The first round of the Russian Women’s Volleyball Championship is underway, delivering exciting and intense matches. Defending champions Dynamo-Ak Bars secured an away victory over Moscow’s Dinamo, while last year’s silver medalists, Lokomotiv, triumphed in Minsk against Minchanka. Dinamo-Ak Bars from Kazan started the season strong with a convincing away victory over Dinamo Moscow. The match ended with a score of 3-0 (26-28, 19-25, 18-25) in favor of the visitors. Dinamo-Ak Bars’ standout players included Elizaveta Lukianova with 22 points, Brayelin Martínez with 17, and Svetlana Gatina with 15. Yesterday, in a dominant performance, Lokomotiv Kaliningrad beat Minchanka 3-0 (25-20, 25-21, 25-22).
Results from the first round include:
- Omichka (Omsk) defeating Sparta (Nizhny Novgorod) 3-2 in a hard-fought five-set match.
- Lokomotiv Kaliningrad beat Minchanka 3-0 (25-20, 25-21, 25-22) in away game.
- Dynamo-Ak Bars (Kazan) winning 3-0 against Dynamo (Moscow).
- Dinamo (Krasnodar) narrowly losing to Proton (Saratov) 2-3.
- Zarechye (Odintsovo) sweeping Yenisey (Krasnoyarsk) 3-0.
Standings provided by Sofascore