The 2021 FIBA U18 European Challengers were international
basketball
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competitions which took place from 3 to 8 August 2021, replacing the cancelled 2021
FIBA U18 European Championship
The FIBA U18 European Championship, originally known as the European Championship for Juniors, is a youth men's basketball competition that was inaugurated with the 1964 edition. It was held biennially through the 2002 edition. From the 2004 e ...
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History
The 2020 edition of FIBA U18 European Championship was to be held in
Konya
Konya () is a major city in central Turkey, on the southwestern edge of the Central Anatolian Plateau, and is the capital of Konya Province. During antiquity and into Seljuk times it was known as Iconium (), although the Seljuks also called it ...
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Turkey
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but was postponed to 2021 due to
COVID-19 pandemic
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Since the pandemic continued in 2021, the FIBA Europe decided to hold alternative format of competition to replace traditional format of U18 European Championship where 16 or more teams gather in one place.
Structure
* 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 (Groups D/E).
* One tournament of up to six teams to be created with the lowest-ranked teams to accommodate Division C and Small Countries (Groups F/G).
* 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
Top-18 Challengers
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19–25 Challenger
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26–32 Challenger
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Top-18 Challengers
Group A
The Group A tournament was played in
Skopje
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The territory of Sk ...
, North Macedonia.
Group B
The Group B tournament was played in
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the ...
, Israel.
Group C
The Group C tournament was played in
Konya
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, Turkey.
19–25 Challenger
The Groups D/E tournament was played in
Levice
Levice (; hu, Léva, Hungarian pronunciation: ; german: Lewenz, literally lionesses) is a town in western Slovakia. The town lies on the left bank of the lower Hron river. The Old Slavic name of the town was ''Leva'', which means "the Left On ...
, Slovakia.
Group phase
Group D
Group E
Consolation round
Group Z
Final Four
19th–22nd place semifinals
21st place match
19th place match
Final standings
26–32 Challenger
The Groups F/G tournament was played in
Tirana
Tirana ( , ; aln, Tirona) is the capital and largest city of Albania. It is located in the centre of the country, enclosed by mountains and hills with Dajti rising to the east and a slight valley to the northwest overlooking the Adriatic Sea ...
, Albania.
Group phase
Group F
Group G
Consolation round
Group X
Final Four
26th–29th place semifinals
28th place match
26th place match
Final standings
See also
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2021 FIBA U20 European Challengers
The 2021 FIBA U20 European Challengers were international basketball competitions which took place from 19 to 25 July 2021, replacing the cancelled 2021 FIBA U20 European Championship.
History
The 2020 edition of FIBA U20 European Championship w ...
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2021 FIBA U16 European Challengers
The 2021 FIBA U16 European Challengers were international basketball competitions which took place from 16 to 21 August 2021, replacing the cancelled 2021 FIBA U16 European Championship. Top two teams from groups A, B and C qualified for the 2022 ...
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2021 FIBA U20 Women's European Challengers
The 2021 FIBA U20 Women's European Challengers were international basketball competitions which took place from 12 to 18 July 2021, replacing the cancelled 2021 FIBA U20 Women's European Championship.
History
The 2020 edition of FIBA U20 Women's ...
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2021 FIBA U18 Women's European Challengers
The 2021 FIBA U18 Women's European Challengers were international basketball competitions which took place from 27 July to 1 August 2021, replacing the cancelled 2021 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship.
History
The 2020 edition of FIBA U18 W ...
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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. Top two teams from groups A, B and C qualifi ...
References
External links
Official websiteCompetition schedule
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Europe
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Sports competitions in Skopje
Sports competitions in Tel Aviv
Sport in Konya
Sports competitions in Tirana
August 2021 sports events in Europe
2021 in youth sport