2020–21 King Mindaugas Cup Explained

Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė
Year:2020–2021
Country:Lithuania
City:Panevėžys
Venues:Cido Arena
Dates:6 October 2020 – 14 February 2021
Num Teams:16
Defending Champions:Žalgiris
Winners:Žalgiris (4th title)
Second:Lietkabelis
Third:Juventus
Award Title:MVP
Award: Joffrey Lauvergne
Prev Season:2019–20
Next Season:2021–22

The 2020–2021 King Mindaugas Cup, also known as Citadele Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė for sponsorship purposes, was the seventh edition of the Lithuanian King Mindaugas Cup basketball competition. Žalgiris successfully defended the title after defeating Lietkabelis in the final 76–69.

Format

The top four placed teams from the LKL 2019–20 season, gained an automatic bye to the 2021 Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė quarterfinals. While the six lower placed teams from the 2019–20 LKL season along with six other NKL teams, playing in first round, competing for the other four quarterfinals places.

Draw

The first round draw of the 2021 Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė, was held on 23 September 2020. LKL teams were paired with the NKL teams. The drawing ceremony was held in half time of BC Žalgiris against BC Dzūkija in LKL TV studio. Brothers Kšyštof Lavrinovič and Darjuš Lavrinovič were guests who helped to draw pairs.[1]

Qualified teams

TeamLocationTier
CBet PrienaiLKL
DzūkijaAlytusLKL
JuventusUtenaLKL
LietkabelisPanevėžysLKL
NeptūnasKlaipėdaLKL
Nevėžis-OPTIBETKėdainiaiLKL
Pieno žvaigždėsPasvalysLKL
RytasVilniusLKL
ŠiauliaiŠiauliaiLKL
ŽalgirisKaunasLKL
Sūduva-MantingaMarijampolėNKL
VytisŠakiaiNKL
ŠilutėŠilutėNKL
Neptūnas-AkvaservisKlaipėdaNKL
Žalgiris-2KaunasNKL
CBet JonavaJonavaNKL

Notable events

Round 1

5–10 ranked teams from 2019 to 2020 LKL season and six 2020–21 NKL season teams faced-off each other in a home-and-away format, with the overall cumulative score determining the winner of a match. The winners advanced to the next round.

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Round 2

Two highest ranked pair winners from 2019 to 2020 LKL season received bye's into Quarterfinals, while the remaining teams faced-off each other in a home-and-away format, with the overall cumulative score determining the winner of a match. The winners earned the remaining quarterfinals spots.

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Quarterfinals

Top four teams from 2019–20 LKL season have received bye's to quarterfinals stage. Those teams are:

All qualified teams will be drawn into pairs, where they will face-off each other in a home-and-away format, with the overall cumulative score determining the winner of a match. The winners of each pair would then qualify for the Final four.|}

Final four

The final four was hosted by the Cido Arena in Panevėžys on 13–14 February 2021.[21]

Final


Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ištraukti pirmojo Karaliaus Mindaugo taurės etapo burtai - LKL.LT. www.lkl.lt . lt.
  2. Web site: COVID-19 – ir "Neptūno" dublerių komandoje: nukeliamos KMT rungtynės . wwww.15min.lt . lt . 12 October 2020 . 13 October 2020.
  3. Web site: Dar kartą nukeltas "Neptūno" dublerių KMT mačas su "Šiauliais" . basketnews.lt . lt . 19 October 2020 . 19 October 2020.
  4. Web site: Juventus nepasigailėjo marijampoliečių ir įveikė pirmo Citadele KMT etapo barjerą . lkl.lt . lt . 20 October 2020 . 26 October 2020.
  5. Web site: Nukeliamos "Dzūkijos" ir "Šilutės" rungtynės. krepsinis.net. lt . 27 October 2020. 27 October 2020.
  6. Web site: Rekordus gerinęs Prienų klubas žengė į kitą Citadele KMT etapą. lkl.lt . lt . 27 October 2020 . 27 October 2020.
  7. Web site: Su vėjeliu į kitą Citadele KMT etapą: Kėdainių klubas sutriuškino Vytį. lkl.lt . lt . 27 October 2020 . 27 October 2020.
  8. Web site: Ištraukti Citadele KMT antrojo etapo burtai . lkl.lt . lt . 12 November 2020 . 12 November 2020.
  9. Web site: "Šiauliai" išnešė sveiką kailį iš pirmojo Citadele KMT etapo . lkl.lt . lt-LT . 1 December 2020 . 1 December 2020.
  10. Web site: Kėdainiškių praradimus išnaudojusios "Pieno žvaigždės" – Citadele KMT ketvirtfinalyje . lkl.lt . lt-LT . 3 December 2020 . 4 December 2020.
  11. Web site: Ištraukti Citadele KMT ketvirtfinalio burtai – "Rytas" ir vėl susikaus su "Juventus" . lkl.lt . lt-LT . 6 December 2020 . 6 December 2020.
  12. Web site: Fantastika: triuškinama deficitą panaikinę "Šiauliai" stebuklingai žengė į Citadele KMT ketvirtfinalį . lkl.lt . lt-LT . 5 January 2021 . 5 January 2021.
  13. Web site: "Juventus" – Citadele KMT finalo ketverte: Į "Ryto" krepšį krito 105 taškai . lkl.lt . lt-LT . 16 January 2021 . 16 January 2021.
  14. Web site: Be intrigos: prieniškius įveikęs "Lietkabelis" žengė į Citadele KMT finalo ketvertą . lkl.lt . lt-LT . 16 January 2021 . 16 January 2021.
  15. Web site: Tikra drama Klaipėdoje: į Citadele KMT finalo ketvertą keliauja "Neptūnas" . lkl.lt . lt-LT . 17 January 2021 . 17 January 2021.
  16. Web site: Jokių staigmenų: L. Lekavičiaus vedamas "Žalgiris" – Citadele KMT finalo ketverte . lkl.lt . lt-LT . 18 January 2021 . 18 January 2021.
  17. Web site: Lietkabelis and Zalgiris book their tickets to Citadele KMT final . en.lkl.lt . en-EN . 13 February 2021 . 13 February 2021.
  18. Web site: Juventus finish Citadele KMT in 3rd place . en.lkl.lt . en-EN . 14 February 2021 . 14 February 2021.
  19. Web site: A. Goudelock won Betsafe three-point contest . en.lkl.lt . en-EN . 14 February 2021 . 14 February 2021.
  20. Web site: Zalgiris Kaunas retained Citadele KMT title . en.lkl.lt . en-EN . 14 February 2021 . 14 February 2021.
  21. Web site: Citadele Karaliaus Mindaugo taurės finalai pirmą kartą vyks Panevėžyje. delfi.lt. 7 December 2021 . 14 August 2024. lt.

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