The hosts of Surgut surrendered in the final in 4 sets, determining the performance of the opposite Nilsson (22 points with 53% attack) and the central Volvich (58% in att., 6 blocks and 2 aces).
The 3rd place went to the Fakel Novy Urengoy.
Finals (October 21)
1st-2nd place:
Gazprom Yugra Surgut – Lokomotiv Novosibirsk 1-3 (18-25, 25-20, 16-25, 24-26)
Surgut: Khabibullin 3, Aleksiev 18, Todorov 8, Mysin 18, Rodichev 10, Smolyar 6, Snegirev (L); Leontiev 1, Shulga 0, Belov (L), Proskurnya 0. Not entered: Parkhuta. Coach: Tolochko.
Novosibirsk: Butko 6, L.Divis 14, Gutsalyuk 11, Nilsson 22, Biryukov 5, Volvich 15, Golubev (L); Makhortov 0, Zhilin 2, Sidenko (L). Not entered: Zubkov, F.Voronkov, Choulepov. Coach: A.Voronkov.
3rd-4th place
Fakel Novy Urengoy – Kuzbass Kemerovo 3-0 (25-22, 25-21, 25-23)
Top Scorer: Bakun 22, Melnik 11, Sychev 10, Kritskiy 7; Andrae 11, Moroz 9, Thuja 8, Parkhomchuk 7.
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