The 2019 KML Play-offs was the tournament to determine the
Korvpalli Meistriliiga
The Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML) is the top-tier men's basketball league in Estonia. The league is organized by the Estonian Basketball Association and played under rules of basketball#International Rules of Basketball, FIBA rules.
The competitio ...
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
Awards
Finals Most Valuable Player
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Branko Mirković
Branko Mirković ( sr-cyr, Бранко Мирковић, ; born 5 October 1982) is a Serbian-Bulgarian former professional basketball player. He played at the point guard position.
Professional career
During his career, Mirković played for KK ...
(
Kalev/Cramo)
Best Young Player
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Arnas Velička
Arnas Velička (born 10 December 1999) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Löwen Braunschweig of the Basketball Bundesliga.
Professional career
In 2015, after solid performance in FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship he signed with ...
(
Tartu Ülikool)
Best Defender
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Mihkel Kirves
Mihkel Kirves (born 6 December 1996) is an Estonian professional basketball player for CBet Jonava of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). Standing at , he plays at the small forward position.
Professional career
Kirves debuted in the Korvpal ...
(
Pärnu Sadam)
Newcomer of the Year
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Martin Müürsepp
Martin Müürsepp (; born 26 September 1974) is an Estonian professional basketball coach and former player, who is the head coach of Haljala NGU of the Saku 1 liiga. Widely regarded as one of Estonia's greatest basketball players of all time, ...
(
Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ)
Coach of the Year Many sports leagues, sportswriting associations, and other organizations confer "Coach of the Year" awards. In some sports — including baseball and association football — the award is called the "Manager of the Year" award.
Some of the ...
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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
BC Avtodor (), commonly known as simply Avtodor and internationall ...
(
Kalev/Cramo)
All-Star Five
References
External links
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Korvpalli Meistriliiga playoffs
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 ...