CASE-IN prepares new champions and promising players for the Russian national baseball team

The victory of the Unicorn baseball team ended the fourth Olympia All-Star Cup. The organizers of the tournament, which took place in Balashikha, Moscow region, were Reliable Shift Charitable Foundation,  Astralogica LLC and Olimpia Baseball Club with the support of Russian Baseball and Softball Federations, as well as the organizing committee of the International Engineering CASE-IN Championship, one of the organizers of which is the Russia – the Land of Opportunities platform.

78 athletes aged 13 to 16 from 15 baseball clubs in Russia and the Republic of Belarus took part in the Cup, he said Director of the Reliable Change Foundation Artem Korolev. 

"All of them are already highly qualified players, participated in the official competitions of the 2025 season. During the selection, the organizers gave priority to the strongest participants of regional and All-Russian championships, the leaders of their clubs and sports schools. And the guys confirmed that they are really the best, demonstrated excellent baseball and gained invaluable gaming experience in competition with equally strong opponents., – he noted. – This is especially important, in the absence of international competitions, to prepare for the exit from the sports lockdown in the future and to perform well at the Youth Olympic Games in 2026, the Olympic Games in 2028 and 2032, during which baseball competitions are planned."

For the Champion's Cup on the basis of the Sports Center for Military-applied Sports of the FAA of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation CSKA 6 teams competed ("Dragon", "Unicorn", "Centaur", "Eagle", "Sagittarius" and "Phoenix"), which were formed by the draft procedure, which implies the alternate selection of players by 12 leading coaches. For compliance with standard rules, including stipulated by the Regulation The additions were monitored by a professional team of judges and scorers from Moscow and the Moscow region.

Following the results of the round-robin matches, the 4 strongest teams managed to make it to the final games, where they had to compete for prizes. 

The bronze medalist for the second year in a row becomes "The Centaur", In a tense match, Sagittarius defeated the team by a minimal margin - 5:4. 

In the golden match "The Unicorn" left no chance for last year's silver medalist "The Eagle" - 10:2. The winners' coaching staff includes Yuri Bakalets-Acosta and Kirill Dukmasov, representing the Bears baseball club near Moscow (SSHOR "Meteor", Balashikha).

In addition, the best players of the tournament, who received individual awards, were determined.

Alexey Dmitriev was recognized as the best batter (Centaur team, Russtar Baseball Club (SSHOR "Youth of Moscow", Moscow), the best outfield defender is Peter Panarin (Strelets team, Olimpia Baseball Club (SSHOR "Youth of Moscow", Moscow), the best pitcher is Philip Deev (Unicorn team, Bears Baseball Club (SSHOR "Meteor", Balashikha), the best infield defender is Svyatoslav Dubchak (Orel team, Sharks Baseball Club (SSHOR "Vostok", MoscowFor the first time, the organizers established the "Best Catcher" nomination, which was won by Dmitry Sobol (Phoenix team, Brest Bison baseball club (Brest, Belarus). The "Tournament MVP" award (the most useful player of the team) was deservedly received by Ildar Ayupov (Unicorn team, Bears baseball club (SSHOR "Meteor", Balashikha).

All participants of the Olympia Cup received certificates and gifts from the partners of the tournament. In the official award ceremonies for winners and prize-winners The Olympia Cup of the Cadet League Dmitry Alekseevich Kiselyov, President of the Russian Baseball and Softball Federation, and Nikolai Ionovich Gervasov, Vice President of the FBSR, took part. 

The partners of the tournament were the company "Sporttek", Maxilaser Company and  Russian foam. An unfailing drinking partner –  Khvalovskie Vody Company. The Olympia Cup also supports Ivy Online cinema, which provides free subscriptions to its services to all participants and coaches.

The tournament also included a master class in baseball-5 with the participation of European bronze medalist Andrei Lobanov and Commissioner of Baseball-5 in Russia Alexander Chumakov. Young athletes have mastered the important nuances of this dynamic Olympic sports discipline. The event is part of a project aimed at developing baseball in Moscow universities. The "Play for 5" project. The project is the winner of the "Sport for All" competition Vladimir Potanin Charitable Foundation.

The tournament is included in the Unified Calendar of interregional, All-Russian and international sports events of the Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation for 2025. It contributes to the achievement of the goal of the National Demography Project to increase the proportion of citizens who systematically engage in physical education and sports.

Detailed information about the Olympia All-Star Cup can be obtained at the project's website and in social networks.