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EuroBasket Qualifiers Round 4 November 14th-15th

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November 14, 2020

Group A:

Bulgaria stayed alive on Crete with Borislava Hristova leading them past Sara Hinriksdottir and Iceland 74-53.  Anna Stamolamprou and Greece were not able to get the home win, falling to Shante Evans and Slovenia 77-70.  Slovenia has not officially qualified, but is in good shape.

Bulgaria vs. Iceland 74-53 BUL Hristova 25/6r Zlatanova 12/15r Stoycheva 10 Kocheva 9 Dimitrova 8/7r/6a Georgieva 5/9r Dineva 2 Natskina 2 Petrova 1 Nikolova 0 Filipova 0 ISL S. Hinriksdottir 31/8r T. Jonsdottir 8 Karlsdottir 6 H. Jonsdottir 5 B. Hinriksdottir 3 Sigurdardottir 0 Amundadottir 0 Sverrisdottir 0 Henningsdottir 0 Kristjansdottir 0 Gardarsdottir 0 Saevarsdottir 0

Greece vs. Slovenia 70-77 GRE Stamolamprou 22 Nikolopoulou 15 Spanou 9/12r Bosgana 8 Alexandri 8 Fasoula 3 Christinaki 3 Vintsilaiou 2 Diela 0 Papadopolou 0 Pateraki 0 Anastasopoulou 0 SLO Evans 22/9r Lisec 12/8r Debeljak 10 Prezelj 10 Kroselj 10 Oblak 7 Gorsic 4 Senicar 2 Cvijanovic 0 Dautovic DNP

Group B:

The early Saturday game in Heraklion saw Frida Eldebrink fire Sweden past Israel 90-51 to remain undefeated, but not officially qualifying yet.

Sweden vs. Israel 90-51 SWE F. Eldebrink 28 Drammeh 16/8r Lundquist 15 E. Eldebrink 11 Fontaine 8/6r Ekh 6 Hersler 4 Hjern 2 Gustavsson 0/6r Johansson 0 Hagg 0 Werth 0 ISR Raber 15 Rotberg 15 Eisner 6 Cohen 5 Karsh 5 Orbach 4 Rinat 1 Zipel 0 Vaturi 0 Abboud 0 Dayan 0 Hannoun 0

Group C:

The first game in Sarajevo was at the bottom of the group and Charlotte Kohler helped Switzerland keep Estonia winless 63-60.  Bosnia and Herzegovina was looking to repeat the result from the corresponding away game and got a good game from Jonquel Jones, but Raisa Musina and Russia came back in the second half for a 72-68 win, also flipping the tiebreaker back in their favor.

Estonia vs. Switzerland 60-63 EST Sepp 13 Anderson 12 Pulk 12 Pokk 8/9r Mesila-Kaarmann 6/9r Piibur 4/6r Oinits 3 Kosareva 2 Svilberg 0 Lilleallik 0 Vaino 0 Vahi 0 SUI Kohler 20/6r Constantin 11 Toumi 11 Herminjard 8/8a Franchina 6/6r Ruga 5 Chardon 2 Simioni 0 Marie 0 Streun 0 Bruchez DNP

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Russia 68-72 BIH Jones 23/10r Tavic 15 Gajic 13/18r Deura 10/7a Delic 3 Kapor 2 Babic 2 Brcaninovic 0 Dzombeta 0 Dzebo 0 Markovic DNP Miseljic DNP RUS Musina 25/7r Leshkovtseva 11 Levchenko 7/8a/6s Vadeeva 6/7r Logunova 6 Shilova 6 Cherepanova 4/6r Komarova 3 Tikhonenko 2 Razheva 2 Fedorenkova 0 Maiga DNP

Group E:

The timely naturalization of Yvonne Anderson proved critical for Serbia as they prevailed in a wild 83-76 double overtime win over Turkey in Istanbul.  A perfect record is still not enough to have officially qualified, but they are in good shape.

Turkey vs. Serbia 76-83(2OT) TUR Alben 17 Bilgic 16/6r Hollingsworth 16/6r Senyurek 14 Yildizhan 5/8r Eldas 3 Fitik 2 Koksal 2 Aydin 1 Yavuz 0/7a Erat DNP Ural DNP SRB Anderson 25/6a Vasic 18/8r Brooks 17 Crvendakic 12/12r Jovanovic 3/6r Cado 2 Skoric 2 Stankovic 2 Krnjic 2 Nogic DNP Stanacev DNP Turudic DNP

Group F:

Belarus was unable to play, so this group only had one game in Istanbul.  Poland had a new naturalized player, but Great Britain rolled to a 77-49 win.  How standings will work in this group still depends on how Belarus is handled.

Great Britain vs. Poland 77-49 GBR Handy 19 Anigwe 15/8r Simpson 12/9r Green 10 Fagbenle 8/9r Monakana 8 Busch 3 Robb 2 Fong Lyew Quee DNP Shaw DNP Adebayo DNP Roscoe DNP POL Kastanek 16 Gajda 10 Skobel 7 Koc 6 Adamowicz 6 Rembiszewska 2/7r Kaczmarczyk 2 Drop 0 Telenga 0 Stankiewicz 0 Pobozy 0 Dobrowolska DNP

Group G:

Belgium moved closer to qualification after an 87-65 win over Alina Iagupova and Ukraine in Odivelas.  That was official once Finland beat hosts Portugal 70-62 behind Elina Koskimies.

Ukraine vs. Belgium 65-87 UKR Iagupova 32/7r/7a Liubinets 12/6r Dubniuk 10 Naumenko 7/7r Datsko 4 Horobets 0 Sivakova 0 Hozalova 0 Boiko 0 Musienko 0 Voloshyna DNP BEL Allemand 18 Bi. Massey 15/12r Raman 14/14r K. Mestdagh 11 H. Mestdagh 8 Vanloo 7 Geldof 6 Delaere 4 Be. Massey 4 Carpreaux 0 Wauters 0 Nauwelaers 0

Finland vs. Portugal 70-62 FIN Koskimies 21 Lahtinen 14/11r L. Lehtoranta 7 Sandvik 6 Kalin 5 Pelander 5 Holopainen 5 Aijanen 3 R. Lehtoranta 2 Tuomisto 2 Rokkanen 0 Ukkonen DNP POR Silva 17/9r L. Ferreira 16 Filipe 8 Viana 7/7a Costa 6 Correia 5 E. Ferreira 3/7r Soeiro 0 Umabano 0 Rodrigues 0 Goncalves DNP Da Silva DNP

Group H:

Hungary nearly completed the comeback in Amsterdam, but the Netherlands managed to hang on to a 68-63 win.  All the teams were tied at 1-1 entering the game so the hosts now take the advantage going into the last window.

Hungary vs. Netherlands 63-68 HUN Goree 16/15r Dubei 16/6r Raksanyi 13 Torok 12 Barnai 4 Aho 2 Lelik 0 A. Kiss 0 Pusztai DNP V. Kiss DNP Horvath DNP Balint DNP NED Van Den Adel 15 Hof 13/12r Cornelius 13/8r Westerik 12/10r/7a Van Grinsven 10 J. Bettonvil 5 I. Kuijt 0 Jongeling 0 K. Kuijt 0 F. Kuijt 0 Fleuren DNP Fokke DNP

Group I:

Andzelika Mitrasinovik had an impressive game for North Macedonia, but Laura Hebecker and Germany rallied in the second half to win 74-59 in Riga.  Elina Babkina and hosts Latvia managed to avoid dropping another game at home, getting past Ivana Dojkic and Croatia 83-69.  That leaves Croatia and Germany tied at 3-1 and Latvia behind them at 2-2 with a pair of games left to play.

North Macedonia vs. Germany 59-74 MKD Mitrasinovik 30/6a Bonner 14/11r Trachevska 11 Kmetovska 2 Nikolikj 2 Adamovska 0 Pejkovska 0 Dimova 0 Modeva DNP Dimitrijevikj DNP Petrushevska DNP GER Hebecker 21 Fiebich 19/7r Gulich 10/17r Greinacher 9 Degbeon 7/6r Brunckhorst 2/9a Stach 2 Geiselsoder 2 Crowder 2 Schuter 0 Hartmann DNP Sontag DNP

Croatia vs. Latvia 69-83 CRO Dojkic 25 Begic 12/11r Petrak 9 Premasunac 7/7r Cvitkovic 6/9r Perisa 5 Masic 3 Erjavec 1 Dzankic 1 Ujevic DNP Dedic DNP Silov DNP LAT Babkina 20/6r Steinberga 19/6r Pilabere 14 Laksa 11 Vitola 8/6r Jakobsone 6 Kreslina 3 Strautmane 2 Pulvere 0 Meldere 0 Septe DNP Melnika DNP

November 15, 2020

Group D:

This group played games on Sunday in Riga.  Maria Jespersen helped Denmark record a rare win 91-74 over Romania.  That result meant that the Czech Republic could clinch with a win and Katerina Elhotova tried to fire them to qualification, but Beatrice Attura emerged for Italy to get them a 69-63 win.

Denmark vs. Romania 91-74 DEN Jespersen 35/6r Ryder 15/8r/9a Hessedal 13/9r Seilund 12 Rimdal 6 Hee 5/8r Tryggedsson 3 Emsbo 2 Viso 0 Brynaa 0 Ziegler DNP Pedersen DNP ROU Parau 19 Marginean 17 Ardelean 10 Pavel 9 Orban 8/6r Sipos 6 Ghizila 3 Irimia 2 Filip 0 Popescu 0 Keleman 0 Podar 0

Czech Republic vs. Italy 63-69 CZE Elhotova 25 Reisingerova 12/6r Brezinova 10/11r Matuskova 7 Bartakova 5/6a Stoupalova 4/8r Krejzova 0 Mircova 0 Adamcova 0 Berankova DNP Holubeva DNP Zaplatova DNP ITA Attura 20 Zandalasini 12 Carangelo 11 Cinili 6 Pan 6 Bestagno 5/6r Penna 5 Andre’ 4 Crippa 0 Romeo 0 Spreafico DNP Madera DNP

Watch EuroBasket Qualifiers Here Saturday and Sunday!

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Times listed Central European, then Eastern Standard:

Sweden vs. Israel, Saturday 1:00pm/7:00am:

North Macedonia vs. Germany, Saturday 3:30pm/9:30am:

Bulgaria vs. Iceland, Saturday 4:00pm/10:00am:

Turkey vs. Serbia, Saturday 4:00pm/10:00am:

Estonia vs. Switzerland, Saturday 5:00pm/11:00am:

Hungary vs. Netherlands, Saturday 6:00pm/12:00pm:

Croatia vs. Latvia, Saturday 6:45pm/12:45pm:

Greece vs. Slovenia, Saturday 7:00pm/1:00pm:

Great Britain vs. Poland, Saturday 7:00pm/1:00pm:

Ukraine vs. Belgium, Saturday 7:00pm/1:00pm:

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Russia, Saturday 8:00pm/2:00pm:

Finland vs. Portugal, Saturday 10:00pm/4:00pm:

Denmark vs. Romania, Sunday 3:30pm/9:30am:

Czech Republic vs. Italy, Sunday 6:45pm/12:45pm:

EuroBasket 2021 Qualifiers Round 3 November 12th-13th

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November 12, 2020

Group A:

Instead of home and away games, November qualifying groups are playing in one location.  This group is playing in Heraklion on Crete.  Annamaria Prezelj and Shante Evans led Slovenia past Sara Hinriksdottir and rusty Iceland team which has been affected by local league postponement 94-58.  Hosts Greece struggled with Bulgaria, but Mariella Fasoula helped them prevail 73-66.

Iceland vs. Slovenia 58-94 ISL S. Hinriksdottir 23 T. Jonsdottir 10 B. Hinriksdottir 8 Amundadottir 6 Henningsdottir 5 H. Jonsdottir 4 Sigurdardottir 2 Sverrisdottir 0 Kristjansdottir 0 Karlsdottir 0 Gardarsdottir 0 Saevarsdottir 0 SLO Prezelj 23 Evans 21/7r Kroselj 16 Oblak 12/8r/6a Lisec 7/15r Debeljak 7 Dautovic 3 Cvijanovic 3 Senicar 2 Gorsic 0

Greece vs Bulgaria 73-66 GRE Fasoula 21/11r Nikolopoulou 15/9r/9a Stamolamprou 13 Christinaki 11/6r Spanou 6/8r Bosgana 5 Alexandri 2 Vintsilaiou 0 Diela 0 Pateraki 0 Anastasopoulou DNP Papadopoulou DNP BUL Georgieva 15 Kocheva 14 Zlatanova 12/13r Hristova 11 Stoycheva 8/8a Dimitrova 6/6r Natskina 0 Nikolova 0 Petrova 0 Dineva DNP Filipova DNP

Group B:

The first game of Thursday was in this group, which is also bubbling in Heraklion.  Milica Jovanovic and Markeisha Gatling led Montenegro past Alex Cohen and Israel 73-66 in a battle of teams looking for their first win.

Montenegro vs. Israel 73-66 MNE Jovanovic 23/10r Gatling 20/10r Vucetic 9 Aleksic 7 Mujovic 7 Kovacevic 4 Pasic 3 Rakovic 0 Jaksic 0 Zivkovic DNP Lazarevic DNP Lekovic DNP ISR Cohen 21/10r Rotberg 14 Lev 10 Karsh 7 Eisner 5/8a Raber 4 Zipel 3 Hannoun 2 Abboud 0 Vaturi 0 Orbach 0 Dayan DNP

Group C:

Sarajevo is the host for this group.  Russia rolled past Switzerland 98-42 in the first game.  Hosts Bosnia and Herzegovina had no trouble, getting big games from Marica Gajic and Jonquel Jones to beat Estonia 92-54.

Switzerland vs. Russia 42-98 SUI Herminjard 12 Simioni 9 Ruga 7/6r Chardon 4 Marie 3 Toumi 2 Constantin 2 Franchina 2 Streun 1 Bruchez 0 RUS Vadeeva 16/8r Musina 15/8r Cherepanova 10/6r Komarova 10 Razheva 9 Tikhonenko 7 Levchenko 7/7a Shilova 7 Leshkovtseva 7 Maiga 5/6r Goldyreva 3 Logunova 2

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Estonia 92-54 BIH Gajic 21/19r/6s Jones 20/11r Deura 18 Kapor 8 Dzebo 6 Brcaninovic 6 Babic 4 Markovic 4 Tavic 3 Delic 2 Miseljic 0 Dzombeta 0 EST Pulk 15 Kosareva 12 Pokk 8/8r Anderson 5 Mesila-Kaarmann 4 Oinits 2 Asi 2 Piibur 2 Vahi 2 Sepp 2 Svilberg 0 Lilleallik 0

Group E:

Istanbul is the site of this group’s bubble as Albania not being able to play left hosts Turkey without a game for this round.  Serbia debuted a new naturalized player and stayed perfect with an 82-71 win over Lithuania.

Lithuania vs. Serbia 71-82 LTU Juskaite 15 Meskonyte 15 Siksniute 9 Petronyte 9 Nacickaite 7 Miskiniene 6/10r Jocyte 6 Sulske 4 Miknaite 0 Zdaneviciute 0 Timofejeva DNP SRB Crvendakic 19 Vasic 15/6r Anderson 13/7a Jovanovic 10 Krnjic 9 Brooks 8 Skoric 6 Stankovic 2 Cado 0 Stanacev 0 Nogic DNP Zec DNP

Group G:

This group is playing in Odivelas, Portugal.  Alina Iagupova recorded a triple-double as Ukraine beat Finland 84-66.  Belgium was missing their star, but got past the hosts 59-49.

Ukraine vs. Finland 84-66 UKR Iagupova 22/12r/10a Liubinets 19/6r Sivakova 16 Horobets 13/8r Naumenko 9/6r Boiko 5 Voloshyna 0 Hozalova 0 Musienko DNP Dubniuk DNP Datsko DNP FIN Lahtinen 18 Holopainen 11 Aarnio 10 Koskimies 8/6r Tuomisto 7 Aijanen 6 Lehtoranta 4 Kalin 2 Pelander 0/6r Sandvik 0 Ukkonen 0 Rokkanen 0

Portugal vs. Belgium 49-59 POR Bettencourt 12 Costa 9 L. Ferreira 8 Silva 4 Viana 4 Filipe 4 E. Ferreira 3 Da Silva 3 Soeiro 2 Goncalves 0 Rodrigues 0 Umabano 0 BEL K. Mestdagh 17 Raman 10 Allemand 9/6r/8a Delaere 6 Vanloo 6 H. Mestdagh 5 Massey 4 Wauters 2 Carpreaux 0 Nauwelaers 0 Geldof 0 Resimont 0

Group H:

Emese Hof and the Netherlands looked strong early as they get to host this group in Amsterdam, but Barbora Balintova and Slovakia controlled the second half to win 84-64 and leave all teams in this group at 1-1 at the halfway point.

Slovakia vs. Netherlands 84-64 SVK Balintova 20/8a Oroszova 18/8r Jurcenkova 11/8r Dudasova 11 Mistinova 9 Palenikova 7 Slamova 4 Moravcikova 2 Remenarova 2 Jakubcova 0 Stasova 0 Sujova 0 NED Hof 22/7r Cornelius 18/6r Bettonvil 7 K. Kuijt 5 F. Kuijt 5 Van Grinsven 3/7r Van Den Adel 3/7a Westerik 1 Jongeling 0 I. Kuijt 0 Fokke 0 Fleuren DNP

Group I:

This group is bubbling in Riga.  It was a long time between the start of naturalization and a debut, but DeWanna Bonner played for North Macedonia in an 80-62 loss to Ivana Dojkic, Ana-Marija Begic, and Croatia.  Hosts Latvia were facing a Germany team with a new coach and without their star, but good games from Elina Babkina and Anete Steinberga were not enough as Luisa Geiselsoder and the visitors used a strong second half to win 73-67.

Croatia vs. North Macedonia 80-62 CRO Dojkic 30/8a Begic 21/6r Cvitkovic 15/8r Petrak 8 Masic 4 Premasunac 2 Erjavec 0 Perisa 0 Dedic 0 Ujevic DNP Dzankic DNP Silov DNP MKD Bonner 20/17r/7a Mitrasinovik 15 Trajchevska 10 Adamovska 8 Kmetovska 7/6r Nikolikj 2 Pejkovska 0 Dimitrijevikj 0 Dimova 0 Petrushevska 0 Modeva 0 Lazareska DNP

Germany vs. Latvia 73-67 GER Geiselsoder 20 Gulich 18/11r Hebecker 10/6r Degbeon 7/9r Fiebich 7 Brunckhorst 5/7a Greinacher 4/6r Crowder 2 Stach 0 Sontag 0 Schluter 0 Hartmann DNP LAT Babkina 21/6a Steinberga 20/10r Vitola 10 Laksa 5 Pulvere 3 Jakobsone 3 Melnika 2 Kreslina 2 Strautmane 1 Pilabere DNP Septe DNP Meldere DNP

November 13, 2020

Group D:

So many groups are playing in Riga that this group had to wait until Friday to play.  Katerina Elhotova and the Czech Republic eventually pulled away from Denmark for an 84-64 win.  Italy lurks behind them after a 90-68 win over Romania.

Czech Republic vs. Denmark 84-64 CZE Elhotova 21 Bartakova 17/7r/11a Adamcova 13/7r Matuskova 12 Krejzova 9 Brezinova 8/8r Stoupalova 4/6r Mircova 0 Holubova 0 Reisingerova 0 Berankova 0 Zaplatova DNP DEN Jespersen 18 Hee 12 Hesseldal 10 Ryder 6 Ziegler 5 Seilund 4/6a Viso 3 Tryggedsson 3 Rimdal 2 Emsbo 1 Brynaa 0 Pedersen 0

Romania vs. Italy 68-90 ROU Marginean 17/6r Ghizila 16 Pavel 15/11r Sipos 9 Parau 4 Irimia 3 Orban 2 Ardelean 2 Filip 0 Uiuiu 0 Kilin 0 Podar 0 ITA Zandalasini 18/8a Penna 13 Andre’ 12/6r Pan 12 Carangelo 11 Cinili 10 Romeo 7/8a Bestagno 6 Attura 1 Crippa 0 Madera 0 De Pretto DNP

Watch EuroBasket Qualifiers Here Thursday and Friday!

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Times listed Central European, then Eastern Standard:

Montenegro vs. Israel, Thursday 1:00pm/7:00am:

Croatia vs. North Macedonia, Thursday 3:30pm/9:30am:

Iceland vs. Slovenia, Thursday 4:00pm/10:00am:

Lithuania vs. Serbia, Thursday 4:00pm/10:00am:

Ukraine vs. Finland, Thursday 4:00pm/10:00am:

Switzerland vs. Russia, Thursday 5:00pm/11:00am:

Slovakia vs. Netherlands, Thursday 6:00pm/12:00pm:

Germany vs. Latvia, Thursday 6:45pm/12:45pm:

Greece vs. Bulgaria, Thursday 7:00pm/1:00pm:

Portugal vs. Belgium, Thursday 7:00pm/1:00pm:

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Estonia, Thursday 8:00pm/2:00pm:

Czech Republic vs. Denmark, Friday 3:30pm/9:30am:

Romania vs. Italy, Friday 6:45pm/12:45pm:

WSBL Week 2 May 13th-17th

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May 13, 2020

Another week of play started with a pair of games on Wednesday.  Chen Wei-An led Cathay Life Insurance past Taiwan Power 97-35.  Lin Wen-Yu helped Taiyuan Textile get the advantage over Chunghwa Telecom with an 83-68 win.

Taiwan Power vs. Cathay Life Insurance 35-97 TWP Liu 14 CLI Chen 21 Wang 17/6r Ou 14/6r

Taiyuan Textile vs. Chunghwa Telecom 83-68 TYT Lin 20/8r Peng 16 Tsai 13/14r Zhuo 12 CHT Huang 17 Hsu 16/9r Pan 15/7r Hsieh 13

May 14, 2020

Thursday started with a monumental upset as Taiwan Power kept it close in the first half and then exploded out of the break to best Pan Tzu-Yin and Chunghwa Telecom 78-61.  Lin Yu-Ting and Cathay Life Insurance made sure that there would be no other surprises as they nearly doubled up Taiyuan Textile in a 114-58 win.

Chunghwa Telecom vs. Taiwan Power 61-78 CHT Pan 23/6r/7a Huang 16/8r TWP Liu 19/7 Lin 18 Su 13/8r Yang 11

Cathay Life Insurance vs. Taiyuan Textile 114-58 CLI Lin 23/6a Huang 13/6r/11a Chen Y-C 13 Chen W-A 13 Lo 12 Ou 10 TYT Lin 14

May 16, 2020

On Saturday, Taiwan Power could not continue the momentum, losing to Peng Hsiao-Tong and Taiyuan Textile 82-67.  Cathay Life Insurance continued to roll, beating Chunghwa Telecom 96-49.

Taiwan Power vs. Taiyuan Textile 67-82 TWP Liu 15/7a Su 13/8r Chen 12 TYT Peng 28 Zhuo 19 Lin 18

Cathay Life Insurance vs. Chunghwa Telecom 96-49 CLI Lo 17 Chen W-A 14 Cheng 10/9r Chen Y-C 10 CHT Yang 11

May 17, 2020

On Sunday, Cathay Life Insurance breezed past Taiyuan Textile 117-47.  Chunghwa Telecom was wary of being upset again and started well, but still ended up sweating it out late before beating Taiwan Power 66-61.  After the frenetic start to the season with more than half of the games played, the teams will now get more than a week of rest before the next set of games.

Taiyuan Textile vs. Cathay Life Insurance 47-117 TYT Zhuo 9 CLI Lin 18/6r Cheng 16/10r Huang 15 Han 14/7r/6a Lo 12 Chen W-A 12/6a Chen Y-C 10

Chunghwa Telecom vs. Taiwan Power 66-61 CHT Liu 19 Hsieh 17/7r Pan 12 Yang 10 TWP Kuo 14 Lai 12 Liu 10

Standings: Cathay Life Insurance 8-0, Taiyuan Textile 4-4, Chunghwa Telecom 3-5, Taiwan Power 1-7

Olympic Qualifying Tournaments Day 3 February 9th

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February 9, 2020

Foshan:

China completed a perfect weekend in Belgrade in Sunday’s first game after Li Meng led them in a 100-60 win over South Korea.  That left qualification to be decided by the last game and Temi Fagbenle and Great Britain knew that they needed a win, but Spain took care of business 79-69 to send themselves and South Korea through.

South Korea vs. China 60-100 KOR Kang A-J 17 Bae 9 Roberson 7/10r Kim D-B 7 Kim M-J 6 Sim 5 Park H-J 2 Go 2 Kang L-S 2 Ku 2 Park J-S 1 Kim J-E 0 CHN Li M 20 Han 16/8r Huang 15/6r Yang 9/6a Wang 9 Li YR 7 Wu 6 Li Y 6 Gao 6 Zhang 4 Shao 2 Sun 0

Great Britain vs. Spain 69-79 GBR Fagbenle 21/6r Leedham 15/12r/6a Handy 14 Samuelson 13 Vanderwal 3 Jones 2 Green 1 Fong Lyew Quee 0 Monakana 0 Charles DNP Shaw DNP Anigwe DNP ESP Conde 15 Gil 11/7r Nicholls 11 Xargay 10 Dominguez 9 Torrens 9 Ouvina 8 Palau 2/8a Casas 2 Rodriguez 2 Abalde 0 Lo 0

Standings: China 3-0, Spain 2-1, South Korea 1-2, Great Britain 0-3

Belgrade:

Serbia did not start well, but the hosts officially secured the last place with a 76-48 win over Anabela Cossa and Mozambique.  The last game had no impact, but the United States got absolutely everything they could handle from Nigeria before escaping with a 76-71 win after a strong second half.

Serbia vs. Mozambique 76-48 SRB Dabovic 12/6a Vasic 11 Krajisnik 10 Stankovic 8 Jovanovic 8 Brooks 7/9r Miljkovic 6/6a Butulija 4 Cado 4 Milic 4 Skoric 2 Bojovic 0 MOZ Cossa 21 Seda 10/10r Dongue 4 Gimo 4 Pereira 3 Zita 2 Mafanela 2 Mucauro 2 Mabjaia 0 Lhavanguane 0 Chiziane 0 Mutombene DNP

Nigeria vs. United States 71-76 NGR Kalu 17/8a Macaulay 12/6r Akhator 10 Elonu 9 Nyingifa 8/7r Balogun 6 Balarabe 4/9r Amukamara 2 Edeferioka 2 Imovbioh 1 Ibekwe 0 Ogoke 0 USA Griner 18 Gray 12/7a Ogwumike 11 Samuelson 10 Fowles 9 Wilson 6/8r Diggins 5 Atkins 3 Loyd 2 Bird 0/6a Mitchell 0 Stewart DNP

Standings: United States 3-0, Serbia 2-1, Nigeria 1-2, Mozambique 0-3

Bourges:

Brazil was playing to keep their Olympic hopes alive and Damiris Dantas and Taina Paixao kept them in the picture.  Liz Cambage and Australia did not want to leave their fate to be decided by the other game and pulled away in the fourth quarter to win 86-72.  That left no implications for the second game, but Sandrine Gruda and France did entertain the home fans in an 89-51 win over Puerto Rico.

Brazil vs. Australia 72-86 BRA Dantas 21/6r Paixao 20 De Souza 17/9r Costa 7/6r/10a Teixeira 3 Dias 2 Ramona 2 Pacheco 0 Monteiro 0 Goncalo 0 Da Silva DNP Oliveira DNP AUS Cambage 29/7r Mitchell 19 Allen 16 Talbot 7 Magbegor 6/7r Ebzery 5 Blicavs 2 Tolo 2 George 0 Nicholson 0 Smith DNP Lavey DNP

France vs. Puerto Rico 89-51 FRA Gruda 20/10r Miyem 17 Johannes 16 Ciak 6 Michel 6/7a Hartley 6 Chartereau 5 Vukosavljevic 4 Epoupa 3 Fauthoux 2 Tchatchouang 2 Rupert 2 PUR Quinones 17 Gibson 10 Gwathmey 6 O’Neill 6 Melendez 4 Rosado 4 Canales 3 Jones 1 Roma 0 Kuzmanic 0 Crespo 0 Salaman DNP

Standings: France 3-0, Australia 2-1, Puerto Rico 1-2, Brazil 0-3

Oostende:

Sweden knew that they had an uphill battle against the home crowd in their bid to qualify, but weathered it well in the first half.  Emma Meesseman and the hosts seized the lead coming out of halftime and held on to a 61-53.  That left the other game having no impact, but Canada completed a perfect weekend with a 70-68 win over Saki Hayashi and Japan.

Sweden vs. Belgium 53-61 SWE F. Eldebrink 14 Zahui B 9/6r E. Eldebrink 9 Loyd 7 Magarity 5/12r Drammeh 5 Halvarsson 4 Nystrom 0 Hersler 0 Abdi DNP Fontaine DNP Lundquist DNP BEL Meesseman 24 Linskens 11 Allemand 10 K. Mestdagh 9 Delaere 7 Raman 0 H. Mestdagh 0 Carpreaux 0 Wauters 0 Nauwelaers 0 Resimont DNP Massey DNP

Canada vs. Japan 70-68 CAN Nurse 19 Achonwa 18/8r Raincock-Ekunwe 8 Ayim 6 Carleton 6 Langlois 4 Gaucher 3 Alexander 2 Pellington 2 Scott 2 Amihere 0 Hill 0 JPN Hayashi 21 Motohashi 10 Akaho 8/9r Machida 8 Yoshida 8 Osaki 7 Tokashiki 4/9r Nagaoka 2 Mawuli 0 Motokawa 0 Takada DNP Miyashita DNP

Standings: Canada 3-0, Belgium 2-1, Japan 1-2, Sweden 0-3

Olympic Qualifying Tournaments Day 2 February 8th

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February 8, 2020

Foshan:

The rescheduled games started Saturday in Belgrade with the first team to join the automatic qualifiers being decided.  China built a big lead going into halftime and then managed to withstand a late rally to clinch with a 64-62 win.  South Korea faced elimination in their game and as a result, rode their starters as much as they could.  Great Britain countered with their stars Temi Fagbenle and Johannah Leedham, but their comeback attempt also fell short as Kang Lee-Seul caught fire from distance.  On Sunday, South Korea can clinch with a win while if they lose they will qualify with a Spain win.  South Korea has a strong disadvantage in any tiebreaker so Great Britain should be safe with a win in any case.

Spain vs. China 62-64 ESP Torrens 17 Nicholls 12/12r Ouvina 8 Xargay 6 Lo 6 Dominguez 5 Conde 5 Gil 3 Palau 0/8a Rodriguez 0 Abalde DNP Casas DNP CHN Li YR 13/15r Li M 13 Shao 9/7r Yang 9 Han 8/6r Sun 6 Huang 2/7r Li Y 2 Wang 2 Gao 0 Wu DNP Zhang DNP

Great Britain vs. South Korea 79-82 GBR Fagbenle 28/6r Leedham 21/6r/10a Samuelson 14/9r Green 10/6r Anigwe 3 Handy 3 Vanderwal 0 Monakana 0 Jones 0 Charles DNP Fong Lyew Quee DNP Shaw DNP KOR Kang L-S 26 Park H-J 17/6a Kim D-B 16/6r/6a Park J-S 15/9r/6b Bae 8 Roberson 0 Go DNP Kang A-J DNP Kim M-J DNP Sim DNP Kim J-E DNP Ku DNP

Belgrade:

The hosts got on the board in the next game as Sonja Vasic led them past Ezinne Kalu and Nigeria 70-64.  Nneka Ogumumike led the way for the United States in their 124-49 win over Mozambique, leaving their opponents needing a miracle against Serbia to stay alive.  That leaves the second game tomorrow not having much meaning although Nigeria will likely field this squad in the summer as well and will want the chance to test themselves.

Serbia vs. Nigeria 70-64 SRB Vasic 21/7r Brooks 17 Dabovic 11 Krajisnik 9/6r Milic 4 Jovanovic 3/7r Cado 3 Bojovic 2 Miljkovic 0 Stankovic 0 Skoric 0 Butulija DNP NGR Kalu 20 Amukamara 15 Elonu 9/6r Macaulay 9 Nyingifa 7 Ibekwe 4 Akhator 0 Balarabe 0 Ogoke 0 Balogun 0 Imovbioh 0 Edeferioka 0

Mozambique vs. United States 49-124 MOZ Dongue 10/9r Mafanela 9 Cossa 9 Gimo 8 Zita 4 Mucauro 3 Pereira 3 Chiziane 2 Lhavanguane 1 Mabjaia 0 Seda 0 Mutombene 0 USA Ogwumike 24/9r Wilson 16/7r Griner 14/9r Loyd 11/7r Stewart 11 Samuelson 10 Mitchell 9 Gray 9/12a Fowles 8 Atkins 8 Diggins 4/6a Bird DNP

Bourges:

Australia got their first win 100-74 over Jazmon Gwathmey and Puerto Rico behind Liz Cambage.  Sandrine Gruda and France controlled most of the game to qualify with an 89-72 win over Brazil.  Brazil now needs a win in the first game on Sunday to stay alive.  Puerto Rico will then know if they need to beat France or if they already advanced.

Australia vs. Puerto Rico 100-74 AUS Cambage 31/6r Magbegor 15 Allen 12/6r George 11/8r Tolo 9 Mitchell 9/7a Ebzery 8 Blicavs 4/6r Talbot 1 Nicholson 0 Lavey 0 Smith DNP PUR Gwathmey 30 O’Neill 14 Rosado 12 Gibson 7 Salaman 5 Jones 4 Quinones 2 Roma 0 Melendez 0 Kuzmanic 0 Crespo 0 Canales 0

Brazil vs. France 72-89 BRA Pacheco 15 Dias 8 De Souza 8 Dantas 7 Teixeira 6 Ramona 6 Paixao 6 Goncalo 6 Costa 5 Monteiro 3 Da Silva 2 Oliveira 0 FRA Gruda 26/8r Johannes 17 Ciak 10 Miyem 9 Epoupa 8 Chartereau 6 Hartley 4 Tchatchouang 4 Vukosavljevic 4 Michel 1 Rupert 0 Fauthoux 0

Oostende:

It was a slow start for Belgium again, but this time their rally behind Emma Meesseman got them a 92-84 win over Saki Hayashi and Japan.  Canada broke the game open in the second half against Sweden to qualify with an 80-50 win.  Sweden now needs a big win over Belgium in the first game tomorrow to keep control of qualification and not have to rely on Japan beating Canada.

Belgium vs. Japan 92-84 BEL Meesseman 23/7r Raman 16/6r Allemand 16/7a Linskens 14 K. Mestdagh 10 H. Mestdagh 8 Delaere 5/6a Carpreaux 0 Wauters 0 Nauwelaers 0 Resimont DNP Massey DNP JPN Hayashi 24 Nagaoka 13 Tokashiki 11 Motokawa 9 Motohashi 8/6a Akaho 8 Osaki 7 Mawuli 2 Machida 2/6a Yoshida 0/7a Miyashita 0 Takada DNP

Sweden vs. Canada 50-80 SWE F. Eldebrink 14 Loyd 12 E. Eldebrink 11 Drammeh 7 Zahui B 4 Halvarsson 2/6r Magarity 0 Hersler 0 Nystrom 0 Abdi 0 Fontaine 0 Lundquist DNP CAN Achonwa 16/8r Pellington 11 Ayim 10 Nurse 10 Carleton 8 Amihere 8 Alexander 6 Scott 4 Raincock-Ekunwe 3 Gaucher 2 Hill 2 Langlois 0

Olympic Qualifying Tournaments Day 1 February 6th

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February 6, 2020

Foshan:

All of the qualifying tournament began on Thursday with health concerns causing the Foshan tournament to be moved to Belgrade.  China lost their homecourt advantage, but used a strong second half to beat Temi Fagbenle and Great Britain 86-76.  South Korea managed to hang with presumed group favorites Spain for a quarter before losing 83-46 as they knew that their performances this weekend would have the biggest effect on qualification.

China vs. Great Britain 86-76 CHN Han 16 Li M 16 Shao 16 Wang 14 Li Y 13 Yang 4 Huang 3 Li YR 2 Sun 2 Gao 0 Wu DNP Zhang DNP GBR Fagbenle 26 Leedham 19/6a Handy 11 Green 7 Monakana 5 Samuelson 4 Vanderwal 2 Shaw 2 Jones 0 Fong Lyew Quee 0 Charles DNP Anigwe DNP

South Korea vs. Spain 46-83 KOR Park H-J 17 Park J-S 10 Kang A-J 7 Bae 4 Roberson 3/6r Kang L-S 3 Sim 2 Go 0 Kim D-B 0 Ku 0 Kim M-J 0 Kim J-S DNP ESP Rodriguez 14 Palau 10 Xargay 9 Torrens 9 Gil 9 Dominguez 7/6a Conde 6 Casas 6 Nicholls 4/6r Lo 4 Ouvina 3/7r Abalde 2

Belgrade:

After the moved game, the regularly scheduled games were played in Belgrade.  Both teams in the first game knew that this one was critical and Mozambique played well early in their quest to be Africa’s representative, but Nigeria controlled the rest of the game to win 85-51.  The United States and hosts Serbia did not have much to play for in their game, but both got the chance to test themselves out against tough opposition and the Americans won 88-69.

Nigeria vs. Mozambique 85-51 NGR Amukamara 14 Kalu 11 Elonu 10 Akhator 9/7r Balogun 9 Balarabe 9 Nyingifa 5 Imovbioh 5 Macaulay 4 Ogoke 4 Ibekwe 3 Edeferioka 2 MOZ Dongue 16 Zita 9 Cossa 6 Pereira 6 Seda 4 Mafanela 3 Lhavanguane 3 Mucauro 2 Gimo 2 Mabjaia 0 Mutombene 0 Chiziane 0

United States vs. Serbia 88-69 USA Wilson 16/7r Diggins 15 Griner 14/6r Fowles 10/6r Stewart 9 Gray 8 Atkins 8 Ogwumike 6 Mitchell 2 Bird 0/8a Loyd 0/8a Samuelson 0 SRB Dabovic 13 Brooks 13 Cado 12 Krajisnik 11 Skoric 7 Milic 4 Miljkovic 4 Stankovic 3 Vasic 2/6r Bojovic 0/6a Jovanovic 0 Butulija 0

Bourges:

Both teams playing in the opener in Bourges knew that they would be heavy underdogs in their remaining games and played like it.  Damiris Dantas and Brazil led for most of the game, but Jennifer O’Neill and Ali Gibson helped Puerto Rico stay close, fighting back late as both teams missed chances to win in regulation.  Puerto Rico started overtime well, but then had to hang on to prevail 91-89.  Australia and hosts France were both looking to get an early win to take care of qualification as soon as possible.  Rebecca Allen had a good game for the visitors alongside Liz Cambage, but France was in control for most of the game in a 72-63 win.

Puerto Rico vs. Brazil 91-89(OT) PUR O’Neill 30/6r Gibson 20/7r Gwathmey 15/8r Rosado 10 Quinones 9 Salaman 5 Melendez 2 Jones 0 Kuzmanic 0 Crespo 0 Roma DNP Canales DNP BRA Dantas 26/15r Texeira 19 De Souza 15/8r Costa 10/9a Paixao 10/6a Ramona 4 Dias 4 Goncalo 1 Monteiro 0 Pacheco 0 Oliveira 0 Da Silva 0

France vs. Australia 72-63 FRA Gruda 16/11r Hartley 13/7r/8a Johannes 12 Miyem 8 Epoupa 7 Vukosavljevic 6 Tchatchouang 3 Michel 3 Chartereau 2/7r Ciak 2 Fauthoux 0 Rupert 0 AUS Allen 20 Cambage 19/20r Ebzery 8 George 6 Mitchell 6 Talbot 2 Tolo 2 Magbegor 0 Blicavs 0 Nicholson 0 Smith DNP Lavey DNP

Oostende:

Japan has already qualified as hosts, but their opportunity to prepare with these games will give them the chance to play spoiler in Oostende.  That started with Ramu Tokashiki leading them past Sweden 75-54.  Belgium came out flat in front of their home fans and could not fully recover in a 61-56 loss to Canada to end the first day.

Japan vs. Sweden 75-54 JPN Tokashiki 21/12r Motohashi 18/6a Motokawa 16 Mawuli 7 Nagaoka 5/7r Machida 5 Akaho 3 Yoshida 0 Osaki 0 Miyashita 0 Hayashi 0 Takada DNP SWE Loyd 18 Zahui B 12/8r Drammeh 9/6r F. Eldebrink 5 Halvarsson 4 E. Eldebrink 4 Magarity 2/8r Fontaine 0 Lundquist 0 Nystrom 0 Abdi 0 Hersler DNP

Canada vs. Belgium 61-56 CAN Nurse 19 Alexander 12 Raincock-Ekunwe 7/6r Pellington 7 Achonwa 6 Langlois 3 Gaucher 3 Carleton 2/6r Ayim 2 Scott 0 Hill 0 Amihere DNP BEL Meesseman 14/6r K. Mestdagh 12/7r H. Mestdagh 9 Delaere 8 Raman 7 Allemand 4 Linskens 2/6r Wauters 0 Carpreaux 0 Resimont DNP Nauwelaers DNP Massey DNP

American Olympic Qualification Day 3 November 17th

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November 17, 2019

Group A:

The big game on Sunday ended up being the first one with the winner advancing from this group.  Puerto Rico was the favorite entering the game, but Suchitel Avila, Anisleidy Galindo, and Yamara Amargo kept Cuba in it until the end, losing 83-81.  Canada gave the home fans in Edmonton one last game to cheer about as they beat Cheisy Hernandez and the Dominican Republic 110-60.

Cuba vs. Puerto Rico 81-83 CUB Avila 23/12r Galindo 23 Amargo 21 Becquer 6/10r Tornell 4 Martinez 2 Neyra 2 Calvo 0 Montero 0 N. Vargas DNP Jourdain DNP L. Vargas DNP PUR Rosado 17 Gwathmey 15/7r Lozada-Cabbage 14/14r Gibson 12 O’Neill 9 Quinones 8 Salaman 8 Kuzmanic 0 Maldonado 0 Canales 0 Torres DNP Roma DNP

Dominican Republic vs. Canada 60-110 DOM Hernandez 23 Reynoso 13 Marte 6 Evangelista 5 Ramirez 5 Rodriguez 3 Jimenez 2 Monsac 2 De Los Angeles 1 Frias 0 Caceres 0 Zapata DNP CAN Hill 16 Pellington 14 Scott 13 Carleton 13 Achonwa 11/6r Hamblin 11 Ayim 9 Raincock-Ekunwe 9 Dornstauder 6 Edwards 4/7r Nurse 2 Gaucher 2

Standings: Canada 3-0, Puerto Rico 2-1, Cuba 1-2, Dominican Republic 0-3

Group B:

The other group started with A’ja Wilson and the United States beating Colombia 104-48.  Brazil entered the day with a solid cushion to take the last spot, but Argentina still held out hope in front of their home fans, but Damiris Dantas led the visitors in a 77-55 win.

United States vs. Colombia 104-48 USA Wilson 23/9r DeShields 17/9r Ogunbowale 17 Plum 10 Ogwumike 9/8r Fowles 9 Diggins 8/9a Augustus 4 Gray 4 Taurasi 3 Collier 0 Bird DNP COL Rios 15 Munoz 14 Paz 9/6r Vente 4 Martinez 3 Cortes 3 Gonzalez 0 Alonso 0 Olarte 0 Coy 0 Rodriguez 0 Morales DNP

Argentina vs. Brazil 55-77 ARG Boquete 13 De La Barba 10 Llorente 8 Burani 6 Rosset 6 Chagas 5 Fiorotto 4 Castro 2 Perez 1 Gonzalez 0 Santana 0 Aispurua 0 BRA Dantas 26/13r Paixao 16 Dos Santos 8/9r Ramona 7 Costa 5/6a Da Silva 5 Teixeira 4 De Souza 2/7r Pacheco 2 Monteiro 2 Soares 0 Dias 0

Standings: United States 3-0, Brazil 2-1, Colombia 1-2, Argentina 0-3

EuroBasket 2021 Qualifiers Game 2 November 17th

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November 17

Group A:

In Chalkada, Greece beat Iceland 89-54.  Bulgaria battled Slovenia in Sofia, but fell 72-64.

Greece vs. Iceland 89-54 GRE Gemelos 18 Stamolamprou 14 Bosgana 12/6r Pavlopoulou 11/9a Sotiriou 9 Chatzileonti 7/6r Spyridopoulou 6 Spanou 4 Nikolopouou 4/6a Louka 4 Diela 0 Alexandri 0 ISL H. Sverrisdottir 12/9r Halfdansdottir 10/8r Kjartansdottir 7 Hinriksdottir 7 G. Gunnarsdottir 6 T. Jonsdottir 4/7a Olafsdottir 3 H. Jonsditter 3 Henningsdottir 2 Karlsdottir 0 G. Sverrisdottir 0 E. Gunnarsdottir 0

Bulgaria vs. Slovenia 64-72 BUL Georgieva 17/10r H. Ivanova 15 Dimitrova 12 Kocheva 10 I. Kostova 8 Stoycheva 1/6a Konstantinova 1 Tyutyundzhieva 0 G. Ivananova 0 Natskina 0 Dineva DNP G. Kostova DNP SLO Oblak 19/8r Baric 13/6a Trebec 12/8r Jakovina 10/9r Prezelj 10/7r Friskovec 6 Senicar 2 Gorsic 0 Rupnik 0 Dautovic 0 Kroselj DNP Cvijanovic DNP

Group B:

Sweden took care of business in Malmo, handing Montenegro a 68-55 loss in the first game of the day.

Sweden vs. Montenegro 68-55 SWE E. Eldebrink 16/7a Zahui B 15/6r F. Eldebrink 11 Magarity 8/8r Loyd 8 Drammeh 5 Halvarsson 5 Abdi 0 Nystrom 0 Hamilton-Carter 0 Lundquist DNP Hersler DNP MNE Mujovic 17 Gatling 13/6r Jovanovic 10/8r Pasic 6 Vucetic 5 Aleksic 2 K. Rakovic 2 Jaksic 0 Kovacevic 0 S. Rakovic DNP Zivkovic DNP Lazarevic DNP

Group C:

Russia bounced back with a 96-66 win over Estonia in Tallinn.  Jonquel Jones led Bosnia Herzegovina again, this time past Switzerland 80-61 in Sarajevo.

Estonia vs. Russia 66-96 EST Lass 15 Anderson 10 Asi 8 Pulk 7 Koster 7 Bratka 6/7r Sepp 3 Svilberg 3 Kosareva 3 Adler 2 Rits 2 Korjus 0 RUS Vadeeva 17/9r Leshkovtseva 14 Shilova 13 Razheva 12 Levchenko 11 Shabanova 8 Anoikina 6 Nizamova 4 Tikhonenko 4 Komarova 3 Zaitceva 2 Namok 2

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Switzerland 80-61 BIH Jones 26/16r Gajic 18/18r Kapor 12 Dzebo 10/6r A. Delic 7 Vrancic 4 Deura 2 Babic 1 Dzombeta 0 Dzinic DNP Markovic DNP N. Delic DNP SUI Rol 17 Herminjard 15 Giroud 8 Baumann 6 Simioni 5 Fora 4 Toumi 4 Clement 2 Kohler 0 Franchina 0 Constantin DNP

Group D:

Denmark got to host a game for the first time in a while, hanging tough in Gentofte before Cecilia Zandalasini and Giorgia Sottana got Italy the 82-72 win.  Romania almost pulled off an upset in Prague behind Annemarie Parau, but Katerina Elhotova and the Czech Republic escaped with a 60-59 win.

Denmark vs. Italy 72-82 DEN Tryggedsson 18 Jespersen 14 Seilund 10 Hesseldal 9/11r Sheikh 9 Ryder 8 Hee 2 Mortensen 2 Formann 0 Piechnik 0 Svanholm 0 Okosun 0 ITA Zandalasini 22 Sottana 21/6a Andre’ 13 Bestagno 8 Dotto 7/8r/8a Cinili 4 Carangelo 3 Ostarello 2 Penna 2 Consolini 0 Gorini 0 Keys 0

Czech Republic vs. Romania 60-59 CZE Elhotova 23 Hejdova 12/8r Reisingerova 9 Vaughn 8/6r Stepanova 2 Bartakova 2 Vorackova 2 Vyoralova 2 Brezinova 0 Zaplatova 0 Andelova DNP Pochobradska DNP ROU Parau 21 Walker 17/13r Marginean 11 Irimia 6 Stoiedin 3 Pavel 1 Filip 0 Kilin 0 Podar 0 Popescu 0 Armanu DNP Orban DNP

Group E:

Turkey had a strong second half in Mersin to beat Lithuania 74-51.  Nikolina Milic and Jovana Nogic led Serbia in a big 139-34 win over Albania in Durres.

Turkey vs. Lithuania 74-51 TUR Hollingsworth 14/6r Canitez 11/8r Gunay 11 Bilgic 8 Ural 8 Yavuz 7/6a Koksal 5 Cakir 4 Erat 3 Senyurek 2 Aydin 1 Avci DNP LTU Juskaite 13 Petronyte 10 Sulske 9 Miskiniene 6/7r Meskonyte 6 Baltkojiene 3 Kvederaviciute 2 Siksniute 2 Nacickaite 0 Labuckiene 0 Grigalauskyte 0 Knyzaite DNP

Albania vs. Serbia 34-139 ALB Xhanaj 13 Mehmeti 8 Aliaj 4 Verri 4 Toska 3 Mollaj 2 Lalaj 0/7r Dashja 0 Lugaj 0 Sinani 0 Cobo DNP Hasani DNP SER Milic 24/9r Nogic 20 Jovanovic 16 Skoric 12 Mili. Bojovic 12 Miljkovic 11/7a Cado 10 Krajisnik 9 Zaric 8/7r Milj. Bojovic 8/8a Stanacev 7/7a Butulija 2

Group F:

Maryia Papova and Belarus started their campaign with an impressive effort in Manchester, beating Great Britain 90-59.

Great Britain vs. Belarus 59-90 GBR Fagbenle 16/8r Handy 12 Samuelson 10 Vanderwal 8 Green 5/7r Simpson 5 Jones 3 Monakana 0 Charles 0 Collins DNP Shaw DNP Campbell DNP BLR Papova 24/8r Verameyenka 17/11r Hasper 12 Ziuzkova 10 Bentley 6 Tarasava 5/6a Rytsikava 5 Snytsina 4 Ivaschanka 4 Masko 3 Likhtarovich 0/7r Inkina 0

Group G:

Emma Meesseman paced Belgium in an 85-58 win over Finland in Espoo.  Alina Iagupova was brilliant again as Ukraine defeated Portugal 72-60 in Kharkiv.

Finland vs. Belgium 58-85 FIN Makitalo 15/6a Kuier 12/6r Holopainen 8 Pounds 6 Aarnio 4 Koskimies 3 Lehtoranta 3 Pirttinen 3 Tulonen 2 Pelander 2 Aijanen 0 Kuisma 0 BEL Meesseman 32/7r Delaere 9 K. Mestdagh 9 Linskens 7 Wauters 6 Raman 6 H. Mestdagh 5 Carpreaux 4/9a Resimont 4 Allemand 2/7a Nauwelaers 1 Geldof 0

Ukraine vs. Portugal 72-60 UKR Iagupova 29/7r Sivakova 10 Horobets 9/9r Naumenko 6/13r Uro-Nile 6 Matsko 5/6r Yatskovets 5/6r Kondus 2 Liubinets 0 Musienko DNP Voloshyna DNP Mitina DNP POR Silva 19/6r Kostourkova 10 L. Ferreira 9 Viana 7/7a Filipe 6 Bettencourt 5 E. Ferreira 2 Carvalheira 2 Da Silva 0 Soeiro 0 Goncalves 0 Rodrigues 0

Group H:

Slovakia was the last team to debut and they started well in Sopron, but Bernadett Hatar and Hungary recovered to win 73-59.

Hungary vs. Slovakia 73-59 HUN Hatar 20/10r Zele 17 Turner 12 Kiss 9/6r Dubei 5/6r Lelik 5 Studer 5/7a Pusztai 0 Horvath DNP Weninger DNP Balint DNP Barnai DNP SVK Oroszova 14/12r Balintova 13 Slamova 10 Mistinova 6/6r Sujova 5 Hruscakova 4 Jakubcova 4 Dudasova 3 Palusna 0 Remenarova DNP Balazova DNP Fekete DNP

Group I:

Ivana Dojkic and Croatia continued an impressive start with a 93-86 win over Satou Sabally and Germany in Zabok.  Elina Dikaioulaku and Latvia bounced back with a 98-39 win over North Macedonia.

Croatia vs. Germany 93-86 CRO Dojkic 27 Slonsjak 19 Brkic 12/8a Perisa 12 Begic 11 Tikvic 10 Miletic 2 Cvitkovic 0 Masic 0 Miloglav DNP Premasunac DNP Silov DNP GER Sabally 33/10r Gulich 17 Wilke 10 Greinacher 8/10r Brunckhorst 7/6a Stach 7 Degbeon 2 Geiselsoder 2 Simon 0 Wagner 0 Schaake 0 Crownder DNP

North Macedonia vs. Latvia 39-98 MKD Selcova 11 Kmetovska 8 Lazareska 6 Trajchevska 5/7r Sekulovksa 5 Petrushevska 2 Stojanovska 2 Lazareska 0 Jolovik 0 Dimitrovska 0 Modeva 0 Pejkovska DNP LAT Dikaioulaku 22/6r Kreslina 19 Vitola 16/8r Klakocka 10/6r Melnika 8/11r Strautmane 8/7r Meldere 7/9r Jakobsone 4/7a Jasa 2 Bulane 2 Laksa DNP