did No.2 Dynamo Moscow against No.9 Fakel Novy Urengoy (25:18, 25:20, 25:19).
Straight sets win also for No.3 Zenit St. Petersburg (3) over No.7 Dynamo-LO (7) (25:14, 25:17, 25:17), and also in what was supposed to be the most balanced clash between No.4 Lokomotiv Novosibirsk and No.5 Belogorie Belgorod (25:21, 25:23, 25:23).
All Games 2 of the best-of-three series will be played on Saturday, April 8.

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🇷🇺| 2022/23 PARI Суперлига мужчины | Quarterfinals (best of three)

—GAME 1—

👉🏼 Tuesday | April 4, 2023
• Lokomotiv Novosibirsk (4) – Belogorie Belgorod (5) 3-0 (25:21, 25:23, 25:23)
• Dynamo Moscow (2) – Fakel Novy Urengoy (9) 3-0 (25:18, 25:20, 25:19)
• Zenit Kazan (1) – ASK Nizhny Novgorod (11) 3-0 (25:20, 25:18, 25:17)
• Zenit St. Petersburg (3) – Dynamo-LO (7) 3-0 (25:14, 25:17, 25:17)

—GAME 2—

| Saturday | April 8, 2023
• ASK Nizhny Novgorod (11) – Zenit Kazan (1) 2-3 (25:21, 16:25, 23:25, 25:23, 11:15) Serie: 0-2
• Dynamo-LO (7) – Zenit St. Petersburg (3) 3-1 (32:30, 19:25, 32:30, 25:18) Serie: 1-1
• Fakel Novy Urengoy (9) – Dynamo Moscow (2) 1-3 (13:25, 21:25, 26:24, 15:25) Serie: 0-2
• Belogorie Belgorod (5) – Lokomotiv Novosibirsk (4) 3-1 (25:19, 25:22, 22:25, 25:20) Serie: 1-1

—GAME 3—

| Tuesday | April 11, 2023
• Lokomotiv Novosibirsk (4) – Belogorie Belgorod (5) 3-0 (25:20, 25:20, 25:16) Serie: 2-1
• Zenit St. Petersburg (3) – Dynamo-LO (7) 3-0 (25:21, 25:13, 25:18) Serie: 2-1

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