Russia - Superleague A 2011/2012

In the main event VI «Star Game," the male championship in Russia (for the first time this season he is the Open) in the arena of Belgorod sports palace "Cosmos" team of the West team won the East - 3:0.

Star Game in 2012

Western Conference Team - Team of the Eastern Conference - 3:0 (30:28, 25:21, 25:20)
On January 28. Belgorod. Palace of Sports "Space". 5500 visitors (superanshlag).

West: Kuleshov 8 Hamuttskih 2, Kosarev 11, Sherbinin 5 Shops 12 Tetyukhin 4, Verbier (l), Ermakov (l), Depestel 1, Yakovlev 10, Htey, Tatarintsev 2 Busel, Abramov 2, Li 2, Voros 1. Coach: Shipulin.
East: Shulepov 2, Todorov 2, Mikhailov 12, Biryukov 2 Apalikov 1, Butko, Sokolov (l), Rodichev 7, Frost 17, Ushakov, Kazakov 3, Tuia 8 Ball 1. Coach: Alekno.
Time match - 1:23. Points scored - 80:69 (Attack - 47:44, block - 9:6, feed - 4:5, errors rival - 20:14).
Judges: Burilin (Moscow), Lukin (Magnitogorsk).

In Belgorod was the sixth match of the stars of the Russian Superleague. With support from the crowded stands the Palace of Sports "Cosmos" a victory in this interesting and beautiful duel of the great masters volleyball team won the "Stars of the West", which won a "Stars of the East" with 3:0 (30:28, 25:21, 25:20) .
From the very beginning of the match captured the leadership team of the "West" and kept in the course of the first set, regardless of which was on-site staff. Replacement of the Match Star is not limited, and in the first game coach "Western Stars" Gennady Shipulin scrolled in a cage all the game of volleyball players of his team. "West" in the lead with a decent margin, but in the end by a powerful submission MVP of the World Cup 2011 Maxim Mikhailov team "East" eliminated the 4-spectacled break and equalized the score - 24:24. In the tense ending more successful were the "Star of the West", which finally managed to tip the scales in their favor. David Lee blocked a kick Denis Biryukov - 30:28.
In the second set began with a compelling impact Alexey Kazakov, who led the "East" in advance. The answer was chic "cover" Vadim Hamuttskih, to stop us scoring the ball rolling Mikhailov. The first technical break "Stars of the West" brought down the device of "Star of the East" and the firm took the lead. Alexander Kosarev Ace brought the advantage of the "West" to 4 points. This gap, in spite of all efforts to attack and feed on the magnificent diagonal Paul Frost, Maxim Mikhailov, survived until the end of the party. Players from both teams, gaining points in the match, do not forget about the fact that viewers treat the elements of the highest volleyball skills, and enthusiastically applauded the stars stands practically after each draw.
In the third installment of the "Stars of the East" were close to having to win the set. They have a long lead in the match until the second technical time-out - 16:13. But it is quite a different opinion had doigrovschika "Stars of the West" by Sergei Tetyukhin. "West" played one point, and then went to lodge Tetyukhin, and none of his seven innings, "East" was not able to take so as to interrupt the productive series "West." And only when the score was 21:16 Tetyukhin, performing a shortened pitch, hit into the net - 21:17. Victory of the "West" brought ace Kosarev - 25:20.

Highest scoring team in the "Star of the West" was Jochen Shops - 12 points. The best sniper team "Stars of the East" was Paul Frost - 17 points.
Man of the Match Star recognized Alexander Kosarev ("Star of the West") and Konstantin Ushakov ("Stars of the East").

Lineups
Selected by voting of fans, the changes occurred due to medical reasons

TEAM WEST
Head Coach
Gennady Shipulin (Belogorie)
Senior coach
Yuri Filippov (Lokomotiv X)
Binding
Vadim Hamuttskih (Belogorie)
Diagonal
Johan Shops (Germany, Spark)
Blocking
Dmitry Sherbinin (Dinamo Moscow)
Alexey Kuleshov (Spark), instead of Dmitry Muserskogo (Belogorie)
Doigrovschiki
Sergei Tetyukhin (Belogorie)
Alexander Kosarev (Belogorie) instead of T. Hteya (Belogorie)
Htey during the match came off the bench
Libero
Alex Verbier (Spark)

EAST TEAM
Head Coach
Vladimir Alekno (Zenit, the Russian national team)
Senior coach
Valery Alferov (Lokomotiv Emerald)
Binding
Alexander Butko (Lokomotiv Hc)
Diagonal
Maxim Mikhaylov (Zenit)
Blocking
Theodore Todorov (Bulgaria, Gazprom-Ugra)
Nicholas Apalikov (Zenit)
Doigrovschiki
Denis Biryukov (Lokomotiv Hc)
Igor Shulepov (Lokomotiv Emerald)
Libero
Alexander Sokolov (Torch)

BEST PLAYERS "Star Game"
West - Alexander Kosarev (Belogorie)
East - Konstantin Ushakov (Kuzbass)

People's Choice Award
West - Vadim Hamuttskih (Belogorie)
East - Paul Frost (Kuzbass)

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COMPETITION RESULTS AND MINI-GAMES
on the first day of the program "Stars Match" January 27

"Cannon FEED"

Winner - Paul Frost (Team East, "Kuzbass", Kemerovo) - 114 km / h.

Second place was taken by a colleague Claus roles, as a representative team of the East, the Russian team and the diagonal of Kazan "Zenith" Maxim Mikhaylov - 113 km / hour.

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"The best forward BLOW"

Winner - Paul Frost (pass his partner on the "Kuzbass" Konstantin Ushakov)

Special prize for "most original attack" was a player who on his line, in principle, does not attack - Libero Team and West Odintsovo "Sparks" Alex Verbier.

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"Fab Four" ("Star Kaleidoscope")

The winner - the team coach Gennady Shipulina (Team West and "Belogorie"):
Scored 24 points

Sergei Tetyukhin (West, "Belogorie")
Loya Ball (U.S. East, "Ural")
Roman Yakovlev (West, "Dynamo" Cr)
Alexander Kosarev (West, "Belogorie")
Alex Verbov - Liberia (West, "Spark")

Second place with 20 points was the team of Vladimir Alekno (Team West, Team Russia and Kazan "Zenith").

Team also attended by Valery Alferov ("Locomotive-Emerald") and Yuri Filippov (Ukrainian "Lokomotiv", Kharkov).

We played 4 teams, after each "breykovogo" points the losing team after another, and so the circle. Accounting points are scored for each team was carried out separately.

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MATCH "TEAM" PAS "-" TEAM "Attack" - 1:1 (16:14, 11:15)

For the team, "Paz" were binders and libero for the team, "Attack" - diagonal, block and doigrovschiki.