Unlike League of the nations as a part of a Russian team the best in the roles now acted binding Startseva Eugenia, diagonal attacking Goncharova Natalia and the blocking Koroleva Irina (Zaryazhko). These girls of Pankov Vadim consciously exempted from League of the nations where the team in a month had to play 15 matches, being constantly wound from Europe to Southeast Asia and back. After a difficult and saturated season Startseva Eugenia, Goncharova Natalia and Koroleva Irina were required time for normal restoration and rest, after all the main competition of year - the World Cup to Japan which will take place from September 30 to October 21.
toto Tournament in Hoogeveen and Eindhoven preceded long, more than a month, work on collecting in "Volya Grade" near Anapa and in Novogorsk situated near Moscow. In the Country of tulips four participants of the forthcoming WC on Rabobank at first played Super Series one circle. Russians got the best of Turkey (3:2), having ceded Italy (1:3) and to hostesses (2:3). But in a semi-final wards Pankov Vadim, obviously added on a tournament course, took from Italians a convincing revenge - 3:0 (25:18, 25:23, 25:22). Yesterday our girls resisted against solid Dutch team and the filled tribunes of sports palace in Eindhoven where the majority of fans were dressed in traditional orange colors.