The 2021 European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 2021, was the 38th edition of the continental tournament in women's basketball, sanctioned by the

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. It was co-hosted by

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and

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between 17 and 27 June 2021. It was the third time to be hosted by multiple countries. The tournament also served as part of European qualification for the

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, with the top six nations advancing to the qualifying tournaments. The final were planned to be held at the

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but moved to the Pavelló Municipal Font de San Lluís, in

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was the defending champion.

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won their second title winning 63–54 in the final over France, while Belgium won the bronze medal, after defeating Belarus.

Host selection

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. Not in the final shortlist: * /

Qualification

Russia initially received a four-year ban from all major sporting events by the

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on 9 December 2019, after

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was found non-compliant for handing over manipulated laboratory data to investigators. However, the Russian women's team could still enter qualification, as the ban only applies to the Women's Basketball World Cup. Despite that, a team representing Russia, which uses its flag and anthem, is ineligible under the WADA decision. The decision was appealed to the

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, which ruled in favour of WADA but reduced the ban to two years, lasting until 16 December 2022. The CAS ruling also allowed the name "Russia" to be displayed on uniforms if the words "Neutral Athlete" or "Neutral Team" had equal prominence. If Russia qualifies for the tournament, its women's basketball players will not be able to use their country's name alone, flag or anthem at the Women's World Cup, like their male counterparts, as a result of the nation's two-year ban from world championships and other international sports events organised or sanctioned by a WADA signatory.

Qualified teams

Venues

Originally, the France was going to host the tournament at two venues - the

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and the

which was supposed to host the final segment of the competition as well. However, on 11 May 2020, it was announced that Pavelló Municipal Font de San Lluís in

would host pools A and B in the group stage as well as the finals, while on 18 Sep 2020, it was announced that

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would host pools C and D.

Marketing

The official logo was unveiled on 28 January 2020. The visual identity focuses on the outlines of some of the most iconic basketball moves where the shapes come together to form the logo and its elements in the shape of the trophy and the year 2021. The logo was designed by the Lisbon-based agency VMLY&R Branding.

Draw

The draw took place on 8 March 2021 in

, Spain.

Seedings

The seeding was confirmed on 3 March 2021.

Squads

All rosters consist of 12 players.

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Knockout stage

Bracket

Final

Final ranking

Statistics and awards

Statistical leaders

Players

;Points ;Rebounds ;Assists ;Blocks ;Steals ;Efficiency

Teams

Points Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Efficiency

Awards

The All-Tournament team and MVP award was announced on 27 June 2021.

References

External links

Official websiteTournament summary
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