Day 6 recap: Slovenia complete perfect week in Heraklion; France confirm top spot in Tbilisi
MUNICH (Germany) - The first Challenger came to a close on Day 6 as Slovenia were crowned champions in Heraklion, while there was plenty more drama across the three other cities on their penultimate day.
MUNICH (Germany) - The first Challenger came to a close on Day 6 as Slovenia were crowned champions in Heraklion, while there was plenty more drama across the three other cities on their penultimate gameday.
Headlines:
- Slovenia overcome Greece in battle for title in Heraklion
- France wrap up top spot with day to spare in Tbilisi
- Three-way tie at the top in Brno as Croatia suffer first loss
- Hungary, Belarus to meet again in Sopron Final
Day 6 Standout Performers:
Brno: Ondrej Hanzlik (CZE) - 24 PTS / 4 STL
Brno: David Bohm (CZE) - 17 PTS / 12 REB / 5 AST
Brno: Frederico Martins (POR) - 25 PTS / 4 AST
Tbilisi: Hugo Benitez (FRA) - 15 PTS / 11 AST / 7 REB / 5 STL
Tbilisi: Konstantin Toshkov (BUL) - 21 PTS / 9 AST / 5 REB
Heraklion: Dan Duscak (SLO) - 9 PTS / 14 AST / 2 STL
Heraklion: Rok Radovic (SLO) - 15 PTS / 10 REB / 1 BLK
Sopron: Max Logelin (LUX) - 34 PTS / 9 REB / 5 STL
Brno Challenger:
Group A
12/15 games played
| GAMES | GAME POINTS | POINTS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | P | W | L | % | For | Agt | +/- | FA | AA | |
| 1 | Czech Republic | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75.0 | 306 | 246 | 60 | 76.5 | 61.5 | 7 |
| 2 | Croatia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75.0 | 327 | 250 | 77 | 81.8 | 62.5 | 7 |
| 3 | Spain | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75.0 | 276 | 211 | 65 | 69 | 52.8 | 7 |
| 4 | Italy | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | 254 | 254 | 0 | 63.5 | 63.5 | 6 |
| 5 | Portugal | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25.0 | 242 | 292 | -50 | 60.5 | 73 | 5 |
| 6 | Albania | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 183 | 335 | -152 | 45.8 | 83.8 | 4 |
Gameday 4 results: Spain opened the day with a comfortable 70-50 win against Italy and now have fate in their own hands after previously unbeaten Croatia fell to an 81-68 defeat to Czech Republic with Ondrej Hanzlik leading the hosts with 24 points. In the final game of the day, Portugal ended their wait for a first win by beating Albania, 72-54, with a 25-point haul for Frederico Martins.
Heraklion Challenger:
Group C
15/15 games played
| GAMES | GAME POINTS | POINTS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | P | W | L | % | For | Agt | +/- | FA | AA | |
| 1 | Slovenia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100 | 391 | 299 | 92 | 78.2 | 59.8 | 10 |
| 2 | Israel | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60.0 | 374 | 337 | 37 | 74.8 | 67.4 | 8 |
| 3 | Greece | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60.0 | 381 | 351 | 30 | 76.2 | 70.2 | 8 |
| 4 | Belgium | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60.0 | 329 | 331 | -2 | 65.8 | 66.2 | 8 |
| 5 | Russia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20.0 | 342 | 357 | -15 | 68.4 | 71.4 | 6 |
| 6 | Ukraine | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 276 | 418 | -142 | 55.2 | 83.6 | 5 |
Gameday 5 results: Slovenia made it five wins from five to take the title in Heraklion as they overcame a slow start to comfortably beat Greece, 84-63, with Dan Duscak dishing out 14 assists. Belgium continued their winning run by scraping past Russia in a 65-64 victory with Thijs de Ridder coming up with the decisive score in the final 10 seconds, while Israel eased to a 92-65 win against Ukraine to bounce back from Friday's defeat.
Tbilisi Challenger:
Group B
12/15 games played
| GAMES | GAME POINTS | POINTS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | P | W | L | % | For | Agt | +/- | FA | AA | |
| 1 | France | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100 | 330 | 258 | 72 | 82.5 | 64.5 | 8 |
| 2 | Germany | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75.0 | 343 | 248 | 95 | 85.8 | 62 | 7 |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | 304 | 324 | -20 | 76 | 81 | 6 |
| 4 | Poland | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25.0 | 297 | 332 | -35 | 74.2 | 83 | 5 |
| 5 | Georgia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25.0 | 267 | 333 | -66 | 66.8 | 83.2 | 5 |
| 6 | Turkey | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25.0 | 282 | 328 | -46 | 70.5 | 82 | 5 |
Gameday 4 results: France moved to an unassailable lead at the top with their fourth win coming via an 86-70 success against Poland behind an all-round display from Hugo Benitez. Germany are in pole position for second as they had six players in double figures in a dominant 98-62 win against Turkey, while Bulgaria saw off Georgia in an 84-72 victory for their second triumph.
Sopron Challenger:
Gameday 4 results: Belarus were first to book their spot into the Final as they battled their way past Switzerland in a 74-65 triumph with Daniil Barysevich netting 20 points to lead his side. Hungary signalled their intentions with an emphatic 99-44 win over North Macedonia to advance in style and set up a repeat clash with their Group E rivals.
In the 5-8 Classification Games, Luxembourg held off Kosovo to win 84-80 as Max Logelin fired in 34 points with Slovakia beating Romania, 83-57, behind 20 points and 14 rebounds from Jacob O'Connell.
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