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2019 KML Play-offs
The 2019 KML Play-offs was the tournament to determine the Korvpalli Meistriliiga champions for the 2018–19 season. This season saw the introduction of the Estonian-Latvian Basketball League, replacing the KML regular season, with the top six Estonian teams advancing to the KML play-offs. The play-offs began on 9 April and concluded on 22 May with Kalev/Cramo defeating Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ 3 games to 0 in the finals to win their 11th Estonian Championship. Teams Venues and locations Personnel and sponsorship Play-off bracket Quarter-finals The quarter-finals are best-of-five series. Tartu Ülikool vs. Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ Avis Utilitas Rapla vs. Pärnu Sadam Semi-finals The semi-finals are best-of-five series. Kalev/Cramo vs. Pärnu Sadam TalTech vs. Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ Third place games The third place games are best-of-five series. TalTech vs. Pärnu Sadam Finals The finals are best-of-five series. Kalev/Cramo vs. Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ Awa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BC Kalev
BC Kalev, known as BC Kalev/Cramo for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Tallinn, Estonia. The team plays in the Korvpalli Meistriliiga, the Estonian-Latvian Basketball League and the FIBA Europe Cup. They play their home games at the Kalev Sports Hall and Saku Suurhall. Kalev/Cramo have won 12 Estonian Championships, 8 Estonian Cups and 1 Latvian-Estonian Basketball League title. History Early years (1998–2005) Founded in 1998, the club started out as Canon ENM. Coached by Allan Dorbek the team joined top-tier Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML) for the 1998–99 season. The club's first season was a disappointment, as the team finished in last place without winning a single game. In 1999, the team was renamed Ehitustööriist. The team's results improved slowly as Ehitustööriist finished the league in 7th place for four consecutive seasons. In 2003, the club merged with Audentes and became Ehitustööriist/Audentes, while the former Estonia national ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sõle Sports Centre
The following is a list of indoor arenas in Estonia, ordered by capacity. The venues are by their final capacity after construction for seating-only events. There is more capacity if standing room is included (e.g. for concerts) or extra seats added. Current arenas See also *List of indoor arenas in Europe *List of indoor arenas by capacity References {{World topic, List of indoor arenas in, noredlinks=y, title=List of indoor arenas Indoor arenas in Estonia, Lists of indoor arenas, Estonia Lists of buildings and structures in Estonia, Indoor arenas Estonia sport-related lists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Paiste
is a character (arts), character created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. He is the title character of the ''Mario (franchise), Mario'' franchise and the mascot of Japanese video game company Nintendo. Mario has appeared in List of video games featuring Mario, over 200 video games since his creation. Depicted as a short, pudgy, Italians, Italian plumber who resides in the Mushroom Kingdom, his adventures generally center on rescuing Princess Peach from the Koopa Troopa, Koopa villain Bowser. Mario has access to a variety of power-ups that give him different abilities. Mario's Twin, fraternal twin brother is Luigi. Mario first appeared as the player character of ''Donkey Kong (video game), Donkey Kong'' (1981), a platform game. Miyamoto wanted to use Popeye as the protagonist, but when he could not achieve the licensing rights, he created Mario instead. Miyamoto expected the character to be unpopular and planned to use him for cameo appearances; originally cal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Müürsepp
Martin Müürsepp (; born 26 September 1974) is an Estonian professional basketball coach and former player, who is the head coach of BC Rakvere Tarvas of the Estonian-Latvian Basketball League. Widely regarded as one of Estonia's greatest basketball players of all time, he is the only Estonian to have played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Early life Müürsepp was born in Tallinn, to Hilja Volter, who worked in a barbecue restaurant, and Suido Müürsepp, a truck driver. He attended the Tallinn Secondary School No. 39, the Tallinn Secondary School No. 43, and the Tallinn Secondary School No. 49, leaving without graduating in 1991. Müürsepp started playing basketball when he was nine years old, under coach Andres Sõber. He made his Korvpalli Meistriliiga debut in 1990, at age 15, playing for TPedI. In the 1990–91 season, Müürsepp played with Andris of the II liiga, winning the Estonian Cup. Professional career Early years (1992–1996) In 1992, Müürse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heiko Rannula
Heiko Rannula (born July 28, 1983) is an Estonian professional basketball coach and former player, who is currently a head coach for Kalev/Cramo, and an assistant for Jukka Toijala in Estonian National Team. Professional player career Heiko Rannula graduated from Tartu Karlova Gymnasium in 2001. He started training with Jüri Neissaare. He has played in the Estonian youth (U16) and junior (U20) teams. He has also been a member of the Estonian National team. Rannula is the Estonian youth champion in the U16 and U20 age classes. He became the Estonian champion with Tartu team in 2001 and 2004, in addition to winning the Estonian Cup in 2002 and 2004. He played for several Estonian basketball clubs. Coaching He started working as an assistant coach at KK Pärnu in 2015, but was promoted the head coach in 2016. Under his guidance, the club has won a bronze medal at the Estonian league in 2019 and a silver medal in 2021. In 2022, he became the Estonian Champion. In summer 2022, R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nike, Inc
Nike, Inc. ( or ) is an American multinational corporation that is engaged in the design, development, manufacturing, and worldwide marketing and sales of footwear, apparel, equipment, accessories, and services. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, in the Portland metropolitan area. It is the world's largest supplier of athletic shoes and apparel and a major manufacturer of sports equipment, with revenue in excess of US$37.4 billion in its fiscal year 2020 (ending May 31, 2020). As of 2020, it employed 76,700 people worldwide. In 2020, the brand alone was valued in excess of $32 billion, making it the most valuable brand among sports businesses. Previously, in 2017, the Nike brand was valued at $29.6 billion. Nike ranked 89th in the 2018 Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations by total revenue. The company was founded on January 25, 1964, as "Blue Ribbon Sports", by Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight, and officially became Nike, Inc. on May 30, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristjan Kangur
Kristjan Kangur (born 23 October 1982) is an Estonian professional basketball player for Kalev/Cramo in the Latvian–Estonian Basketball League. He is 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) tall, and he can play at both the small forward and power forward positions. Professional career 2000–2010 Kangur started his professional career in 2000, when he signed with Tallinn Kalev. He stayed with the team for the next three years winning the Estonian Championship titles in 2002 and 2003. He also won the Estonian Cup in 2001. Despite his young age, Kangur was one of the top performers in the Estonian league averaging 11.2 points and 7.3 rebounds in the 2002–03 season and 15.7 points and 6.2 rebounds in the 2003–04 season. Good performances in Estonia earned Kangur his first foreign contract in 2004 when he signed with Bayer Giants Leverkusen of the German Bundesliga where he spent the next two seasons. After two years in Germany he returned to Estonia and signed with Kalev/Cramo. He staye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donaldas Kairys
Donaldas Kairys (born 6 March 1977) is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach and former player. Coaching career On 4 February 2020, Kairys was signed by Avtodor Saratov as head coach. He left the position after the season ended. On 9 June 2020, Kairys was named head coach of Rytas Vilnius. On 16 January 2021, Kairys was fired after two decisive losses National teams career Kairys served as assistant coach for the Lithuania national basketball team Lithuania national basketball team may refer to: * Lithuania men's national basketball team * Lithuania women's national basketball team * Lithuania men's national under-20 basketball team * Lithuania men's national under-18 and under-19 basketba ... from 2006 to 2012. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Kairys, Donaldas 1977 births Living people Guards (basketball) Lithuanian basketball coaches BC Avtodor coaches BC Rytas coaches Lithuanian men's basketball players Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in Russia Lithuan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spalding (sports Equipment)
Spalding is an American sports equipment manufacturing company founded by Albert Spalding in Chicago, in 1876, although it is now headquartered in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Spalding currently primarily focuses on basketball, mainly producing balls but also commercializing hoops, rims, nets and ball pump needles. Softballs are commercialized through its subsidiary Dudley Sports. In the past, Spalding has manufactured balls for other sports, such as American football, baseball, soccer, volleyball, tennis and golf. For a brief period in the 1980s, Spalding was also a designer of aftermarket automotive wheels. History The company was founded in 1876 when Albert Spalding was a pitcher and manager of a baseball team in Chicago, the Chicago White Stockings. The company standardized early baseballs and developed the modern baseball bat with the bulge at its apex. In 1892, Spalding acquired Wright & Ditson and A. J. Reach, both rival sporting goods companies. In 1893, A.G. Spal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indrek Kajupank
Indrek Kajupank (born 15 May 1988) is an Estonian professional basketball player for BC Tallinna Kalev of the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League. He is a 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) tall small forward and power forward. He also represents the Estonian national basketball team internationally. Awards and accomplishments Professional career ;Kalev * 3× Estonian League champion:2009, 2013, 2014 Individual * 2xAll-KML Team: 2016–2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ... References External links Indrek Kajupankat basket.ee at fiba.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Kajupank, Indrek 1988 births Living people Estonian men's basketball players Power forwards (basketball) Small forwards Korvpalli Meistriliiga players BC Kalev/Cramo players Rapla KK players People from Saarem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toomas Annuk
Toomas is an Estonian masculine given name, a cognate of Thomas. People named Toomas include: * Toomas Alatalu (born 1942), historian, educator, political commentator and politician * Toomas Altnurme (born 1973), painter * Toomas Annus (born 1960), entrepreneur *Toomas Frey (born 1937), ecologist, geobotanist and forest scientist *Toomas Heikkinen (born 1991), Finnish rallycross driver * Toomas Helin (born 1966), drug smuggler *Toomas Hussar (born 1962), actor, film and theatre director and dramaturge *Toomas Hendrik Ilves (born 1953), politician, President of Estonia * Toomas Jürgenstein (born 1964), educator and politician * Toomas Kall (born 1947), humorist, caricaturist, writer, screenwriter and translator *Toomas Kallaste (born 1971), football player * Toomas Kandimaa (born 1975), basketball player and coach * Toomas Kivimägi (born 1963), politician and lawyer *Toomas Kivisild (born 1969), geneticist *Toomas Kork (born 1945), social activist, businessman and politician * T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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