How

The Swedish Championship play-off starts on March 24 and is played in match series.

Quarter finals in the best of three matches, and semifinals and finals in the best of five matches.

Law

The quarterfinals are played as follows.

Final position in the basic series in parentheses.

Alvik won the basic series two points before Luleå.

Alvik (1) -Uppsala (8)


Luleå (2) -Eos Lund (7)


A3 Umeå (3) -Södertälje (6)


Högsbo (4) -Norrköping (5)

TV

SVT broadcasts selected matches from the Swedish Championship play-offs.

The rest is broadcast on SBL Play.


This is how SVT broadcasts:

30/3 Quarter final 3 (possibly)


31/3 Quarter final 3 (ev)


5/4 Semifinal 1


9/4 Semifinal 3


11/4 Semifinal 4 (ev)


14/4 Semifinal 5 (ev)


17/4 Final 1


20/4 Final 2


23/4 Final 3


25/4 Final 4 (ev)


29/4 Final 5 (ev)

EXPERTEN TIPPAR

Gold favorite:

Alvik.

Elisabeth Egnell: - Alvik wins the basic series and has a fantastic season.

They have the best five and the best player, Klara Lundquist.

But Alvik is not as clear a gold favorite as before the season.

What worries me is that they have gone very hard on five or six players and the feeling is that the form curve came too early, it is declining.

Normally, you can not go around five or six players all season and win Swedish Championship gold.

Alvik can probably not afford to play all rounds in the playoffs.

The fewer matches the better.

Challenger:

Luleå.

Egnell: - Luleå is definitely the biggest challenger.

Unlike Alvik, they have sharpened their form throughout the season and the form curve is going up.

It is really 50-50 really if you take into account the shape curve, but what weighs over is that Alvik won the basic series and has the best five.

Outsider:

Norrköping

Egnell: - Norrköping is the surprise of the season and has won against all teams, except Alvik.

Norrköping plays tactically and can break down a better team.

Game-destroying tactically, not physically.

Good scouting and "countermoves" on everything the opponent does.

Norrköping can beat all teams, but in a match series over five matches, it may just be enough to win one match.

PLAYER FACTS

Point

1. Jessica Kelliher, Visby, 504 points (23.86 points average)


2. Klara Lundquist, Alvik, 444 points (22.20)


3. Cassandra Brown, Södertälje, 442 points (21.30)

Assists

1. Jayde Christopher, Visby, 167


2. Cassandra Jayne Nofuente, Högsbo, 157


3. Klara Lunduvist, Alvik, 134

Return

1. Zenta Melnika, Uppsala, 210


2. Ama Degboen, A3 Umeå, 209


3. Erika Lyndsee Davenport, Norrköping, 201

Source player statistics: basketligandam.se