U14 Stage 1: Final SuperCup 2026 Tickets Secured in Riga and KaarikuBoys U14
The first U14 stage of the 2026/27 BBBL season took place from October 2-4 across two locations - Kaariku, Estonia, and Riga, Latvia. A total of 26 teams from Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Poland and Finland came together for three days of basketball, with every game carrying extra importance as part of the U14 SuperCup Qualifier.
This tournament also marked the final qualification event for the BBBL SuperCup, which will take place at the end of November in Riga.
26 teams. Three paths. Three tickets.
A total of 26 teams participated in the qualifier.
The teams were divided into six groups. Four groups of four teams competed in Kaariku, while two groups of five teams played in Riga. Following the group stage, teams advanced to the playoff phase based on their results.
The playoff phase was split into three qualification paths, with only the winner of each path securing a place at the BBBL SuperCup.
Path 1 - Groups A + B
Path 2 - Groups C + D
Path 3 - Groups E + F
After three days of competition, Tartu, Šiauliai and Pomerania emerged as the path winners and secured the final three tickets to the SuperCup.
Tournament Highlights
One of the biggest surprises of the weekend came in the Path A-B Final between Ogre and Tartu.
The two teams had already faced each other during the group stage, where Ogre produced a dominant performance and claimed a convincing 90-44 victory.
However, the rematch carried much higher stakes, with a SuperCup ticket on the line. This time, Tartu delivered a completely different performance. After a hard-fought battle, the Estonian side turned the tables and defeated Ogre 58-50, securing their place in the BBBL SuperCup.
U14 Riga All-Star FIVE
#25 Kacper Krogulewski - PKK99 HIGHLIGHT
#31 Robin Voore - Noo HIGHLIGHT
#13 Ignacy Ochenkowski - Pomerania HIGHLIGHT
#25 Timurs Izvekovs - Ezerzeme HIGHLIGHT
#34 Siim Sander Jaansalu - TalTech HIGHLIGHT
U14 Kaariku All-Star FIVE
#10 Kārlis Reidzāns - Mārupe HIGHLIGHT
#0 Jovydas Jankauskas - Utenos DSC HIGHLIGHT
#15 Ričards Pļaviņš - Ogre HIGHLIGHT
#71 Martin Kilk - Tartu HIGHLIGHT
#6 Armandas Pilipavičius - Šiauliai HIGHLIGHT
Ice Power Defensive Player
The Ice Power Defensive Player award continued at the U14 qualification stage, recognising players whose impact goes beyond the box score and helps their teams succeed on the defensive end.
The awards were presented to:
#0 Jovydas Jankauskas - Utenos DSC (Lithuania) HIGHLIGHTS
#4 Filip Chmielewski - Pomerania (Poland) HIGHLIGHTS
SuperCup field is complete
Tartu, Šiauliai and Pomerania secured the final available spots and will join the BBBL SuperCup in Riga on November 27-29.
Next stop - December
The U14 teams will return to action on December 4-6, when the next BBBL stage takes place across Riga, Kaunas and Madona.
With the SuperCup qualification process now complete, teams will continue their BBBL season and look to build momentum heading into the second half of the campaign.
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