No surprise took place in Surgut where Dinamo Moscow, despite the absence of Veres, Kurek and Poltavsky, significantly beat Perm and advanced to finals.
Group A
November 11
Gubernia Nizhny Novgorod – Zenit Kazan 1:3 (29:27, 15:25, 23:25, 21:25)
Top Scorers: Pavlov 18, Sychev 11, Leonenko 7, Ostapenko 6, Egorov 6; Mikhaylov 22, Sivozhelez 18, Anderson 14, Apalikov 9
Fakel Novy Urengoy – Neftyanik Orenburg
Standings:
Gubernia Nizhny Novgorod 6 (2-1) (7-3)
Zenit Kazan 6 (2-1) (6-4) (248-228)
Fakel Novy Urengoy 3 (1-1) (3-3) (128-143)
Neftyanik Orenburg 0 (0-2) (0-6)
Group B
November 11
Prikam Perm – Dinamo Moscow 0:3 (19:25, 19:25, 21:25)
Top Scorers: Konnov 10, Likhosherstov 7, Karpenko 7, Kozitsin 6, D.Kovalev 6; Kruglov 17, Markin 10, Shcherbinin 9, Krivets 6
Gazprom-Yugra Surgut – Yenisei Krasnoyarsk 3-0 (25-22, 25-19, 25-20)
Standings:
Dinamo Moscow 9
Prikam Perm 6
Gazprom-Yugra Surgut 3
Yenisei Krasnoyarsk 0