While cup play had been going on, Friday was the first day that teams could compete with their regular rosters. The season started in Kursk even though newcomers Southern Federal University were the listed home team as they faced Dynamo for their first game and lost 91-47. The teams met again on Saturday as Dynamo Kursk’s home game and the result was largely the same with a 91-44 final margin this time. On Sunday, Raisa Musina fired Nika Syktyvkar past Spartak Noginsk 74-34. Nadezhda Orenburg is looking for a bounceback season and started well with an 84-64 win over Spartak Moscow. The Moscow teams met and it was MBA that won 84-62 over Dynamo. Samara had a tough first task as Trinity Baptiste made her professional debut, facing Emma Meesseman and an Ekaterinburg team that is not even at full strength yet and losing 94-57. The round finished with the Siberian rivalry game on Monday as N’dea Jones made her professional debut and Julie Vanloo led Enisey Kranoyarsk in a 65-56 win over Dynamo Novosibirsk.
October 1, 2021
Southern Federal University vs. Dynamo Kursk 47-91 ROS Ryabova 10 Pavliuchenko 10 DYK Lisec 18/6r O. Frolkina 17 Anoikina 12 Kozik 11 Baric 11/6a
October 2, 2021
Dynamo Kursk vs. Southern Federal University 91-44 DYK E. Frolkina 14 O. Frolkina 13 Abaiburova 13 Lisec 11/6r Shabanova 10/10r Baric 7/11a ROS Kuzmina 10/9r Pavliuchenko 10
October 3, 2021
Spartak Noginsk vs. Nika Syktyvkar 34-74 SPN Krivolapova 8/6r NIK Musina 25/12r Marchenkova 19/6r Cherepanova 13/9r
Spartak Moscow vs. Nadezhda Orenburg 64-84 SPM Fedorova 13 Nuritdinova 11 Thompson 10/10r Jones 5 NAD Komarova 17 Gatling 15/12r Elonu 13 Zhedik 13 Medvedeva 12 Namok 10
Dynamo Moscow vs. MBA Moscow 62-84 DYM Kunakova 18 Hillsman 17/8r Poluyanova 10 MBA Logunova 18/8r Shtanko 17 Kirillova 14 Maiga 11/6r Glonti 10/6r
Samara vs. Ekaterinburg 57-94 SAM Kurilchuk 16 Kolosovskaya 10 Grant-Allen 9/6r Baptiste 6/8r EKA Meesseman 28/10r Papova 17/8r Bentley 12 Torrens 12/10a Vadeeva 10 Belyakova 2
October 4, 2021
Enisey Krasnoyarsk vs. Dynamo Novosibirsk 65-56 ENI Vanloo 21 Jones 11/15r Nared 9/8r DYN Wells 14 Alexander 11/10r