2022 KML Playoffs
KML Play-offs | |
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Dates | 26 April – 26 May |
Teams | 7 |
Finals | |
Champions | Pärnu Sadam |
Runners-up | Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits |
Third place | Kalev/Cramo |
Fourth place | TalTech |
Finals MVP | Andris Misters |
← 2021 2023 → |
The 2022 KML Play-offs was the tournament to determine the Korvpalli Meistriliiga champions for the 2021–22 season. Regular season was spent in the Estonian-Latvian Basketball League, plus 1 round in the local league, before determining seeding for the play-offs. 7 of 8 teams that participated in the regular season qualified for the play-offs, which started with the quarterfinals. The play-offs began on 26 April 2022 and ended on 26 May.[1] Pärnu Sadam won their first ever title.
Format
[edit]Eight Estonian teams participated in the regular season, which was spent in two parts. First, all teams played in the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League and after played one more round only against Estonian teams. 7 out of 8 teams qualified for the play-offs. Winner of the regular season immediately qualified for the semi-finals, while teams that finished the regular season 2nd to 7th place started the play-offs with quarterfinals. Winners of all play-off rounds are determined in the series of best-of-five format.
Teams
[edit]Venues and locations
[edit]Team | Home city | Arena | Capacity |
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Avis Utilitas Rapla | Rapla | Sadolin Sports Hall | 1000 |
Kalev/Cramo | Tallinn | Kalev Sports Hall | 1870 |
Saku Suurhall | 7200 | ||
Pärnu Sadam | Pärnu | Pärnu Sports Hall | 1820 |
Rakvere Tarvas | Rakvere | Rakvere Sports Hall | 2747 |
Tallinna Kalev | Tallinn | Kalev Sports Hall | 1870 |
TalTech | Tallinn | TalTech Sports Hall | 1000 |
Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | Tartu | University of Tartu Sports Hall | 2600 |
Viimsi/Sportland | Viimsi | Karulaugu Spordikeskus | 500 |
Personnel and kits
[edit]Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer |
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Avis Utilitas Rapla | Lluis Riera | Sven Kaldre | Spalding |
Kalev/Cramo | Roberts Štelmahers | Martin Dorbek | Nike |
Pärnu Sadam | Heiko Rannula | Mihkel Kirves | Nike |
Rakvere Tarvas | Martin Müürsepp | Sten Saaremäel | Spalding |
Tallinna Kalev | Brett Nõmm | Mario Paiste | Nike |
TalTech | Alar Varrak | Oliver Metsalu | Nike |
Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | Nikolajs Mazurs | Adomas Drungilas | Spalding |
KK Viimsi | Valdo Lips | Rain Veideman | Nike |
Seeding
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Kalev/Cramo | 33 | 28 | 5 | 2824 | 2174 | +650 | .848 | Advance to semifinals |
2 | TalTech/Optibet | 33 | 22 | 11 | 2701 | 2528 | +173 | .667 | Advance to quarterfinals |
3 | Viimsi/Sportland | 33 | 21 | 12 | 2609 | 2575 | +34 | .636 | |
4 | Pärnu Sadam | 33 | 20 | 13 | 2762 | 2541 | +221 | .606 | |
5 | Avis Utilitas Rapla | 33 | 14 | 19 | 2687 | 2770 | −83 | .424 | |
6 | Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | 33 | 14 | 19 | 2521 | 2630 | −109 | .424 | |
7 | Tallinna Kalev | 33 | 7 | 26 | 2323 | 2921 | −598 | .212 | |
8 | Rakvere Tarvas | 33 | 5 | 28 | 2403 | 2970 | −567 | .152 |
Play-off bracket
[edit]Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
1 | Kalev/Cramo | |||||||||||||
none | ||||||||||||||
1 | Kalev/Cramo | 2 | ||||||||||||
4 | Pärnu Sadam | 3 | ||||||||||||
4 | Pärnu Sadam | 3 | ||||||||||||
5 | Avis Utilitas Rapla | 1 | ||||||||||||
4 | Pärnu Sadam | 3 | ||||||||||||
6 | Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | TalTech/Optibet | 3 | ||||||||||||
7 | Tallinna Kalev | 1 | ||||||||||||
2 | TalTech/Optibet | 0 | Third place | |||||||||||
6 | Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | 3 | ||||||||||||
3 | Viimsi/Sportland | 1 | 1 | Kalev/Cramo | 3 | |||||||||
6 | Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | 3 | 2 | TalTech/Optibet | 0 |
Quarter-finals
[edit]Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 |
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Pärnu Sadam | 3–1 | Avis Utilitaas Rapla | 75–64 | 67–80 | 97–81 | 86–76 |
TalTech/Optibet | 3–1 | Tallinna Kalev | 104–108 OT | 110–63 | 76–71 | 83–75 |
Viimsi/Sportland | 1–3 | Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | 80–77 | 79–83 | 75–82 | 68–69 |
Semi-finals
[edit]Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
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Kalev/Cramo | 2–3 | Pärnu Sadam | 76–52 | 99–84 | 70–91 | 70–98 | 73–82 |
TalTech/Optibet | 0–3 | Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | 67–75 | 62–77 | 85–90 |
Kalev/Cramo vs. Pärnu Sadam
[edit]7 May | Kalev/Cramo | 76–52 (Series: 1–0) |
Pärnu Sadam | Tallinn |
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17:00 | Scoring by quarter: 16–11, 18–6, 23–20, 19–15 | |||
Pts: Siliņš, Kitsing, Hermet 13 Rebs: Siliņš 8 Asts: Dorbek 8 PIR: Siliņš 18 |
Boxscore | Pts: Post 11 Rebs: Van Tamm 9 Asts: Gilbert, Misters, Post 2 PIR: Valeika, Van Tamm 13 |
Arena: Kalevi Spordihall Attendance: 503 Referees: T. Suslov, M. Männiste, H. Laas |
10 May | Pärnu Sadam | 84–99 (Series: 0–2) |
Kalev/Cramo | Pärnu |
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19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 17–30, 26–27, 20–17, 21–25 | |||
Pts: Kirves 22 Rebs: Kirves 9 Asts: Post 9 PIR: Kirves 31 |
Boxscore | Pts: Murphy 20 Rebs: Siliņš, Jackson 7 Asts: Dorbek 9 PIR: Siliņš, Murphy 22 |
Arena: Pärnu Spordihall Attendance: 530 Referees: A. Halliko, R. Konks, A. Talisainen |
14 May | Kalev/Cramo | 70–91 (Series: 2–1) |
Pärnu Sadam | Tallinn |
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17:00 | Scoring by quarter: 16–24, 20–17, 12–30, 22–20 | |||
Pts: Murphy 13 Rebs: Murphy 7 Asts: Dorbek, Jackson 3 PIR: Nurger 22 |
Boxscore | Pts: Gilbert, Van Tamm 18 Rebs: Van Tamm 14 Asts: Gilbert 11 PIR: Van Tamm 28 |
Arena: Kalevi Spordihall Attendance: 531 Referees: T. Suslov, M. Männiste, R. Värv |
16 May | Pärnu Sadam | vs. (Series: 2–2) |
Kalev/Cramo | Pärnu |
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19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 26–20, 26–12, 26–17 | |||
Pts: Konontsuk 21 Rebs: Van Tamm 8 Asts: Post 9 PIR: Konontsuk 23 |
Boxscore | Pts: Hermet 18 Rebs: Siliņš 7 Asts: Dorbek 7 PIR: Hermet 22 |
Arena: Pärnu Spordihall Attendance: 710 Referees: A. Halliko, A. Halliko, A. Talisainen |
17 May | Kalev/Cramo | 73–82 (Series: 2–3) |
Pärnu Sadam | Tallinn |
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19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 25–18, 16–18, 10–23, 22–23 | |||
Pts: Hermet 17 Rebs: Hermet, Murphy 7 Asts: Dorbek, Jackson 5 PIR: Hermet 19 |
Boxscore | Pts: Konontsuk 22 Rebs: Gilbert, Van Tamm 7 Asts: Post 7 PIR: Post 27 |
Arena: Kalevi Spordihall Attendance: 1023 Referees: A. Halliko, T. Suslov, H. Laas |
TalTech/Optibet vs. Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits
[edit]8 May | TalTech/Optibet | 67–75 (Series: 0–1) |
Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | Tallinn |
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17:00 | Scoring by quarter: 23–28, 8–13, 10–16, 26–18 | |||
Pts: Metsalu 23 Rebs: Küttis 5 Asts: Childress 6 PIR: Metsalu 26 |
Boxscore | Pts: Huggins 13 Rebs: Drungilas 7 Asts: Kovliar 7 PIR: Kovliar 25 |
Arena: TalTech Sports Hall Attendance: 419 Referees: M. Männiste, R. Konks, A. Talisainen |
11 May | Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | 77–62 (Series: 2–0) |
TalTech/Optibet | Tartu |
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19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 18–23, 26–9, 20–17, 13–13 | |||
Pts: Huggins 32 Rebs: Wembi 9 Asts: Rosenthal, Kovliar, Huggins, Drungilas, Wembi 3 PIR: Huggins 31 |
Boxscore | Pts: Childress 16 Rebs: Metsalu 5 Asts: Childress 3 PIR: Childress 12 |
Arena: University of Tartu Sports Hall Attendance: 1137 Referees: A. Halliko, T. Suslov, H. Laas |
13 May | TalTech/Optibet | 85–90 (Series: 0–3) |
Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | Tallinn |
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18:00 | Scoring by quarter: 22–18, 18–25, 19–24, 26–23 | |||
Pts: Metsalu 28 Rebs: Childress, Keedus 6 Asts: Childress, Sokk 8 PIR: Childress 35 |
Boxscore | Pts: Huggins 24 Rebs: Eelmäe 6 Asts: Huggins, Drungilas 4 PIR: Huggins, Drungilas 25 |
Arena: TalTech Sports Hall Attendance: 537 Referees: R. Peerandi, M. Uuehendrik, R. Värv |
Bronze medal serie
[edit]Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
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Kalev/Cramo | 3–0 | TalTech/Optibet | 85–75 | 77–63 | 79–68 |
19 May | Kalev/Cramo | 85–75 (Series: 1–0) |
TalTech/Optibet | Tallinn |
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19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 20–10, 19–25, 27–25, 19–15 | |||
Pts: Kitsing 198 Rebs: Hermet 8 Asts: Vītols 8 PIR: Kitsing 24 |
Boxscore | Pts: Childress 28 Rebs: Metsalu 8 Asts: Childress 5 PIR: Childress 32 |
Arena: Kalevi Spordihall Attendance: 221 Referees: T. Suslov, R. Konks, R. Värv |
22 May | TalTech/Optibet | 63–77 (Series: 0–2) |
Kalev/Cramo | Tallinn |
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17:00 | Scoring by quarter: 21–24, 9–24, 19–11, 14–18 | |||
Pts: Childress 28 Rebs: Metsalu 7 Asts: Metsalu 4 PIR: Childress 29 |
Boxscore | Pts: Kurbas 16 Rebs: Hermet 10 Asts: Jackson 6 PIR: Kurbas 19 |
Arena: TalTech Sports Hall Attendance: 184 Referees: M. Männiste, R. Konks, H. Laas |
24 May | Kalev/Cramo | 79–68 (Series: 3–0) |
TalTech/Optibet | Tallinn |
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19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 24–14, 15–18, 21–19 | |||
Pts: Vītols 16 Rebs: Dorbek 6 Asts: Jackson 6 PIR: Nurger, Vītols 19 |
Boxscore | Pts: Metsalu 18 Rebs: Keedus 11 Asts: Metsalu 5 PIR: Keedus 18 |
Arena: Kalevi Spordihall Attendance: 351 Referees: A. Halliko, R. Peerandi, R. Värv |
Final
[edit]Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
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Pärnu Sadam | 3–0 | Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | 93–88 | 69–68 | 73–60 |
20 May | Pärnu Sadam | 93–88 (Series: 1–0) |
Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | Pärnu |
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19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 31–19, 23–21, 17–26, 22–22 | |||
Pts: Misters 20 Rebs: Valeika 10 Asts: Misters 7 PIR: Misters 25 |
Boxscore | Pts: Wembi 23 Rebs: Wembi 8 Asts: Rosenthal, Drungilas, Wembi 3 PIR: Wembi 33 |
Arena: Pärnu Spordihall Attendance: 1410 Referees: A. Halliko, M. Männiste, H. Laas |
23 May | Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | 68–69 (Series: 0–2) |
Pärnu Sadam | Tartu |
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19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 28–10, 12–18, 15–22, 13–19 | |||
Pts: Huggins 28 Rebs: Wembi 11 Asts: Rosenthal, Drungilas 3 PIR: Huggins, Wembi 32 |
Boxscore | Pts: Kirves 17 Rebs: Kirves 13 Asts: Post 8 PIR: Kirves 28 |
Arena: University of Tartu Sports Hall Attendance: 2038 Referees: R. Peerandi, M. Uuehendrik, R. Värv |
26 May | Pärnu Sadam | 73–60 (Series: 3–0) |
Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | Pärnu |
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19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 23–20, 15–19, 18–15, 17–6 | |||
Pts: Valge 18 Rebs: Valeika 9 Asts: Post 10 PIR: Konontsuk 22 |
Boxscore | Pts: Wembi 13 Rebs: Wembi 8 Asts: Kovliar 4 PIR: Wembi 25 |
Arena: Pärnu Spordihall Attendance: 2010 Referees: A. Halliko, T. Suslov, R. Konks |