Noslen Diaz and Jorge Luis Alayo

Havana, July 20 (RHC) - Cubans Noslen Diaz and Jorge Luis Alayo will face, this Sunday, the hosts Oleg Stoyanovsky-Ilya Leshukov, now for the Russian Beach Volleyball Cup 2025, which takes place in St. Petersburg.

They beat him 2-1 last week (21-11, 16-21, 15-12) in the dispute for the gold of the Moscow Open, also corresponding to the Russian League.

The match is scheduled for 12:00 (Cuba time), with the islanders determined to defeat the champions of this circuit in recent years, undefeated so far in the current stop, with three wins without loses.

Noslen and Jorge Luis, who lost in two, advanced to the final stage by defeating Dmitry Veretyuk-Fedor Sabaev (Obninsk club) in the semifinals this Saturday by sweeping 21-12 and 21-17, repeating the dominance they had in the previous phase and in the 2024 phase.

On the same day, in the quarterfinals, they overcame other well-known rivals who had played twice at the Moscow Open: the experienced Vyacheslav Krasilnikov (World and Olympic medalist) and the 19-year-old Vladislav Reison (Dynamo), also in a close match that went to tie-break (21-18, 17-21, 18-16).

To reach the round of 16, on Friday, they had to win 2-1 (21-11, 11-21, 15-9) against the Evert-Martynenko pairing. The pass to the quarterfinals was secured with a 21-13 and 21-14 sweep over Fedorenko-Kosenko. 

The Cuban Olympic pair is preparing for the World Championship in Adelaide, from November 14 to 23.

Source: JIT