On the 10th of November in Cheboksary, at the Sports School of Olympic Reserve in Table Tennis and Archery named after Irina Soldatova, the Russian Cup in Table Tennis (deaf sports) ended.

The three-day competition was attended by sportsmen (20 men and 18 women) from 12 regions of the country - Chuvash Republic, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Krasnodar Krai, Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Smolensk, Chelyabinsk, Orenburg, Novosibirsk, Yaroslavl and Leningrad Oblasts. In contrast to the national championship, this time there were a third fewer participants, and the top performers remained largely unchhanged, with only minor changes on the podiums. Egor Astafiev, a talented master from Nizhny Novgorod, and Anna Kondratova from the Moscow Oblast showcased their skills with confidence.

The masters of the small racket played for the prizes in singles, doubles and mixed doubles competitions. Today the results of the winners and runners-up in all categories were announced. They are as follows:

Men:

1st place - Dmitry Pischuk (Moscow Oblast)

2nd place - Asilbek Suynaliev (Moscow Oblast)

3rd place - Igor Borisov (Yaroslavl Oblast / Orenburg Oblast)

3rd place - Egor Astafiev (Nizhny Novgorod Oblast / Orenburg Oblast)

Women:

1st place - Tatiana Chikunova (Leningrad Oblast)

2nd place - Alena Lopina (Chelyabinsk Oblast)

3rd place - Ksenia Anisheva (Chuvash Republic)

3rd place - Anna Kondratova (Moscow Oblast)

Doubles - Men:

1st place - Egor Astafiev (Nizhny Novgorod Oblast / Orenburg Oblast) / Mikhail Sidorov (Orenburg Oblast)

2nd place - Dmitry Pischuk / Asilbek Suinaliev (Moscow Oblast)

3rd place - Denis Kostkin (Krasnodar Krai) / Aleksei Nechushkin (Moscow)

3rd place - Antanas Zhilinskas / Alexander Varvarin (St. Petersburg)

Doubles - Women:

1st place - Alena Lopina (Chelyabinsk Oblast) / Anna Kondratova (Moscow Oblast)

2nd place - Ksenia Anisheva (Chuvash Republic) / Tatiana Chikunova (Leningrad Oblast)

3rd place - Anna Mikheeva (Chuvash Republic) / Tatiana Lopatko (Moscow)

3rd place - Anna Bulgakova (Moscow) / Elizaveta Afanasieva (St. Petersburg)

Mixed Doubles - Men and Women:

1st place - Egor Astafiev (Nizhny Novgorod Oblast / Orenburg Oblast) / Anna Kondratova (Moscow Oblast).

2nd place - Dmitry Pischuk (Moscow Oblast) / Alena Lopina (Chelyabinsk Oblast)

3rd place - Denis Kostkin (Krasnodar Krai) / Tatiana Chikunova (Leningrad Oblast)

3rd place - Asilbek Suinaliev (Moscow Oblast) / Ksenia Anisheva (Chuvash Republic)

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Text: Nurlan Tazhigulov

Photo: Ksenia Anisheva

Translation: Daria Kudelina