# 2020–21 Baltic Men Volleyball League

The 2020–21 Baltic Men Volleyball League, known as Credit 24 Champions League for sponsorship reasons, was the 16th 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 | Martti Keel | Teamshield | EcoBirch |
| Saaremaa | Kuressaare | Kuressaare Sports Centre | Ioannis Kalmazidis | Keith Pupart | Macron | Visit Saaremaa |
| Selver Tallinn | Tallinn | Audentes Sports Centre | Rainer Vassiljev | Andrus Raadik | Erreà | Selver / Graanul Invest |
| TalTech | Tallinn | TalTech Sports Hall | Janis Sirelpuu | Tamur Viidalepp | Macron | Optimus Systems |
| Biolars/Jelgava | Jelgava | Zemgale Olympic Center | Austris Štāls | Aleksandrs Kudrjašovs | Joma | Jelgava |
| Daugavpils Universitāte | Daugavpils | Daugavpils Olympic Center | Guntis Atars | Dmitrijs Meinerts | Erreà | Daugavpils |
| Jēkabpils Lūši | Jēkabpils | Jēkabpils Sporta nams | Mārcis Obrumans | Edvīns Skrūders | Macron | Jēkabpils / Optibet |
| RTU/Robežsardze/Jūrmala | Jūrmala | Jūrmala State Gymnasium SH | Raimonds Vilde | Gatis Garklavs | Erreà | Riga Technical University |
| Amber Volley | Gargždai | Sporto rūmai Klaipėda | Saulius Matikonis | Dmytro Shlomin | ETX | Arlanga |

### Coaching changes

| Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
| Bigbank Tartu | Andrei Ojamets | Mutual consent | 20 April 2020 | Pre-season | Alar Rikberg | 6 June 2020 |
| Selver Tallinn | Alessandro Piroli | Mutual consent | 9 June 2020 | Pre-season | Rainer Vassiljev | 10 June 2020 |

## Regular season

All participating 10 clubs are playing according to the double round robin system.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Saaremaa | 14 | 11 | 3 | 33 | 36 | 16 | 2.250 | 1225 | 1103 | 1.111 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Selver Tallinn | 14 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 32 | 14 | 2.286 | 1078 | 1027 | 1.050 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Bigbank Tartu | 14 | 10 | 4 | 27 | 34 | 22 | 1.545 | 1260 | 1162 | 1.084 | Playoffs |
| 4 | RTU/Robežsardze/Jūrmala | 14 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 0.917 | 1167 | 1005 | 1.161 | Playoffs |
| 5 | Jēkabpils Lūši | 14 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 0.857 | 1128 | 1161 | 0.972 | Playoffs |
| 6 | Pärnu | 14 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 0.926 | 1102 | 1129 | 0.976 | Playoffs |
| 7 | TalTech | 14 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 32 | 0.500 | 985 | 1117 | 0.882 | Playoffs |
| 8 | Amber Volley | 14 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 36 | 0.278 | 958 | 1199 | 0.799 | Playoffs |
| 9 | Daugavpils Universitāte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 10 | Biolars/Jelgava | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
* 1 2 Semi-professional Daugavpils and Jelgava teams withdrew from the competition in January 2021 due to Latvian COVID-19 restrictions implemented on amateur sport.

## 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 | Game 3 |
| Saaremaa | 6–0 | Amber Volley | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| Selver Tallinn | 5–1 | TalTech | 3–2 | 3–0 |
| Bigbank Tartu | 6–3 | Pärnu | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| RTU/Robežsardze/Jūrmala | 1–5 | Jēkabpils Lūši | 1–3 | 2–3 |

## Final four

* Organizer: Saaremaa
* Venue: Kuressaare Sports Centre, Kuressaare, Estonia
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Saaremaa | 3 |
| Jēkabpils Lūši | 1 | | |
| Jēkabpils Lūši | 1 | Saaremaa | 2 |
| | | Selver Tallinn | 3 |
| Selver Tallinn | 3 | Selver Tallinn | 3 |
| Bigbank Tartu | 0 | | |
| Bigbank Tartu | 0 | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | Jēkabpils Lūši | 3 |
| | | Bigbank Tartu | 0 |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 16 Apr | 16:00 | Saaremaa | 3–1 | Jēkabpils Lūši | 25–21 | 25–23 | 29–31 | 25–22 | | 104–97 | Report |
| 16 Apr | 19:00 | Selver Tallinn | 3–0 | Bigbank Tartu | 25–15 | 25–18 | 26–24 | | | 76–57 | Report |

### 3rd place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 17 Apr | 15:00 | Bigbank Tartu | 0–3 | Jēkabpils Lūši | 21–25 | 22–25 | 23–25 | | | 66–75 | Report |

### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 17 Apr | 18:00 | Saaremaa | 2–3 | Selver Tallinn | 25–21 | 23–25 | 25–14 | 19–25 | 13–15 | 105–100 | Report |

## Final ranking

| Rank | Team |
| | Selver Tallinn |
| | Saaremaa |
| | Jēkabpils Lūši |
| 4 | Bigbank Tartu |
| 5 | RTU/Robežsardze/Jūrmala |
| 6 | Pärnu |
| 7 | TalTech |
| 8 | Amber Volley |
| 9 | Daugavpils Universitāte |
| 10 | Biolars/Jelgava |
* 2020–21 Baltic Men Volleyball League Champions
* Selver Tallinn 7th title
* 14–man Roster for Final Four
* Niko Haapakoski, Renet Vanker, Oliver Orav, Renee Teppan, Mihkel Varblane [et] , Rauno Haidla, Sten Vahtras, Andrus Raadik, Kristo Kollo, Mihkel Nuut, Denis Losnikov, Mathias Külvi, Marx Aru, Helger Hääl
* Head coach
* Rainer Vassiljev

## Final four awards

* Most valuable player
    Renee Teppan (Selver Tallinn)
* Best setter
    Renet Vanker (Selver Tallinn)
* Best outside hitters
    Kristaps Šmits (Jēkabpils Lūši)
    Oliver Orav (Selver Tallinn)
* Best middle blockers
    Wennder Lopes (Saaremaa)
    Mihkel Varblane [et] (Selver Tallinn)
* Best opposite hitter
    Hindrek Pulk (Saaremaa)
* Best libero
    Johan Vahter (Saaremaa)