Latvian Basketball Cup

Latvijas kauss basketbolā (English: Latvian Basketball Cup), for sponsorship reasons known as Latvijas Basketbola Užavas kauss, is an annual national domestic basketball cup competition in Latvia. It is organised by the Latvian Basketball Association. After 26 years long absence, it was restored in 2020. However, due to COVID-19 pandemic the first season was cancelled. In the season 2021-22 the cup was finally played, and BK VEF Rīga won it for the first time.

Latvian Basketball Cup
SportBasketball
Inaugural season2020
No. of teams23 (2020–2021)
21 (2021-2022)
Country Latvia
Most recent
champion(s)		VEF Rīga (1st title)
Most titles9. maijs (9 titles)
TV partner(s)TV4
LTV7
Related
competitions		LBL
LEBL
Official websiteLink

History

Latvian Basketball Cup was first organized since 1948 to 1952 and since 1960 to 1994. After former Latvia NT player Kristaps Janičenoks became the director of Latvian Basketball League, he restored the competition in 2020. However, due to COVID-19 pandemic the first season was cancelled after the first games.[1] In the 2021-22 season Užavas Beer production became the title sponsor of the torunament.[2] On March 7, VEF Rīga won the title, beating BK Ventspils in the final, which was held in Ventspils.

Format

Every basketball team in Latvia is allowed to participate in the tournament, even if it's an amateur level team. Professional teams join the tournament, starting from the quarter-finals. Tournament is played in the knockout format, teams playing against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, with the overall cumulative score determining the winner of a round. Thus, the score of one single game can be tied. Final is played in one game.

Winners
Year Champion Score Runner-up City Venue Final MVP
2022 VEF Rīga 74–62 Ventspils Ventspils Ventspils Olympic Center Alexander Madsen

Half-time performers
Edition Performers
2022[3] Citi Zēni

References
  1. Atcelti trīs LBS rīkotie oficiālie turnīri
  2. "Užavas alus" kļūst par Latvijas Basketbola kausa titulsponsoru
  3. "Užavas kausa finālā pirmdien 19:40 Ventspilī – labs basketbols, "Citi zēni", "Jūras akmentiņi" un pārsteigumi" (in Latvian). basket.lv. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
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