The Regular Season in Superleague 1 just started. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.
The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Chelbasket in Chelyabinsk on Monday night. Hosts were defeated by Dinamo 73-66. The former international swingman Anton Ponkrashov (200-1986) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 22 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners and Serbian swingman Mihajlo Bogdanovic (198-1996) chipped in 11 points and 4 assists. At the losing side point guard Andrey Toptunov (183-2002) responded with 11 points and 5 assists. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Dinamo is looking forward to face Metallurg MGN in Magnitogorsk in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Chelbasket will play at home against Irkut and is hoping to win this game.
Very significant was Barnaul’s just 3-point road victory against Dinamo. Dinamo was very close to get their first win. But it seems they have to wait a little bit longer. Power forward Kirill Gornaev (202-1996) nailed a double-double by scoring 18 points and 12 rebounds (on 9-of-10 shooting from the field) for the winning side and Boris Mitkin accounted for 18 points and 6 rebounds. Bosnian guard Eman Sertovic (196-1999, college: UT Martin) came up with 16 points and 4 assists for Dinamo in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Barnaul will play against Zenit-2 in Saint Petersburg in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Dinamo will play at home against Novosybirsk to get more than just one victory in their record.
BARS-RGEU was upset in Khimki by Khimki 71-61. Vladislav Sharapov fired 23 points and 9 rebounds (on 11-of-14 shooting from the field) for the winners. Maxim Tkachenko produced 12 points and 6 assists for lost side. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Khimki will meet at home Lok.Kuban in the next round which should be an easy win for them. BARS-RGEU will play against Univ.Surgut and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 1: Irkut destroyed Metallurg MGN on the opponent’s court 90-71. Univ.Surgut managed to outperform Lok.Kuban in a home game 81-75. Winless Novosybirsk lost to undefeated Zenit-2 on the road 69-85. Winless Tambov lost to undefeated TSU on its own court 60-78. Winless Kupol-Rodniki lost to undefeated CSKA-2 in Moscow 63-77.
Chelbasket – Dinamo V. 66-73
The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Chelbasket in Chelyabinsk on Monday night. Hosts were defeated by Dinamo 73-66. The former international swingman Anton Ponkrashov (200-1986) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 22 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners and Serbian swingman Mihajlo Bogdanovic (198-1996) chipped in 11 points and 4 assists. Five Dinamo V. players scored in double figures. At the losing side point guard Andrey Toptunov (183-2002) responded with 11 points and 5 assists and forward Alexandr Lavnikov (205-1991) scored 15 points. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Dinamo is looking forward to face Metallurg MGN in Magnitogorsk in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Chelbasket will play at home against Irkut and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Dinamo V.: A.Ponkrashov 22+10reb+5ast, V.Grachev 12+4reb, M.Bogdanovic 11+3reb+4ast, M.Kolyushkin 10+2reb+1ast, I.Strebkov 10+2reb+3ast, I.Viktorov 6
Chelbasket: A.Lavnikov 15+3reb, V.Tratsiak 12, A.Toptunov 11+3reb+5ast, A.Semenov 7+5reb+3ast, V.Stubeda 7+5reb, S.Grashkin 4+5reb+1ast
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Metallurg MGN – Irkut 71-90
But Metallurg MGN was not able to use a home court advantage and was crushed by the opponent from Irkutsk 90-71 on Monday night. Irkut outrebounded Metallurg MGN 36-23 including a 27-15 advantage in defensive rebounds. Forward Andrei Savrasov (201-2000, college: Duquesne, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) fired 22 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Center Egor Vanin (215-2004, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) chipped in 12 points and 9 rebounds. Maksim Karvanen (204-1999) produced 18 points and 7 rebounds and Nikita Remizov (198-2000) added 17 points respectively for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Irkut will meet Chelbasket in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Metallurg MGN will play against Dinamo and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Irkut: A.Savrasov 22+6reb+2ast, M.Procshenko 14+3reb, E.Vanin 12+9reb+1ast, K.Shevchuk 10+3reb+6ast, K.Savin 8+8reb+2ast, A.Kurbatov 8+1ast
Metallurg MGN: M.Karvanen 18+7reb, N.Remizov 17+3reb+2ast, I.Vennikov 15+2reb+2ast, I.Copeland 13+3reb+1ast, V.Lisovskiy 4+1reb+3ast, G.Skrynnik 4+1reb+1ast
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Univ.Surgut – Lok.Kuban 81-75
Univ.Surgut used a home court advantage and defeated the opponent from Krasnodar 81-75 on Tuesday night. Center Sasha Sukhanov (211-1999, college: KWC) fired a double-double by scoring 16 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. The former international swingman Igor Smygin (197-1987) chipped in 12 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. Four Univ.Surgut players scored in double figures. The former international power forward Alimdzhan Fedyushin (210-1989, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) produced 22 points and 6 rebounds (made all of his nine free throws !!!) and forward Danil Sheyanov (204-2003) added 17 points and 8 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Univ.Surgut will meet at home BARS-RGEU in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Lok.Kuban will play against Khimki and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Univ.Surgut: K.Salmin 16+2reb, S.Sukhanov 16+10reb+2ast, Y.Bestuzhev 15+4reb+1ast, I.Smygin 12+8reb+5ast, A.Chizhenok 9+2reb+1ast, A.Hakunov 5+3reb
Lok.Kuban: A.Fedyushin 22+6reb+2ast, D.Sheyanov 17+8reb+1ast, A.Chevarenkov 16+1reb+5ast, D.Tyulyubaev 9+3reb, V.Orekhov 6+5reb+1ast, D.Ginko 5+1reb+2ast
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Zenit-2 – Novosybirsk 85-69
Zenit-2 used a home court advantage and won against the opponent from Novosibirsk 85-69 on Tuesday night. Center Egor Ryzhov (203-2004, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) fired 22 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. Swingman Daniil Aksenov (183-1995) chipped in 24 points and 6 assists. Zenit-2’s coach Oliver Popovic used an eleven-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. Belarusian power forward Alexandr Semenyuk (208-1993) produced 12 points and 9 rebounds and point guard Dmitriy Makeev (190-1996) added 13 points respectively for lost side. Four Novosybirsk players scored in double figures. Zenit-2 will meet at home Barnaul in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Novosybirsk will play against Dinamo in Grozny and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Zenit-2: D.Aksenov 24+2reb+6ast, I.Volkhin 23+8reb, E.Ryzhov 22+7reb+3ast, P.Zemskiy 8+4reb, M.Dulkay 4+4reb, E.Evstafev 3+4reb
Novosybirsk: D.Makeev 13+1reb+3ast, A.Semenyuk 12+9reb, A.Kirdyachkin 11+3reb+1ast, D.Plugarev 10+6reb+1ast, C.White 7+7reb+2ast, O.Balashov 6+4ast
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Dinamo G. – Barnaul 67-70
Very significant was Barnaul’s just 3-point road victory against Dinamo. Dinamo was very close to get their first win. But it seems they have to wait a little bit longer. Power forward Kirill Gornaev (202-1996) nailed a double-double by scoring 18 points and 12 rebounds (on 9-of-10 shooting from the field) for the winning side and center Boris Mitkin (205-2002, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) accounted for 18 points and 6 rebounds. Bosnian guard Eman Sertovic (196-1999, college: UT Martin) came up with 16 points and 4 assists and point guard Vasiliy Martynov (191-1995) added 11 points and 6 assists respectively for Dinamo in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Barnaul will play against Zenit-2 in Saint Petersburg in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Dinamo will play at home against Novosybirsk to get more than just one victory in their record.
Top scorers:
Barnaul: K.Gornaev 18+12reb+2ast, B.Mitkin 18+6reb, I.Samoilenko 15+2reb+3ast, D.Karbusov 7+4reb+1ast, M.Bokarev 6+2reb+4ast, B.Suznjev 4+2reb
Dinamo G.: E.Sertovic 16+3reb+4ast, A.Pisarchuk 12+6reb, V.Martynov 11+2reb+6ast, V.Zabolotnev 6+3reb+2ast, I.Kanygin 6+3reb+2ast, V.Pichkurov 5+4reb
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Tambov – TSU 60-78
But Tambov was not able to use a home court advantage and lost to the opponent from Revda 78-60 on Tuesday night. Swingman Ivan Evstigneev (194-1999, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) fired 14 points and 4 assists for the winners. Point guard Vladislav Ilinov (182-1999) chipped in 11 points and 4 assists. Kazakhstan center Robert Pan (202-1995) produced 10 points and 6 rebounds and Belarusian power forward Denis Vikentsyev (207-1998) added 10 points and 7 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. TSU will meet CSKA-2 in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Tambov will play against Kupol-Rodniki and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
TSU: I.Evstigneev 14+3reb+4ast, V.Ilinov 11+4reb+4ast, M.Kondakov 10, N.Ivanov 9+8reb, V.Kalinov 7+2reb, A.Vostrikov 7+6reb
Tambov: D.Velichkin 11+1reb, R.Pan 10+6reb+2ast, D.Vikentsyev 10+7reb, A.Orekhov 6+2reb+2ast, S.Kudrin 5+2reb, S.Annaev 5+1reb+4ast
gschID: 1205188
CSKA-2 – Kupol-Rodniki 77-63
CSKA-2 used a home court advantage and defeated the opponent from Izhevsk 77-63 on Tuesday night. CSKA-2 forced 23 Kupol-Rodniki turnovers. The former international forward Filipp Gafurov (207-2001) fired 6 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. Point guard Ilia Ermakov (191-2007) chipped in 11 points, 6 assists and 4 steals. Guard Pavel Lobarev (191-1997) produced 17 points and forward Nikolai Zhmako (195-1989, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) added 13 points and 7 rebounds (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field) respectively for lost side. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. CSKA-2 will meet at home TSU in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Kupol-Rodniki will play against Tambov and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
CSKA-2: M.Pronin 12+2reb, I.Ermakov 11+2reb+6ast, G.Kopantsev 10+1reb+2ast, I.Zaytsev 10+3reb+2ast, D.Abramov 9+5reb+1ast, A.Pechkin 9+1reb+1ast
Kupol-Rodniki: P.Lobarev 17+3reb+1ast, N.Zhmako 13+7reb, D.Karvanen 9+4reb+2ast, K.Arkhipov 9+4reb+4ast, S.Polstyanov 8+2reb+2ast, V.Bobrovskikh 4+3reb+1ast
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Khimki – BARS-RGEU 71-61
BARS-RGEU was upset in Khimki by Khimki 71-61. Khimki forced 24 BARS-RGEU turnovers. Center Vladislav Sharapov (204-1999) fired 23 points and 9 rebounds (on 11-of-14 shooting from the field) for the winners. Gleb Suvorov (191-1998) chipped in 13 points. Point guard Maxim Tkachenko (185-1992, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) produced 12 points and 6 assists and Dmitriy Doynikov (204-1994) added 16 points respectively for lost side. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Khimki will meet at home Lok.Kuban in the next round which should be an easy win for them. BARS-RGEU will play against Univ.Surgut and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Khimki: V.Sharapov 23+9reb, G.Suvorov 13+1reb+3ast, D.Korshakov 10+1reb+4ast, V.Zaryazhko 9+2reb+4ast, K.Popov 8+2reb, A.Tukmakov 4+2reb+1ast
BARS-RGEU: D.Doynikov 16+3reb+2ast, M.Tkachenko 12+4reb+6ast, I.Podobedov 11+3reb+1ast, V.Gusak 6+2reb+1ast, M.Krivosheev 6+5reb, V.Lidyaev 4+8reb+1ast
gschID: 1205190
