2022 KML Play-offs
# 2022 KML Play-offs

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. 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

### Venues and locations

| Team | Home city | Arena | Capacity |
| - | - | - | - |
| Avis Utilitas Rapla | Rapla | Sadolin Sports Hall | 1000 |
| Kalev/Cramo | Tallinn | Kalev Sports Hall | 1870 |
| Kalev/Cramo | Tallinn | Saku Suurhall | 7200 |
| Pärnu Sadam | Pärnu | Pärnu Sports Hall | 1820 |
| Rakvere Tarvas | Rakvere | Rakvere Sports Hall | 2747 |
| Tallinna Kalev | Tallinn | Kalev Sports Hall | 1870 |
| TalTech | Tallinn | TalTech Sports Hall | 1000 |
| Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | Tartu | University of Tartu Sports Hall | 2600 |
| Viimsi/Sportland | Viimsi | Karulaugu Spordikeskus | 500 |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer |
| - | - | - | - |
| Avis Utilitas Rapla | Lluis Riera | Sven Kaldre | Spalding |
| Kalev/Cramo | Roberts Štelmahers | Martin Dorbek | Nike |
| Pärnu Sadam | Heiko Rannula | Mihkel Kirves | Nike |
| Rakvere Tarvas | Martin Müürsepp | Sten Saaremäel | Spalding |
| Tallinna Kalev | Brett Nõmm | Mario Paiste | Nike |
| TalTech | Alar Varrak | Oliver Metsalu | Nike |
| Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | Nikolajs Mazurs | Adomas Drungilas | Spalding |
| KK Viimsi | Valdo Lips | Rain Veideman | Nike |

## Seeding

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Kalev/Cramo | 33 | 28 | 5 | 2824 | 2174 | +650 | .848 | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | TalTech/Optibet | 33 | 22 | 11 | 2701 | 2528 | +173 | .667 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 3 | Viimsi/Sportland | 33 | 21 | 12 | 2609 | 2575 | +34 | .636 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 4 | Pärnu Sadam | 33 | 20 | 13 | 2762 | 2541 | +221 | .606 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 5 | Avis Utilitas Rapla | 33 | 14 | 19 | 2687 | 2770 | −83 | .424 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 6 | Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | 33 | 14 | 19 | 2521 | 2630 | −109 | .424 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 7 | Tallinna Kalev | 33 | 7 | 26 | 2323 | 2921 | −598 | .212 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 8 | Rakvere Tarvas | 33 | 5 | 28 | 2403 | 2970 | −567 | .152 | |

## Play-off bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Kalev/Cramo | | | | | | | |
| | none | | | | | | | |
| | none | | 1 | Kalev/Cramo | 2 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Pärnu Sadam | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Pärnu Sadam | 3 | 4 | Pärnu Sadam | 3 | | | |
| 5 | Avis Utilitas Rapla | 1 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Avis Utilitas Rapla | 1 | | | | 4 | Pärnu Sadam | 3 |
| | | | | | | 6 | Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | 0 |
| 2 | TalTech/Optibet | 3 | | | | | | | 6 | Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | 0 |
| 7 | Tallinna Kalev | 1 | | | |
| 7 | Tallinna Kalev | 1 | 2 | TalTech/Optibet | 0 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | 6 | Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | 3 |
| 3 | Viimsi/Sportland | 1 | 6 | Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | 3 | 1 | Kalev/Cramo | 3 |
| 6 | Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | 3 | | | | 2 | TalTech/Optibet | 0 |

## Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pärnu Sadam | 3–1 | Avis Utilitaas Rapla | 75–64 | 67–80 | 97–81 | 86–76 |
| TalTech/Optibet | 3–1 | Tallinna Kalev | 104–108 OT | 110–63 | 76–71 | 83–75 |
| Viimsi/Sportland | 1–3 | Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | 80–77 | 79–83 | 75–82 | 68–69 |

## Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalev/Cramo | 2–3 | Pärnu Sadam | 76–52 | 99–84 | 70–91 | 70–98 | 73–82 |
| TalTech/Optibet | 0–3 | Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | 67–75 | 62–77 | 85–90 |

## Bronze medal serie

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalev/Cramo | 3–0 | TalTech/Optibet | 85–75 | 77–63 | 79–68 |

## Final

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pärnu Sadam | 3–0 | Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | 93–88 | 69–68 | 73–60 |
