A League playoffs will start on April 16: Mega - Orbi, Kavkasia - Zestaponi

There is 1 match left before the end of the regular season of the A League, although the semi-final pairs have already been revealed. Until now, the names of the 4 teams that would play in the playoffs were known, but the last round had to find out which team would take what place and, consequently, who would meet whom in the semifinals.

Mega and Orbi, who are in the first and fourth places, competed today in the first meeting held at the Olympic Palace. Orbi coached by Irakli Tomaradze had a chance to take the third place. For this they had to defeat Mega and wait for the lose of Zestaponi against Kavkasia in the next match.

Orbi wasn’t able to win. It is true that after Giorgi Simonishvili’s exact three-pointer, Orbi advanced 58:55 in the last period, but in the remaining time Mega played great, won the final ten minutes 37:25 and finally won 87:77 (Statistics). This was a match of superiority of Georgian players, because the locals were the most successful.

მGiorgi Metskhovrishvili held the best match of the season in Mega, gaining 19 points. Luka Giorgadze also had the best match of the season: 19 points, 11 rebounds. Nika Ramishvili scored 14 points. Giorgi Simonishvili was the most effective in Orbi with 13 points, 6 assists and 4 rebounds. Luka Matchavariani became a top-scorer with 21 points. Davit Dekanoidze collected 17 points and 8 rebounds.  

The result of this match finally determined the places in the table. The result of the next match could not affect the standings, because in case of any result, Kavkasia would go on the second place and Zestaponi – on the third. The meeting started with the advantage of Kavkasia and ended so. The team coached by Beqa Tsivtsivadze defeated the opponent 82:67 (Statistics). 

Therefore, the semifinalists were paired as follows: Mega – Orbi and Kavkasia – Zestaponi. The semifinal series will be up to 2 wins, while the final will continue until 3 wins.