Victor Bychkov:

— First of all I'd like to thank all the clubs for the trust in me. On behalf of all the clubs I also want to thank Andrey Vatutin for the colossal work he's done. In two years PBL has gone all the way from its birth to the competition of the highest level. The past two championships were the most interesting in the Russian history. One of our main goals for the upcoming season is to host two championships: the main one and the youth one. The title of Russian champions shouldn't be devalued, even if European cups places are being played for in the other competition. We're ready to cooperate with RBF, VTB United League in order to find the vector of developement of the Russian championship.