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Sports season
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
← 2016–172018–19 →

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.

Participating teams

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

Venues and personnel

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

Main Tournament

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 Estonia Saaremaa 26 24 2 69 75 20 3.750 2186 1823 1.199 Qualified
for Playoffs
2 Estonia Pärnu 26 23 3 68 72 20 3.600 2140 1785 1.199
3 Estonia Bigbank Tartu 26 20 6 63 69 24 2.875 1997 1746 1.144
4 Latvia Jēkabpils Lūši 26 18 8 56 65 36 1.806 2249 2080 1.081
5 Estonia Selver Tallinn 26 18 8 53 64 40 1.600 2298 2101 1.094
6 Estonia Rakvere 26 17 9 48 57 41 1.390 2125 2063 1.030
7 Latvia RTU/Robežsardze 26 14 12 40 49 46 1.065 2029 2079 0.976
8 Latvia Biolars/Jelgava 26 12 14 36 46 50 0.920 2089 2084 1.002
9 Lithuania Raseiniai Norvelita 26 9 17 28 43 61 0.705 2114 2196 0.963
10 Estonia Järvamaa 26 9 17 25 35 65 0.538 2016 2143 0.941
11 Estonia TTÜ 26 6 20 18 27 62 0.435 1870 2098 0.891
12 Latvia Daugavpils Universitāte 26 5 21 16 29 69 0.420 1979 2310 0.857
13 Lithuania Elga Master Idea SM Dubysa 26 5 21 14 26 71 0.366 1974 2255 0.875
14 Latvia 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

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 Estonia 6–0 Latvia Biolars/Jelgava 3–0 3–0
Pärnu Estonia 6–0 Latvia RTU/Robežsardze 3–1 3–0
Bigbank Tartu Estonia 4–5 Estonia Rakvere 2–3 3–1 0–3
Jēkabpils Lūši Latvia 5–1 Estonia Selver Tallinn 3–2 3–1

Final four

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

Semifinals

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

3rd place match

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

Final

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

Final ranking

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s) Estonia Saaremaa
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Estonia Pärnu
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Latvia Jēkabpils Lūši
4 Estonia Rakvere
5 Estonia Bigbank Tartu
6 Estonia Selver Tallinn
7 Latvia RTU/Robežsardze
8 Latvia Biolars/Jelgava
9 Lithuania Raseiniai Norvelita
10 Estonia Järvamaa
11 Estonia TTÜ
12 Latvia Daugavpils Universitāte
13 Lithuania Elga Master Idea SM Dubysa
14 Latvia OC Limbaži/MSG
 2017–18 Baltic Men Volleyball League Champions 
Estonia
Saaremaa
1st title
12–man Roster for Final Four
Matej Hukel, Mihkel Tanila, Rauno Tamme, Aleksander Eerma, Hindrek Pulk, Alexander Tusch, Tomaš Halanda, Johan Vahter, Kostiantyn Riabukha, Markus Veltson, Helar Jalg, (c) Siim Põlluäär
Head coach
Urmas Tali

Final four awards

References

  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)

External links

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