“Three points scored in three games in the Dominican Republic can not satisfy anyone. We now need to improve our balance sheet and make up for losses. Russia is the defending champion of the World League and it’s hard to imagine Final Six tournament without a trophy defenders” said Maxim Mihailov.
Staff of Russia in the Group A tournament in Kaliningrad is: the setter: Alexandar Butko, Konstantin Ushakov, the attacker: Maksim Mihailov, Pavel Kruglov, center Alexandar Abrosimov, Nikolai Apalikov, Dmitry Muserski; opposite: Eugene Siwożelez, Denis Biriukow, Yuri Bierieżko, Dmitry Ilinych, libero: Alexei Obmoczajew, Aleksandr Sokolov. the team went to Kaliningrad, Sergey Tetyukhin, Terrace Chtiej and Alexander Volkov, who recently had a variety of health problems . The third tournament will leave Grankin Sergei and Paul Moroz.