On Sunday, October 29, in the first game of the second round of the Latvian basketball Užava Cup at 19:00, BK “Cēsis” will host “RSU/VEF Rīga” (5th pair). The return match is scheduled for November 13 in Riga, the winners will be determined in the sum of two games.
BK “Cēsis” started in the Aizdevums.lv Regional League with a loss to the Mārupe Sports Center team (59:80), but beat BJBS “Rīga/Centrs” (74:57) in the second match. The core of the team consists of 2005/2006. players born in
“RSU/VEF Riga” team started in the Ramirent National League with a convincing loss in Gulbene (60:77), but in the next match they convincingly beat BK “Ķekava” (106:52). Young striker Pēteris Salminņš (14.5 average per game) and experienced Rihards Gunters (10.5) were the most productive.
The other first legs of the second round will take place next week. Tuesday, October 31, “BS Tukums/TSS” – BK “Grobiņa” (1st pair), BK “Ķekava” – “Gulbenes Buki”/BJSS (2nd pair) and BK “Jelgava” – Salaspils Sports School (4 . pair), on Wednesday, November 1, “Cēsis/Cēsu sporta skola” – OC “Limbaži” (3rd pair) and “Kandava/Angăze” – BK “Jaunpils” (6th pair).
In the third round – round of 16 – the six winners of the second round will be joined by six Pafbet Latvian-Estonian league teams (in order of pairs): “University of Latvia”, BK “Ventspils”, BK Ogre, BK “Liepāja”, “Rīgas Zeļļi” and “Valmiera Glass VIA ” (games from November 28 to December 16).
In the fourth round – the quarter-finals – the six winners of the third round duels will form three pairs, determining the three semi-finalists (matches from January 5 to 20)
In the fifth round – in the semi-finals – the three winners of the quarter-finals will be joined by the team starting in the Champions League “VEF Riga”, which will compete with the winners of the 1st and 2nd quarter-final pair from January 26 to February 3.
Final game on February 17.
