The 2015/16 regular season comes to a close, as we travel north to meet Örebro VBS for our final match before SM-playoffs. First serve is scheduled for a 15:00 start on Saturday.
In our first meeting this season, played in Gislaved, we lost a tight 4-set battle (19-25, 26-24, 24-26, 19-25). This weekend, we expect another exciting competition as both teams search for momentum to carry them into the playoffs. Örebro enters the match coming off a 3-1 victory over Sollentuna, currently 3rd in the table with 40 points.
ELITSERIEN STANDINGS (matches played)
Engelholm - 44 points (19 matches)
Svedala - 42 points (20 matches)
Örebro - 40 points (19 matches)
Hylte/Halmstad - 38 points (19 matches)
Lindesberg - 36 points (19 matches)
Gislaved - 15 points (19 matches)
Sollentuna - 14 points (20 matches)
RIG Falköping - 2 points (19 matches)
FINAL MATCHES
12/3 kl:14 Lindesberg-Hylte/Halmstad
12/3 kl:15 Örebro-Gislaved
12/3 kl:17 RIG Falköping-Engelholm
SM-PLAYOFFS
All eight teams in the ladies' elitserien will fight for the Swedish Championship this season. After 20 matches this season, we eagerly await the start of this year's playoffs.
The three highest-finishing teams, in ranking order, will select their opponents for the quarterfinals from the four teams ranked 5-8, with the fourth-ranked team meeting the remaining unselected team. Quarterfinal matches will be announced on Saturday after all matches are completed.
The four lowest-placed teams will be the home team in the first quarterfinal match, with the quarterfinal series played as below:
Q1: lower placed team - higher placed team
Q2: higher placed team - lower placed team
Q3: higher placed team - lower placed team
Q4: lower placed team - higher placed team
Q5: higher placed team - lower placed team