2021 FIBA U16 Women's European Challengers

The 2021 FIBA U16 Women's European Challengers were international basketball competitions which took place from 9 to 16 August 2021, replacing the cancelled 2021 FIBA U16 Women's European Championship.[1] Top two teams from groups A, B and C qualified for the 2022 FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup.

2021 FIBA U16 Women's European Challengers
Tournament details
Dates9–16 August 2021
Teams29
Venue(s)5 (in 5 host cities)
Official website
www.fiba.basketball

History

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The 2020 edition of FIBA U16 Women's European Championship was to be held in Matosinhos, Portugal but was postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic. Since the pandemic continued in 2021, the FIBA Europe decided to hold alternative format of competition to replace traditional format of U16 Women's European Championship where 16 or more teams gather in one place.

Structure

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  • The events are to be played on a voluntary participation basis, with promotion/relegation to be frozen across Divisions A, B and C.
  • The Top 18 ranked teams (16 currently in Division A, plus two additional teams by 2019 ranking in respective category) to play three tournaments of six teams each (Groups A, B and C).
  • All other registered teams, ranked 19 and lower, to play in tournaments of up to six teams each (Group D).
  • One tournament of up to six teams to be created with the lowest-ranked teams to accommodate Division C and Small Countries. (Group E).
  • All tournaments to be played in Round Robin format, with groups to be created by "serpentine" style allocation, taking the hosting situation into consideration.

Participating teams

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Top-18 Challengers

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Group A

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The Group A tournament was played in Helsinki, Finland.

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   France 5 5 0 399 277 +122 10 2022 FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup
2   Germany 5 2 3 302 298 +4 7
3   Finland 5 2 3 325 343 −18 7
4   Bulgaria 5 2 3 278 325 −47 7
5   Latvia 5 2 3 304 313 −9 7
6   Greece 5 2 3 255 307 −52 7
Source: FIBA
9 August 2021
Germany   65–47   Greece
9 August 2021
Bulgaria   45–87   France
9 August 2021
Finland   76–75   Latvia
10 August 2021
Greece   56–51   Bulgaria
10 August 2021
Latvia   57–56   Germany
10 August 2021
France   86–72   Finland
11 August 2021
Bulgaria   63–51   Latvia
11 August 2021
Greece   43–82   France
11 August 2021
Germany   60–62   Finland
13 August 2021
France   77–51   Germany
13 August 2021
Latvia   55–51   Greece
13 August 2021
Finland   61–64   Bulgaria
14 August 2021
Latvia   66–67   France
14 August 2021
Bulgaria   55–70   Germany
14 August 2021
Greece   58–54   Finland

Group B

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The Group B tournament was played in San Fernando, Spain. Hungary qualified for the 2022 FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup as hosts.

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Spain 5 5 0 386 196 +190 10 2022 FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup
2   Serbia 5 4 1 304 267 +37 9
3   Hungary 5 3 2 345 271 +74 8 2022 FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup
4   Croatia 5 2 3 302 354 −52 7
5   Ukraine 5 1 4 267 370 −103 6
6   Lithuania 5 0 5 240 386 −146 5
Source: FIBA
9 August 2021
Lithuania   73–77   Croatia
9 August 2021
Serbia   58–55   Hungary
9 August 2021
Ukraine   49–98   Spain
10 August 2021
Hungary   82–48   Lithuania
10 August 2021
Croatia   78–54   Ukraine
10 August 2021
Spain   58–40   Serbia
11 August 2021
Ukraine   62–90   Hungary
11 August 2021
Lithuania   44–68   Serbia
11 August 2021
Croatia   38–69   Spain
13 August 2021
Serbia   59–51   Ukraine
13 August 2021
Hungary   79–50   Croatia
13 August 2021
Spain   108–30   Lithuania
14 August 2021
Croatia   59–79   Serbia
14 August 2021
Ukraine   51–45   Lithuania
14 August 2021
Hungary   39–53   Spain

Group C

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The Group C tournament was played in Matosinhos, Portugal. Russia originally qualified for the 2022 FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup, but were excluded due to their country's invasion of Ukraine and were replaced by Belgium.

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Slovenia 5 5 0 351 274 +77 10 2022 FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup
2   Russia 5 4 1 335 286 +49 9
3   Belgium 5 3 2 289 266 +23 8 2022 FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup
4   Portugal 5 1 4 251 297 −46 6
5   Poland 5 1 4 283 315 −32 6
6   Czech Republic 5 1 4 307 378 −71 6
Source: FIBA
9 August 2021
Poland   63–71   Belgium
9 August 2021
Slovenia   66–60   Russia
9 August 2021
Portugal   71–54   Czech Republic
10 August 2021
Belgium   47–62   Slovenia
10 August 2021
Czech Republic   61–58   Poland
10 August 2021
Russia   66–43   Portugal
11 August 2021
Slovenia   84–67   Czech Republic
11 August 2021
Belgium   47–55   Russia
11 August 2021
Poland   57–51   Portugal
13 August 2021
Russia   65–58   Poland
13 August 2021
Czech Republic   53–76   Belgium
13 August 2021
Portugal   53–72   Slovenia
14 August 2021
Czech Republic   72–89   Russia
14 August 2021
Slovenia   67–47   Poland
14 August 2021
Belgium   48–33   Portugal

19–24 Challenger

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Group D

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The Group D tournament was played in Piešťany, Slovakia.

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
19   Slovakia 5 5 0 335 258 +77 10
20   Israel 5 3 2 323 229 +94 8
21   Romania 5 3 2 295 238 +57 8
22    Switzerland 5 3 2 300 275 +25 8
23   Luxembourg 5 1 4 240 295 −55 6
24   Ireland 5 0 5 198 396 −198 5
Source: FIBA
11 August 2021
Switzerland   37–68   Israel
11 August 2021
Luxembourg   40–66   Romania
11 August 2021
Ireland   40–94   Slovakia
12 August 2021
Romania   54–63    Switzerland
12 August 2021
Israel   102–39   Ireland
12 August 2021
Slovakia   57–54   Luxembourg
13 August 2021
Ireland   36–74    Switzerland
13 August 2021
Luxembourg   40–66   Israel
13 August 2021
Slovakia   55–54   Romania
15 August 2021
Switzerland   60–49   Luxembourg
15 August 2021
Romania   69–37   Ireland
15 August 2021
Israel   44–61   Slovakia
16 August 2021
Luxembourg   57–46   Ireland
16 August 2021
Israel   43–52   Romania
16 August 2021
Slovakia   68–66    Switzerland

25–29 Challenger

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Group E

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The Group E tournament was played in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
25   North Macedonia 4 4 0 359 157 +202 8
26   Albania 4 3 1 224 197 +27 7
27   Armenia 4 2 2 170 261 −91 6
28   Malta 4 1 3 225 223 +2 5
29   Georgia 4 0 4 159 299 −140 4
Source: FIBA
9 August 2021
Albania   61–37   Armenia
9 August 2021
Malta   71–28   Georgia
10 August 2021
North Macedonia   91–53   Malta
10 August 2021
Georgia   37–64   Albania
11 August 2021
Albania   46–72   North Macedonia
11 August 2021
Armenia   60–58   Georgia
13 August 2021
Malta   51–53   Albania
13 August 2021
North Macedonia   92–22   Armenia
14 August 2021
Armenia   51–50   Malta
14 August 2021
Georgia   36–104   North Macedonia

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "FIBA Europe Board approves alternative format for Youth Competitions, new dates for Small Countries Championships". FIBA. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
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