Russia: Dynamo Moscow to final after 3 games. Dynamo-LO and Fakel 2-2 for fifth Place

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After Zenit Kazan, who won at tie break on the field of Lokomotiv Novosibirsk in decisive Game 4 to claim the ticket for final, No.2 in regular season Dynamo Moscow qualified too, and they did it in just three game after a straight sets victory on the field of No.3 Zenit Saint Petersburg (19:25, 34:36, 23:25) after having cancelled 7 set points in second set.
Once again the man of the match was Tsvetan Sokolov with 29 points and 65% in attack, the same percentage of Anton Semyshev, who also contributed with 12 points.
Lot of absences, however, for the rivals, who played without Viktor Poletaev and with Egor Kliuka fielded as opposite.

Final series will start on Monday, May 1 at home of Zenit Kazan, who will host also Game 2 on Wednesday 3. The last final between these two was in 2017.
Dynamo Moscow won last two titles, while the last one of Zenit Kazan was in 2018.
In the same date also the series for third place between Zenit Saint Petersburg and Lokomotiv Novosibirsk.

In Playoff for 5th/8th Place, Dynamo-LO level the score in the series against Fakel Novy Urengoy with a four sets win on the field of the rivals (25:19, 18:25, 21:25, 15:25). Decisive Game 5 on Thursday.

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🇷🇺| 2022/23 PARI Суперлига мужчины | Semifinals (best of five)

—GAME 1—

| Saturday | April 15, 2023
• Dynamo Moscow (2) – Zenit Saint Petersburg (3) 3-2 (25:15, 20:25, 17:25, 33:31, 15:10) Serie: 1-0
Top Scorers: Sokolov (28), Semyshev (17), Vlasov (11) – Anderson (22), Poletaev (18), Yakovlev (10)
| Sunday | April 16, 2023
• Zenit Kazan (1) – Lokomotiv Novosibirsk (4) 3-1 (25:20, 20:25, 25:22, 25:22) Serie: 1-0
Top Scorers: Mikhailov (21), D. Volkov (12), Surmachevsky (10) – Kazachenkov (18), Kurbanov (15), Lyzik (10)

—GAME 2—

| Monday | April 17, 2023
• Dynamo Moscow (2) – Zenit Saint Petersburg (3) 3-0 (25:22, 25:23, 25:15) Serie: 2-0
Top Scorers: Sokolov (22), Vlasov (10), Podlesnykh (9) – Anderson (12), Poletaev (10), Kluka (6)
| Tuesday | April 18, 2023
• Zenit Kazan (1) – Lokomotiv Novosibirsk (4) 3-0 (25:19, 27:25, 30:28) Serie: 2-0
Top scorers: Mikhailov (14), Kononov
(11), D. Volkov (9) – Kazachenkov (15), Perrin (14), Kurbanov (10).

—GAME 3—

| Friday | April 21, 2023
• Lokomotiv Novosibirsk (4) – Zenit Kazan (1) 3-0 (25:18, 27:25, 25:23) Serie: 1-2
👉🏼 Monday | April 24, 2023
• Zenit Saint Petersburg (3) – Dynamo Moscow (2) 0-3 (19:25, 34:36, 23:25) Serie: 0-3

—GAME 4—

| Sunday | April 23, 2023
• Lokomotiv Novosibirsk (4) – Zenit Kazan (1) 2-3 (25:21, 25:23, 21:25, 20:25, 13:15) Serie: 1-3
Top Scorers: Kurbanov (19), Luburic (15), Perrin (14) , Kurkaev (14) – Mikhailov (22), D. Volkov (21), Deroo (18).

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🏐| Placement Round – 5/8th Place

—GAME 1—

| Sunday | April 16, 2023
• Belogorie Belgorod – ASK Nizhny Novgorod 3-2 (20:25, 23:25, 25:23, 25:15, 15:6)
• Dynamo-LO – Fakel Novy Urengoy 2-3 (23:25, 25:22, 18:25, 8:15)

—GAME 2—

| Tuesday | April 18, 2023
• Belogorie Belgorod – ASK Nizhny Novgorod 3-0 (25:18, 28:26, 25:20) Serie: 2-0
• Dynamo-LO – Fakel Novy Urengoy 3-0 (25:23, 25:16, 25:19) Serie: 1-1

—GAME 3—

| Friday | April 21, 2023
• ASK Nizhny Novgorod – Belogorie Belgorod 3-0 (28:26, 25:21, 25:22) Serie: 1-2
| Saturday | April 22, 2023
• Fakel Novy Urengoy – Dynamo-LO 3-0 (25:18, 25:19, 25:19) Serie: 2-1

—GAME 4—
| Sunday | April 23, 2023
• ASK Nizhny Novgorod – Belogorie Belgorod 1-3 (25:17, 21:25, 24:26, 24:26) Serie: 1-3
👉🏼 Monday | April 24, 2023
• Fakel Novy Urengoy – Dynamo-LO 1-3 (25:19, 18:25, 21:25, 15:25) Serie: 2-2

—GAME 5—
| Thursday | April 27, 2023
• Dynamo-LO – Fakel Novy Urengoy 3-1 (25:19, 26:28, 25:21, 31:29) Serie: 3-2

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