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To buy tournament passes online, one has to send an e-mail stating the desired number of passes and the name and phone number of the person who will collect the pass/passes at the door in Tartu to finalfour@ut.ee 

After sending the e-mail, you will receive an invoice that has to be paid on time. The pass(es) will be handed over on presentation of the ID of the person quoted in the reservation e-mail. Online reservation will also be opened from April 16, 10 AM to April 22 or until tickets are sold out.


Additional information will soon be available on the web at www.tysk.ee/finalfour, including the seat plan, parking information etc.
History of final4

Recap
In SEB BBL 4 year history only two teams have participated in the SEB BBL Finals– the two powerhouses of Lithuania –Zalgiris Kaunas and Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius. In 2005 Zalgiris Kaunas was crowned as the first champion of the SEB BBL. The 2006 and 2007 titles went to Lietuvos Rytas. Their two consecutive triumphs did not become a three – peat as in 2008 the winner’s trophy was taken back to Kaunas by Žalgiris.


Final Four 2005
The first SEB BBL Final Four tournament was held in Vilnius, in Siemens Arena. In the first SEB BBL semi-finals Lietuvos Rytas beat Ventspils 86:75 and Zalgiris defeated Siauliai 89:61. In the game for the third place Siauliai took advantage of Latvian elite team Ventspils 97:87.
In the exciting, defense dominated final, Zalgiris outperformed Lietuvos Rytas 64:60. In this game two outstanding SEB BBL records were set. Tanoka Dwight Beard from Zalgiris collected 25 rebounds and that record is still unbeaten. Additionally, 13 of these 25 collected rebounds were offensive ones and this is a SEB BBL record as well.


Final Six 2006
SEB BBL 2006 Final Six tournament was held in Saku Suurhall, Tallinn. As in the quarterfinals Ventspils surprisingly lost to Nevezis 71:77 and the other Latvian Barons/LU was defeated by Siauliai 68:57, it became the Lithuanian internal business.  In the the semi-finals Zalgiris destroyed Nevezis 91:56 and Lietuvos Rytas left no hope for Siauliai by winning 82:58. Ventspils defeated Barons/LU in the consolation game for the 5th place 91:75. 76:59 was the result of the bronze game where Siauliai proved to be better than Nevezis. The Lithuanian agelong rivals – Lietuvos Rytas and Zalgiris met in the SEB BBL final for the second year in a row, Lietuvos Rytas got their revenge and won the competition by outscoring Zalgiris 86:74.


Final Four 2007
SEB BBL 2007 Final Four tournament took place in Arena Riga. In the semi-finals Zalgiris met Siauliai and Lietuvos Rytas faced Ventspils. Zalgiris outpowered team Siauliai 105:72 and advanced to the final. In the other semi-final game Lietuvos Rytas outperformed team Ventspils 99:75 and joined Zalgiris in the final. The game for the bronze medals went Ventspils way as they beat Siauliai 94:88 and made it to the podium for the first time. For the third consecutive year the final word was for Lietuvos Rytas and Zalgiris. Lietuvos Rytas managed to repeat their last year’s success and defeated Zalgiris 81:77, becoming first team to defend their title and having won two back-to-back SEB BBL crowns.


Final Four 2008
SEB BBL 2008 Final Four tournament took place in Siauliai. Latvian ASK Riga fell 82:100 in semifinals, as they could do nothing against mighty Zalgiris and the other Latvian team Barons Riga did not make it to the final either as they were beaten by Lietuvos Rytas 89:73. In the consolation game for bronze ASK beat its domestic rival Barons 96:82. In a thrilling final Zalgiris in the end took its second SEB BBL title against Lietuvos Rytas by a two-point win 86:84, taking the winner`s trophy back to Kaunas.