From 4 to 11 November, the Russian Basketball Cup (deaf sports) was held in Supsekh, Krasnodar, near Anapa. Four men's and women's teams from five regions took part in the tournament: Belgorod Oblast, Lugansk People's Republic, Chelyabinsk Oblast, St. Petersburg and Moscow.

Moscow, St. Petersburg and Belgorod Oblast put up two teams each (men's and women's), while Lugansk People's Republic and Chelyabinsk Oblast presented their regions with one team each.

The tournament kicked off with three days of fierce and intense round-robin group play, followed by a day off on 8 November to allow all teams to recover before the intense playoff matches.

Next up was the women's team from the Belgorod Oblast, who had earlier defeated St. Petersburg in the group stage, but ironically lost to the same team in the semi-finals.

The men's team from the same region defeated the team from St. Petersburg in the match for third place with only a two-point difference. It has to be said that the regular training camps of the Belgorod team have really paid off.

The men's final pitted Moscow against Chelyabinsk Oblast. The Chelyabinsk team played well but could not win - Moscow won by a narrow margin. In the women's final, Moscow confidently defeated its rivals from St. Petersburg by almost fifty points, following in the footsteps of their male counterparts. In conclusion, there has been steady progress and domination of the two Moscow basketball schools.

Results:

Men:

1st place - Moscow

2nd place - Chelyabinsk Oblast

3rd place - Belgorod Oblast

Women:

1st place - Moscow

2nd place - St. Petersburg

3rd place - Belgorod Oblast

Results of all matches:

Text: Nurlan Tazhigulov, Maria Mazhenina

Photo: Danil Silnichenko

Translation: Daria Kudelina