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2017–18 Baltic Men Volleyball League

The 2017–18 Baltic Men Volleyball League, known as Credit 24 Champions League for sponsorship reasons, was the 13th edition of the highest level of club volleyball in the Baltic states. Saaremaa, a new team formed in 2017, won on their debut as they defeated Pärnu in the final with the score 3–2.[1]

2017–18 Baltic Men Volleyball League
LeagueBaltic Men Volleyball League
SportVolleyball
Duration30 September 2017 – 24 March 2018
Season championsEstonia Saaremaa
Finals
ChampionsEstonia Saaremaa
  Runners-upEstonia Pärnu
Finals MVPEstonia Hindrek Pulk (Saaremaa)
Baltic Volleyball League seasons

Participating teams

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Location of 2017–18 Baltic Men Volleyball League teams.

The following teams took part in the 2017–18 edition of Baltic Men Volleyball League.[2]

Venues and personnel

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Team Location Arena Head Coach
  Bigbank Tartu Tartu University of Tartu Sports Hall   Oliver Lüütsepp
  Järvamaa Paide E-Piim Sports Hall   Laimons Raudsepp
  Pärnu Pärnu Pärnu Sports Hall   Avo Keel
  Rakvere Rakvere Rakvere Sports Hall   Andres Toode
  Saaremaa Kuressaare Kuressaare Sports Centre   Urmas Tali
  Selver Tallinn Tallinn Audentes Sports Centre   Austris Štāls
  TTÜ Tallinn TTÜ Sports Hall   Janis Sirelpuu
  Biolars/Jelgava Jelgava Zemgale Olympic Center   Jurijs Deveikus
  Daugavpils Universitāte Daugavpils Daugavpils Olympic Center   Edgars Savickis
  Jēkabpils Lūši Jēkabpils Jēkabpils Sporta nams   Mārcis Obrumans
  OC Limbaži/MSG Limbaži Limbaži 3rd Secondary School   Lauris Iecelnieks
  RTU/Robežsardze Riga Vamoic Sports Hall   Raimonds Vilde
  Elga Master Idea SM Dubysa Šiauliai   Aivaras Strockis
  Raseiniai Norvelita Raseiniai   Robertas Nekrašas

Main Tournament

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All participating 14 clubs were playing according to the double round robin system.

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Saaremaa 26 24 2 69 75 20 3.750 2186 1823 1.199 Qualified
for Playoffs
2   Pärnu 26 23 3 68 72 20 3.600 2140 1785 1.199
3   Bigbank Tartu 26 20 6 63 69 24 2.875 1997 1746 1.144
4   Jēkabpils Lūši 26 18 8 56 65 36 1.806 2249 2080 1.081
5   Selver Tallinn 26 18 8 53 64 40 1.600 2298 2101 1.094
6   Rakvere 26 17 9 48 57 41 1.390 2125 2063 1.030
7   RTU/Robežsardze 26 14 12 40 49 46 1.065 2029 2079 0.976
8   Biolars/Jelgava 26 12 14 36 46 50 0.920 2089 2084 1.002
9   Raseiniai Norvelita 26 9 17 28 43 61 0.705 2114 2196 0.963
10   Järvamaa 26 9 17 25 35 65 0.538 2016 2143 0.941
11   TTÜ 26 6 20 18 27 62 0.435 1870 2098 0.891
12   Daugavpils Universitāte 26 5 21 16 29 69 0.420 1979 2310 0.857
13   Elga Master Idea SM Dubysa 26 5 21 14 26 71 0.366 1974 2255 0.875
14   OC Limbaži/MSG 26 2 24 12 23 74 0.311 1568 1871 0.838
Updated to match(es) played on 11 March 2018. Source: Credit24 Champions League

Playoffs

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The four winners of each series qualified to the Final Four, while the other four teams were eliminated.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Saaremaa   6–0   Biolars/Jelgava 3–0 3–0
Pärnu   6–0   RTU/Robežsardze 3–1 3–0
Bigbank Tartu   4–5   Rakvere 2–3 3–1 0–3
Jēkabpils Lūši   5–1   Selver Tallinn 3–2 3–1

Final four

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
23 March
 
 
  Saaremaa 3
 
24 March
 
  Rakvere 1
 
  Saaremaa 3
 
23 March
 
  Pärnu 2
 
  Pärnu 3
 
 
  Jēkabpils Lūši 1
 
3rd place match
 
 
24 March
 
 
  Rakvere 2
 
 
  Jēkabpils Lūši 3

Semifinals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
23 Mar 16:00 Saaremaa   3–1   Rakvere 25–19 20–25 25–18 25–14   95–76 Report
23 Mar 19:00 Pärnu   3–1   Jēkabpils Lūši 24–26 25–20 25–19 25–12   99–77 Report

3rd place match

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 Mar 14:00 Rakvere   2–3   Jēkabpils Lūši 15–25 19–25 25–12 25–22 10–15 94–99 Report

Final

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 Mar 17:00 Saaremaa   3–2   Pärnu 25–21 25–19 23–25 20–25 15–9 108–99 Report

Final ranking

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Final four awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Saaremaa krooniti viiegeimilise lahingu järel Credit24 Meistriliiga võitjaks! Archived 2018-03-25 at the Wayback Machine" volley.ee (24.03.2018). Retrieved on 26.03.2018. (in Estonian)
  2. ^ "Võistkonnad" volley.ee. Retrieved on 26.03.2018. (in Estonian)
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