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Tonight an acting Russian Champion competing in the first Premier-League home match overpowered the guests from Noginsk.

Since 2001/2002 season Ekaterinburg women’s basketball team competes under UMMC flag. Over the last decade, there were no team in the Russian elite echelon that could beat an acting Champion and interrupt 10-year period of Ekaterinburg’s supremacy on domestic arena. UMMC is 11-times Russian Champion and since 2009 to 2017 Foxes won domestic tournament for 9 times in a row. For the Ural’s fans UMMC are 4 letters in the name of the beloved team, while many Russian opponents treat the same 4 letters as an irritating factor that sometimes motivates them to act heroic.

Yesterday in Kursk Olaf Lange’s team competing in the Russian Cup Quarterfinal match were defeated by local Inventa and ended up its campaign.

Few days ago, Russian Basketball Federation Executive Committee appointed new Head Coaches of the men and women’s national teams. German specialist Olaf Lange currently heading UMMC Ekaterinburg coaching squad was appointed as Russian women’s national basketball team Head Coach.

Competing in UMMC Arena UMMC defeated the guests from Saint Petersburg in the Russian Cup 1/8 round and qualified to the Quarter-Final stage.

RFB decision to appoint Olaf Lange currently guiding UMMC Ekaterinburg as Head Coach of the Russian women’s national basketball team is natural and UMMC will cope will all possible troubles of sharing these two positions – said BC UMMC Ekaterinburg Director Maxim Ryabkov.

After a fierce and desperate battle in the Final round of the international tournament UMMC Cup, reigning Champion of Russia from Ekaterinburg yielded to acting Hungarian Champions Sopron.

Tonight competing in all or nothing Game 5 of the Russian Premier League play-off series UMMC on the road in Kursk defeated local Dynamo to ride to an 83:82 victory and its 11th Champion of Russia title.

Tonight competing in all or nothing Game 5 of the Russian Premier League play-off series UMMC on the road in Kursk defeated local Dynamo to ride to an 83:82 victory and its 11th Champion of Russia title.

In Game 4 of the Russian Championship Final series until 3 wins reigning national Champion competing at home gave a true battle to the visiting side.

In Game 2 of the Russian Premier League Final play-off series Olaf Lange’s team yielded to Dynamo Kursk.