# 2017–18 Baltic Men Volleyball League

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

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

### Venues and personnel

| Team | Location | Arena | Head Coach |
| Bigbank Tartu | Tartu | University of Tartu Sports Hall | Oliver Lüütsepp |
| Järvamaa | Paide | E-Piim Sports Hall | Laimons Raudsepp |
| Pärnu | Pärnu | Pärnu Sports Hall | Avo Keel |
| Rakvere | Rakvere | Rakvere Sports Hall | Andres Toode |
| Saaremaa | Kuressaare | Kuressaare Sports Centre | Urmas Tali |
| Selver Tallinn | Tallinn | Audentes Sports Centre | Austris Štāls |
| TTÜ | Tallinn | TTÜ Sports Hall | Janis Sirelpuu |
| Biolars/Jelgava | Jelgava | Zemgale Olympic Center | Jurijs Deveikus |
| Daugavpils Universitāte | Daugavpils | Daugavpils Olympic Center | Edgars Savickis |
| Jēkabpils Lūši | Jēkabpils | Jēkabpils Sporta nams | Mārcis Obrumans |
| OC Limbaži/MSG | Limbaži | Limbaži 3rd Secondary School | Lauris Iecelnieks |
| RTU/Robežsardze | Riga | Vamoic Sports Hall | Raimonds Vilde |
| Elga Master Idea SM Dubysa | Šiauliai | | Aivaras Strockis |
| Raseiniai Norvelita | Raseiniai | | 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 | Saaremaa | 26 | 24 | 2 | 69 | 75 | 20 | 3.750 | 2186 | 1823 | 1.199 | Qualified for Playoffs |
| 2 | Pärnu | 26 | 23 | 3 | 68 | 72 | 20 | 3.600 | 2140 | 1785 | 1.199 | Qualified for Playoffs |
| 3 | Bigbank Tartu | 26 | 20 | 6 | 63 | 69 | 24 | 2.875 | 1997 | 1746 | 1.144 | Qualified for Playoffs |
| 4 | Jēkabpils Lūši | 26 | 18 | 8 | 56 | 65 | 36 | 1.806 | 2249 | 2080 | 1.081 | Qualified for Playoffs |
| 5 | Selver Tallinn | 26 | 18 | 8 | 53 | 64 | 40 | 1.600 | 2298 | 2101 | 1.094 | Qualified for Playoffs |
| 6 | Rakvere | 26 | 17 | 9 | 48 | 57 | 41 | 1.390 | 2125 | 2063 | 1.030 | Qualified for Playoffs |
| 7 | RTU/Robežsardze | 26 | 14 | 12 | 40 | 49 | 46 | 1.065 | 2029 | 2079 | 0.976 | Qualified for Playoffs |
| 8 | Biolars/Jelgava | 26 | 12 | 14 | 36 | 46 | 50 | 0.920 | 2089 | 2084 | 1.002 | Qualified for Playoffs |
| 9 | Raseiniai Norvelita | 26 | 9 | 17 | 28 | 43 | 61 | 0.705 | 2114 | 2196 | 0.963 | |
| 10 | Järvamaa | 26 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 35 | 65 | 0.538 | 2016 | 2143 | 0.941 | |
| 11 | TTÜ | 26 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 27 | 62 | 0.435 | 1870 | 2098 | 0.891 | |
| 12 | Daugavpils Universitāte | 26 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 29 | 69 | 0.420 | 1979 | 2310 | 0.857 | |
| 13 | Elga Master Idea SM Dubysa | 26 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 26 | 71 | 0.366 | 1974 | 2255 | 0.875 | |
| 14 | OC Limbaži/MSG | 26 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 23 | 74 | 0.311 | 1568 | 1871 | 0.838 | |

## 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 | 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 | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 23 March | 23 March |
| Saaremaa | 3 |
| Saaremaa | 3 | 24 March | 24 March |
| Rakvere | 1 | 24 March | 24 March |
| Rakvere | 1 | Saaremaa | 3 |
| 23 March | 23 March | | Saaremaa | 3 |
| 23 March | 23 March | Pärnu | 2 |
| Pärnu | 3 | Pärnu | 2 |
| Jēkabpils Lūši | 1 | | |
| Jēkabpils Lūši | 1 | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | 24 March | 24 March |
| | | Rakvere | 2 |
| | | Jēkabpils Lūši | 3 |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 23 Mar | 16:00 | Saaremaa | 3–1 | Rakvere | 25–19 | 20–25 | 25–18 | 25–14 | | 95–76 | Report |
| 23 Mar | 19:00 | Pärnu | 3–1 | 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 | 2–3 | 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 | 3–2 | Pärnu | 25–21 | 25–19 | 23–25 | 20–25 | 15–9 | 108–99 | Report |

## Final ranking

| Rank | Team |
| | 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 |
* 2017–18 Baltic Men Volleyball League Champions
* 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

* 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)