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."Saaremaa krooniti viiegeimilise lahingu järel Credit24 Meistriliiga võitjaks! " volley.ee (24.03.2018). Retrieved on 26.03.2018.
Participating teams
The following teams took part in the 2017–18 edition of Baltic Men Volleyball League."Võistkonnad" volley.ee. Retrieved on 26.03.2018.
Venues and personnel TeamLocationArenaHead Coach Bigbank TartuTartuUniversity of Tartu Sports Hall Oliver Lüütsepp JärvamaaPaideE-Piim Sports Hall Laimons Raudsepp PärnuPärnuPärnu Sports Hall Avo Keel RakvereRakvereRakvere Sports Hall Andres Toode SaaremaaKuressaareKuressaare Sports Centre Urmas Tali Selver TallinnTallinnAudentes Sports Centre Austris Štāls TTÜTallinnTTÜ Sports Hall Janis Sirelpuu Biolars/JelgavaJelgavaZemgale Olympic Center Jurijs Deveikus Daugavpils UniversitāteDaugavpilsDaugavpils Olympic Center Edgars Savickis Jēkabpils LūšiJēkabpilsJēkabpils Sporta nams Mārcis Obrumans OC Limbaži/MSGLimbažiLimbaži 3rd Secondary School Lauris Iecelnieks RTU/RobežsardzeRigaVamoic Sports Hall Raimonds Vilde Elga Master Idea SM DubysaŠiauliai Aivaras Strockis Raseiniai NorvelitaRaseiniai Robertas Nekrašas
Main Tournament All participating 14 clubs were playing according to the double round robin system.
Playoffs The four winners of each series qualified to the Final Four, while the other four teams were eliminated. Team 1Team 2Game 1Game 2Game 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 Organizer: Saaremaa Venue: Kuressaare Sports Centre, Kuressaare, Estonia
Semifinals
3rd place match
Final
Final ranking
RankTeam Saaremaa Pärnu Jēkabpils Lūši 4 Rakvere 5 Bigbank Tartu 6 Selver Tallinn 7 RTU/Robežsardze 8 Biolars/Jelgava 9 Raseiniai Norvelita 10 Järvamaa 11 TTÜ 12 Daugavpils Universitāte 13 Elga Master Idea SM Dubysa 14 OC Limbaži/MSG
12–man Roster for Final FourMatej Hukel, Mihkel Tanila, Rauno Tamme, Aleksander Eerma, Hindrek Pulk, Alexander Tusch, Tomaš Halanda, Johan Vahter, Kostiantyn Riabukha, Markus Veltson, Helar Jalg, (c) Siim PõlluäärHead coachUrmas Tali
Final four awards
Most valuable player Hindrek Pulk (Saaremaa) Best setter Alexander Tusch (Saaremaa) Best Outside Hitters Tomaš Halanda (Saaremaa) Märt Tammearu (Pärnu) Best Middle Blockers Harri Palmar (Pärnu) Siim Ennemuist (Rakvere) Best Opposite Hitter Hindrek Pulk (Saaremaa) Best libero Davis Melnis (Jēkabpils Lūši)
References Credit24 Champions League 2017/2018 volley.ee
External links Official website