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The Latvian Basketball Union (LBS) reports that the LSBL regulations for the 2020/2021 season have been approved.
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It is expected that for the third season in a row, Latvian women’s teams will play in the Baltic Basketball League, competing with Lithuanian and Estonian teams.
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The BBL tournament will be held in two groups. Last season, Latvia was represented in the elite group by “TTT Rīga”, “Liepāja” / BJSS and RSU, but next season the number of participants in the elite could increase.
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In the previous season, six Latvian teams played in the BBL international group.
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“Representatives of several clubs have expressed interest in joining the tournament, but we will know the number of participants after receiving the official applications,” LBS quotes Goldmane as saying.
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The BBL Championship will end with “Final 4” tournaments in the elite and international group. After that, the Latvian champions will be determined.
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This summer, the basketball federations of all three countries confirmed their willingness and readiness to organize the Baltic Basketball League tournament for women’s teams also in the 2020/2021 season.
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Five Lithuanian, two Latvian and one Estonian teams participated in the Baltic Basketball League championship in the elite group in the 2018/2019 season, but in the 2019/2020 season – three Latvian, three Lithuanian and two Estonian teams. “TTT Rīga” became the league’s two-time champions.
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Since the autumn of 2019, the Baltic League has been supported by the perfume and cosmetics retail company “Douglas Latvija”.
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