2022 KML Playoffs

{{Short description|Estonian national championships in basketball}}

{{Infobox basketball league season

| title = KML Play-offs

| year = 2022

| season =

| dates = 26 April – 26 May

| teams = 7

| games =

| champions = Pärnu Sadam

| runners_up = Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits

| third_place = Kalev/Cramo

| fourth_place = TalTech

| finals_MVP = Andris Misters | finals_MVP_n = LAT | finals_MVP_link = KML Finals Most Valuable Player Award

| prevseason = 2021

| nextseason = 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.[http://www.basket.ee/et/meistriliiga/1/turniiritabel/ basket.ee] Pärnu Sadam won their first ever title.

==Format==

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

{{Location map+|Estonia |border=black|caption=Location of the 22 KML play-offs|float=right|label=|width=300|places={{Location map~|Estonia|lat=59.43|long=24.74|position = left|label=Kalev
Kalev/TLÜ
TalTech
}}

{{Location map~|Estonia|lat=58.38|long=24.5|position = right|label=Pärnu}}

{{Location map~|Estonia|lat=58.99|long=24.8|position = right|label=Rapla}}

{{Location map~|Estonia|lat=58.38|long=26.71|position = bottom|label=Tartu Ülikool}}

{{Location map~|Estonia|lat=59.35|long=26.35|label=Rakvere|position=right}}

{{Location map~|Estonia|lat=59.32|long=24.51|label=Viimsi}}}}

= Venues and locations =

class="wikitable sortable"

!Team

!Home city

!Arena

!Capacity

{{flagicon|EST}} Avis Utilitas Rapla

|Rapla

|Sadolin Sports Hall

|1000

rowspan=2|{{flagicon|EST}} Kalev/Cramo

|rowspan=2|Tallinn

|Kalev Sports Hall

|1870

Saku Suurhall

|7200

{{flagicon|EST}} Pärnu Sadam

|Pärnu

|Pärnu Sports Hall

|1820

{{flagicon|EST}} Rakvere Tarvas

|Rakvere

|Rakvere Sports Hall

|2747

{{flagicon|EST}} Tallinna Kalev

|Tallinn

|Kalev Sports Hall

|1870

{{flagicon|EST}} TalTech

|Tallinn

|TalTech Sports Hall

|1000

{{flagicon|EST}} Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits

|Tartu

|University of Tartu Sports Hall

|2600

{{flagicon|EST}} Viimsi/Sportland

|Viimsi

|Karulaugu Spordikeskus

|500

= Personnel and kits =

class="wikitable sortable"
Team

! Head coach

! Captain

! Kit manufacturer

{{flagicon|EST}} Avis Utilitas Rapla

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Lluis Riera

|{{flagicon|EST}} Sven Kaldre

| Spalding

{{flagicon|EST}} Kalev/Cramo

|{{flagicon|LAT}} Roberts Štelmahers

|{{flagicon|EST}} Martin Dorbek

| Nike

{{flagicon|EST}} Pärnu Sadam

|{{flagicon|EST}} Heiko Rannula

|{{flagicon|EST}} Mihkel Kirves

| Nike

{{flagicon|EST}} Rakvere Tarvas

|{{flagicon|EST}} Martin Müürsepp

|{{flagicon|EST}} Sten Saaremäel

| Spalding

{{flagicon|EST}} Tallinna Kalev

|{{flagicon|EST}} Brett Nõmm

| {{flagicon|EST}} Mario Paiste

| Nike

{{flagicon|EST}} TalTech

|{{flagicon|EST}} Alar Varrak

|{{flagicon|EST}} Oliver Metsalu

| Nike

{{flagicon|EST}} Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits

|{{flagicon|LAT}} Nikolajs Mazurs

|{{flagicon|LTU}} Adomas Drungilas

| Spalding

{{flagicon|EST}} KK Viimsi

|{{flagicon|EST}} Valdo Lips

|{{flagicon|EST}} Rain Veideman

| Nike

{{notelist}}

==Seeding==

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL

| source = [http://www.basket.ee/et/meistriliiga/1/turniiritabel/ basket.ee]

| update = 24 March 2022 |section=Regular season

|team1 =KAL |team2 =TLH |team3 =VII |team4=PAR |team5=RAP |team6=TRT |team7=TLU|team8=RAK

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|win_TLH=22 |loss_TLH=11 |gf_TLH=2701 |ga_TLH=2528

|win_VII=21 |loss_VII=12 |gf_VII=2609 |ga_VII=2575

|win_PAR=20 |loss_PAR=13 |gf_PAR=2762 |ga_PAR=2541

|win_RAP=14 |loss_RAP=19 |gf_RAP=2687 |ga_RAP=2770

|win_TRT=14 |loss_TRT=19 |gf_TRT=2521 |ga_TRT=2630

|win_TLU=7 |loss_TLU=26 |gf_TLU=2323 |ga_TLU=2921

|win_RAK=5 |loss_RAK=28 |gf_RAK=2403 |ga_RAK=2970

|res_col_header=QR

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|col_QF=grey1 |text_QF=Advance to quarterfinals

|name_KAL = Kalev/Cramo

|name_TLH = TalTech/Optibet

|name_VII = Viimsi/Sportland

|name_PAR = Pärnu Sadam

|name_RAP = Avis Utilitas Rapla

|name_TRT = Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits

|name_TLU = Tallinna Kalev

|name_RAK = Rakvere Tarvas

|for_against_style=points

|ranking_style=percentage

|result1=SF |result2=QF |result3=QF |result4=QF |result5=QF |result6=QF |result7=QF |result8=

}}

Play-off bracket

{{8TeamBracket-with third

| RD1=Quarterfinals

| RD2=Semifinals

| RD3=Finals

| seed-width=30

| score-width=30

| team-width=215

| RD1-seed1=1

| RD1-team1=Kalev/Cramo

| RD1-score1=

| RD1-seed2=

| RD1-team2=none

| RD1-score2=

| RD1-seed3=4

| RD1-team3=Pärnu Sadam

| RD1-score3=3

| RD1-seed4=5

| RD1-team4=Avis Utilitas Rapla

| RD1-score4=1

| RD1-seed5=2

| RD1-team5=TalTech/Optibet

| RD1-score5=3

| RD1-seed6=7

| RD1-team6=Tallinna Kalev

| RD1-score6=1

| RD1-seed7=3

| RD1-team7=Viimsi/Sportland

| RD1-score7=1

| RD1-seed8=6

| RD1-team8=Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits

| RD1-score8=3

| RD2-seed1=1

| RD2-team1=Kalev/Cramo

| RD2-score1=2

| RD2-seed2=4

| RD2-team2=Pärnu Sadam

| RD2-score2=3

| RD2-seed3=2

| RD2-team3=TalTech/Optibet

| RD2-score3=0

| RD2-seed4=6

| RD2-team4=Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits

| RD2-score4=3

| RD3-seed1=4

| RD3-team1=Pärnu Sadam

| RD3-score1=3

| RD3-seed2=6

| RD3-team2=Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits

| RD3-score2=0

| RD3-seed3=1

| RD3-team3=Kalev/Cramo

| RD3-score3=3

| RD3-seed4=2

| RD3-team4=TalTech/Optibet

| RD3-score4=0

}}

Quarter-finals

{{ThreeLegStart|legs=4}}

{{ThreeLegResult|Pärnu Sadam|| 3–1 |Avis Utilitaas Rapla||75–64|67–80|97–81|86–76}}

{{ThreeLegResult|TalTech/Optibet|| 3–1 |Tallinna Kalev||104–108 OT|110–63|76–71|83–75}}

{{ThreeLegResult|Viimsi/Sportland|| 1–3 |Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits||80–77|79–83|75–82|68–69}}

|}

==Semi-finals==

{{ThreeLegStart|legs=5}}

{{ThreeLegResult|Kalev/Cramo|| 2–3 |Pärnu Sadam||76–52|99–84|70–91|70–98|73–82}}

{{ThreeLegResult|TalTech/Optibet|| 0–3 |Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits||67–75|62–77|85–90||}}

|}

= Kalev/Cramo vs. Pärnu Sadam =

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| date = 7 May | time = 17:00

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| teamA = Kalev/Cramo | scoreA = 76

| teamB = Pärnu Sadam | scoreB = 52

| Q1 =16–11 | Q2 =18–6 | Q3 =23–20 | Q4 =19–15

| series = 1–0

| points1 = Siliņš, Kitsing, Hermet 13

| rebounds1 = Siliņš 8

| assist1 = Dorbek 8

| rating1 = Siliņš 18

| points2 = Post 11

| rebounds2 = Van Tamm 9

| assist2 = Gilbert, Misters, Post 2

| rating2 = Valeika, Van Tamm 13

| arena = Kalevi Spordihall | place = Tallinn | attendance =503

| referee = T. Suslov, M. Männiste, H. Laas}}

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| date = 10 May | time = 19:00

| bg = #eee

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| teamA = Pärnu Sadam | scoreA = 84

| teamB = Kalev/Cramo | scoreB = 99

| Q1 =17–30 | Q2 =26–27 | Q3 =20–17 | Q4 =21–25

| series = 0–2

| points1 = Kirves 22

| rebounds1 = Kirves 9

| assist1 = Post 9

| rating1 = Kirves 31

| points2 = Murphy 20

| rebounds2 = Siliņš, Jackson 7

| assist2 = Dorbek 9

| rating2 = Siliņš, Murphy 22

| arena = Pärnu Spordihall | place = Pärnu | attendance =530

| referee = A. Halliko, R. Konks, A. Talisainen}}

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| date = 14 May | time = 17:00

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| teamA = Kalev/Cramo | scoreA = 70

| teamB = Pärnu Sadam | scoreB = 91

| Q1 =16–24 | Q2 =20–17 | Q3 =12–30 | Q4 =22–20

| series = 2–1

| points1 = Murphy 13

| rebounds1 = Murphy 7

| assist1 = Dorbek, Jackson 3

| rating1 = Nurger 22

| points2 = Gilbert, Van Tamm 18

| rebounds2 = Van Tamm 14

| assist2 = Gilbert 11

| rating2 = Van Tamm 28

| arena = Kalevi Spordihall | place = Tallinn | attendance =531

| referee = T. Suslov, M. Männiste, R. Värv}}

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| date = 16 May | time = 19:00

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| teamA = Pärnu Sadam | scoreA = 98

| teamB = Kalev/Cramo | scoreB = 70

| Q1 =20–21 | Q2 =26–20 | Q3 =26–12 | Q4 =26–17

| series = 2–2

| points1 = Konontsuk 21

| rebounds1 = Van Tamm 8

| assist1 = Post 9

| rating1 = Konontsuk 23

| points2 = Hermet 18

| rebounds2 = Siliņš 7

| assist2 = Dorbek 7

| rating2 = Hermet 22

| arena = Pärnu Spordihall | place = Pärnu | attendance =710

| referee = A. Halliko, A. Halliko, A. Talisainen}}

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| date = 17 May | time = 19:00

| bg = #eee

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| teamA = Kalev/Cramo | scoreA = 73

| teamB = Pärnu Sadam | scoreB = 82

| Q1 =25–18 | Q2 =16–18 | Q3 =10–23 | Q4 =22–23

| series = 2–3

| points1 = Hermet 17

| rebounds1 = Hermet, Murphy 7

| assist1 = Dorbek, Jackson 5

| rating1 = Hermet 19

| points2 = Konontsuk 22

| rebounds2 = Gilbert, Van Tamm 7

| assist2 = Post 7

| rating2 = Post 27

| arena = Kalevi Spordihall | place = Tallinn | attendance =1023

| referee = A. Halliko, T. Suslov, H. Laas}}

= TalTech/Optibet vs. Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits =

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| date = 8 May | time = 17:00

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| teamA = TalTech/Optibet | scoreA = 67

| teamB = Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | scoreB = 75

| Q1 =23–28 | Q2 =8–13 | Q3 =10–16 | Q4 =26–18

| series = 0–1

| points1 = Metsalu 23

| rebounds1 = Küttis 5

| assist1 = Childress 6

| rating1 = Metsalu 26

| points2 = Huggins 13

| rebounds2 = Drungilas 7

| assist2 = Kovliar 7

| rating2 = Kovliar 25

| arena = TalTech Sports Hall | place = Tallinn | attendance =419

| referee = M. Männiste, R. Konks, A. Talisainen}}

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| date = 11 May | time = 19:00

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| teamA = Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | scoreA =77

| teamB = TalTech/Optibet | scoreB = 62

| Q1 =18–23 | Q2 =26–9 | Q3 =20–17 | Q4 =13–13

| series = 2–0

| points1 = Huggins 32

| rebounds1 = Wembi 9

| assist1 = Rosenthal, Kovliar, Huggins, Drungilas, Wembi 3

| rating1 = Huggins 31

| points2 = Childress 16

| rebounds2 = Metsalu 5

| assist2 = Childress 3

| rating2 = Childress 12

| arena = University of Tartu Sports Hall | place = Tartu | attendance =1137

| referee = A. Halliko, T. Suslov, H. Laas}}

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| date = 13 May | time = 18:00

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| teamA = TalTech/Optibet | scoreA = 85

| teamB = Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | scoreB = 90

| Q1 =22–18 | Q2 =18–25 | Q3 =19–24 | Q4 =26–23

| series = 0–3

| points1 = Metsalu 28

| rebounds1 = Childress, Keedus 6

| assist1 = Childress, Sokk 8

| rating1 = Childress 35

| points2 = Huggins 24

| rebounds2 = Eelmäe 6

| assist2 = Huggins, Drungilas 4

| rating2 = Huggins, Drungilas 25

| arena = TalTech Sports Hall | place = Tallinn | attendance =537

| referee = R. Peerandi, M. Uuehendrik, R. Värv}}

==Bronze medal serie==

{{ThreeLegStart|legs=3}}

{{ThreeLegResult|Kalev/Cramo|| 3–0 |TalTech/Optibet||85–75|77–63|79–68}}

|}

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| date = 19 May | time = 19:00

| bg = #eee

| report = [http://www.basket.ee/et/meistriliiga/1/ajakava-ja-tulemused/?gid=2022001226 Boxscore]

| teamA = Kalev/Cramo | scoreA = 85

| teamB = TalTech/Optibet | scoreB = 75

| Q1 =20–10 | Q2 =19–25 | Q3 =27–25 | Q4 =19–15

| series = 1–0

| points1 = Kitsing 198

| rebounds1 = Hermet 8

| assist1 = Vītols 8

| rating1 = Kitsing 24

| points2 = Childress 28

| rebounds2 = Metsalu 8

| assist2 = Childress 5

| rating2 = Childress 32

| arena = Kalevi Spordihall | place = Tallinn | attendance =221

| referee = T. Suslov, R. Konks, R. Värv}}

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| date = 22 May | time = 17:00

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| report = [http://www.basket.ee/et/meistriliiga/1/ajakava-ja-tulemused/?gid=2022001227 Boxscore]

| teamA = TalTech/Optibet | scoreA = 63

| teamB = Kalev/Cramo | scoreB = 77

| Q1 =21–24 | Q2 =9–24 | Q3 =19–11 | Q4 =14–18

| series = 0–2

| points1 = Childress 28

| rebounds1 = Metsalu 7

| assist1 = Metsalu 4

| rating1 = Childress 29

| points2 = Kurbas 16

| rebounds2 = Hermet 10

| assist2 = Jackson 6

| rating2 = Kurbas 19

| arena = TalTech Sports Hall | place = Tallinn | attendance =184

| referee = M. Männiste, R. Konks, H. Laas}}

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| date = 24 May | time = 19:00

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| report = [http://www.basket.ee/et/meistriliiga/1/ajakava-ja-tulemused/?gid=2022001228 Boxscore]

| teamA = Kalev/Cramo | scoreA = 79

| teamB = TalTech/Optibet | scoreB = 68

| Q1 =19–17 | Q2 =24–14 | Q3 =15–18 | Q4 =21–19

| series = 3–0

| points1 = Vītols 16

| rebounds1 = Dorbek 6

| assist1 = Jackson 6

| rating1 = Nurger, Vītols 19

| points2 = Metsalu 18

| rebounds2 = Keedus 11

| assist2 = Metsalu 5

| rating2 = Keedus 18

| arena = Kalevi Spordihall | place = Tallinn | attendance =351

| referee = A. Halliko, R. Peerandi, R. Värv}}

==Final==

{{ThreeLegStart|legs=3}}

{{ThreeLegResult|Pärnu Sadam|| 3–0 |Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits||93–88|69–68|73–60}}

|}

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| date = 20 May | time = 19:00

| bg = #eee

| report = [http://www.basket.ee/et/meistriliiga/1/ajakava-ja-tulemused/?gid=2022001229 Boxscore]

| teamA = Pärnu Sadam | scoreA = 93

| teamB = Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | scoreB = 88

| Q1 =31–19 | Q2 =23–21 | Q3 =17–26 | Q4 =22–22

| series = 1–0

| points1 = Misters 20

| rebounds1 = Valeika 10

| assist1 = Misters 7

| rating1 = Misters 25

| points2 = Wembi 23

| rebounds2 = Wembi 8

| assist2 = Rosenthal, Drungilas, Wembi 3

| rating2 = Wembi 33

| arena = Pärnu Spordihall | place = Pärnu | attendance =1410

| referee = A. Halliko, M. Männiste, H. Laas}}

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| date = 23 May | time = 19:00

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| report = [http://www.basket.ee/et/meistriliiga/1/ajakava-ja-tulemused/?gid=2022001230 Boxscore]

| teamA = Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | scoreA = 68

| teamB = Pärnu Sadam | scoreB = 69

| Q1 =28–10 | Q2 =12–18 | Q3 =15–22 | Q4 =13–19

| series = 0–2

| points1 = Huggins 28

| rebounds1 = Wembi 11

| assist1 = Rosenthal, Drungilas 3

| rating1 = Huggins, Wembi 32

| points2 = Kirves 17

| rebounds2 = Kirves 13

| assist2 = Post 8

| rating2 = Kirves 28

| arena = University of Tartu Sports Hall | place = Tartu | attendance =2038

| referee = R. Peerandi, M. Uuehendrik, R. Värv}}

{{basketballbox collapsible

| date = 26 May | time = 19:00

| bg = #eee

| report = [http://www.basket.ee/et/meistriliiga/1/ajakava-ja-tulemused/?gid=2022001231 Boxscore]

| teamA = Pärnu Sadam | scoreA = 73

| teamB = Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | scoreB = 60

| Q1 =23–20 | Q2 =15–19 | Q3 =18–15 | Q4 =17–6

| series = 3–0

| points1 = Valge 18

| rebounds1 = Valeika 9

| assist1 = Post 10

| rating1 = Konontsuk 22

| points2 = Wembi 13

| rebounds2 = Wembi 8

| assist2 = Kovliar 4

| rating2 = Wembi 25

| arena = Pärnu Spordihall | place = Pärnu | attendance =2010

| referee = A. Halliko, T. Suslov, R. Konks}}

See also

References

{{Reflist}}

{{Korvpalli Meistriliiga}}

{{2021–22 in European men's basketball}}

Category:Korvpalli Meistriliiga playoffs

Category:2021–22 in Estonian basketball