1182 Tallinn will play in the Molten Winter Cup

07.01.2015

Mailis Pokk and Kitija Laksa. Photo: 1182 Tallinn

The 2015 Molten Winter Cup featuring four teams from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania will be held on January 9-10. It is managed by the Latvia Basketball association and will be held in the Olympic Sports Center in Riga.

SCHEDULE

Friday, January 9

17:30 RSU/Merks – 1182 Tallinn

19:45 TTT Rīga – Sūduva Mantinga

Saturday, January 10

17:30 Third place game http://www.wbbl.eu/en/live-tv?live_id=41

19:45 Championship game http://www.wbbl.eu/en/live-tv?live_id=42

PARTICIPANTS

TTT Rīga: thirteen time Latvian champions (1992-1993, 1995, 2001-2005, 2007, 2008, 2010-2011, 2014), Nordea league champions (2014). Latvia-Estonia league leaders (record 12-1). Head coach Aigars Nerips (Rīdzene).

RSU/Merks: five time Latvian champions (Arkādija/RTU 1994, RTU/EKJU/Arkādija 1996, RTU/Klondaika 1997-1998, 2000), bronze medals in Latvian league (2014), bronze medals in Nordea league (2013, 2014). Head coach Aivars Vīnbergs.

1182 Tallinn: six time Estonia champions, Estonia Cup winners (2014), second place in the first round of the Latvia-Estonia league (record 10-1). Head coach Howard Frier (Colorado).

Sūduva-Mantinga: Lithuania vice-champions (2014), second place in the Lithuania Women`s Basketball league (record 12-4) ahead of the EuroCup Women teams “Kibirkštis-VIČI Vilnius” and “Fortūna Klaipeda”. Head coach Rimvydas Samulėnas.