The championship is taking place in Minsk. The participation on this stage of the tournament guarantees at least a bronze medal. Victor Zuev, Vazgen Safaryants, Pavel Kostromin and Sergei Novikov will compete for the final of the tournament in their weight categories. One of the leaders of the national team Sergei Korneev lost to Alexei Egorov of Russia. According to the coach of Korneev, Konstantin Makhankov, there was warped judgment.
