IX championship of Russia, Novosibirsk

Во двореце спорта Новосибирского НГТУ соревновались шесть сильнейших регбольных команд : «Витязь»(Подольск),»Виктория»(Назарово, Красноярский край), «Медведи Прикамья»(Пермь), «Уральский легион» (Екатеринбург), «Соболь»( Новосибирск) и «Сибирь» (Новосибирская область). Золотые медали и Кубок чемпионата вручены команде «Уральский легион», серебро у «Сибири», бронзовые медали у игроков «Соболя».

Ended Ninth in Novosibirsk championship of Russia on regball became a real sporting event for the capital of Siberia. Hundreds of fans of all three tournament days before refusal filled the Palace of sports NGTU. Competed six teams : Vityaz(Podolsk),"Victoria"(Nazarovo, Krasnoyarsk Krai), "Bears of Prikamye"(Perm), "Ural Legion" (Ekaterinburg), "Sobol"( Novosibirsk) and "Siberia" (Novosibirsk region).

In the first match of the championship clash between the hosts — the team "Siberia" and "Vityaz" from Podolsk, near Moscow, the team is young, but very stubborn and strong-willed. It has played two masters of sports of the international class on Greco-Roman wrestling E. Grebnev and Sergei Sabinin, experienced Igor Belikov and Hasan Garchow.

The game was high tempo, entertaining. Siberians have built their attack through the tall and powerful Alexandrov, with accurate shots. Throughout the match the game was the ball in the ball. The first period, the hosts ended with a margin of two goals. The second team scored six goals. 13 : 11 - Siberians have scored first the hard-fought victory.

In the second match of the tournament Novosibirsk "Sable" was opposed by "Ural Legion" -the team is very experienced, powerful and cohesive. The Urals, from the first seconds took fast attack on the ring of the Siberian rail — Denis Kazakov and Yuri Maslov, who were supported by the whole team. Taking advantage in the second period, they missed their chance and won a landslide victory over the "Sable" with the score 16:9.

The following match "Siberia" extremely easily dealt with the "Bears of the Kama region" with a score of 23: 6. And their fellow team "Sobol" has a chance to rehabilitate themselves in front of their fans for the previous loss. But they are , unfortunately, not used, conceded victory in the match with "Victoria" from Nazarovo with 9:12.

The next day, Podolsk "Vityaz" met "Bears of the Kama region" and quite convincingly played a penalty shootout with the score 22: 10 proving that the suburban realistov too early to dismiss. Exactly the same account "Ural Legion" overpowered Nazarovsky "Victoria", the team is very resistant, hard, but, unfortunately, age.

In the evening part of the championship took place, probably, the most anticipated by all fans of the game. Met two Siberian commands "Siberia" and "Sobol". The struggle on the platform was extremely resistant and this encounter, which took place under the endless noise and hubbub of the stands supporting the players of both teams, ended with a small advantage "Siberia" 12:8.

And going still unbeaten "Ural Legion" had a tough match with the "Vityaz", which is to strengthen its position in the tournament, needed a long-awaited victory. And the team of Gennady Andreytsev has done everything possible to adequately confront the leaders. The game was extremely tough and equal, and who will overcome in this fight, it wasn't clear until before the judge twice in a row is not deleted from the platform two-player "Knights".

The Urals have used the "gift" and took the lead, losing their benefits before the end of the game. 17 to 15 in favor of "the foreigners" ended this very difficult for both teams in the match. For the next game with "Sable", where the fate prizes, city-dwellers is likely to have been unable to recover and lost with a big score 7:15.

In the struggle for gold medals "Siberia" and "Ural Legion". If you say that this game was tense, to say nothing. The teams played at an incredible speed, sometimes the emotions of players and spectators, was a bit too full. For a rough collision was removed before the end of the match, the captain of the "legionaries" Alexander Maslov and the player "Siberia" Sergey Velichko. It's a relief for players. Siberians have successfully threatened the ring of the Urals high-speed Denis Utkin, who scored five goals. The same managed to score goals against the opponents Yuri Maslov, and "Golden" goal in the last seconds of this dramatic match were scored by Andrey Denisov. With overweight in one ball 15:14 winning team "Ural Legion".

So, gold medals and the championship Cup awarded to the team "Ural Legion", silver at "Siberia" and the bronze medal awarded to players of the "Sable". The best scorer of the championship recognized Yuri Maslov.

Organizers: Administration of Novosibirsk region, Russian Federation regola, Novosibirsk Federation of regola, sport Management Novosibirsky region
General sponsor — sports charitable Foundation Comet

Interviews with guests and participants of the IX championship on regball, Novosibirsk, Russia, December 2007

Our team consists of two teams: the citizens and we, the city residents. We train everyone in his town and try to hold a friendly match to tune up a team. To create a strong team, we lack experienced players. Many promising guys after the sports career go into private business, we have nothing to interest them. Today to play REBOL, you need to be a fan of this game, and it is not given to everyone. For many years we kept going to today's success grew, the skill, the teamwork guys in recent years we have only lost to the "Atlanta of Neva", so our success is logical.Yuri Maslov, striker 'Ural Legion, the best scorer of the Championship

The Russian Federation has instructed our young Federation, the preparatory work for the main Russian tournament, and a big help in had a sports charity Fund "Comet" (Vitaly Viktorovich Talkers), the MTS club of combat sports Pervomaets and sports club "STICK". By the way, of the members of these clubs were created by our team, which managed to become this year and winner of the Cup of Russia and prize-winner of the championship of Russia. And the players of "Siberia" — the real sports stars and it is a merit of the trainer of the team of the Konstantin Yakovlev.Dmitry Zhuravlev, the President of Federation of the Novosibirsk region regola

The team is physically and psychologically ready to win this championship. Especially because we played at home, with the active support of the fans. I have nothing to reproach the team. But in the final match with the "Ural Legion" we just fatally unlucky: strikers missed from the most advantageous positions. But if you do not hammer — hammer to you. Of course, the loss of one goal is very disappointing, but this match showed that our team has good potential. Indeed, in the course of this year we managed to win the Russian Cup and silver at this championship. "Siberia" — the team of the future and I believe that gold of the championship of Russia we will have.Konstantin Yakovlev, the coach of team 'Siberia'

Press IX championship on regball, Novosibirsk, Russia, December 2007

The Deputy of the State Duma, hero of Russia, Olympic champion Alexander Karelin conveyed the greetings and wished all the teams participating in the championship show "hard, uncompromising, but correct struggle" and published on the Foundation's website Karelin press release of the championship.