April 11, 2021

Sunday in Szekszard started with the 3rd place game that was added for this format as DeWanna Bonner led the hosts past Carolo 68-55 to at least finish on a winning note.  That set up an excellent final clash between teams that had been consistently strong in this competition.  The game more than lived up to the hype and stayed close throughout.  The veterans paced each team as Yvonne Anderson led top seed Reyer Venezia and Queralt Casas took charge for Valencia, but it was the key young player who made the deciding play.  Raquel Carrera drew the foul right at the end and calmly sank both free throws to give Valencia an 82-81 win and leave a big final impression ahead of the WNBA draft.

3rd Place:

(4) Szekszard vs. (7) Carolo 68-55 KSC Bonner 25/6r Studer 15/6a McCall 10/11r Goree 4 Krnjic 0 CARO Akhator 18/6r Miyem 18 Nared 5 Turner 4

Final:

(1) Reyer Venezia vs. (3) Valencia 81-82 VEN Anderson 26 Howard 16 Fagbenle 12 Petronyte 10/11r Penna 10 Attura 5 Pan 2 VAL Casas 20 Allen 16/7r Trahan-Davis 15/6r Carrera 13 Gulich 6/7r Romero 6

April 9, 2021

Szekszard was the site of this year’s Final Four with a single-site format replacing the travel of the previous two-game series format.  The semifinals were played on Friday with the hosts up first against top seed Reyer.  The game was close throughout, but a late rally helped the top seed avoid an upset and advance 63-58.  Valencia blasted out of the gates with Raquel Carrera making her WNBA draft stock rise a little higher.  Carolo fought back in the second half to make it respectable, but the outcome was never in any real doubt as the 3 seed advanced

(1) Reyer Venezia vs. (4) Szekszard 63-58 VEN Howard 16 Anderson 14/6r/6a Penna 10 Petronyte 10 Attura 5 Fagbenle 4/8r Pan 0 KSC Goree 13/8r Friskovec 12 Bonner 10/10r Studer 10/6r/7a Krnjic 4/7r McCall 4

(7) Carolo vs. (3) Valencia 68-80 CARO Pouye 6/7r Akhator 11 Miyem 10 Nared 8 Turner 6 VAL Carrera 22/8r Trahan-Davis 15 Casas 12 Gulich 8/6r Allen 8 Romero 3

The quarterfinals started on Thursday.  In Kayseri, DeWanna Bonner helped Szekszard overcome Elazig’s duo of Kelsey Mitchell and Emma Cannon to win 77-67 in the 4-5 matchup.  Rebekah Gardner and 9 seed Sepsi fought hard at home against top seed Reyer, but fell short 78-64.  3 seed Valencia took care of business late against 11 seed Villeneuve to advance 81-67 at home.  The last game was played on Friday in Sfantu Gheorghe and there was no more magic for 15 seed Fribourg as 7 seed Carolo advanced 85-56.

March 18, 2021

(4) Szekszard vs. (5) Elazig 77-67 KSC Bonner 21/14r Studer 16/6a Goree 14/9r Friskovec 12 McCall 10/12r Krnjic 1 ELOI Mitchell 24/6r Cannon 20/20r Vitola 13/6r Baric 4 Ozelci 3

(1) Reyer Venezia vs. (9) Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe 78-64 VEN Anderson 15/6r/7a Carangelo 15 Fagbenle 13/6r Howard 13/6r Petronyte 10 Penna 8 Attura 2 Pan 0 SSIC Gardner 24/6r/6a Parau 12 Pasic 12 Tobin 5 Pavlopoulou 1

(3) Valencia vs. (11) Villeneuve 81-67 VAL Allen 20 Gil 20 Casas 19 Trahan-Davis 10/9r Gulich 4 Romero 2 ESBV Djaldi-Tabdi 19 Ygueravide 16 Peters 7/6r Hurt 7 Berkani 3

March 19, 2021

(15) Fribourg vs. (7) Carolo 56-85 FRIB Konig 15 Koenen 14 Fogg 14 Giroud 4/11r CARO Miyem 18 Akhator 14/6r Cado 14 Turner 11 Nared 9/11r

Bracket:

(1) Reyer Venezia vs. (4) Szekszard
(7) Carolo vs. (3) Valencia

The knockout round started on Wednesday in three locations as all stages will be single elimination this year.  In Sfantu Gheorghe, the reward for Reyer Venezia dominating the regular season and earning the top seed was a potentially tricky matchup against Gorzow, but their opponents were missing a key player and Borislava Hristova’s efforts to pick up the slack in a 72-63 final.  The 12 seed Kayseri hosted a pod with their game matching them against fellow Turkish side Elazig.  Kalani Brown and Tye Harris nearly got the win for the hosts, but Kelsey Mitchell and Kristine Vitola helped the 5 seed advance 88-86.  The first game in Valencia provided the first seeding upset as Lisa Berkani led 11 seed Villeneuve past 6 seed Spartak Moscow.  Back in Kayseri, there was curiosity about DeWanna Bonner’s impact on 4 seed Szekszard this late in the season and she helped them build a lead late to get past 13 seed Hainaut 66-53.  Andra Mandache 9 seed Sepsi looked to be cruising at home, but 8 seed Gernika, which cannot field its full roster in continental competitions, fought back and forced overtime only to fall short 76-73.  3 seed Valencia got an easy 80-57 win over 14 seed DVTK at home to end the first day.  Since two pods were being played in Sfantu Gheorghe, two series started on Wednesday.  Elitzur Ramla had to tweak their roster, which put Betnijah Laney in the starring role in this competition as well, but the 2 seed found themselves in trouble early and a late charge was not enough as 15 seed Fribourg held on to a 78-73 win behind Abigail Fogg and Ace Konig.  Jaime Nared and 7 seed Carolo finished the round with an 81-46 win over 10 seed Cegled.

March 16, 2021

(1) Reyer Venezia vs. (16) Gorzow 72-63 VEN Howard 13/9r Fagbenle 12/6r Anderson 11/10r Petronyte 10/8r Pan 7 Penna 5 Attura 2 GORZ Hristova 20 Green 14/6r Walker-Kimbrough 7

(5) Elazig vs. (12) Kayseri 88-86 ELOI Mitchell 25 Vitola 23/13r Takmaz 19 Baric 14/13a Cannon 7/14r Ozelci 0 KYS Brown 34 Harris 22 Johnson 7 Laksa 5/8r

(6) Spartak Moscow vs. (11) Villeneuve 62-69 SPM Williams 19/12r Levchenko 16/6a ESBV Berkani 23/6r Hurt 16/9r Peters 5/8r

(4) Szekszard vs. (13) Hainaut 66-53 KSC Bonner 26 McCall 13/21r Goree 10/11r Krnjic 0 SAHB Day 13 Bailey 12/7r Gustavsson 2 Ewodo 0

(8) Gernika vs. (9) Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe 73-76(OT) LOIN Lo 15/7r Roundtree 15 Ivanovic 14 Buch 14 Cornelius 2 Bjorklund 2 SSIC Mandache 21/7r Gardner 19/8r Pasic 16 Ruzickova 10 Tobin 2/7r Pavlopoulou 2

(3) Valencia vs. (14) DVTK 80-57 VAL Allen 14 Gil 12/12r Gulich 12/7r Romero 11 Trahan-Davis 6 DVTK Medgyessy 17 Hayes 15/7r Mokango 10 Aho 1 Montai-Vukov 0

March 17, 2021

(2) Elitzur Ramla vs. (15) Fribourg 73-78 RAM Laney 30/11r Mitchell 17/10r Muzovic 12 Shafir 7 Baron 3 Diamant 0 FRIB Fogg 20/10r Konig 20 Koenen 17 Giroud 10/14r

(7) Carolo vs. (10) Cegled 81-46 CARO Nared 25/9r Akhator 14/10r Miyem 12/6r Sy 10/6r Turner 9/6a CEKK Moore 15/6r McBryde 9

Bracket:

(1) Reyer Venezia vs. (9) Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe
(4) Szekszard vs. (5) Elazig
(3) Valencia vs. (11) Villeneuve
(7) Carolo vs. (15) Fribourg

January 22, 2021

Group A:

Ty Harris and Kalani Brown helped Kayseri take care of business with a 106-82 win over Prometey in the first game in Gyor.  Zala Friskovec was on fire again as Szekszard eliminated Brianna Kiesel and the hosts 75-67.

Kayseri vs. Prometey 106-82 KYS Harris 35/6r/10a Brown 24/6r Herbert-Harrigan 15/6r Miljkovic 13 Gunay 10 PROM Mosby 18 James 12/7r Liubinets 12

Szekszard vs. Gyor 75-67 KSC Friskovec 21/8r Goree 19 McCall 14/10r Studer 10/7a Krnjic 8 Szabo 0 GYOR Kiesel 23 Torok 13 Mompremier 11/7r Lass 0

Standings: Szekszard 3-0, Kayseri 2-1, Gyor 1-2, Prometey 0-3

Group B:

The picture in this group was simple with the winner of the lone game grabbing a spot in the next round.  Brittney Sykes and Orman had homecourt advantage, but Keyona Hayes lifted DVTK to a 93-82 win.

Orman vs. DVTK 82-93 ORM Sykes 25 Robinson 16/10r Williams 12 Onar 11/6a Gezgin 11 Walker 4/8r DVTK Hayes 34/19r Medgyessy 18/6r/9a Pusztai 12 Mokango 9/11r Montai-Vukov 3 Aho 0

Standings: Elitzur Ramla 2-0, DVTK 1-1, Orman 0-2

Group C:

Hosts Hatay beat Ksenia Levchenko and Spartak Moscow 77-72 behind Ozge Yavas and Astou Ndour at home in Antakya to stay in the picture.  They did not get the help that they needed from Adana as Tinara Moore had another incredible game in Cegled’s 72-52 win.

Hatay vs. Spartak Moscow 77-72 HATA Yavas 23 Ndour 20/10r Canada 15/12a Prince 11/12r Turk 0 SPAR Levchenko 26 Williams 12

Cegled vs. Adana 72-52 CEKK Moore 32/16r McBryde 7/6r ADA Fontaine 18/7r Wallace 13/8r Gultekin 2

Standings: Spartak Moscow 2-1, Cegled 2-1, Hatay 2-1, Adana 0-3

Group D:

Gorzow’s trio of Borislava Hristova, Megan Gustafson, and Shatori Walker-Kimbrough were all firing to help them record a decisive 97-76 win over MBA in Brno.  The complete flip of tiebreakers meant that KP needed a win at home to advance, but Emma Cannon and Kelsey Mitchell helped Elazig win 73-61 and stay perfect.

MBA Moscow vs. Gorzow 76-97 MBA Korshakova 14 Tarasova 12/7r Nizamova 12 Kirillova 11 Glonti 10 GORZ Hristova 31/7r Gustafson 28/14r Walker-Kimbrough 21/7r/7a Green 13/12r

KP Brno vs. Elazig 61-73 KPBR Kopecka 15 Potter 13/7r Page 12 Zohnova 11 ELOI Cannon 28/13r Mitchell 24/6r/6a Baric 11/6a Dubljevic 10/16r Ozelci 0

Standings: Elazig 3-0, Gorzow 1-2, KP Brno 1-2, MBA Moscow 0-3

Group E:

Marielle Giroud and Ace Konig led Fribourg in a 99-59 win over Phantoms Boom.  That left Ezinne Kalu and hosts Landerneau needing a win, but Reyer Venezia slammed the door 86-62.

Fribourg vs. Phantoms Boom 99-59 FRIB Giroud 26/12r Konig 20/6a Koenen 17/11r Fora 17 Adderly 8/15r PHAN Van Buggenhout 10

Reyer Venezia vs. Landerneau 86-62 VEN Anderson 17 Pan 16 Bestagno 12 Carangelo 10/6r Penna 9 Fagbenle 7 Attura 4 Howard 2 LBRE Kalu 20 Naigre 14 Geiselsoder 12 Marginean 4

Standings: Reyer Venezia 3-0, Fribourg 2-1, Landerneau 1-2, Phantoms Boom 0-3

Group F:

It was close in the first half, but Carolo beat Tiffany Clarke and 79-66 in the neutral site group in Valencia.  That left Tenerife needing a big enough win to flip tiebreakers and they did come back to edge Nogaye Lo and Gernika, but it was not enough.

Carolo vs. Roche 79-66 CARO Akhator 18 Cado 13 Turner 12/6a Diallo 11/8r Miyem 5 Nared 2 ROVE Clarke 23 Heriaud 11/6a Higgins 8/6r Lucet 5

Gernika vs. Tenerife 60-61 LOIN Lo 20/11r Bjorklund 15 Cornelius 9 Ivanovic 3 Gomes Colhado 2 TENE Atkinson 18 Taylor 16 Abdi 4 Fasoula 2/7r Kostourkova 2

Standings: Carolo 2-1, Gernika 2-1, Tenerife 2-1, Roche 0-3

Group G:

Haley Peters and Villeneuve took care of business in the first game in Sfantu Gheorghe with a 75-45 win over Namur.  That meant that Sepsi needed a win by enough to flip tiebreakers against Sedis and 57-50 was enough for the hosts to take the top spot.

Villeneuve vs. Namur 75-45 ESBV Peters 21/7r Wadoux 15/6r Berkani 11 BCN Ogun 14 Range 10/9r Kunaiyi-Akpanah 8/12r Mestdagh 5 Soriano 2/6r

Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe vs. Sedis 57-50 SSIC Gardner 17/8r Parau 14 Tobin 4/9r Pavlopoulou 0 SEDI Resimont 15 Dornstauder 6/13r Raventos 5 Pujol 4 Geldof 2 Mestres 0 Ortiz 0

Standings: Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe 2-1, Villeneuve 2-1, Sedis 2-1, Namur 0-3

Group H:

A long day in Valencia started with a game with no implications on the next round as Braine beat Sint-Katelijne-Waver 77-51 to at least record one win.  Rebecca Allen and the hosts grabbed the top spot with a 71-50 win over Hainaut.

Braine vs. Sint-Katelijne-Waver 77-51 CAST Kreslina 17 Lisowa Mbaka 16 Alexander 11/8r Starling 7 De Souza 4 SKW Bi. Massey 14/11r

Valencia vs. Hainaut 71-50 VAL Allen 3 Gil 13 Gulich 12 Romero 10 Trahan-Davis 8 SAHB Gustavsson 11 Bailey 8 Day 6

Standings: Valencia 3-0, Hainaut 2-1, Braine 1-2, Sint-Katelijne-Waver 0-3

Bracket:

Reyer Venezia vs. Gorzow
Gernika vs. Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe
Szekszard vs. Hainaut
Elazig vs. Kayseri
Elitzur Ramla vs. Fribourg
Carolo vs. Cegled
Valencia vs. DVTK
Spartak Moscow vs. Villeneuve

January 20, 2021

Group C:

The only eastern group to play their second games on Wednesday was this one in Antakya.  Tinara Moore fired Cegled past hosts Hatay 85-66.  Nathalie Fontaine had a strong game for Adana, but they lost to Spartak Moscow 70-47.

Cegled vs. Hatay 85-66 CEKK Moore 30/7r Sotiriou 17/9r/8a Gorjanacz 13 Ortiz 10/7r/9a McBryde 10/6r HATA Ndour 17/9r Prince 14/7r Yavas 10 Canada 8/7a

Adana vs. Spartak Moscow 47-70 ADA Fontaine 25/10r Wallace 15/7r Gultekin 0 SPAR Williams 17/10r Fedorova 13 Nuritdinova 11/6a

Group E:

Reyer continued to show their strength in this group, crushing Fribourg 116-63.  Hosts Landerneau joined in the action, pounding Phantoms Boom 94-44.

Reyer Venezia vs. Fribourg 116-63 VEN Petronyte 19/9r/6b Penna 19 Carangelo 14/6a Pan 14 Anderson 11 Bestagno 10 Howard 8/9r Fagbenle 6/8r Attura 5 FRIB Koenen 18/6r Giroud 15 Konig 4 Adderly 2/7r

Landerneau vs. Phantoms Boom 94-44 LBRE Limouzin 16/6r/7s Djekoundade 14/6r Geiselsoder 10/8r Kalu 9 Marginean 9 PHAN Joris 11/8r

Group G:

Sedis started the day in Sfantu Gheorghe by edging Namur 51-45.  Villeneuve then beat Rebekah Gardner and hosts Sepsi 73-70 to make an exciting final day.

Sedis vs. Namur 51-45 SEDI Dornstauder 11/10r Ortiz 6 Pujol 5 Geldof 2 Mestres 2 Raventos 0 BNC Range 17/10r Kunaiyi-Akpanah 13/19r Mestdagh 3 Soriano 0

Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe vs. Villeneuve 70-73 SSIC Gardner 21/9r Pasic 12 Pavlopoulou 6 Tobin 2 ESBV Ygueravide 18 Gomis 12 Berkani 12 Djaldi-Tabdi 10 Peters 6/9r

Group H:

The groups using Valencia’s arena split their games across days.  Lut De Meyer was excellent for Sint-Katelijne-Waver, but they fell to Hainaut 76-63.  Rebecca Allen and the hosts beat Braine 78-47 in the other game so the winners advance and play for seeding on Friday.

Sint-Katelijne-Waver vs. Hainaut 63-76 SKW De Meyer 25 Vervaet 12 SAHB Konate 12 Slonjsak 12 Bailey 10/6r Kone 10 Gustavsson 10 Day 3 Ewodo 3

Braine vs. Valencia 47-78 CAST Kreslina 14 De Souza 10/7r Alexander 6/7r Starling 0/7r VAL Allen 21 Trahan-Davis 11/7r Gulich 7/7r Romero 6/6a

January 21, 2021

Group A:

The other half of the groups played on Thursday, including the one in Gyor as Beatrice Mompremier led the hosts past Prometey 83-56.  Zala Friskovec fired Szekszard past Kayseri 88-71.

Prometey vs. Gyor 56-83 PROM Mosby 19 Horobets 12 Mollova 10 James 4 GYOR Mompremier 24/10r Dubei 16 Weninger 13 Torok 10/7r/6a Kiesel 6/6s Lass 0

Kayseri vs. Szekszard 71-88 KYS Harris 15 Gulcan 15 Brown 12/8r Herbert-Harrigan 11 Miljkovic 11 KSC Friskovec 30 Goree 17/15r McCall 14/9r Szabo 8 Krnjic 6

Group B:

Orman played their first game at home in Ankara, but DeWanna Bonner, Betnijah Laney, and Tiffany Mitchell were at their best and helped Elitzur Ramla secure the top spot with a 97-63 win.

Elitzur Ramla vs. Orman 97-63 RAM Bonner 23/7r Laney 22/11r/9a Mitchell 21 Cohen 9 ORM Onar 13 Sykes 12/8r Walker 12 Robinson 6/8r Williams 3

Group D:

Jelena Dubljevic and Kelsey Mitchell led Elazig to an 88-76 win in the first game in Brno against Megan Gustafson and Gorzow.  Good games from Emily Potter and Teniya Page were not enough for hosts KP in a 78-72 loss to MBA, but no teams have advanced yet.

Elazig vs. Gorzow 88-76 ELOI Dubljevic 25/6a Mitchell 24 Cannon 19/9r Baric 10/8a Takmaz 10 Ozelci 0 GORZ Gustafson 26/13r Walker-Kimbrough 16/8a Green 13/9r Hristova 12

KP Brno vs. MBA Moscow 72-78 KPBR Potter 22/11r Page 21 MBA Tarasova 13/12r Psareva 13/10r Kirillova 12 Glonti 11 Nizamova 11

Group F:

Valencia may be a neutral site for this group, but both teams won in their home countries.  Tenerife beat Roche 81-66 for their first win.  Nadia Gomes Colhado and Gernika stayed in a strong position with a 57-50 win over Carolo.

Roche vs. Tenerife 66-81 ROVE Clarke 18 Samson 13 Heriaud 12/6r/6a Higgins 8/7r Lucet 3 TENE Taylor 18/10r Fasoula 16 Atkinson 15 Bettencourt 14/9r Raksanyi 10/6a Kostourkova 2 Abdi 0

Carolo vs. Gernika 50-57 CARO Akhator 18/9r Pouye 14 Miyem 5/11r Nared 2 Turner 2 LOIN Gomes Colhado 21/15r Lo 10/6r Ivanovic 9 Bjorklund 0 Cornelius 0