The round started on Saturday with Ekaterinburg dismantling Dynamo Moscow 111-41 as they debuted their possible ideal lineup for domestic games. On Monday, a big game from Stephanie Mavunga helped Enisey beat Anna Leshkovtseva and MBA 83-78 out in Krasnoyarsk. The rest of the games were on Wednesday, including Dynamo Novosibirsk starting their season with a 62-57 win over Spartak Noginsk. Nadezhda also started their season, eventually overcoming Spartak Moscow 67-50 at home in Orenburg. The battle of Kursk finished the round and Dynamo beat Inventa 76-53.

October 13, 2018

Ekaterinburg vs. Dynamo Moscow 111-41 EKA Vieru 18/9r McBride 15/9a Petrushina 15 Vadeeva 13/6r Belyakova 12 Meesseman 12 Musina 9/6r Vandersloot 8 Torrens 4 DYM Savina 13 Fedorova 6

October 15, 2018

Enisey Krasnoyarsk vs. MBA Moscow 83-78 ENI Mavunga 33/18r Vorobyeva 13 Hines-Allen 4 MBA Leshkovtseva 22 Nizamova 14 Sytnyak 12 Psareva 10/12r

October 16, 2018

Spartak Noginsk vs. Dynamo Novosibirsk 57-62 SPN Andrianova 17/13r Sumets 16 Alikina 10/10r DYN Caldwell 12/18r Langlois 11/6r Cheren 10 Scheer 7

Nadezhda Orenburg vs. Spartak Moscow 67-50 NAD Jones 15/8r Medvedeva 11 Shilova 11 Bulgak 4/12r SPM Stallworth 14 O’Neill 9/6a

Dynamo Kursk vs. Inventa Kursk 76-53 DYK Petrovic 18 Vidmer 16/13r/8s Anoikina 15/10r Kirillova 10 Cruz 8 Xargay 4 INK Pachurina 10/8r Shabanova 10/7r Kozik 10