Gubernia Nizhny Novgorod needed only three matches in order to get a ticket to the Great 4 in Russia. Two further spots were supplemented by Ural Ufa and the defending champion Zenit Kazan. Both the teams finished their quarter-finals competitions in the fourth episode . The last semi-seat is reserved for Belogorie Belgorod or Lokomotiv Novosibirsk. After two defeats in Novosibirsk, Belogorie clinched home court advantage and equalized the play-off score.
Quarter finals: Games number 3 (April 18)
Kuzbass Kemerovo – Zenit Kazan 3-1 (25-20, 25-18, 19-25, 25-19)
Kuzbass: Ushakov 3, Andrae 19, Poroshin 9, Moroz 17, Tuia 10, Parkhomchuk 8, Lipezin (L) and Bagrey 0, Kurguzov 2, Tarasov 0
Zenit: Vermiglio 1, Anderson 7, Apalikov 9, Mikhaylov 19, Sivozhelez 15, Abrosimov 5, Obmochaev (L) and Babichev (L), Demakov 0, Berezhko 2, Cheremisin 0, Kolodinskiy 1
Stats: Points: 94:82, Serve: 7:3, Attack: 45:48, Block: 16:8, Reception: 41%:45%, Errors: 23:26
Play-off: 1 – 2
Gazprom Yugra Surgut – Gubernia Nizhny Novgorod 1-3 (20-25, 14-25, 25-22, 20-25)
Gazprom: Shluga 0, Rodichev 11, Smolyar 8, Baranov 10, Aleksiev 15, Todorov 11, Kabeshov (L) and Leontiev 2, Grachkov 0
Gubernia: Pavlov 31, Choulepov 10, Ostapenko 15, Lyamin 9, Esko 3, Nikic 8, Petropavlov (L) and Dranishnikov (L), Egorov 0, Tyurin 0, Sychev 1
Stats: Points: 79:97, Serve: 4:7, Attack: 44:60, Block: 9:9, Reception: 41%:49%, Errors: 21:22
Play-off: 0 – 3
Gubernia Nizhny Novogrod advanced to semifinals.
Belogorie Belgorod – Lokomotiv Novosibirsk 3-0 (25-22, 25-18, 25-20)
Belogorie: Makarov 3, Khtey 6, Muserskiy 15, Grozer 14, Tetyukhin 7, Duff 8, Ermakov (L); Kosarev 0, Kuznetsov 0
Lokomotiv: Butko 1, Zhilin 2, Gutsalyuk 5, Nilsson 12, Biryukov 11, Volvich 4, Golubev (L); Zubkov 0, Voronkov 4, Leonenko 7, Sidenko (L)
Stats: Points: 75:60, Serve: 4:4, Attack: 36:36, Block: 13:6, Reception: 50%:41%, Errors: 14:22
Play-off: 1 – 2
Ural Ufa – Fakel Novy Urengoy 3-1 (21-25, 25-23, 25-20, 25-18)
Ural: Falasca,Spiridonov 25, Ashchev 11, Vissotto 13, Abramov 11, Kazakov 13, Verbov (L) and Stepanov (L), Zhloba 1, Samoylenko 2, Maksimov 0, Botin 0
Fakel: Zygadlo 2, Melnik 15, Astashenkov 10, Bakun 5, Mosov 7, Titich 6, Shishkin (L) and Sokolov (L), Beketov 10, Roca 2, Krasikov 2, Sychev 0, Samsonichev 0
Stats: Points: 96:86, Serve: 5:3, Attack: 59:49, Block: 16:7, Reception: 50%:41%, Errors: 27:16
Play-off: 2 – 1
Quarter finals: Games number 4 (April 19)
Kuzbass Kemerovo – Zenit Kazan 0-3 (17-25, 22-25, 13-25)
Kuzbass: Parkhomchuk 5, Ushakov 0, Andrae 9, Poroshin 7, Moroz 8, Tuia 4, Lipezin (L) and Bagrey 0, Kurguzov 0, Shestak 1, Dubrovin 2
Zenit: Vermiglio 4, Anderson 15, Apalikov 7, Mikhaylov 10, Sivozhelez 9, Abrosimov 7, Obmochaev (L) and Demakov 0
Stats: Points: 52:75, Serve: 1:2, Attack: 32:40, Blocks: 3:10, Reception: 51%:56%, Errors: 23:16
Play-off: 1 – 3
Zenit Kazan advanced to semifinals.
Belogorie Belgorod – Lokomotiv Novosibirsk 3-1 (25-23, 25-19, 21-25, 25-17)
Belogorie: Makarov 2, Khtey 6, Muserskiy 15, Grozer 21, Tetyukhin 6, Duff 6, Ermakov (L) and Kosarev 3, Kuznetsov 0, Ilinykh 4, Zhigalov 0
Lokomotiv: Butko 2, Zhilin 14, Gutsalyuk 2, Nilsson 17, Biryukov 13, Volvich 7, Golubev (L) and Makhortov 0, Voronkov 0, Leonenko 1, Sidenko (L)
Stats: Points: 96:84, Serve: 6:6, Attack: 45:45, Block: 12:5, Reception: 49%:47%, Errors: 28:33
Play-off: 2 – 2
The decisive game will be played on Sunday (April 21) in Novosibirsk.
Ural Ufa – Fakel Novy Urengoy 3-2 (21-25, 25-21, 15-25, 25-23, 15-10)
Ural: Falasca 5, Spiridonov 12, Ashchev 13, Vissotto 19, Abramov 10, Kazakov 4, Verbov (L) and Stepanov (L), Zhloba 0, Samoylenko 5, Maksimov 1, Panteleymonenko 2
Fakel: Zygadlo 2, Melnik 15, Astashenkov 13, Bakun 22, Mosov 11, Titich 9, Shishkin (L) and Sokolov (L), Roca 2, Krasikov 4, Sychev 0
Stats: Points: 101:104, Serve: 4:7, Attack: 60:58, Block: 7:13, Reception: 51%:42%, Errors: 26:30
Play-off: 3 – 1
Ural Ufa advanced to semifinals.