The 2016 Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė, also known as KIDY Tour – Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė for sponsorship purposes, was the first edition of the newly formed Lithuanian

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and the

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. The competition was held in Vilnius, in the Siemens Arena on February 19–21, 2016.

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won the inaugural tournament, defeating Žalgiris 67–57 in the final. Their captain

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was awarded as MVP of the tournament. Neptūnas took the third place after a victory against

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Performers

The event included

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, Dee & Kammy and Jamma & W musical performances.

Qualified teams

Eight best ranked 2015–16 LKL season teams qualified into the tournament.

Bracket

Quarterfinals

Vytautas Prienai-Birštonas vs. Juventus Utena

Žalgiris Kaunas vs. Nevėžis Kėdainiai

Neptūnas Klaipėda vs.
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Lietuvos rytas Vilnius vs. Lietkabelis Panevėžys

Semifinals

Žalgiris Kaunas vs. Vytautas Prienai-Birštonas

Lietuvos rytas Vilnius vs. Neptūnas Klaipėda

Bronze final

Final

References

External links

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