Group Blue
March 5
Grozny – Lokomotiv Novosibirsk 0-3 (21-25, 22-25, 20-25)
Top Scorers: Shipotko 15, Tokhtash 7, Andrianov 5, Antipkin 5; Nilsson 17, Biryukov 9, Butko 8, L.Divis 6, Gutsalyuk 6.
March 6
Kuzbass Kemerovo – Zenit Kazan 0:3 (16:25, 18:25, 20:25)
Top Scorers: Moroz 13, Andrae 9, Tuia 6, Poroshin 4; Mikhailov 19, Abrosimov 11, Anderson 10, Sivozhelez 8, Apalikov 6, Vermiglio 4.
Ural Ufa – Belogorie Belgorod 3:2 (18:25, 25:21, 25:22, 19:25, 19:17)
Top Scorers: Panteleymonenko 18, Spiridonov 16, Abramov 13, Samoylenko 8, Ashchev 5; Muserskiy 24, Grozer 21, Tetyukhin 13, Khtey 7, Ilinykh 6.
Yaroslavich Yaroslavl – Gazprom Yugra Surgut 1:3 (19:25, 20:25, 25:22, 22:25)
Top Scorers: Pluzhnikov 19, Kulikovkiy 13, Bojic 13, Tavasiev 8, Filippov 7; Rodichev 21, Mysin 20, Aleksiev 17, Smolyar 7, Todorov 5.
Standings (Group Blue):
Zenit Kazan 50
Lokomotiv Novosibirsk 43
Ural Ufa 39 (14v-6p)
Belogorie Belgorod 39 (13v-7p)
Gazprom Yugra Surgut 36
Kuzbass Kemerovo 23
Grozny 15
Yaroslavich Yaroslavl 11
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