EuroBasket Women 2017

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.

EuroBasket 2017 Women

36th 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)
Official website
2017 EuroBasket Women
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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

The bids were as follows:

• Czech Republic
• Serbia

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

Venues

Prague		Hradec Králové	Prague Hradec Králové
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

Qualification

Prague O2 Arena during the final ceremony

Main article: EuroBasket Women 2017 qualification

Qualified teams

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

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

Seedings

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
France  Spain  Russia  Turkey	Serbia  Belarus  Ukraine  Montenegro	Greece  Slovakia  Czech Republic  Latvia	Italy  Hungary  Belgium  Slovenia

Squads

Main article: EuroBasket Women 2017 squads

All rosters consisted of 12 players.^[9]

First round

Group A

Main article: EuroBasket Women 2017 Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
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. Spain 76–54 Ukraine
2. Czech Republic 70–74 Hungary

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

Main article: EuroBasket Women 2017 Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
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.

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

Main article: EuroBasket Women 2017 Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
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. Serbia 3 Pts, +10 PD; Greece 3 Pts, +6 PD; Slovenia 3 Pts, −16 PD

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

Main article: EuroBasket Women 2017 Group D

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
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.

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

Main article: EuroBasket Women 2017 final round

Qualification for quarterfinals

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

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

Slovakia

82

5–8th place bracket

	5–8th place semifinals				Fifth place game
	24 June 2017
	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

Main article: EuroBasket Women 2017 Final

25 June 2017 20:30

Boxscore

Spain	71–55	France
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

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

Rank	Team	Record
	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

Statistical leaders

Points[10] Name PPG Alina Iagupova 21.3 Cecilia Zandalasini 19.0 Alba Torrens 17.8 Quanitra Hollingsworth 17.7 Emma Meesseman 17.5

Rebounds Name RPG Maria Vadeeva 12.3 Anete Šteinberga 11.1 Cecilia Zandalasini 9.6 Quanitra Hollingsworth 9.3 Taisiia Udodenko

Assists Name APG Alina Iagupova 5.5 Epiphanny Prince 5.0 Marjorie Carpreaux 4.5 Işıl Alben Birsel Vardarlı

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

Awards

All-Star Team
Guards	Center	Forwards
Evanthia Maltsi Alba Torrens	Emma Meesseman	Cecilia Zandalasini Endéné Miyem
MVP: Alba Torrens[11]