The hegemony of the army team was interrupted by Zenit St. Petersburg, which won the decisive, seventh match of the final series of the VTB United League with a score of 81:75. 

The last time before that, except for CSKA, Ural Great Perm managed to become the champion of the country in the 2001/2002 season.

Earlier it was reported that Zenit beat CSKA and became the champion of the VTB United League for the first time.