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On Saturday, floorball will rule throughout the day in “Arena Rīga” – there, as part of the Superfinal, the decisive battles for ELVI floorball league medals and championship cups will take place. Kocēni “Rubene” and Riga “NND/RJTC” are playing for the gold medals in the women’s club, while “FS Masters/Ulbroka” will share the bronze with “Ķekava/RB&B” in the men’s league matches, while FBK “Valmiera” and “Lielvārde/FatPipe” will claim to the championship title. This time, the program of the event also includes the final of the men’s 1st league, in which “Kuldīga/KNSS” and “Lēžions/Grobiņas SC” will determine the best team of the country’s second strongest tournament.

ELVI floorball league women’s final “Rubene” – “NND/RJTC” – at 11.00 am “Arena Rīga” and broadcast live on TV channel TV4, on the Sportacentrs.com portal and on the LFS YouTube channel.

This year, the ladies will return to “Arena Rīga” – in the ELVI floorball league finals, “NND/RJTC” will try to take the title from the fourteen-time state champions from Rubenia, who have triumphed in the league tournament for the last eight seasons in a row. In the regular season, the Kocēni team fared better, finishing in first place with 13 wins in 15 games. “NND/RJTC” trailed by seven points and ranked second. “Rubene” was superior in all three matches this season (9:3, 1:0, 7:4). On the way to the final game, the girls from Ruben beat Cēsa “Lekringa” 3:0 in their semi-final series, while the girls from Riga overcame the barrier of FK “Ķekavas” with the same result.

In the finals of the Premier League, the two teams have previously met each other five times and “Rubene” has always been superior.

1st league final “Kuldīga/KNSS” – “Lēžions/Grobinas SC” – at 14.00 in “Arena Rīga” and broadcast live on the TV channel TV4, on the Sportacentrs.com portal and on the LFS YouTube channel.

Men’s 1st league clubs “Arena Riga” will compete for the second time. Two Kurzeme teams have reached the finals. “Kuldīga/KNSS” ranked second in the Western group of the regular tournament, while “Legions/Grobiņas SC” ranked fifth, which according to the average points per game gave the units the third and fifth ranking respectively in the elimination matches of independent clubs. In the quarter-final series, Kuldīdznieki defeated Madona’s floorball players (3:1), but in the decisive match of the semi-final, they defeated “FK Ogre/PGD.LV” on the road, winning the series with 3:2. Grobiņnieki faced the biggest opposition in the first round – success in the series against “FK Valka/Iglu” required the maximum number of games (3:2), while in the main semi-final duel against “FK Kurši FSS” the minimum (3:0) was enough.

“Kuldīga/KNSS” was superior in both matches this season – 5:1 at home and 4:3 away.

None of these teams have managed to win the League 1 Champions Cup so far and this will be the highest achievement in the history of both clubs. The winners of this final match will not only win the title of champions of the 1st league, but also the right to 2023/2024. to apply for participation in the Premier League in the season of

ELVI floorball league men’s match for 3rd place “FS Masters/Ulbroka” – “Ķekava/RB&B” – at 17.00 in “Arena Rīga” and live on TV channel TV4, on the Sportacentrs.com portal and on the LFS YouTube channel.

The losers of the semi-final series of the ELVI floorball league for men will compete for bronze medals in the last battle of the season. The third and fourth positions were occupied by these units in the regular tournament. In the elimination matches, both managed to overcome the first round, however, the bar of the semi-finals turned out to be too high. “FS Masters/Ulbroka” defeated Talseniks in the quarter-final series (4:2), but in the fight for a place in the final, “Lielvārde/FatPipe” recognized the superiority (1:4). The path of “Ķekava/RB&B” was similar – in the first round they defeated “Rubene”, who played in the finals of the previous two seasons (4:1), but in the semi-finals they unconditionally capitulated against the strongest team of the regular season, FBK “Valmiera” (0:4).

In the regular tournament, the team’s victories in mutual battles were split in half – in the first round game in Ķekava, the Ulbro people won 8:5, while the visiting “Ķekava/RB&B” took revenge (7:4).

The “Ķekava/RB&B” team has entered the top four of the men’s league for the first time in the club’s history, but for “FS Masters/Ulbrokai” this will be their fifth visit to “Arena Riga”.

ELVI floorball league men’s final FBK “Valmiera” – “Lielvārde/FatPipe” – at 20.00 in “Arena Rīga” and broadcast live on TV channel LTV7.

In the central match of the day, the winners of the regular tournament from Valmiera and the giants from Lielvārdi, who demonstrated excellent fighting spirit in the playoffs, will fight for the title of Latvian champions for men. The Valmiera team experienced only one loss in the regular season, however, at the end of the season, they had to be a little nervous about protecting the leading position. In the playoffs, FBK “Valmiera” showed a flawless performance – 4:0 in the quarter-final series against “Irlava” and the same final result in the semi-final duel against Kekavians. “Lielvārde/FatPipe” played the first stage of the season poorly and ranked only seventh in the regular tournament. However, when the play-off matches began, the team’s performance changed beyond recognition. First, in the intense quarter-final series, which required all seven games, they succeeded in dethroning Cēsis “Lekring” from the championship throne, but in the battle for the final, despite the loss in the first game, “FS Masters/Ulbrokai” (4:1 in the series) did not have much hope.

In the regular season, the teams played two games against each other and both were won by the home team. In the first round, Valmierians were superior with the result 6:4, but in the second, the giants defended their field, celebrating their success in overtime (6:5).

In case of victory, this will be the first championship title for FBK “Valmiera” in the club’s history, while the giants aim for the fourth.

Floorball Superfinal – it will be not only four exciting and intense games, but also a show entertaining fans with various performances and surprises, which this year will be taken care of by the host of the event, Renārs Zeltiņš, musician xantikvariats, singer Katrīna Dimantas, group “Audiokvartāls”, rhythm association “Pulse Effect” “, “Evolve Dance Team” and “Dreamteam” dancers, as well as other artists.

Tickets to the Superfinal can only be purchased in advance online – www.bezrindas.lv. Tickets will not be sold at the venue.

The ticket is valid for a single visit to the event. For re-entry, it will be possible to buy a wristband for 1.00 EUR at the souvenir stand at entrance B.