February 6, 2021
Group A:
Slovenia finished off a perfect run at home in Ljubljana with 96-59 win over Hildur Kjartansdottir and Iceland behind Eva Lisec. Greece received a massive advantage from the scheduling, knowing the final margin they would need in a victory to claim the last spot and they did just enough with a dramatic late three-point play to qualify by a single point in differential.
Slovenia vs. Iceland 96-59 SLO Lisec 20 Friskovec 14/10r/8a Oblak 13 Prezelj 10 Rupnik 9 Kroselj 9/6a Gorsic 7 Baric 6 Dautovic 4 Jakovina 2/6r Senicar 2 Trebec 0 ISL Kjartansdottir 25/9r T. Jonsdottir 17/8a Amundadottir 6 E. Gunnarsdottir 5 Karlsdottir 3 Grimsdottir 2 Henningsdottir 1 B. Hinriksdottir 0 S. Hinriksdottir 0 H. Jonsdottir 0 Sigurdardottir 0 Sverrisdottir
Bulgaria vs. Greece 55-73 BUL H. Ivanova 13/11r Georgieva 12/6r Hristova 7 Stoycheva 6 Kostova 6 Kocheva 6 G. Ivanova 5 Zlatanova 0/7r Dimitrova 0 Konstantinova 0 Petrova DNP Natskina DNP GRE Fasoula 16/9r Christinaki 15/7r Spanou 14/7r Pavlopoulou 13 Nikolopoulou 9/9r/7a Spyridopoulou 3 Sotiriou 3 Stamolamprou 0 Gemelos 0 Bosgana DNP Louka DNP Diela DNP
Standings: Slovenia 6-0, Greece 4-2, Bulgaria 2-4, Iceland 0-6
Group B:
Montenegro qualified they easy way by simply winning at home Podgorica 78-52 over Eden Rotberg and Israel.
Israel vs. Montenegro 52-78 ISR Rotberg 22 Orbach 7 Karsh 6 Garzon 4 Kesten Rez 3 Lev 3 Rinat 3 Hadad 2 Eisner 2 Cohen 0 Raber 0 Zipel 0 MNE Jovanovic 16 Gatling 15/6r Mujovic 13/8a Pasic 9/6r Rakovic 9 Dubljevic 8/8r Kovacevic 4 Jaksic 2 Zivaljevic 2 Aleksic 0/6r Zivkovic 0 Lekovic 0
Standings: Sweden 3-1, Montenegro 3-1, Israel 0-4
Group C:
Melisa Brcaninovic and Bosnia and Herzegovina beat Estonia 78-52 in the first game in Orenburg. Maria Vadeeva and hosts Russia joined them officially with a 103-47 win over Switzerland.
Estonia vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina 52-78 EST Pulk 12 Lass 10 Oinits 8 Anderson 8 Pokk 6/6r Kosareva 5 Uprus 2 Svilberg 1 Adler 0 Vahi 0 Sepp 0 Svilberg 0 BIH Brcaninovic 23/16r Hurt 16/6r Deura 8/6a Babic 7 Tavic 7 Vrancic 6 Domuzin 3 A. Delic 2 Dzebo 2 Markovic 2 Dzombeta 1 N. Delic 1
Russia vs. Switzerland 103-47 RUS Vadeeva 25/11r Musina 16/7r Kurilchuk 13/6a Komarova 10 Shabanova 9 Abaiburova 8 Repnikova 6 Goldyreva 5/6a Fedorenkova 5 Shilova 4 Tikhonenko 2 Burovaya 0 SUI Chardon 11 Franchina 10 Herminjard 9/7r/6a Fora 7 Toumi 6 Ruga 2 Clement 2 Stoianov 0 Jacquot 0 Bruchez 0 Margot 0 Schwarz DNP
Standings: Russia 5-1, Bosnia and Herzegovina 5-1, Switzerland 2-4, Estonia 0-6
Group D:
Two teams were looking for simple qualification from this group in Istanbul. The Czech Republic took care of business with an 84-63 win over Denmark. Italy joined them with an 81-66 win over Romania.
Denmark vs. Czech Republic 63-84 DEN S. Tryggedsson 12 Hesseldal 11/8r Jespersen 10/9r Seilund 10 Ryder 9 I. Tryggedsson 5 Ziegler 3 Pedersen 2 Wich 1 Hee 0 Emsbo 0 Rimdal 0 CZE Reisingerova 15 Zaplatova 15 Vorackova 13/8r Bartakova 11/7a Brezinova 9 Elhotova 8 Hanusova 6 Vyoralova 4/6a Hejdova 3 Stoupalova 0 Mircova 0 Krejzova 0
Italy vs. Romania 81-66 ITA Pan 17 Romeo 15 Zandalasini 12 Carangelo 11 Bestagno 10 Penna 7 De Pretto 3 Attura 3 Cinili 2 Keys 1 Madera 0 Crippa DNP ROU Marginean 16/6r Walker 14/6r Ghizila 12 Orban 8 Pavel 5/7r Lenart 4 Podar 3 Sipos 2/8r Popescu 2 Filip 0 Armanu 0 Ghita 0
Standings: Czech Republic 5-1, Italy 5-1, Denmark 1-5, Romania 1-5
Group E:
There was only one game in this group in Istanbul that had no bearing on qualification, but Serbia did finish a perfect campaign with a 96-61 win over Lithuania. Hosts Turkey had to watch the other games with a bye in this round and their differential ended up being enough to qualify.
Serbia vs. Lithuania 96-61 SRB Brooks 15 Crvdendakic 15 Anderson 13/8a Nogic 13 Krajisnik 9 Jovanovic 9 Dabovic 9 Cado 7 Krnjic 3 Turudic 3 Butulija 0 LTU Sulske 15 Nacickaite 13 Miskiniene 8/8r Labuckiene 8/7r Jocyte 6 Sarauskaite 5 Miknaite 2 Timofejeva 2 Zdaneviciute 2 Petronyte 0/6r Sakeviciute 0 Kazociunaite 0
Standings: Serbia 4-0, Turkey 2-2, Lithuania 0-4
Group F:
Belarus finished up a busy week at the neutral site in Latvia with the simple qualification process of beating Poland 80-49. Great Britain finished in second, but sat at the bottom of the final ranking for those teams and was not close to qualification.
Poland vs. Belarus 49-80 POL Telenga 8/7r Skobel 8 Borkowska 7 Kastanek 7 Sklepowicz 6 Gajda 5/9a Kaczmarczyk 5 Rembiszewska 3 Podgorna 0 Dobrowolska 0 Adamowicz 0 Niemojewska 0 BLR Snytsina 14 Likhtarovich 11/6a Verameyenka 11 Papova 10 Rytsikava 8 Hasper 8 Bentley 6 Inkina 4 Vasilevich 4 Ziuzkova 2 Brych 2 Masko 0
Standings: Belarus 3-1, Great Britain 2-2, Poland 1-3
Group G:
Early in Matosinhos, Liudmyla Naumenko and Alina Iagupova were firing together for Ukraine as they were looking for a win by big margin. That momentum slowed down later in the game as Awak Kuier and Finland managed to play spoiler with a 91-75 final margin not giving Ukraine the big win that they needed. The other game had no impact and Emma Meesseman and Belgium held on to a 69-66 win over hosts Portugal to finish with a perfect record.
Finland vs. Ukraine 75-91 FIN Kuier 30/14r Lehtoranta 12 Vesiluoma 10 Koskimies 8 Pirttinen 5 Holopainen 5 Aijanen 2 Sandvik 2 Aarnisalo 1 Pelander 0 Ukkonen 0 Tulonen 0 UKR Naumenko 24/9r Iagupova 21/11a Matsko 16/6r Yatskovets 8/7r Uro-Nile 8 Mitina 5 Datsko 3 Liubinets 2 Dubrovina 2 Shmatova 2 Sivakova 0 Horobets 0
Belgium vs. Portugal 69-66 BEL Meesseman 23/6r K. Mestdagh 19 Vanloo 10 Raman 6 H. Mestdagh 6 Carpreaux 2 Wauters 2 Bi. Massey 1/7r Delaere 0 Nauwelaers 0 Be. Massey DNP POR Silva 16/10r Bettencourt 15/6r Kostourkova 12/7r Laneiro 10 L. Ferreira 6/6a Filipe 2 Da Silva 2 E. Ferreira 2 Rodrigues 1 Soeiro 0 Goncalves 0 Carvalheira DNP
Standings: Belgium 6-0, Ukraine 4-2, Portugal 1-5, Finland 1-5
Group H:
Slovakia had the advantage of playing the last game at home in Piestany. Netherlands simply needed a win, but it was the hosts that prevailed 61-50, creating a three-way tie and coming out on top of it. Hungary was in second place, but was powerless to further help their cause and had to watch as teams pulled ahead of them and leave them out of the tournament.
Netherlands vs. Slovakia 50-61 NED Westerik 12 L. Bettonvil 11 Hof 10 Treffers 6/13r Cornelius 6 Boonstra 4 Van Den Adel 1 I. Kuijt 0 Driessen 0 K. Kuijt 0 J. Bettonvil 0 Fokke DNP SVK Mistinova 11 Slamova 11 Palenikova 10 Jurcenkova 7 Orozova 6/7r Balintova 6 Moravcikova 4 Remenarova 3 Dudasova 3 Sujova 0 Jakubcova DNP Haskova DNP
Standings: Slovakia 2-2, Hungary 2-2, Netherlands 2-2
Group I:
Both teams still had a chance in this group as Anete Steinberga and Latvia had the advantage by being home in Riga. Germany’s blistering start to the campaign ended with a wimper as the hosts won 78-57 to flip the numerical advantage to a much better place, but they were left as the last team out when Greece’s last point fell.
Latvia vs. Germany 78-57 LAT Steinberga 21/11r Laksa 17/6r Babkina 10/7a Kreslina 8 Jakobsone 8 Pilabere 5/9r Vitola 4 Pulvere 3 Strautmane 2 Stipra 0 Septe DNP Meldere DNP GER Hebecker 14/7r Greinacher 13/8r Geiselsoder 10/8r Brunckhorst 9/6r Stach 7 Degbeon 4 Hartmann 0 Schluter 0 Bertholdt 0 Crowder 0 Wilke DNP Klug DNP
Standings: Croatia 3-1, Latvia 2-2, Germany 1-3