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The tournament is being held for the 17th time. As a rule, champions of the countries of the former USSR participate in it; in recent years, teams from far abroad have also been invited. True, some clubs compete at the Commonwealth Cup with reserve squads.
At the preliminary stage, four quartets were formed: “A” - “Rubin” (Kazan, Russia), “Ararat” (Yerevan, Armenia), “Aktobe” (Kazakhstan), “Pakhtakor” (Tashkent, Uzbekistan); “B” – Russian youth team, MTZ-RIPO (Minsk, Belarus), “Ekranas” (Panevezys, Lithuania), “Ashgabat” (Turkmenistan); “C” - “Shakhtar” (Donetsk, Ukraine), “Sheriff” (Tiraspol, Moldova), “Levadia” (Tallinn, Estonia), “Regar-TadAZ” (Tursunzade, Tajikistan); “D” - “Ventspils” (Latvia), “Dordoi-Dynamo” (Naryn, Kyrgyzstan), “Inter” (Baku, Azerbaijan), “Inter” (Turku, Finland). The top two teams from each group advance to the quarterfinals. Russian champion Rubin plays against Pakhtakor on Saturday, and against Aktobe the next day.
The largest number of titles (six) was won by the capital's Spartak. He also holds the record for scoring in one match. In 1998, the “red-whites” defeated the Tajik Vakhsh with a score of 19:0.
VOLLEYBALL. January 13--15. Champions League. Group stage. 5th round. CEV Cup. Quarterfinals. First matches . January 17--18. Super League. Men. 13th round. Women. 10th round .
In the tournament of the strongest men's teams on the continent, the capital's Dynamo have already secured access to the playoffs, so their Tuesday home game against the Belgian Noliko (Maaseik) will not be of fundamental importance. On the same day, the victory of Kazan “Zenith” over the French “Paris Volley” will allow Vladimir Alekno’s charges to guarantee the continuation of the fight to defend the trophy won in the spring. Iskra will also take to the court on January 13 and will meet in Odintsovo with the German Friedrichshafen.
In the CEV Cup, Lokomotiv-Belogorye's opponent on Wednesday will be the Greek club Lamia, which includes a 38-year-old Cuban with an Italian passport, Osvaldo Hernandez. On Thursday, Novosibirsk Lokomotiv will meet with the Spanish Unicaja. Both of our representatives in the second most important continental tournament play their first quarterfinal matches away from home.
The Super League championship resumes after a month's break. The following matches will take place in the men's championship: Saturday. “Fakel” - “Metalloinvest”, “Ural” - “Gazprom-Yugra”, “Iskra” - “Dynamo” M. Sunday. "Zenit" - NOVA, "Lokomotiv-Belogorye" - "Yaroslavich", "Lokomotiv" NS - "Ugra-Samotlor". The key game of the tour will take place in Odintsovo. The Blue and White are the current champions, and Iskra is still in first place in the current championship. The position of the leaders now is as follows: Iskra - 30 points (10 wins - 2 losses), Dynamo M - 28 (9--3), Fakel - 26 (10--2), Zenit » -- 26 (8--4).
BASKETBALL. January 13. European Cup. 1st group stage, 5th round. January 14-15. Euroleague ULEB. 1st group stage, 10th, final round . January 17. Super League. Men.
CSKA guaranteed itself first place in group “D” and, accordingly, getting into the main basket during the draw for groups of the second stage “Top-16”. On Wednesday, the “red-blues” can play at home against Partizan Belgrade in training mode. European Cup matches with the participation of Russian clubs: Akademik (Bulgaria) - Dynamo M, Barons (Latvia) - UNICS, Khimki - Benetton (Italy).
On Saturday, six matches will take place in the men's super league, that is, all participants of the tournament will be involved: Ural-Great - Spartak-Primorye, UNICS - Dynamo M, Khimki - University-Ugra, "Spartak" St. Petersburg - "Triumph", "Lokomotiv-Rostov" - CSKA, "CSK VVS-Samara" - "Yenisei".
HANDBALL. January 16--18. World Championship. Men. 1st group stage. 1st--2nd rounds. Croatia.
24 teams are participating. Group “A” (Osijek) - France (Olympic champion of Beijing 2008), Hungary, Slovakia, Romania, Argentina, Australia; group “B” (Split) - Croatia, Sweden, Spain, Korea, Kuwait, Cuba; group “C” (Varazdin) - Russia, Germany (2007 world champion), Poland, Macedonia, Tunisia, Algeria; group “D” (Porec) - Denmark (European champion 2008), Norway, Egypt, Serbia, Brazil, Saudi Arabia. The opening match Croatia - Korea is removed from the general schedule. This is the only meeting that will take place on Friday. Russia will compete with the Bundesteam on Saturday, and on January 18 - with the silver medalists of the 2007 World Cup, the Poles. The three best teams from each group, taking into account the results between them, advance to the second stage (“A” + “B”, “C” + “D”). Next are the playoffs, starting with the semi-finals. The championship will last until February 1.
TENNIS. January 12--17. ATP tournaments. Auckland (New Zealand), Sydney (Australia). Category ATP World Tour 250. WTA tournaments. Sydney (Australia). Premier. Hobart (Australia). International .
The game week preceding the start of the traditionally first Grand Slam tournament of the season - the Australian Open in Melbourne (qualifications begin here on January 14). All competitions are held on hard court.
HOCKEY. January 13--18. KHL -- Russian Open Championship. Regular season.
Full schedule for the week. January 13. "Amur" - HC MVD, "Salavat Yulaev" - "Traktor", "Severstal" - SKA, CSKA - "Metallurg" MG, "Dynamo" M - "Ak Bars". January 14. "Atlant" - "Vanguard". January 15. "Torpedo" - "Barys", HC MVD - "Khimik", "Amur" - "Ak Bars", "Metallurg" NK - "Neftekhimik", "Sibir" - "Lada", "Salavat Yulaev" -- "Metallurg" Mg, "Dynamo" M -- "Dynamo" Mn, CSKA -- "Lokomotiv", "Spartak" -- "Severstal", "Vityaz" -- SKA. January 16. "Dynamo" R - "Avangard". January 17. "Torpedo" - "Khimik", "Amur" - "Neftekhimik", "Metallurg" Nk - "Lada", "Sibir" - "Ak Bars", "Traktor" - "Metallurg" Mg, "Salavat" Yulaev" - "Dynamo" Mn, "Dynamo" M - "Barys", CSKA - SKA, "Spartak" - "Lokomotiv", "Vityaz" - "Severstal". January 18. HC MVD - "Vanguard".
BIATHLON. January 14--18. World Cup . 5th stage. Ruhpolding (Germany).
Stage program: Wednesday - women's relay, Thursday - men's relay, Friday - sprint (w), Saturday - sprint (m), Sunday - pursuit races.
SKATES. January 17--18. World Sprint Championship. Moscow.
BOBSLEIGH, SKELETON. January 15--18. European Championship as part of the World Cup . St. Moritz (Switzerland).
SKI RACING. January 16--18. World Cup stage. Sprint (individual, team), 15 km (w), 30 km (m) . Whistler (Canada).
The stage will take place on the Olympic tracks in Vancouver 2010.
SPRINGBOARD JUMPING. January 15-17. World Cup stage. Zakopane (Poland).
NORTHERN BIATHLON. January 16--17. World Cup stage. Whistler (Canada).