EuroBasket Women 2017

2017 edition of the EuroBasket Women

International basketball competition

EuroBasket 2017 Women36th FIBA European Women's
Basketball Championship

Tournament details
Host country|  Czech Republic
Dates| 16–25 June
Teams| 16
Venue(s)| 3 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions|  Spain (3rd title)
Tournament statistics
MVP|  Alba Torrens
Top scorer|  Iagupova (21.3)
Top rebounds|  Vadeeva (12.3)
Top assists|  Iagupova (5.5)
PPG (Team)|  Russia (70.5)
RPG (Team)|  Russia (49.8)
APG (Team)|  Belgium (19.0)
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The 2017 European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 2017, was the 36th edition of the continental tournament in women's basketball, sanctioned by the FIBA Europe. The tournament was awarded to Czech Republic after winning the bid to Serbia.[1] The tournament also serves as a qualification for the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup in Spain, with the top five nations qualifying. As hosts Spain finished in the top five, the sixth placed team also qualified.

The championship was reverted to a 16 teams championship, after the 20 teams that participated in 2015.

Spain defeated France 71–55 in the final to win their third title.[2]

In total, 61 556 people visited this event.[3]

## Bidding process

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The bids were as follows:

* Czech Republic
* Serbia

On the 28 June 2015, Czech Republic won the hosting rights.[4]

## Venues

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Prague | Hradec Králové |

Prague

Hradec Králové

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O2 Arena | Královka Arena | Zimní stadion Hradec Králové
Final Phase  | Group Phase, Qualification for Quarter-Finals  | Group Phase, Qualification for Quarter-Finals
Capacity: 17,000  | Capacity: 2,500  | Capacity: 7,000
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## Qualification

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Prague O2 Arena during the final ceremony

Main article: EuroBasket Women 2017 qualification

### Qualified teams

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Country | Qualified as | Date of qualification | Last appearance | Best placement in tournament | WR

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Czech Republic | Host nation | 28 June 2015 | 2015 | Champions (2005) | 5th
Spain | Winners of Qualification Group I | 24 February 2016[5] | 2015 | Champions (1993, 2013) | 2nd
France | Winners of Qualification Group B | 19 November 2016[6] | 2015 | Champions (2001, 2009) | 3rd
Italy | Winners of Qualification Group C | 19 November 2016[6] | 2015 | Champions (1938) | 31st
Slovenia | Winners of Qualification Group A | 19 November 2016[6] | – | Debut | NR
Turkey | Winners of Qualification Group H | 19 November 2016[6] | 2015 | Runners-up (2011) | 7th
Ukraine | Winners of Qualification Group D | 19 November 2016[6] | 2015 | Champions (1995) | 41st
Belgium | Winners of Qualification Group G | 23 November 2016 | 2007 | 6th Place (2003) | NR
Hungary | Winners of Qualification Group E | 23 November 2016 | 2015 | Runners-up (1950, 1956) | 50th
Russia | Winners of Qualification Group F | 23 November 2016 | 2015 | Champions (2003, 2007, 2011) | 11th
Belarus | Top 6 ranked of 2nd-placed teams in Qualification | 23 November 2016 | 2015 | 3rd Place (2007) | 12th
Greece | Top 6 ranked of 2nd-placed teams in Qualification | 23 November 2016 | 2015 | 5th Place (2009) | 20th
Latvia | Top 6 ranked of 2nd-placed teams in Qualification | 23 November 2016 | 2015 | 4th Place (2007) | 27th
Montenegro | Top 6 ranked of 2nd-placed teams in Qualification | 23 November 2016 | 2015 | 6th Place (2011) | 27th
Serbia | Top 6 ranked of 2nd-placed teams in Qualification | 23 November 2016 | 2015 | Champions (2015) | 9th
Slovakia | Top 6 ranked of 2nd-placed teams in Qualification | 23 November 2016 | 2015 | Runners-up (1997) | 27th

## Draw

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The draw took place in Prague on 9 December 2016.[7][8]

### Seedings

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Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4

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France
Spain
Russia
Turkey

Serbia
Belarus
Ukraine
Montenegro

Greece
Slovakia
Czech Republic
Latvia

Italy
Hungary
Belgium
Slovenia

## Squads

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Main article: EuroBasket Women 2017 squads

All rosters consisted of 12 players.[9]

## First round

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### Group A

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Main article: EuroBasket Women 2017 Group A

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1  |  Spain | 3  | 2  | 1  | 201  | 169  | +32  | 5[a] | Quarterfinals
2  |  Ukraine | 3  | 2  | 1  | 197  | 195  | +2  | 5[a] | Qualification for quarterfinals
3  |  Hungary | 3  | 1  | 2  | 194  | 216  | −22  | 4[b]
4  |  Czech Republic (H) | 3  | 1  | 2  | 184  | 196  | −12  | 4[b] |

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1. ^ a b Spain 76–54 Ukraine
2. ^ a b Czech Republic 70–74 Hungary

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16 June 2017
Ukraine |  | 59–47 |  |  Czech Republic |
Hungary |  | 48–62 |  |  Spain |
17 June 2017
Spain |  | 76–54 |  |  Ukraine |
Czech Republic |  | 70–74 |  |  Hungary |
19 June 2017
Hungary |  | 72–84 |  |  Ukraine |
Czech Republic |  | 67–63 |  |  Spain |

### Group B

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Main article: EuroBasket Women 2017 Group B

Pos | Team

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1  |  Turkey | 3  | 3  | 0  | 211  | 185  | +26  | 6  | Quarterfinals
2  |  Italy | 3  | 2  | 1  | 201  | 175  | +26  | 5  | Qualification for quarterfinals
3  |  Slovakia | 3  | 1  | 2  | 187  | 196  | −9  | 4
4  |  Belarus | 3  | 0  | 3  | 193  | 236  | −43  | 3  |

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

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16 June 2017
Belarus |  | 60–80 |  |  Italy |
Turkey |  | 69–58 |  |  Slovakia |
17 June 2017
Slovakia |  | 68–59 |  |  Belarus |
Italy |  | 53–54 |  |  Turkey |
19 June 2017
Belarus |  | 74–88 |  |  Turkey |
Slovakia |  | 61–68 |  |  Italy |

### Group C

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Main article: EuroBasket Women 2017 Group C

Pos | Team

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1  |  France | 3  | 3  | 0  | 213  | 188  | +25  | 6  | Quarterfinals
2  |  Serbia | 3  | 1  | 2  | 205  | 211  | −6  | 4[a] | Qualification for quarterfinals
3  |  Greece | 3  | 1  | 2  | 188  | 189  | −1  | 4[a]
4  |  Slovenia | 3  | 1  | 2  | 196  | 214  | −18  | 4[a] |

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:

1. ^ a b c Serbia 3 Pts, +10 PD; Greece 3 Pts, +6 PD; Slovenia 3 Pts, −16 PD

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16 June 2017
Serbia |  | 60–69 |  |  Greece |
Slovenia |  | 68–70 |  |  France |
17 June 2017
Greece |  | 56–59 |  |  Slovenia |
France |  | 73–57 |  |  Serbia |
19 June 2017
Serbia |  | 88–69 |  |  Slovenia |
France |  | 70–63 |  |  Greece |

### Group D

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Main article: EuroBasket Women 2017 Group D

Pos | Team

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1  |  Belgium | 3  | 3  | 0  | 204  | 197  | +7  | 6  | Quarterfinals
2  |  Russia | 3  | 2  | 1  | 224  | 189  | +35  | 5  | Qualification for quarterfinals
3  |  Latvia | 3  | 1  | 2  | 193  | 188  | +5  | 4
4  |  Montenegro | 3  | 0  | 3  | 173  | 220  | −47  | 3  |

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

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16 June 2017
Belgium |  | 66–64 |  |  Montenegro |
Latvia |  | 59–71 |  |  Russia |
17 June 2017
Montenegro |  | 55–76 |  |  Latvia |
Russia |  | 75–76 (OT) |  |  Belgium |
19 June 2017
Latvia |  | 58–62 |  |  Belgium |
Montenegro |  | 54–78 |  |  Russia |

## Final round

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Main article: EuroBasket Women 2017 final round

| Qualification for quarterfinals| | Quarterfinals| | Semifinals| | Final

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| 22 June 2017

|  Spain| 67

| 20 June 2017

| | |  Latvia| 47 |

|  Serbia| 70

| | 24 June 2017

|  Latvia| 75 |

|  Spain| 68

| |  Belgium| 52 |

| 22 June 2017|

|  Belgium| 79

| 20 June 2017

| | |  Italy| 66 |

|  Italy| 49

| | 25 June 2017

|  Hungary| 48 |

|  Spain| 71

| |  France| 55

| 22 June 2017|

|  Turkey| 55

| 20 June 2017

| | |  Greece| 84 |

|  Russia| 58

| | 24 June 2017

|  Greece| 62 |

|  Greece| 55

| |  France| 77 | | Third place game

| 22 June 2017| | 25 June 2017

|  France| 67|  Belgium| 78

| 20 June 2017

| | |  Slovakia| 40 | |  Greece| 45

|  Ukraine| 68

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|  Slovakia| 82 |

5–8th place bracket

| 5–8th place semifinals| | Fifth place game

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|  Latvia| 68

| 25 June 2017

|  Italy| 67 |

|  Latvia| 63

| 24 June 2017

| |  Turkey| 72

|  Turkey| 72

|  Slovakia| 56 |

| Seventh place game

| 25 June 2017

|  Italy| 71

|  Slovakia| 54

### Final

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Main article: EuroBasket Women 2017 Final

25 June 2017
20:30

Boxscore

Spain | 71-55 |  France

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Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 18–12, 17–10, 15–15
Pts: Lyttle 19
Rebs: Lyttle 8
Asts: Cruz 5 |  | Pts: Dumerc 15
Rebs: Époupa, Amant 4
Asts: four players 2

O2 Arena, Prague
Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Janusz Calik (POL), Michele Rossi (ITA), Özlem Yalman (TUR)

## Final ranking

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| Qualified as the host nation for the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.

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| Qualified for the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup
Rank  | Team  | Record

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|  Spain | 5–1
|  France | 5–1
|  Belgium | 5–1
4th |  Greece | 3–4
5th |  Turkey | 5–1
6th |  Latvia | 3–4
7th |  Italy | 4–3
8th |  Slovakia | 2–5
9th |  Russia | 2–2
10th |  Ukraine | 2–2
11th |  Serbia | 1–3
12th |  Hungary | 1–3
13th |  Czech Republic | 1–2
14th |  Slovenia | 1–2
15th |  Belarus | 0–3
16th |  Montenegro | 0–3

## Statistics and awards

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### Statistical leaders

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Points[10]
| Name | PPG

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Alina Iagupova | 21.3
Cecilia Zandalasini | 19.0
Alba Torrens | 17.8
Quanitra Hollingsworth | 17.7
Emma Meesseman | 17.5

Rebounds
| Name | RPG

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Maria Vadeeva | 12.3
Anete Šteinberga | 11.1
Cecilia Zandalasini | 9.6
Quanitra Hollingsworth | 9.3
Taisiia Udodenko

Assists
| Name | APG

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Alina Iagupova | 5.5
Epiphanny Prince | 5.0
Marjorie Carpreaux | 4.5
Işıl Alben
Birsel Vardarlı

Blocks
| Name | BPG

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Emma Meesseman | 1.7
Ann Wauters | 1.5
Bernadett Határ | 1.3
Laura Nicholls | 1.2
Tijana Krivacevic | 1.0
Zhosselina Maiga
Maria Vadeeva

Steals
| Name | SPG

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Olivia Époupa | 2.7
Sancho Lyttle
Taisiia Udodenko | 2.5
Epiphanny Prince | 2.3
Marjorie Carpreaux | 2.2
Alba Torrens

### Awards

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All-Star Team

Guards  | Center  | Forwards

Evanthia Maltsi
Alba Torrens

Emma Meesseman

Cecilia Zandalasini
Endéné Miyem

MVP:  Alba Torrens[11]

## References

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1. ^ "Eurobasket Women 2017 awarded to Czech Republic". 28 June 2015.
2. ^ "Spain crowned FIBA EuroBasket Women 2017 champions". 25 June 2017.
3. ^ "Fotogalerie: Česká křídelnice Kateřina Elhotová zakončuje na španělský koš, nezastavila ji..." iDNES.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2017-06-30.
4. ^ "Eurobasket Women 2017 awarded to Czech Republic". 28 June 2015.
5. ^ Perfect Spain secure Final Round spot
6. ^ a b c d e Slovenia seal historic place at FIBA EuroBasket Women 2017
7. ^ "FIBA EuroBasket Women 2017 teams confirmed". FIBA. 23 November 2016. Archived from the original on February 25, 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
8. ^ "FIBA EuroBasket Women 2017 Draw seedings set". FIBA. 7 December 2016. Archived from the original on September 11, 2017.
9. ^ "Rosters confirmed on the eve of FIBA EuroBasket Women 2017". fiba.com. 15 June 2017. Archived from the original on June 19, 2017.
10. ^ Statistics
11. ^ "MVP Torrens leads All-Star Five". fiba.com. 25 June 2017. Archived from the original on June 25, 2017.

## External links

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* Sports portal
* Czech Republic portal

* Official website

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EuroBasket Women 2017

Stages|

* First round
* Group A
* Group B
* Group C
* Group D
* Play-off round
* Final

General|

* Squads
* Qualification

Venues|

* O2 Arena (Prague)
* Královka Arena (Prague)
* ČPP Arena (Hradec Králové)

Teams|

* Belarus
* Belgium
* Czech Republic
* France
* Greece
* Hungary
* Italy
* Latvia
* Montenegro
* Russia
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Turkey
* Ukraine

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EuroBasket Women

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* Poland 2011
* France 2013
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* France / Spain 2021
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* Cyprus 2022
* Kosovo 2024

* All-Tournament Team
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Domestic leagues|

* Hungary
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* Serbia
* Spain
* Turkey
* United Kingdom

Regional leagues|

* Adriatic League
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* Central Europe League
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Domestic cups|

* Hungary
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* Spain

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* EuroLeague
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International competitions|

* 2016 Summer Olympics
* Qualifying
* EuroBasket Women 2017
* Qualification
* Games of the Small States of Europe

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