# 2021–22 Baltic Men Volleyball League

The 2021–22 Baltic Men Volleyball League, known as Credit 24 Champions League for sponsorship reasons, was the 17th edition of the highest level of club volleyball in the Baltic states.

## Participating teams

The following teams participate in the 2020–21 edition of Baltic Men Volleyball League.

### Venues, personnel and kits

| Team | Location | Arena | Head Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Bigbank Tartu | Tartu | University of Tartu Sports Hall | Alar Rikberg | Kert Toobal | Joma | Bigbank |
| Pärnu | Pärnu | Pärnu Sports Hall | Avo Keel | Markus Uuskari | Teamshield | EcoBirch |
| Selver Tallinn | Tallinn | Audentes Sports Centre | Andres Toobal | Denis Losnikov | Erreà | Hansaviimistlus |
| TalTech | Tallinn | TalTech Sports Hall | Janis Sirelpuu | Martti Keel | Macron | Optimus Systems |
| Biolars/Jelgava | Jelgava | Zemgale Olympic Center | Lauris Iecelnieks | Sandis Vilcāns | Joma | Jelgava |
| Daugavpils Universitāte | Daugavpils | Daugavpils Olympic Center | Guntis Atars | Antons Nazarovs | Erreà | Daugavpils |
| Jēkabpils Lūši | Jēkabpils | Jēkabpils Sporta nams | Mārcis Obrumans | Eriks Voronko | Macron | Jēkabpils / Optibet |
| RTU/Robežsardze/Jūrmala | Jūrmala | Jūrmala State Gymnasium SH | Raimonds Vilde | Aleksandrs Avdejevs | Erreà | Riga Technical University |
| Gargždai Amber-Arlanga | Gargždai | Sporto rūmai Klaipėda | Austris Štāls | Dmytro Shlomin | ETX | Arlanga |

### Coaching changes

| Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
| Biolars/Jelgava | Austris Štāls | Mutual consent | 2021 | Pre-season | Lauris Iecelnieks | 2021 |
| Gargždai Amber-Arlanga | Saulius Matikonis | Mutual consent | 2021 | Pre-season | Austris Štāls | 2021 |
| Selver Tallinn | Rainer Vassiljev | Mutual consent | 8 August 2021 | Pre-season | Andres Toobal | 20 August 2021 |

## Regular season

All participating 9 clubs are playing according to the double round robin system.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Bigbank Tartu | 16 | 15 | 1 | 46 | 47 | 7 | 6.714 | 1319 | 1027 | 1.284 | Playoffs |
| 2 | TalTech | 16 | 12 | 4 | 36 | 40 | 18 | 2.222 | 1341 | 1193 | 1.124 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Pärnu | 16 | 10 | 6 | 28 | 33 | 24 | 1.375 | 1274 | 1210 | 1.053 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Selver Tallinn | 16 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 34 | 25 | 1.360 | 1329 | 1285 | 1.034 | Playoffs |
| 5 | Gargždai Amber-Arlanga | 16 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 1.074 | 1286 | 1216 | 1.058 | Playoffs |
| 6 | Jēkabpils Lūši | 16 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 21 | 34 | 0.618 | 1144 | 1259 | 0.909 | Playoffs |
| 7 | RTU/Robežsardze/Jūrmala | 16 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 24 | 34 | 0.706 | 1254 | 1312 | 0.956 | Playoffs |
| 8 | Daugavpils Universitāte | 16 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 41 | 0.463 | 1268 | 1410 | 0.899 | Playoffs |
| 9 | Biolars/Jelgava | 16 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 46 | 0.196 | 1046 | 1349 | 0.775 | |

## Playoffs

The four winners of each series qualify to the Final four, while the other four teams are eliminated.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 |
| Bigbank Tartu | 6–0 | Daugavpils Universitāte | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| TalTech | 5–1 | RTU/Robežsardze/Jūrmala | 3–1 | 3–2 |
| Pärnu | 5–1 | Jēkabpils Lūši | 3–1 | 3–2 |
| Selver Tallinn | 1–5 | Gargždai Amber-Arlanga | 0–3 | 2–3 |

## Final four

* Organizer: Bigbank Tartu
* Venue: A. Le Coq Sports Hall, Tartu, Estonia
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Bigbank Tartu | 3 |
| Gargždai Amber-Arlanga | 0 | | |
| Gargždai Amber-Arlanga | 0 | Bigbank Tartu | 3 |
| | | TalTech | 0 |
| TalTech | 3 | TalTech | 0 |
| Pärnu | 0 | | |
| Pärnu | 0 | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | Gargždai Amber-Arlanga | 2 |
| | | Pärnu | 3 |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 25 Feb | 17:00 | TalTech | 3–0 | Pärnu | 25–21 | 25–22 | 25–19 | | | 75–62 | Report |
| 25 Feb | 20:00 | Bigbank Tartu | 3–0 | Gargždai Amber-Arlanga | 25–18 | 25–18 | 25–15 | | | 75–51 | Report |

### 3rd place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 26 Feb | 15:00 | Pärnu | 3–2 | Gargždai Amber-Arlanga | 25–27 | 22–25 | 25–14 | 25–14 | 15–10 | 112–90 | Report |

### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 26 Feb | 18:00 | Bigbank Tartu | 3–0 | TalTech | 25–21 | 25–16 | 25–20 | | | 75–57 | Report |

## Final ranking

| Rank | Team |
| | Bigbank Tartu |
| | TalTech |
| | Pärnu |
| 4 | Gargždai Amber-Arlanga |
| 5 | Selver Tallinn |
| 6 | Jēkabpils Lūši |
| 7 | RTU/Robežsardze/Jūrmala |
| 8 | Daugavpils Universitāte |
| 9 | Biolars/Jelgava |
* 2020–21 Baltic Men Volleyball League Champions
* Bigbank Tartu 4th title
* 14–man Roster for Final Four
* Rait Rikberg, Taavet Leppik, Kert Toobal, Martti Juhkami, Kevin Soo, Hergo Hansman, Albert Hurt, Ronald Järv, Allar Keskülla, Alex Saaremaa, Tamur Viidalepp, Valentin Kordas, Siim Päid, Mart Naaber
* Head coach
* Alar Rikberg

## Final four awards

* Most valuable player
    Kert Toobal (Bigbank Tartu)
* Best setter
    Dmytro Shlomin (Gargždai Amber-Arlanga)
* Best outside hitters
    Albert Hurt (Bigbank Tartu)
    Kevin Saar (TalTech)
* Best middle blockers
    Toms Švans (Pärnu)
    Mihkel Tanila (TalTech)
* Best opposite hitter
    Valentin Kordas (Bigbank Tartu)
* Best libero
    Silver Maar (Pärnu)