Basketball: The main round oracle was correct 16 times

In 16 of 27 cases since the introduction of the single-track BBL for the 1994/95 season, the main round oracle was correct, and the best team in the main round also prevailed in the play-offs.

The current champion Alba Berlin was responsible for this six times (1997-2001, 2008), Brose Bamberg five times (2011-2013, 2015-2016), Bayern Munich three times (2014, 2018-2019) and Bayer 04 Leverkusen twice (1995-1996). . This year, the Berliners are starting from the “pole position” in the championship round, on Friday (7 p.m. / MagentaSport) they will meet the former series champion Brose Bamberg in the first game of the quarter-final series.

The main round winners and champions after the introduction of the single-track Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) for the 1994/95 season at a glance:

Year Main Round Winner – Champion

1995 TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen – TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen

1996 TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen – TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen

1997 Alba Berlin – Alba Berlin

1998 Alba Berlin – Alba Berlin

1999 Alba Berlin – Alba Berlin

2000 Alba Berlin – Alba Berlin

2001 Alba Berlin – Alba Berlin

2002 Opel Skyliners Frankfurt – Alba Berlin

2003 Telekom Baskets Bonn – Alba Berlin

2004 Alba Berlin – Opel Skyliners Frankfurt

2005 Alba Berlin – GHP Bamberg

2006 Alba Berlin – RheinEnergie Cologne

2007 Alba Berlin – Brose Baskets Bamberg

2008 Alba Berlin – Alba Berlin

2009 Alba Berlin – EWE Baskets Oldenburg

2010 EWE Baskets Oldenburg – Brose Baskets Bamberg

2011 Brose Baskets Bamberg – Brose Baskets Bamberg

2012 Brose Baskets Bamberg – Brose Baskets Bamberg

2013 Brose Baskets Bamberg – Brose Baskets Bamberg

2014 Bayern Munich – Bayern Munich

2015 Brose Baskets Bamberg – Brose Baskets Bamberg

2016 Brose Bamberg – Brose Baskets Bamberg

2017 ratiopharm Ulm – Brose Bamberg

2018 Bayern Munich – Bayern Munich

2019 Bayern Munich – Bayern Munich

2020 Bayern Munich – Alba Berlin*

2021 MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg – Alba Berlin

2022 Alba Berlin – ???

* In 2019/20 the main round was canceled due to the corona pandemic, and the eight quarter-finalists of a final tournament were determined after a group phase.