Latvian Basketball Cup “Užavas” | Photo: LBS
21 teams, 37 matches, five months of heated battles in six rounds: all this will end with the final match on Saturday 17 February at 7.30pm at the Zemgale Olympic Center in Jelgava, at the end of which the players of the best team will compete to lift themselves above their heads the Latvian basketball Užava Cup. Tickets are already available here.
In addition to a heated battle for the cup, a real basketball celebration is expected. Rappers Ozols and Prusax, as well as members of the “X-factor” show Reinis and Gita Reimaņi, will cheer up the fans before the match and during the breaks. Viewers will have the opportunity to participate in competitions and win valuable prizes.
Dins Ušvils (Chairman of the Board of Directors of Jelgava Basketball Club): “The city of Jelgava is honored for the trust shown in hosting one of the largest national Latvian basketball events. Basketball has always been loved in our city and the final of the Uzhava Cup will be a great gift for sports friends. I am sure that the inhabitants of Jelgava will appreciate it and will passionately support the finalists. May the winner’s cup be raised above the heads of those who deserve it most on this day! Good luck to the finalists and happy basketball holidays to everyone!”
The director of the Latvian basketball championship, Salvis Mētra: “The renewed Latvian Cup has reached the finish line. We are looking forward to the decisive battle for the trophy, which will be a special challenge. In previous years, the finals were held with the participation of the home teams – in Ventspils and Liepāja. This time, the venue of the final match will become neutral Jelgava, a city with historical basketball traditions and great sporting friends. See you at the Zemgale Olympic Center!”
Already this week, on January 27 and 28, four teams will begin the battle for the right to play in the final: in the semi-final, BK Ventspils will challenge VEF Rīga and BK Liepāja will compete against Rīgas Zeļļi. The return matches will take place on 2 and 3 February. The Latvian Basketball Cup was held from 1948 to 1952 and from 1960 to 1994. The tournament has been renewed in 2021/2022. in the 2008 season the Užava brewery became the general sponsor. 22 teams from three Latvian leagues participated in the competition.
In the final matches of the first two tournaments the stands of the Olympic Centers in the cities of Kurzeme were packed. On March 7, 2022, in Ventspils, “VEF Rīga” beat the home team with 74:62 (most valuable player – Aleksandrs Madsens), on February 18, 2023, in Liepāja, “VEF Rīga” defeated BK “Liepāja” with 87 :66 (most valuable player – Kristers Zoriks).
2024-01-23 15:57:26
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