The most interesting thing in the next round was made at the end – dessert for the third. In the last central confrontation in the round, KPRF and Gazprom-Ugra will meet, the actual and potential leader (the Ugra team has four points less, but also two matches).

“Ugra” this season defends its champion title, for the first time the communists really claim it. And in principle, in the distance covered by the championship, the teams looked like equal rivals. However, the verification by Norilsk Nickel – the last matches of KPRF and Gazprom-Ugra were held with Norilsk – gives a slightly different picture. The communists were defeated in the first match 2-6 and the second ended in a tough victory 5-3. Our team first beat the Norilsk people 3-0, and the next day they confidently led 4-1 and only relaxed at the end, missed two goals.

For Gazprom-Ugra and the fact that the team, which is usually the backbone of the Russian team, was represented in it at the recent tournament in Slovakia by only two players, that is, it was preparing for the 8th round with almost all of them. KPRF has sent a whole quartet to the national team, which, of course, speaks in favor of the Communists, but it can affect preparation for the championship matches.

So, Norilsk has revealed the strongest? It seems that there is no, six points in these matches will not break off anyone, there will be a stubborn, intense fight for them.