Championship Weekend | |
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First played | 2019 |
Most recently played | 2024 |
Most recent champions | Niagara River Lions (1) |
Most titles | Edmonton Stingers (2) |
The Championship Weekend is the annual championship tournament of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). Four teams play in a final four single-elimination tournament to determine the league champion. In addition to the host team, three teams qualify through regular season play or play-in games. [1]
Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Semi-finalists | Host city | Finals MVP | Ref |
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2019 | Saskatchewan Rattlers | 94–83 | Hamilton Honey Badgers | Edmonton Stingers (83–85 SSK) Niagara River Lions (103–104 HAM) | Saskatoon | Alex Campbell | [2] |
2020 [lower-alpha 1] | Edmonton Stingers | 90–73 | Fraser Valley Bandits | Hamilton Honey Badgers (75–76 FRA) Ottawa Blackjacks (75–88 EDM) | St. Catharines | Xavier Moon | [3] |
2021 | Edmonton Stingers | 101–65 | Niagara River Lions | Fraser Valley Bandits (84–82 NIA) Ottawa Blackjacks (87-94 EDM) | Edmonton | Xavier Moon | [4] |
2022 | Hamilton Honey Badgers | 90–88 | Scarborough Shooting Stars | Niagara River Lions (93–81 SSS) Ottawa Blackjacks (76–72 HAM) | Ottawa | Christian Vital | [5] |
2023 | Scarborough Shooting Stars | 82–70 | Calgary Surge | Niagara River Lions (74–71 SSS) Vancouver Bandits (77–75 CGY) | Langley | Isiaha Mike | [6] |
2024 | Niagara River Lions | 97–95 | Vancouver Bandits | Calgary Surge (89–87 VAN) Montreal Alliance (78–75 NIA) | Montreal | Khalil Ahmad | [7] |
2025 | Winnipeg | [8] |
Note: Statistics include the semi-finals and final of the 2020 Summer Series which was held in lieu of the Championship Weekend due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bold | Team won that year's Championship Weekend |
Italics | Team hosted that year's Championship Weekend |
Team | Championships | Runners-up | Semi-final losses | Total appearances | Year(s) of appearance |
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Brampton Honey Badgers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2019, 2020, 2022 |
Calgary Surge | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2023, 2024 |
Edmonton Stingers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2019, 2020, 2021 |
Montreal Alliance | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
Niagara River Lions | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
Ottawa Blackjacks | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2020, 2021, 2022 |
Saskatchewan Rattlers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2019 |
Scarborough Shooting Stars | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2022, 2023 |
Vancouver Bandits | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2020, 2021 2023, 2024 |
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