Photos: Laco Duracka
The 2022 EWBL Final Four was played on March 19-20, at the Diplomat arena in Pieštany, Slovakia. Žabiny Brno won the first title, defeating the hosts Pieštanske Čajky, 57-51. Kibirkštis Vilnius took bronze after a 87-69 win over SBŠ Ostrava. Bria Holmes was named MVP.
First place: Žabiny Brno (5-1, Final Four 2-0)
Bria Holmes (West Virginia), Petra Zaplatova, Eliška Hamzova, Natalie Stoupalova, Anna Jurčenkova, Michaela Vondračkova, Monika Grigalauskyte (Lithuania), Michaela Vackova, Lenka Soukalova, Sarah Berankova, Anezka Kopecka, Adela Burtova. Head coach Viktor Pruša. Honorary coach Jan Bobrovsky. General manager Radek Šir.
Second place: Pieštanske Čajky (3-3, Final Four 1-1)
Matea Tadič (Croatia), KeShunan James (Murray State), Natalia Martiškova, Alexandra Haskova, Sarah Boothe (Stanford), Gabriela Andelova, Alica Moravčikova, Tereza Vandlikova, Nina Gavlakova, Vanda Kozakova, Martina Dovcikova. Head coach Peter Jankovič. General manager Bronislava Borovičkova. Sports director Tomaš Horky.
Third place: Kibirkštis MRU (4-3, Final Four 1-1)
Karolina Kazočiūnaite, Camille Droguet (France), Gabriele Šulske, Livija Sakevičiūte, Justina Miknaite, Gerda Raulušaityte, Egle Zabotkaite, Audrone Zdanevičiūte, Ugne Sirtautaite, Saule Mikelionyte, Seila Gudinskaite. Head coach Gitautas Kievinas. Coach Sandra Linkevičiene.
Fourth place: SBŠ Ostrava (2-5, Final Four 0-2)
Josipa Silov, Sona Svetlikova, Stella Tarkovičova, Tereza Motyčakova, Katerina Kanova, Adela Smutna, Anna Pavlicova, Kristyna Mensikova. Head coach Iveta Raškova. Coach Kamil Fajta.
Classification
Fifth place: Young Angels Košice (2-3)
Sixth place: Liepāja/LSSS (0-5)
Disqualified on March 1, 2022
BC Samara 4-1
Peresvet SFEDU 4-1
Nika Syktyvkar 4-1
Tsmoki Minsk 3-2
Horizont Minsk 2-3
Olimpia Grodno 0-5
All Star team
Matea Tadič (Pieštanske Čajky)
Petra Zaplatova (Žabiny Brno)
Natalia Martiškova (Pieštanske Čajky)
Gabriele Šulske (Kibirkštis MRU)
Josipa Silov (SBŠ Ostrava)
MVP
Bria Holmes (Žabiny Brno)
Teams (12): Žabiny Brno (fourth season), Pieštanske Čajky (fifth season), Kibirkštis MRU (seventh season), SBŠ Ostrava (fourth season), Liepāja (fifth season), Young Angels Košice (sixth season), BC Samara, Peresvet SFEDU, Nika Syktyvkar, Tsmoki Minsk, Horizont Minsk, Olimpia Grodno.
Countries represented (6): Czech Republic, Slovakia, Lithuania, Latvia, Belarus, Russia.
EWBL announcement on March 1, 2022
Final Four history
Rīga 2016: TTT Rīga, Basket 90 Gdynia, Astana Tigers, Tsmoki Minsk
Košice 2017: Good Angels Košice, TTT Rīga, Dynamo Moscow, Basket 90 Gdynia
Rīga 2018: Good Angels Košice, TTT Rīga, Dynamo Moscow, Udominate Basket
Rostov on Don 2019: TTT Rīga, Tsmoki Minsk, Rostov Don SFEDU, Žabiny Brno
Brno 2020: season five cancelled (Žabiny Brno-Tsmoki, Novosibirsk-Pieštany)
Maladziechna 2021: Horizont Minsk, Nika Syktyvkar, TTT Rīga, Prometey Kamianske
Pieštany 2022: Žabiny Brno, Pieštanske Čajky, Kibirkštis Vilnius, SBŠ Ostrava
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