Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė

Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė
Current season, competition or edition: 2017 Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė

Sport	Basketball
Founded	2015
Motto	Už istoriją, kuri pakeis ateitį! (English: For history, which will change the future!)
No. of teams	8
Country	Lithuania
Continent	Europe
Most recent champion(s)	Lietuvos rytas Vilnius (1st title)
Most titles	Lietuvos rytas Vilnius (1 title)
Official website	LKL.lt

Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė (English: King Mindaugas Cup) is an annual basketball competition of Lithuanian basketball teams. It is organised by the Lithuanian Basketball Federation (Lietuvos krepšinio federacija – LKF) and the Lithuanian Basketball League (Lietuvos krepšinio lyga – LKL). The tournament is named in honor of Mindaugas, the first King of Lithuania.

History

The new tournament was presented to public on 1 December 2015. It was announced that Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė will replace LKF Cup and LKL All-Star Day, making one three-day grandiose event on 19–21 February 2016 in Siemens Arena, Vilnius.^[1] On 18 February 2016 it was announced that Kaunas will held the second edition of the tournament in 2017.^[2]

Format

The competition features eight best ranked Lietuvos krepšinio lyga teams, which face each other in a single elimination games. The event also includes Slam Dunk Contest on the semi-finals day and a Three-point Shootout on the finals day, as well as performances by prominent musicians.^[3]

Winners

Season	Host	Champion	Score	Runner-up	Third	Score	Fourth	Dates
2016	Vilnius	Lietuvos rytas	67–57	Žalgiris	Neptūnas	88–51	Vytautas	19–21 February 2016
2017	Kaunas	TBD		TBD	TBD		TBD	TBA

Performers

Edition	Performers
2016	Leon Somov & Jazzu Vaidas Baumila Dee & Kammy Jamma & W

References

↑ "Vasarį – grandiozinis krepšinio savaitgalis ir naujas karališkas turnyras (3 video, foto)". LKL.lt. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
↑ "Kitais metais Karaliaus Mindaugo taurės turnyras vyks Kaune". BasketNews.lt. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
↑ "KIDY tour – Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė". Tiketa.lt. Retrieved 12 February 2016.

Basketball in Lithuania

Lithuanian Basketball Federation
List of venues

National teams

Men	Lithuania U20 & U21 U18 & U19 U16 & U17 Students 3x3 Wheelchair basketball

Women	Lithuania U20 & U21 U18 & U19 U16 & U17 Students 3x3

League competitions

Men	Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL) National Basketball League (NKL) Regional Basketball League A (RKL A Division) Regional Basketball League B (RKL B Division) Lithuanian Students Basketball League (LSKL) Lietuvos moksleivių krepšinio lyga (MKL)

Women	Lithuanian Women's Basketball League (LMKL) Nacionalinė moterų krepšinio lyga (NMKL) Lithuanian Students Basketball League (LSKL) Lietuvos moksleivių krepšinio lyga (MKL)

Cup competitions

Men	Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė

Women	LKF Women's Cup

European national basketball cups

Current	Albania Austria Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France (French Cup Leaders Cup) Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Israel (State Cup League Cup) Italy Kazakhstan Kosovo Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal (Cup League Cup) Romania Russia Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom (Cup Trophy)

Defunct	USSR Yugoslavia

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