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2020-21 EuroLeague and EuroCup Draws

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The group draws for both competitions were conducted today although it will be two weeks before the next determination on whether everything can proceed on time according to the usual format.

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EuroLeague:

http://www.fiba.basketball/euroleaguewomen/20-21/news/euroleague-women-regular-season-groups-confirmed-for-2020-21-campaign
Group A: Dynamo Kursk (Russia), USK Praha (Czech Republic), Fenerbahce (Turkey), Nadezhda Orenburg (Russia), Avenida (Spain), Lyon (France), Arka Gdynia (Poland), winner DVTK (Hungary) vs. Izmit (Turkey)
Group B: Ekaterinburg (Russia), Sopron (Hungary), Bourges (France), Schio (Italy), Riga (Latvia), Galatasaray (Turkey), Landes (France), winner Girona (Spain) vs. Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe (Romania)

The qualifiers were already determined when the teams were announced so only the groups were picked today.  The field could be quite deep this season, but Group A already looks like there will be fun battles to watch.  Dynamo Kursk is joined by fellow Russian club Nadezhda Orenburg and USK Praha and Fenerbahce bring plenty of history.  Avenida makes their return and will be looking to return to the continent’s elite while Lyon represents the number of teams that have increased their ambition recently.  Gdynia will carry the torch for Poland, which will not be sending as many teams to these competitions this season.  The qualifier between DVTK and Izmit should add another quality team to this group.

The cancellation of last season will have been the biggest disappointment for Ekaterinburg, which figured to be the overwhelming favorite.  They should roll in Group B, but will have their share of competition.  Sopron has been impressive in recent seasons while Schio and Bourges figure to be in a position to reach the levels that they have in the past.  Landes hopped into France’s third spot, which ended up being a direct place with a smaller field.  Galatasaray also benefited from chaos elsewhere to get their chance.  Riga will be looking to pull off an upset like last season while trying to advance to the next round as they did in the last full season.  Girona will be trying to grab the spot that they feel they could have earned had their domestic league finished while Sepsi will face them in the qualifier feeling like they have nothing to lose.

EuroCup:

http://www.fiba.basketball/eurocupwomen/20-21/news/eurocup-women-clubs-find-out-regular-season-opponents-qualifiers-matchups-drawn
A: Szekszard (Hungary), Gyor (Hungary), Kayseri (Turkey), Prometey (Ukraine)
B: loser DVTK (Hungary)-Izmit (Turkey), Orman (Turkey), Umea (Sweden), Elitzur Ramla (Israel)
C: Hatay (Turkey), Spartak Moscow (Russia), Cegled (Hungary), Adana (Turkey)
D: MBA Moscow (Russia), Gorzow (Poland), KP Brno (Czech Republic), Elazig (Turkey)
E: Fribourg (Switzerland), Boom (Belgium), Reyer Venezia (Italy), Landerneau (France)
F: Gernika (Spain), winner Clarinos (Spain)-Mechelen (Belgium), Carolo (France), Roche (France)
G: Villeneuve (France), winner Namur (Belgium)-Grengewald Hueschtert (Luxembourg), loser Girona (Spain)-Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe (Romania), Sedis (Spain)
H: Valencia (Spain), winner Hainaut (France)-Winterthur (Switzerland), Braine (Belgium), Sint-Katelijne-Waver (Belgium)

The first four groups are the Eastern Conference and are complete pending the result of the EuroLeague qualifier.  Prometey gives Ukraine representation and they face a group with a Hungarian flavor in A.  The loser of the qualifier drops into Group B, which has the biggest travel potential with trips to Umea and Ramla possible.  With so many teams from the same countries, Group C will have two Turkish teams.  Group D is the only one that at this point has teams from four different countries.  While Turkey has a number of teams as usual, Russia, Poland, and the Czech Republic will not have the number of teams involved that they have had in recent seasons.

The four groups in the Western Conference are far less settled at this point.  Group E is the only one that is set with a good mix of familiar names and upstarts.  Group F is awaiting a qualifying winner, but already looks quite tough with a pair of French teams and the possibility of two Spanish clubs as well.  Villeneuve and Sedis are awaiting the identity of two remaining teams in Group G.  Grengewald Hueschtert has to feel that they got the most favorable possible draw to give Luxembourg a team in the regular season even though Namur will be experienced in this situation.  The loser of the EuroLeague qualifier also drops into this group and either one will be considered the early favorite here.  The last qualifier winner will be in Group H alongside upstarts Valencia and two Belgian teams, including a Braine team with plenty of recent EuroLeague experience.

2020-21 EuroLeague and EuroCup Teams

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The last season was not able to be completed and the dates for the upcoming season are not set in stone yet, but the teams who applied for continental competition were revealed on Monday.  4 teams will be in the EuroLeague qualifiers to join the 14 teams that have already advanced to the regular season.  6 teams will contest EuroCup qualifiers to join the 30 teams directly playing in the regular season and 2 teams that lose EuroLeague qualifiers.  Draws will be conducted on August 17th, but the final format will likely not be decided until next month.

Announcement

EuroLeague:

Since there are four qualifiers, the matchups were already drawn to fit the regional groups format of EuroCup.  Izmit of Turkey will face DVTK of Hungary with the loser joining EuroCup’s Eastern Conference.  Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe looks to provide Romanian representation to the competition, but will face a tough task in avoiding EuroCup’s Western Conference against Girona of Spain.

There are plenty of familiar names in the regular season already.  Russian powerhouses Ekaterinburg, Dynamo Kursk, and Nadezhda Orenburg are back.  France was also able to secure three direct places with Bourges, Lyon, and Landes.  Turkey will need qualifiers to join those two countries with three teams, but Istanbul rivals Fenerbahce and Galatasaray will be there.  Avenida of Spain is back in the picture as they and Sopron of Hungary will wait to see if their domestic rivals will join them.  Arka Gdynia of Poland, USK Praha of the Czech Republic, Schio of Italy, and Riga of Latvia will be the sole representatives from their countries.

EuroCup:

There will be no need for qualifiers in the Eastern Conference with 15 direct spots awarded and the last place reserved for the team dropping from EuroLeague qualification.  There will definitely be a group with multiple Turkish teams as Orman, Kayseri, Elazig, Adana, and Hatay will be participating.  There will also be plenty of Hungarian representation with Szekszard, Gyor, and Cegled.  Moscow based Spartak and MBA will be the Russian contingent, meaning that teams will not need to plan for some of the long journeys to the east of past seasons.  Gorzow of Poland, KP Brno of the Czech Republic, Umea of Sweden, and Elitzur Ramla of Israel will return to the competition and be the only teams from their countries.  Prometey joins to give Ukraine a representative.

All the necessary qualifying series will be in the Western Conference and the teams have already been split for draw purposes.  Hainaut of France, Clarinos of Spain, and Namur of Belgium will be in a pot while the other will consist Mechelen of Belgium, Winterthur of Switzerland, and Grengewald Hueschtert, which will try to give the competition a representative from Luxembourg.

Reyer Venezia of Italy and Fribourg of Switzerland have direct spots while most of the others will be claimed by the same three countries.  Landerneau, Carolo, Roche, and Villeneuve give France the lead in teams in this half right now.  Gernika, Valencia, and Sedis are the teams from Spain while Braine, Sint-Katelijne-Waver, and Boom are from Belgium.

EuroCup Quarterfinals Game 1 March 10th-12th

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Two games ended were already not going to be played, but one series did start on Tuesday with limited fans.  Landes had a fantastic start in Charleville-Mezieres, but Carolo fought back and caused the game to end in a 74-all tie.  Avenida did not travel for their game at Dynamo Kursk.  FIBA already postponed Girona’s game against Reyer Venezia.  Thursday’s game between Braine and Valencia had been scheduled with limits on fans, but was ultimately called off when FIBA stopped competitions on both the women’s and men’s sides.

March 10, 2020

Carolo vs. Landes 74-74 CARO Chevaugeon 14 Diawara 12/8r Akhator 12/7r Mestdagh 12/6r Sottana 10 Kelley 6 Miyem 6 LAND Hejdova 16 Paget 14 Ayim 12/7r/6a Toure 11 Dumerc 5 Smith 4/6r

EuroCup Round of 8 Game 2 February 26th-27th

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All of the home teams brought leads back with them for the second games.  10 Gernika cut into the deficit early, but 2 seed Valencia dominated the rest of the game to win 74-51 and push the final margin to 143-111.  Migna Toure and 3 seed Landes rolled past 6 seed Orman 102-64 for a 184-143 overall win.  4 seed Carolo had the narrowest lead heading into their game in Charleville-Mezeres, but broke it open early to win 83-73 and move past Danielle Robinson and 12 seed Polkowice 167-155.  Top seed Avenida already had the biggest lead when then hosted 9 seed Spartak Moscow on Thursday, but expanded it quickly in Salamanca with a 92-61 win, getting the biggest victory margin at 169-126.

February 26, 2020

(2) Valencia vs. (10) Gernika 74-51 VAL Buch 14 Brown 13/8r Casas 10 Tirera 10 Reisingerova 6 Abalde 2 Gari 0 LOIN Milic 17/9r Dietrick 10/8a Roundtree 6 Mazionyte 0

Valencia advances 143-111

(3) Landes vs. (6) Orman 102-64 BLAN Toure 20 Ayim 18/8r Suarez 18/6r/6a Paget 12 Hejdova 10/11r Ayim 10/6r Dumerc 4 ORM Ogunbowale 18 Robinson 15/9r Paris 10/10r

Landes advances 184-143

(4) Carolo vs. (12) Polkowice 83-73 CARO Miyem 17 Sottana 15 Mestdagh 14/8r Kelley 13 Akhator 10/11r Bouderra 10/6a CCC Robinson 20/9r Conde 18/13r Stallworth 14/8r Spanou 7/6r Mansfield 7

Carolo advances 167-155

February 27, 2020

(1) Avenida vs. (9) Spartak Moscow 92-61 AVEN Hayes 19 Fagbenle 16/7r Loyd 11 Cazorla 10 Vitola 9 Samuelson 7 Hof 6/12r Vilaro 4 SPAR Bertsch 15/6r Ogun 11 Kea 3

Avenida advances 169-126

Watch Game 2s of EuroCup Round of 8 Here!

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Times listed are Central European, then Eastern Standard:

Valencia vs. Gernika, Wednesday 8:00pm/2:00pm (Valencia leads by 10):

Landes vs. Orman, Wednesday 8:00pm/2:00pm (Landes leads by 3):

Carolo vs. Polkowice, Wednesday 8:00pm/2:00pm (Carolo leads by 2):

Avenida vs. Spartak Moscow, Thursday, 8:30pm/2:30pm (Avenida leads by 12):

EuroCup Round of 8 Game 1 February 19th-20th

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Two series started on Wednesday with the other two starting on Thursday.  Pelin Bilgic and 6 seed Orman led early at home, but Miranda Ayim and 3 seed Landes came back to win 82-79.  A battle of league rivals saw 2 seed Valencia leave 10 seed Gernika leading 71-61.  Top seed Avenida has the biggest advantage after going to Moscow and beating Paris Kea and 9 seed Spartak 77-65.  Evelyn Akhator and 4 seed Carolo completed a clean sweep for the top seeds as they prepare to play at home next week, but Danielle Robinson and Artemis Spanou did help 12 seed Polkowice keep it at the closest margin with a 84-82 loss.

February 19, 2020

(6) Orman vs. (3) Landes 79-82 ORM Bilgic 20 Robinson 19/12r Paris 16/12r Ogunbowale 10 BLAN Ayim 24 Suarez 14 Gaye 10 Hejdova 10 Dumerc 9

(10) Gernika vs. (2) Valencia 61-71 LOIN Milic 16/6r Dietrick 13 Arrojo 10/6r Roundtree 6/6a Mazionyte 2 VAL Brown 17/13r Tirera 16 Casas 15 Reisingerova 7 Abalde 4 Gari 0

February 20, 2020

(9) Spartak Moscow vs. (1) Avenida 65-77 SPAR Kea 20 Bertsch 17 Ogun 13 Levchenko 11/6a AVEN Gil 16/7r Vitola 14/12r Loyd 14 Dominguez 12 Hof 10 Vilaro 7 Fagbenle 2 Cazorla 2 Samuelson 0

(12) Polkowice vs. (4) Carolo 82-84 CCC Robinson 23 Spanou 20 Conde 17 Mansfield 4/9a Stallworth 4 CARO Akhator 23/9r Miyem 15 Kelley 13 Mestdagh 12

EuroCup Round of Game 16 Game 2 January 28th-29th

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One series concluded on Tuesday as 2 seed Valencia quickly overturned the deficit from the first game worked on stifling 15 seed Enisey with a 64-49 win being enough to advance 119-109.  The first game on Wednesday saw 11 seed Olympiacos hold on to their lead early, but Arike Ogunbowale and 6 seed Orman dominated the fourth quarter, overturning the remaining deficit with an 83-59 win and then stretching the final margin to 147-131.  8 seed Hatay had a deficit to work back from and got to work early but 9 seed Spartak Moscow kept it close and great games from Hind Ben Abdelkader and Haley Peters did get the hosts a 77-70 win with a late rally, but they still lost 160-148 on aggregate.  5 seed MBA Moscow made some progress on their deficit early, but Maria Conde and Polkowice held on to their substantial lead and the game ended in an 82-all tie to give the 12 seed the 165-142 overall advantage.  7 seed Szekszard looked in good shape after the first quarter, but 10 seed Gernika pushed the margin back behind Blake Dietrick and while good games from Ivana Dojkic and Erica McCall got the hosts a 79-75 win, the visitors still progressed by a 166-152 margin.  3 seed Landes was systematic in overturning their deficit, beating 19 seed Sedis 81-50 to flip the margin in their favor 131-114.  Yvonne Anderson and 20 seed Besiktas faced a tough task after losing at home, but chipped into the margin early before Endy Miyem and Carolo won 86-72 and extended their overall lead to 178-148.  Top seed Avenida also brought lead home and Jewell Loyd helped them win again, this time 80-67 to eliminated Brianna Kiesel and 16 seed Bydgoszcz 158-131

January 28, 2020

(2) Valencia vs. (15) Enisey 64-49 VAL Tirera 19 Brown 15/11r Abalde 8 Gari 3 ENI Linskens 10/16r Abaidullina 10/6r McCray 8 Koizar 4/6r

Valencia advances 119-109

January 29, 2020

(6) Orman vs. (11) Olympiacos 83-59 ORM Ogunbowale 31/6a Robinson 14/9r Paris 12/13r Kartaltepe 11/7a Leedham 7 OSFP Gemelos 15 Nikolopoulou 11 Graves 10/16r Spyridopoulou 10 Thomas 6 Stamolamprou 2 Pavlopoulou 0

Orman advances 147-131

(8) Hatay vs. (9) Spartak Moscow 77-70 HATA Ben Abdelkader 33/7r Peters 24/9r Turk 0 SPAR Bertsch 16/7r Repnikova 13 Kea 11

Spartak Moscow advances 160-148

(5) MBA Moscow vs. (12) Polkowice 82-82 MBA Psareva 19/10r Leshkovtseva 15/6a Kaytukova 12 Logunova 10 Sapova 10 CCC Conde 21/7r Stallworth 16/7r Filip 14 Spanou 13 Gajda 13/7a Robinson 5

Polkowice advances 165-142

(7) Szekszard vs. (10) Gernika 79-75 KSC Dojkic 23/6a McCall 20/7r Krnjic 13 Ruzickova 10 Marshall 5/10r LOIN Dietrick 21/9a Wojta 14/12r Milic 14/6r Mazionyte 2

Gernika advances 166-152

(3) Landes vs. (19) Sedis 81-50 BLAN Toure 16 Ayim 15 Hejdova 14 Suarez 12 Gaye 11 Plouffe 7/9r SEU Moore 8 Gustavsson 7 Wiese 6 Nogic 4 Pujol 3 Lizarazu 0

Landes advances 131-114

(4) Carolo vs. (20) Besiktas 86-72 CARO Miyem 22 Mestdagh 17 Diawara 13/12r Akhator 9/9r Kelley 4 BESI Anderson 30 Snytsina 17/6r Bogicevic 15 Middleton 6

Carolo advances 178-148

(1) Avenida vs. (16) Bydgoszcz 80-67 AVE Loyd 23 Vilaro 11 Vitola 8 Hof 7 Hayes 7/6r Cazorla 7 Fagbenle 6 Samuelson 3 BYD Kiesel 23/6a O’Neill 10

Avenida advances 158-131

Round of 8 matchups:

(1) Avenida vs. (9) Spartak Moscow
(2) Valencia vs. (10) Gernika
(3) Landes vs. (6) Orman
(4) Carolo vs. (12) Polkowice

Watch EuroCup Round of 16 Game 2s Here Free!

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Games Wednesday unless otherwise noted.  Times Central European, then Eastern Standard.

Valencia vs. Enisey, Tuesday 8:30pm/2:30pm (Enisey up 5):

Orman vs. Olympiacos, 2:00pm/8:00am (Olimpiacos up 8):

Hatay vs. Spartak Moscow, 4:00pm/10:00am (Spartak Moscow up 19):

MBA Moscow vs. Polkowice, 5:00pm/11:00am (Polkowice up 23):

Szekzard vs. Gernika, 6:00pm/12:00pm (Gernika up 18):

Landes vs. Sedis, 8:00pm/2:00pm (Sedis up 14):

Carolo vs. Besiktas, 8:00pm/2:00pm (Carolo up 16):

Avenida vs. Bydgoszcz, 8:30pm/2:30pm (Avenida up 14):

EuroCup Round of 16 Game 1 January 22nd-23rd

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The second round of knockout games started on Wednesday out in Krasnoyarsk as 15 seed Enisey beat 2 seed Valencia 60-55.  4 seed Carolo ended up being the only road to win on the first day as Endy Miyem and Evelyn Akhator led them past Yvonne Anderson and 13 seed Besiktas 92-76.  12 seed Polkowice had the day’s biggest margin after Maria Conde fired them past 5 seed MBA 83-60.  Nikolina Milic and 10 seed Gernika also have a solid cushion after beating 7 seed Szekszard 91-73.  19 seed Sedis looked strong in a 64-50 win over 3 seed Landes.  Thursday’s games started off with more home teams winning as Jacki Gemelos and 11 seed Olympiacos bested 6 seed Orman 72-64.  9 seed Spartak Moscow has a healthy advantage after Morgan Bertsch and Paris Kea led them past Haley Peters and 8 seed Hatay 90-71.  Top seed Avenida had no trouble avoiding an upset as Tiffany Hayes helped them past 16 seed Bydgoszcz 78-64.

January 22, 2020

(15) Enisey vs. (2) Valencia 60-55 ENI Tarasova 12/7r Linskens 11/14r McCray 8 Koizar 7/7r VAL Tirera 16 Abalde 5/8r Brown 5 Gari 5

(20) Besiktas vs. (4) Carolo 76-92 BESI Anderson 33/7r/7a Snytsina 15 Bogicevic 13 Caglar 12 CARO Miyem 24/7a Akhator 23/15r Mestdagh 15/7a Bouderra 11 Kelley 5

(12) Polkowice vs. (5) MBA Moscow 83-60 CCC Conde 21 Stallworth 17/6r Filip 14/7r Spanou 11 Robinson 4/9a MBA Kaytukova 17 Logunova 12/6r

(10) Gernika vs. (7) Szekszard 91-73 LOIN Milic 21 Dietrick 18/7a Wojta 13/6r/6a Arrojo 12 Ocete 10 Mazionyte 7 KSC Krnjic 16/7r Marshall 15/6r Dojkic 14 Studer 12 McCall 4/7r

(19) Sedis vs. (3) Landes 64-50 SEU Wiese 9 Nogic 9 Pujol 6 Gustavsson 5/9r Moore 5/7r Lizarazu 4 BLAN Gaye 15/6r Ayim 8 Plouffe 6/7r

January 23, 2020

(11) Olympiacos vs. (6) Orman 72-64 OSFP Gemelos 23/7r Graves 16/9r Thomas 12/7r Nikolopoulou 10 Stamolamprou 2 Pavlopoulou 0 ORM Paris 15/16r Robinson 15/10r Ogunbowale 14 Leedham 13

(9) Spartak Moscow vs. (8) Hatay 90-71 SPAR Bertsch 24 Kea 21 Nuritdinova 13 HATA Peters 24/10r Ben Abdelkader 17 Basaran 11/8r Turk 2

(16) Bydgoszcz vs. (1) Avenida 64-78 ARTG Kiesel 16 Miskiniene 14/12r Rymarenko 12 O’Neill 10 AVEN Hayes 26/6r Vitola 13 Dominguez 11/7a Loyd 10 Hof 4 Fagbenle 3/6r Samuelson 3 Vilaro 2 Cazorla 0