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Russian League Semifinals Game 1 April 8th

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April 8, 2022

Semifinals:

Both series started on Friday as there was an air of mystery about how the games would go.  Maria Vadeeva could not be stopped and Ekaterinburg slowed down Nika’s stars to win 77-70.  MBA has not had to deal with the same scale of roster changes as other teams and Zhosselina Maiga helped them dominate the last quarter in a 75-67 win over Dynamo Kursk.  Each series will now shift venues for the next games on Tuesday.

Ekaterinburg vs. Nika Syktyvkar 77-70 EKA Vadeeva 38/17r Papova 17 Belyakova 3 NIK Marchenkova 18/7r Burik 15 Musina 13/10r Goldyreva 10 Ben Abdelkader 2

Dynamo Kursk vs. MBA Moscow 67-75 DYK Abaiburova 18 Lisec 15 Shabanova 10 E. Frolkina 10 MBA Maiga 21/8r Kirillova 11

5th Place:

The consolation bracket also started play on Friday and Nadezhda rolled to a 78-49 win over Dynamo Novosibirsk in Orenburg.  Spartak Moscow also used a fast start to win 77-62 over Enisey in Vidnoje.  The format is 1-2 in these series so home teams will be looking to sweep starting Tuesday to advance.

Nadezhda Orenburg vs. Dynamo Novosibirsk 78-49 NAD Linskens 15/8r Zhedik 15 Tohtash 13/9r Komarova 13/6r DYN Zvereva 13/7r Novikova 13

Spartak Moscow vs. Enisey Krasnoyarsk 77-62 SPM Fedorova 15/9r Nuritdinova 15/6r/11a Zotkina 14 Ignatova 13 Repnikova 12/9r/7a ENI Krymova 17 Pashkovskaia 13 Kuzmenkova 11/9r Latsgal 11

Italian League Round 26 April 6th

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April 6, 2022

The last games of the regular season were played even without all games being made up.  Empoli’s solid run since being promoted to this level ended with a 95-66 loss to Ruthy Hebard and Ragusa.  Lucca is not back at full strength, but got a 64-56 win to secure homecourt advantage in the first round of the playoffs as Faenza was also trying to climb a spot in the standings.  The season is over for Ivana Raca and Sesto San Giovanni as they finished in the spot that is too low for the playoffs and too high for the playout after an 82-51 win over Sassari.  Lisa Jablonowski led Costa Masnaga past Broni 74-69.  Shae Kelley and Chelsea Mitchell had good games for San Martino di Lupari, which heads into the playoffs after a 74-67 win over Campobasso.  A game that had no seeding implications saw Schio win 64-54 at Bologna.

Empoli vs. Ragusa 66-95 EMP Rembiszewska 14 Baldelli 13 Williams 10 RAG Hebard 20/8r Taylor 18/8r Romeo 14/6a Kuier 12/6r Ostarello 7 Santucci 6/8r

Lucca vs. Faenza 64-56 LUC Miccoli 19/10r Natali 18 Parmesani 15 Gianolla 4 FAE Policari 17 Porcu 10/6r Kantzy 7/6r Kunaiyi-Akpanah 4/11r Davis 0

Sesto San Giovanni vs. Sassari 82-51 SES Raca 22 Gwathmey 17/7r/8a Gorini 12 Trucco 10/9r SAS Vintsilaiou 16/6r Orazzo 13

Costa Masnaga vs. Broni 74-69 COS Jablonowski 21/11r Spreafico 15 Vaughn 13/13r M. Villa 10/8a Burkholder 0/6r BRO Smith 19/6r Galbiati 15 Dedic 12/8r

San Martino di Lupari vs. Campobasso 74-67 SAM Kelley 25/18r/6a Mitchell 24/7r CAM Parks 14/9r Gray 13/10r Trimboli 11 Lawrence 10 Chagas 10

Bologna vs. Schio 54-64 BOL Turner 15/8r Zandalasini 13/7r Sagerer 6/6r SCH Laksa 17 Mestdagh 12/6a Gruda 10/12r

Standings:

  1. Schio 23-0
  2. Venezia 17-2
  3. Bologna 18-7
  4. Lucca 18-8
  5. Ragusa 17-8
  6. Costa Masnaga 13-11
  7. Campobasso 13-12
  8. San Martino di Lupari 13-13
  9. Sesto San Giovanni 12-14
  10. Sassari 8-18
  11. Faenza 8-18
  12. Broni 6-20
  13. Moncalieri 5-20
  14. Empoli 3-23

World Cup Qualifying Santo Domingo February 13th-14th

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Russia was finally able to make their debut in the tournament on Sunday in the Dominican Republic, although they had something quite different than their hoped for roster.  Belgium ended their tournament on a winning note behind Emma Meesseman 66-43.  That left the situation pretty clear for Monday’s game with the winner taking the last spot on the world stage.  There was not much drama in that game as Raisa Musina and Russia took the lead early on their way to a 102-68 win over Jazmon Gwathmey and company.

February 13, 2022

Russia vs. Belgium 43-66 RUS Frolkina 10 Maiga 7 Musina 6 Glonti 5 Goldyreva 5 Kozik 4 Shtanko 2 Komarova 2 Levchenko 1 Ogun 1 Shabanova 0 Repnikova 0 BEL Meesseman 20 Linskens 14/6r Allemand 13/6r/6a Massey 6/6r Lisowa Mbaka 4 Resimont 3 Geldof 2 Ben Abdelkader 2 Delaere 2 Ramette 0 Mestdagh 0 Joris 0

February 14, 2022

Puerto Rico vs. Russia 68-102 PUR Gwathmey 27/9r Quinones 17 Guirantes 10 O’Neill 7/6a Jones 5 Hilaire 2 Rosado 0 Roma 0 Placido DNP Addison DNP Flores DNP Gonzalez DNP RUS Musina 20/17r Glonti 18/9r/7a Komarova 18/7a Frolkina 13 Kozik 12 Levchenko 11/6a Maiga 10/7r Goldyreva 0 Ogun 0 Repnikova 0 Shtanko DNP Shabanova DNP

Standings: United States 2-0, Belgium 2-1, Russia 1-1, Puerto Rico 0-3

World Cup Qualifying Belgrade Tournaments Game 3 February 13th

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February 13, 2022

Group A:

Everything in this group was already settled before the final games on Sunday.  Australia finished with a 79-61 win over South Korea with both teams going deep into their rotations.  Serbia ended the day at home by completing a perfect tournament with a 76-70 win over Brazil behind Yvonne Anderson.

Australia vs. South Korea 79-61 AUS George 15/8r Whitcomb 12 Garbin 11/9r Talbot 11/8r Smith 7 Rocci 5 Tolo 4 Wallace 3 Allen 3 Heal 3 Madgen 3 Blicavs 2 KOR An 18/7r Park J-H 10 Heo 9/7a Yoon 9 Lee S-H 5 Lee H-R 4 Bae 3 Kang 3 Kim 0 Park H-J 0 Choi 0 Park J-S DNP

Serbia vs. Brazil 76-70 SRB Anderson 25/6a Krajisnik 15/6r Cado 10 Crvendakic 8 Nogic 6 Skoric 5 Raca 3 Djordjevic 2 Mandic 2 Katanic 0 Topuzovic 0 Stankovic DNP BRA Carvalho 18 Cardoso 17/13r Paixao 14/7a Soares 6/6r De Souza 5 Goncalo 4 Ramona 2 Costa 2 Teixeira 2 Monteiro 0 Moura 0 Silva 0

Standings: Serbia 3-0, Australia 2-1, South Korea 1-2, Brazil 0-3

Group B:

The first game of the day would determine the final team from Belgrade to qualify as Nigeria knew that a win would seal their place.  Mali started well knowing that they would be eliminated with a loss, but fell behind by a large margin before they made one last surge in the final quarter to lose 73-69.  Huang Sijing and China breezed past France 103-70 to take the top spot in the group.

Nigeria vs. Mali 73-69 NGR Okonkwo 14 Nyingifa 11/8r Enabosi 11/8r Amukamara 10/8a Chidom 9/6a Macaulay 8/6r Elonu 8 Kunaiyi-Akpanah 2 Akaraiwe 0 Musa 0 Ibekwe DNP MLI N’Diaye 16 Kone 14/13r Tirera 10 K. Coulibaly 8 Dabou 7 N. Traore 6 A. Coulibaly 2/6r As. Traore 2 Gandega 2 Am. Traore 2 Sangare DNP Sissoko DNP

France vs. China 70-103 FRA Johannes 16 Williams 14/8r Rupert 9 Chartereau 8 Toure 5 Chevaugeon 5 Chery 4 Berkani 3 Badiane 2 Fauthoux 2 Ciak 2 Epoupa DNP CHN Huang 30/7r/6a Yang 14 Han 12 Li M 11 Wang 10/8r/15a Li YR 10/7r Zhang 10 Jin 6 Pan 0 Wu 0 Li Y DNP Gao DNP

Standings: China 3-0, Nigeria 2-1, France 1-2, Mali 0-3

World Cup Qualifying Tournament Osaka February 10th-13th

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The news before the tournament that Belarus would not be able to make the trip due to a virus outbreak left the other three teams qualifying automatically, but still playing each other.  The first game on Thursday still had plenty of excitement as Canada had a big lead at halftime, but hosts Japan roared back to force overtime and then win 86-79.  Canada recovered on Saturday with Bridget Carleton and Natalie Achonwa leading them to a big 96-64 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina.  The last game on Sunday also had its fun with Jonquel Jones at her best to help Bosnia and Herzegovina finish an 87-82 comeback win over Saki Hayashi and Japan.

February 10, 2022

Japan vs. Canada 86-79(OT) JPN Mawuli 18 Akaho 15 Tokashiki 12/8r Yamamoto 12 Miyoshi 8 Miyazaki 7 Hayashi 5/6r Takada 5 Okoye 2 Motohashi 2 Tanimura DNP Kondo DNP CAN Fields 19 Alexander 12/8r Carleton 12 Achonwa 11/10r Colley 7 Amihere 6 Konig 6 Plouffe 2/8r Scott 2 Russell 2 Dornstauder DNP Brown DNP

February 12, 2022

Canada vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina 96-64 CAN Carleton 28/6r Achonwa 21/8r/6a Alexander 14/7r Colley 11 Amihere 6 Russell 5 Fields 4/7r/6a Plouffe 4 Konig 3 Dornstauder 0 Brown 0 Scott 0 BIH Babic 16 Jones 15 Dzebo 9/6r Dzombeta 8 Deura 7 A. Delic 4 N. Delic 3 Tavic 2 Heljic 0 Domuzin 0 Halilovic 0 Gajic DNP

February 13, 2022

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Japan 87-82 BIH Jones 36/23r Babic 15 Tavic 15 Dzebo 14 A. Delic 5/6a Heljic 2 Deura 0 N. Delic 0 Dzombeta 0 Domuzin 0 Gajic DNP Halilovic DNP JPN Hayashi 21 Akaho 14/7r Takada 10 Okoye 9 Mawuli 8/7r Yamamoto 8 Miyoshi 5 Miyazaki 4/6a Kondo 3 Tokashiki 0 Motohashi 0 Tanimura 0

Standings: Canada 1-1, Japan 1-1, Bosnia and Herzegovina 1-1

World Cup Qualifying Belgrade Tournaments Game 2 February 11th-12th

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Group B:

February 11, 2022

The second games in Belgrade were spread out over two days with this group playing on Friday.  China looked strong again as Li Yueru led them past Mali 84-64.  While the start was not ideal for Nigeria, they controlled the rest of the game for a 67-65 win over France.  China qualified by picking up a second win and France qualifies regardless of what happens in their game on Sunday as they would come out on top in the event of a tiebreaker.  Mali needs a win to avoid elimination and Nigeria will want to win to avoid having their fate determined by the other two teams in the group.

Mali vs. China 64-84 MLI A. Coulibaly 15 Dabou 12 Kone 10/9r K. Coulibaly 8/6r Tirera 4 N’Diaye 4 Gandega 4 Am. Traore 3 N. Traore 2 Sissoko 2 As. Traore 0 Sangare DNP CHN Li YR 21/11r Li M 15/6a Yang 13 Huang 11/14r/8a Wu 9 Pan 6 Li Y 5/7a Han 2 Wang 2 Jin 0 Gao 0 Zhang 0

Nigeria vs. France 67-65 NGR Macaulay 19 Chidom 13/6r Amukamara 10 Elonu 10 Okonkwo 8 Enabosi 5 Nyingifa 2 Kunaiyi-Akpanah 0 Akaraiwe DNP Musa DNP Ibekwe DNP FRA Johannes 18 Chartereau 12 Chevaugeon 10 Williams 8 Ciak 6/7r Fauthoux 5 Rupert 4 Badiane 2 Epoupa 0 Toure 0 Berkani 0 Chery 0

Group A:

February 12, 2022

Games in this group continued on Saturday and the first one was excellent with the presumption that it would be the key game for qualification.  Scoring picked up in the final quarter as the teams went back and forth and it was Kang Lee-Seul’s range and Park Ji-Su’s triple-double that got them past Brazil 76-74.  After trailing narrowly for a large portion of the game, Serbia rallied in the fourth quarter for a 78-71 win over Australia behind Yvonne Anderson to help them and South Korea qualify.

Brazil vs. South Korea 74-76 BRA Carvalho 13 Cardoso 11/10r Paixao 11/8a De Souza 10/7r Goncalo 10 Ramona 7 Silva 3 Costa 3 Soares 2 Monteiro 2 Teixeira 2 Moura DNP KOR Kang 21 Park J-S 20/13r/10b Park H-J 12 Kim 10/7r/10a Park J-H 4/6r Jin 4 Yoon 3 Bae 2 Choi 0 Heo DNP Lee S-H DNP Lee H-R DNP

Serbia vs. Australia 78-71 SRB Anderson 30/6r Crvendakic 12 Krajisnik 11/7r Cado 9 Nogic 6 Skoric 4 Raca 2 Djordjevic 2 Mandic 2 Topuzovic 0 Katanic 0 Stankovic DNP AUS Whitcomb 18/6a Allen 15/8r/6a Tolo 8/6r Garbin 7 Madgen 6 Talbot 6 George 5 Blicavs 4 Rocci 2 Smith 0 Heal 0 Wallace DNP

World Cup Qualifying Belgrade Tournaments Game 1 February 10th

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February 10, 2022

Group A:

Since there were not enough willing hosts, Belgrade welcomed two different groups.  Australia automatically qualifies since they are hosting the main tournament, but still played and started Thursday with a 65-52 win over Brazil.  The last game of the day was also in this group and ended up being the best opener as Serbia fended off one final late charge from South Korea to win 65-62 at home.

Australia vs. Brazil 65-52 AUS Allen 16/6s Tolo 12 Whitcomb 11 Smith 7 Garbin 6/6r George 4/8r Talbot 3/7r Blicavs 3 Heal 3 Madgen 0 Wallace 0 Rocci 0 BRA Carvalho 13 Paixao 9 Cardoso 6 Goncalo 5 De Souza 4/9r Ramona 4 Monteiro 4 Silva 4 Costa 2 Teixeira 1 Soares 0 Moura DNP

South Korea vs. Serbia 62-65 KOR Kim 16 Park J-H 10 Park H-J 9 Park J-S 8/12r Choi 7 Bae 5 Kang 3 Jin 2 Yoon 2 Heo DNP Lee S-H DNP Lee H-R DNP SRB Anderson 13/9r/7a Nogic 13 Stankovic 10/10r Crvendakic 8/8r Cado 7 Topuzovic 6/7r Krajisnik 6 Djordjevic 2 Skoric 0 Katanic 0 Raca 0 Mandic DNP

Group B:

With the chaos in other groups and format of the tournaments, this group is the only one that has a semblance of normalcy as the top three teams will qualify.  China used a fast start to roll past Nigeria 90-76.  Sika Kone made an impression on everyone as she was given a higher level responsibility by Mali and they kept it close all game long before losing to France 77-66.

China vs. Nigeria 90-76 CHN Li YR 19/6r Li M 19 Han 15 Huang 8/6a Pan 7 Li Y 6/7a Wang 5/7a Gao 4 Yang 3 Zhang 2 Jin 2 Wu 0 NGR Okonkwo 15 Kunaiyi-Akpanah 12 Elonu 12 Amukamara 10 Nyingifa 9 Chidom 8 Enabosi 4 Musa 4 Macaulay 2 Akaraiwe 0 Ibekwe DNP

France vs. Mali 77-66 FRA Toure 14 Rupert 13 Williams 11 Chartereau 11 Johannes 11 Ciak 10 Badiane 4 Berkani 3 Epoupa 0 Chery 0 Fauthoux 0 Chevaugeon 0 MLI Kone 26/9r N’Diaye 12 Tirera 8 Gandega 5/6a A. Coulibaly 5 K. Coulibaly 4 Sangare 2 N. Traore 2 Am. Traore 2 As. Traore 0 Sissoko DNP Dabou DNP

2022 World Cup Qualifying Draw

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After the host cities were announced last week, the draw was conducted on Tuesday for the four qualifying groups that will play in February to determine the rest of the field for the main tournament in Australia in September.

Australia qualifies as hosts and the United States qualifies as Olympic champions, but both will still play in these tournaments.  The top two teams besides them in their groups will qualify while the top three teams in the other groups will qualify.  Belgrade will host two tournaments with hosts Serbia welcoming Australia along with Brazil and South Korea, whose game figures to be critical for the third spot in the group.  The other group there features France and China.  Nigeria and Mali were drawn in the group as well with the two African teams automatically being placed together so that each region has representation in the final tournament.  Japan will host a group in Osaka and will host a Canada team in transition while the two surprise European teams from Eurobasket, Belarus and Bosnia and Herzegovina, were also drawn there.  In the Washington, D.C. group, Puerto Rico faces a very tough task even if they might have a mild geographical advantage as the United States will take one spot and Belgium and Russia figure to join them.

Chinese League Round 1 November 14th-16th

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The season started on Sunday under roughly the same format that was employed last season.  Financial issues that were present last season only got worse as talent consolidation continued, even with an influx of players from the disbanded military team.  In the first game, that was evident as Han Xu made her way to Sichuan, which is hosting right now, and they rolled past Jiangsu 86-66 despite a great game from Luo Xinyu.

Monday’s first game was an interesting matchup as part of the process of getting back up to 18 teams involved forming a team of all stars from the teams in the Chinese University Basketball Association, which has a history of producing some solid players.  Their first game was a tough assignment against Inner Mongolia and they lost 97-47.  Xinjiang may not be considered a title favorite anymore, but had a solid 95-50 win over Tianjin.  Tian Yangyang had a good game for Heilongjiang, but Hubei rolled to a 116-69 win after an even first quarter.

Tuesday started with Shanxi winning 77-65 over Hebei.  Beijing beat Fujian 79-50.  Liaoning fielded a team in the league again after an absence and Hu Yueming had a good game for them, but Dong Keer and Dan Wanli helped Zhejiang win 93-70.  The last game of the round was a good one as Shandong figures to make a strong move up the standings this season with some big name players returning after playing elsewhere.  Wang Siyu had a strong game back with the team and Yang Hengyu was also strong as they opened with an 87-83 win over Yang Shuyu and Guangdong.  With each round now being played over two days with no breaks over the 17 games, many teams will be trying to contend with little rest in this condensed format.

November 14, 2021

Sichuan vs. Jiangsu 86-66 SC Han 21/9r Sun 15/7r Gao 10 JS Luo 31/7r Zhang 10

November 15, 2021

Inner Mongolia vs. FUSC 97-47 NM Li 16 Zhang 16 Feng 11 Pan 10 US Zhang 12 Liu 11

Xinjiang vs. Tianjin 95-50 XJ Wu 16 Zhu 14 Fang 14 Wang 10/6r Chen 10/6r TJ Ma 15/7r

Heilongjiang vs. Hubei 69-116 HL Tian 23 Luo 16 Yu 14 HB Ha 18/11r Chen Y-Y 17 Niu 16/7r Peng 12 Chen XL 12 Du 10

Shaanxi vs. Shanghai 70-86 SN Han 14 Zhou MY 13 Zhou YM 11/8a SH Zhang 18/11r Liu 16/8r Huang 15 Li 10

November 16, 2021

Shanxi vs. Hebei 77-65 SX Wu 15/7r/7a Zhao 15 Liu 12/7r Fu 10/7r HE Lin 13/9r Zhang 11 Guo 10

Fujian vs. Beijing 50-79 FJ Ma 15 Zheng 12 BJ Ma 15 Tang 14 Shi 11 Qi 10/6r

Zhejiang vs. Liaoning 93-70 ZJ Dong 27/6r Dan 20 Wan 17/7r Wang 15/6r/8a Yu 12/7r LN Hu 22 Liang 12 Wang 12

Shandong vs. Guangdong 87-83 SD Yang 23 Wang SY 20/6r/8a Wang YZ 17/7r Cao 12/6r GD Yang 22/6r Dilana 15 Yu 12

2023 EuroBasket Qualifiers Game 2 November 14th

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November 14, 2021

Group A:

There some hangover for Belgium early in Kortrijk as Germany played them to an even first quarter, but Emma Meesseman and company controlled the second half to win 84-55.  Andjelika Mitrashinovikj led North Macedonia in Skopje, but Jonquel Jones was great for Bosnia and Herzegovina again in an 80-64 win.

Belgium vs. Germany 84-55 BEL Meesseman 25/11r Delaere 17 Linskens 12 Vanloo 10 Mestdagh 9 Lisowa Mbaka 5 Raman 3 Allemand 3/6a Massey 0 Resimont 0 Ramette 0 Geldof 0 GER Gulich 17 Fiebich 12 Brunckhorst 9 Geiselsoder 6 Hebecker 6 Stach 3 Degbeon 2 Greinacher 0 Brodersen 0 Simon DNP Reichert DNP Brossmann DNP

North Macedonia vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina 64-80 MKD Mitrashinovikj 24/8r Trajchevska 15 Bonner 11/9r Selcova 8/6r Stojanovska 4 Nikolikj 2 Kozhobashiovska 0 Petkovska 0 Mitreva 0 Dimitrijevikj DNP Tasevska DNP Dimitrovska DNP BIH Jones 30/17r Dzebo 17/9r Babic 14 Dzombeta 7 Deura 6 A. Delic 4 Tavic 2/6a N. Delic 0 Kovacevic 0 Miseljic 0 Domuzin 0 Heljic 0

Group B:

Ukraine had a good start in Helsinki, but let Awak Kuier and Finland hang around for a while before Alina Iagupova helped them hold on to a 75-68 win.  France bounced back from their tough opener with an 83-56 win over Kamile Nacickaite and Lithuania in Villeneuve-d’Ascq.

Finland vs. Ukraine 68-75 FIN Kuier 25/11r Pekonen 14 Pounds 8 Sandvik 7 Lehtoranta 5/9a Holopainen 4 Aarnisalo 4 Koskimies 2 Pelander 2 Viita 0 Pirttinen 0 Rokkanen DNP UKR Iagupova 31/7a Yurkevichus 14/8r/7s Malashenko 10/6r Dubrovina 5/7r/6a Filevych 4 Uro-Nile 4 Rulyova 3 Zavidna 2 Shmatova 2 Havrylchyk 0 Dubiuk DNP Voloshyna DNP

France vs. Lithuania 83-56 FRA Williams 14 Johannes 13 Toure 10 Gruda 8 Michel 8 Rupert 5 Paget 5 Pouye 5 Ciak 4 Heriaud 4/6a Chartereau 4 Miyem 3 LTU Nacickaite 20 Sulske 8 Juskaite 7/6r Petronyte 6 Sventoraite 6 Baltkojiene 5 Labuckiene 2/8r Miknaite 2 Grigalauskyte 0 Solopova 0 Sarauskaite 0 Jurcuite DNP

Group C:

It was close for a quarter in Almeria before Maria Conde and Irati Etxarri fired Spain past Romania 107-52.  This window ended with a game in Hafnarfjordur as Hungary left Iceland with a 115-58 win behind Cyesha Goree and Reka Lelik.

Spain vs. Romania 107-52 ESP Conde 21/10r/7a Etxarri 21 Carrera 10/7r Ginzo 10 Rodriguez 8 Romero 8 Quevedo 6 Torrens 6 Cazorla 6 Dominguez 6 Casas 5 Gil DNP ROU Stanici 16 Ghizila 14 Podar 9 Ardelean 7/6r Ghita 4 Croitoru 2 Orban 0/8r Fota 0 Fodor 0 Catinean 0 Armanu 0 Popescu 0

Iceland vs. Hungary 58-115 ISL S. Hinriksdottir 15/7r/6a Henningsdottir 9 Svansdottir 9 H. Jonsdottir 8 Kristinardottir 7 Karlsdottir 5 Davidsdottir 3 T. Jonsdottir 1 Hjordisardottir 1 Grimsdottir 0 Aegisdottir 0 B. Hinriksdottir 0 HUN Goree 27 Lelik 21/10r/8a Hatar 18/7r/6a Studer 11/11a Aho 10 Kiss 9 Horvath 6 Torok 5 Dombai 4 Varga 2 Gereben 2 Kanyasi 0

Group D:

A rather dour affair in Izmit saw Turkey grind out a 52-41 win over Poland.  Albania found it tough at home in Durres as Slovenia rested key players, but still won 127-28 behind Mojca Jelenc and Lea Debeljak.

Turkey vs. Poland 52-41 TUR Caglar 12 Aydin 11 Bilgic 10 Canitez 9/6r Cakir 6/6a Onar 4 Stokes 0/13r Gulcan 0 Fitik 0 Ural 0 Uzun DNP Kurtulmus DNP POL Gertchen 16 Rembiszewska 11/6r Gajda 6 Telenga 3/6r Sklepowicz 3 Borkowska 2 Jakubiuk 0 Kastanek 0 Makurat 0 Skobel 0 Podgorna DNP Sosnowska DNP

Albania vs. Slovenia 28-127 ALB Lugaj 14 Shallo 4/7r Verri 3 Lalaj 2 Mollaj 2 Baraj 2 Velias 1 Toska 0 Sinani 0 Memushi 0 Kolombi 0 Qosja 0 SLO Jelenc 24/12r Debeljak 21 Oblak 16/6a Gorsic 15/7r Friskovec 11 Rupnik 10/8a Jakovina 8 Kroselj 8 Senicar 7/12r/8s Dautovic 4 Ceh 3 Baric DNP

Group E:

The big rivalry game was played in Zabok, but it was all Aleksandra Crvendakic and Serbia in an 84-66 win over Croatia.

Croatia vs. Serbia 66-84 CRO Begic 19/7r Dojkic 18 Slonjsak 13 Bura 8/8r Tadic 5 Petrak 3 Masic 0 Perisa 0 Cvitkovic 0 Maric 0 Miloglav DNP Dedic DNP SRB Crvendakic 33/7r Krajisnik 15/9r Anderson 13/6r/9a Cado 12 Katanic 4 Nogic 2 Jankovic 2 Olic 2 Djordjevic 1 Jovanovic 0/7r Stankovic 0 Turudic 0

 Group F:

Russia cruised to a 77-57 win over Denmark in Moscow.  Austria kept it reasonable close at home in Schwechat, but Markeisha Gatling and Montenegro still won 70-60.

Russia vs. Denmark 77-57 RUS Shilova 12 Repnikova 12 Vadeeva 10/8r Levchenko 8 Maiga 7/9r Cherepanova 7/8r Glonti 7 Burovaya 6 Komarova 5 Shabanova 3 Abaiburova 0 Shtanko 0 DEN Jespersen 19/7r S. Tryggedsson 14 Seilund 8 Ryder 6/6r Mortensen 6 Hesseldal 2/8r Wich 2 Brynaa 0 Viso 0 Ziegler 0 I. Tryggedsson 0 Blauenfeldt DNP

Austria vs. Montenegro 60-70 AUT Koppl 16 Koizar 10 Sagerer 10 Schicher 8 Fuchs-Robetin 7/6r C. Neumann 5 Takacs 4 Zderadicka 0 A. Neumann 0 Sill 0 Novakovic 0 Krisper 0 MNE Gatling 22/12r Mujovic 14 Pasic 12 Jovanovic 6 Rakovic 5 Kovacevic 4/8r Lekovic 4 Zivaljevic 3 Lazarevic 0 Zivkovic 0 Jaksic DNP Scepanovic DNP

Group G:

Greece used a fast start in Xanthi to win 64-57 over Portugal.  Great Britain’s o/pening to the campaign went from bad to worse in Tallinn after they fell to Estonia 72-69.

Greece vs. Portugal 64-57 GRE Fasoula 18/12r Stamati 12 Spanou 10/10r Nikolopoulou 8/6r Pavlopoulou 8 Stamolamprou 7 Alexandri 1 Sotiriou 0 Louka DNP Pateraki DNP Diela DNP Karlafti DNP POR Robalo 15 Silva 14/10r Ferreira 12/9r Martins 9 Bettencourt 2/7r Da Silva 2 Rodrigues 2 Kostourkova 1 Filipe 0 Soeiro 0 Carvalheira 0 Goncalves DNP

Estonia vs. Great Britain 72-69 EST Teder 15/7r Mesila-Kaarmann 13 Bratka 13 Anderson 10 Lass 8 Sepp 5 Piibur 4 Pulk 4 Svilberg 0 Kosareva 0 Poldmaa 0 Roosalu DNP GBR Stewart 17/12r Winterburn 14/6r Handy 13/6r Norton 8 Green 8 Samuelson 5 Gayle 2 Vanderwal 2 Robb 0 Joseph 0 Busch DNP Simpson DNP

Group H:

Evita Herminjard had another good game for Switzerland, but they lost to Slovakia 65-50 in Fribourg.  Italy breezed past Luxembourg 82-48 in Faenza.

Switzerland vs. Slovakia 50-65 SUI Herminjard 29/8r Ruga 7 Fora 6 Jacquot 3 Constantin 3 Franchina 2 Stoianov 0/13r Toumi 0 Martinez 0 Marie DNP Schwarz DNP Wasser DNP SVK Jakubcova 16/9r Balintova 14/7a Hruscakova 10/10r Oroszova 7/10r Prazenicova 7 Martiskova 5 Remenarova 4 Dudasova 2 Moravcikova 0 Rusinakova DNP Lukacovicova DNP Belusova DNP

Italy vs. Luxembourg 82-48 ITA Madera 16 Romeo 12 Tagliamento 11 Keys 9/11r Bestagno 8 Zandalasini 6/7a Santucci 6 Verona 5 Trucco 4 Villa 4 Crudo 1 Barberis 0 LUX Meynadier 15 Jablonowski 10 Geniets 7 Mossong 6 Skrijelj 4/6r Etute 4 Mreches 2 Muller 0 Dittgen 0 Bidinger 0 Baum 0 Wolff 0

Group I:

The day started in this group in Minsk as it took overtime for Anastasiya Verameyenka and Maryia Papova to establish control over Belarus for an 83-72 win.  The Czech Republic took the lead early in Dublin and then coasted to a 70-54 win over Ireland.

Belarus vs. Netherlands 83-72(OT) BLR Verameyenka 23/13r Papova 21/7r Tarasava 19/9a Bentley 16 Mahalias 4 Masko 0 Brych 0 Ziuzkova 0 Inkina 0 Vasilevich DNP Karasevich DNP Ivashchanka DNP NED Hof 16/13r Cornelius 11 Treffers 10/7r Boonstra 9/7r K. Kuijt 8 De Jonge 6 Westerik 6 Driessen 6 Klerx DNP Van Der Keijl DNP I. Kuijt DNP Jongeling DNP

Ireland vs. Czech Republic 54-70 IRL Tiernan 12 Melia 10/9r Fitzpatrick 8 Kelly 7 Finn 4 Dwyer 4 E. Thornton 4 Clarke 3 H. Thornton 2 O’Connor 0 Huijsdens 0 Kenny DNP CZE Reisingerova 12 Vorackova 11 Holesinska 9 Sipova 8 Stoupalova 8 Pospisilova 7 Zaplatova 5 Hamzova 4 Galickova 3 Brabencova 3 Krejzova 0 Malikova 0

Group J:

Sweden played their first game in Riga and Klara Lundquist was solid, but Anete Steinberga was incredible for Latvia again in an 89-70 win.

Latvia vs. Sweden 89-70 LAT Steinberga 34/13r Jurjane 16 Pulvere 15 Laksa 14/6a Babkina 6/12a Pilabere 4 Strautmane 0 Klakocka 0 Jakobsone 0 Jasa DNP Mote DNP Sila DNP SWE Lundquist 21/10a Gustavsson 14 Nystrom 11 Asoro 10 Hersler 9 Vesterberg 3 Hjern 2 Wadling 0 Agren 0 Claesson 0 Johansson DNP Hagg DNP