Russian volleyball players defeated Italians Daniele Lupo and Paolo Nikolai with a score of 21:17, 22:20. In the semifinals, they will play with the Austrian pair Martin Ermakor / Moritz Pristauc-Telsnigg.

The semifinals of the tournament, the finals and the match for third place will be held on Sunday. All other Russian athletes have already completed the fight in the tournament.

Earlier it was reported that Leshukov and Semenov reached the quarter finals of the beach volleyball European Championship