Russia: Zenit-Kazan dominate Game 1 of Final against Zenit Saint Petersburg
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The final series of 2024/25 Russian PARI Superliga kicked off today in Kazan, where the hosts Zenit-Kazan, absolute regular season winners, convincingly defeated No.5 Zenit Saint Petersburg in straight sets (25:18, 25:17, 25:21) to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-five showdown.
Dmitry Volkov led the charge scoring a match-high 18 points with an impressive 73% in attack, while Sam Deroo and Maxim Mikhaylov added 14 each.
The reigning champions, who now chasing their 13th national title, will host also Game 2 on Wednesday, April 16.
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🏐| Russian Superleague 2024/25 | Final (best-of-five)
👉🏼GAME 1 | Monday April 14, 2025
• Zenit Kazan (1) – Zenit St. Petersburg (5) 3-0 (25:18, 25:17, 25:21) Series: 1-0
GAME 2 | Wednesday April 16, 2025
• Zenit Kazan (1) – Zenit St. Petersburg (5) 3-2 (25:16, 22:25, 25:22, 20:25, 15:13) Series: 2-0
GAME 3 | Saturday April 19, 2025
• Zenit St. Petersburg (5) – Zenit Kazan (1) 0-3 (21:25, 16:25, 15:25) Series: 0-3
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THIRD PLACE (best-of-five)
GAME 1 | Wednesday April 16, 2025
• Belogorie Belgorod (2) – Dynamo-LO (6) 3-0 (25:20, 25:20, 25:17) Series: 1-0
GAME 2 | Friday April 18, 2025
• Belogorie Belgorod (2) – Dynamo-LO (6) 3-1 (25:13, 23:25, 25:22, 25:21) Series: 2-0
GAME 3 | Tuesday April 22, 2025
• Belogorie Belgorod (2) – Dynamo-LO (6)
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