Russia: Zenit-Kazan and Zenit St. Petersburg take the lead after Game 1 of semifinals

2024/25 PARI Superliga semifinals kicked off with high matches in Kazan and Tula.
In Kazan, defending champions and regular season absolute leaders Zenit-Kazan swept Dynamo-LO in straight sets, 3-0 (25:23, 25:21, 25:18), with Dmitry Volkov’s serves and Sam Deroo’s attack who made the difference. The rivals, without their top scorer Pavel Avdochenko, couldn’t match Zenit’s rhythm.
Game 2 takes place already tomorrow, April 4.
Meanwhile, in Tula, Zenit St. Petersburg beat the hosts Belogorie Belgorod in a tight five-set battle, ended with the score of 2-3 (23:25, 25:23, 25:21, 25:27, 13:15), showing resilience in a hard-fought tie-break. Viktor Poletaev led the charge with 21 points, while Belgorod’s Denis Chereisky scored 18. The rematch is set for Saturday, April 5.

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🏐| Russian Superleague 2024/25 | Semifinals (best-of-five)

👉🏼GAME 1

Wednesday April 2, 2025
• Zenit Kazan (1) – Dynamo-LO (6) 3-0 (25:23, 25:21, 25:18) Series: 1-0

Thursday April 3, 2025
• Belogorie Belgorod (2) – Zenit St. Petersburg (5) 2-3 (23:25, 25:23, 25:21, 25:27, 13:15) Series: 0-1

GAME 2

Friday April 4, 2025
• Zenit Kazan (1) – Dynamo-LO (6) 3-0 (25:19, 25:12, 25:16) Series: 2-0

Saturday April 5, 2025
• Belogorie Belgorod (2) – Zenit St. Petersburg (5) 2-3 ( 28:30, 25:21, 25:23, 22:25, 8:15) Series: 0-2

GAME 3

Monday April 7, 2025
• Dynamo-LO (6) – Zenit Kazan (1) 0-3 (20:25, 19:25, 19:25) Series: 0-3

👉🏼Tuesday April 8, 2025
• Zenit St. Petersburg (5) – Belogorie Belgorod (2) 3-1 (25:27, 25:22, 25:18, 25:22) Series: 0-3

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