The Belgian Basketball Cup (Dutch: Beker van België), for sponsorship reasons the EuroMillions Cup,
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cup competition in Belgium
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. The tournament is played in a knock-out format, in which teams are drawn against each other. Oostende is the most successful club in the competition's history, as it won 19 titles.
History
In 2013, the cup got a new name in The Base Cup, referring to the new main sponsor Base. The mobile telephony provider signed a sponsorship contract for 3 years. This led to, in the 2013–14 season, the first time a Final Four was held instead of semi-finals with two legs since 2003.
Format
Teams from the Basketball League Belgium Division I
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, the Top Division 1 and Top Division 2 (the first three divisions in Belgian basketball) compete in the competition. In the first round teams from the Top Division I and 2 play in 12 groups. From the second round, teams from the BLB Division I enter the competition. In the second round, the quarter- and semi-finals a double legged format is used. When a Division I team faces off against a team from a lower league, no second leg is played. The Final is decided by a single game.Resultaten en kalender
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Sponsorship names
Due to sponsorship reasons, the cup competition has known several names:
* Base Cup (2013–2016)
*bpost cup (2016–2019)
*EuroMillions Cup (2020–)
Finals
See also
*Belgian Basketball Cup MVP The Belgian Basketball Cup Most Valuable Player (MVP) is an annual award that is given to the most valuable player of the Belgian Basketball Cup, which is the top-tier national domestic men's basketball
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Notes
References
External links
Basket Belgium Cup – MenBelgian Basketball Cup at Flashscores
{{European basketball cups
Basketball cup competitions in Europe