MIES (Switzerland) - The first group stage of the Ninth Symphony season in the Basketball Champions League has concluded on Wednesday, with the Regular Season coming to a close after 10 weeks of action.
Eight teams have directly qualified for the Round of 16 (starting January 28), in alphabetical order: AEK Betsson BC (GRE), BAXI Manresa (ESP), ERA Nymburk (CZE), FIT/One Wurzburg Baskets (GER), La Laguna Tenerife (ESP), Rytas Vilnius (LTU), UCAM Murcia (ESP) and Unicaja (ESP).
Sixteen teams will play best-of-three Play-Ins in order to join them (with the home advantage for the second-placed teams from the Regular Season). Games will tip off on January 7 and will end, in case of third games, on January 22. The final Play-Ins pairings are as follows:
Nanterre 92 (FRA) vs Filou Oostende (BEL)
Aliaga Petkimspor (TUR) vs Hapoel Netanel Holon (ISR)
Karsiyaka (TUR) vs Promitheas Patras BC Vikos Cola (GRE)
Galatasaray (TUR) vs Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball (FRA)
Telekom Baskets Bonn (GER) vs Pallacanestro Reggiana (ITA)
Falco-Vulcano Szombathely (HUN) vs Maccabi Ramat-Gan (ISR)
Bertram Derthona Basket (ITA) vs Peristeri Domino's (GRE)
Manisa Basket (TUR) vs NINERS Chemnitz (GER)
The Round of 16 phase will be composed by 16 clubs, the eight first-placed teams coming from the Regular Season, and the eight winners of the Play-Ins phase.
They will be split in four groups of four clubs each, and play in a round robin, home and away system, from January 28 to March 26. The first two teams in each group will qualify for the Quarter-Finals.
The Round of 16 groups are as follows:
Group I
FIT/One Wurzburg Basket (GER) AEK Betsson BC (GRE) Karsiyaka (TUR) or Promitheas Patras BC Vikos Cola (GRE) Bertram Derthona Basket (ITA) or Peristeri Domino's (GRE)
Group J
Unicaja (ESP) Rytas Vilnius (LTU) Galatasaray (TUR) or Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball (FRA) Manisa Basket (TUR) or NINERS Chemnitz (GER)
Group K
La Laguna Tenerife (ESP) BAXI Manresa (ESP) Aliaga Petkimspor (TUR) or Hapoel Netanel Holon (ISR) Telekom Baskets Bonn (GER) or Pallacanestro Reggiana (ITA)
Group L
ERA Nymburk (CZE) UCAM Murcia (ESP) Nanterre 92 (FRA) or Filou Oostende (BEL) Falco-Vulcano Szombathely (HUN) or Maccabi Ramat-Gan (ISR)
The Quarter-Finals pairings will be determined by the draw after the Round of 16, and will tip off on April 8. The winners of the best-of-three matchups will reach the season ending Final Four tournament.
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