EuroBasket Women 2021

The 2021 European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 2021, was the 38th edition of the continental tournament in women's basketball, sanctioned by the FIBA Europe. It was co-hosted by Strasbourg, France and Valencia, Spain from 17 to 27 June 2021.^[1] It was the third time the tournament was hosted by multiple countries. The tournament also served as part of European qualification for the 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, with the top six nations advancing to the qualifying tournaments. The final were planned to be held at the AccorHotels Arena in Paris but moved to the Pavelló Municipal Font de San Lluís, in Valencia.^[2]

EuroBasket Women 2021

Tournament details
Host country	France Spain
City	Strasbourg Valencia
Dates	17–27 June
Teams	16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Serbia (2nd title)
Runners-up	France
Third place	Belgium
Fourth place	Belarus
Tournament statistics
Games played	38
Attendance	46,590 (1,226 per game)
MVP	Sonja Vasić
Top scorer	Jonquel Jones (24.3 points per game)
Official website
Website
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Spain was the defending champion. Serbia won their second title winning 63–54 in the final over France,^[3] while Belgium won the bronze medal, after defeating Belarus.^[4]

Host selection

FIBA Europe announced on 18 April 2019 that four national federations have applied two bids to organize FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2021:^[5]

•  France /  Spain
•  Sweden /  Ukraine

France and Spain were selected as co-hosts on 15 July 2019 at the Central Board in Munich, Germany.

Not in the final shortlist:

•  Belgium /  Portugal

Qualification

Main article: EuroBasket Women 2021 qualification

Russia initially received a four-year ban from all major sporting events by the World Anti-Doping Agency on 9 December 2019, after RUSADA was found non-compliant for handing over manipulated laboratory data to investigators.^[6] However, the Russian women's team could still enter qualification, as the ban only applies to the Women's Basketball World Cup. Despite that, a team representing Russia, which uses its flag and anthem, is ineligible under the WADA decision. The decision was appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport,^[7] which ruled in favour of WADA but reduced the ban to two years, lasting until 16 December 2022.^[8][9] The CAS ruling also allowed the name "Russia" to be displayed on uniforms if the words "Neutral Athlete" or "Neutral Team" had equal prominence.^[10] If Russia qualifies for the tournament, its women's basketball players will not be able to use their country's name alone, flag or anthem at the Women's World Cup, like their male counterparts, as a result of the nation's two-year ban from world championships and other international sports events organised or sanctioned by a WADA signatory.^[9][10][11]

Qualified teams

Country	Qualified as	Date of qualification	Last appearance	Best placement in tournament	WR
France	Host nation	15 July 2019	2019	Champions (2001, 2009)	5th
Spain				Champions (1993, 2013, 2017, 2019)	3rd
Belgium	Group G winner	14 November 2020		Third place (2017)	6th
Serbia	Group E winner	11 December 2020		Champions (2015)	8th
Sweden	Group B winner			Sixth place (2019)	20th
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Top 5 ranked of second-placed teams	4 February 2021	1999	Tenth place (1999)	34th
Croatia	Group I winner		2015	Fifth place (2011)	31st
Slovenia	Group A winner		2019	Tenth place (2019)	30th
Belarus	Group F winner	6 February 2021		Third place (2007)	11th
Czech Republic	Group D winner			Champions (2005)	16th
Russia	Group C winner			Champions (2003, 2007, 2011)	12th
Slovakia	Group H winner		2017	Runners-up (1997)	24th
Montenegro	Top 5 ranked of second-placed teams		2019	Sixth place (2011)	22nd
Italy				Champions (1938)	14th
Turkey				Runners-up (2011)	7th
Greece			2017	Fourth place (2017)	13th

Venues

Originally, France was going to host the tournament at two venues - the Palais des Sports de Gerland in Lyon and the AccorHotels Arena in Paris which was supposed to host the final segment of the competition as well. However, on 11 May 2020, it was announced that Pavelló Municipal Font de San Lluís in Valencia would host pools A and B in the group stage as well as the finals, while on 18 Sep 2020, it was announced that Rhénus Sport in Strasbourg would host pools C and D.^[12]

Strasbourg	Valencia	Valencia Strasbourg
Rhénus Sport Capacity: 6,200	Pavelló Municipal Font de Sant Lluís Capacity: 9,000

Marketing

The official logo was unveiled on 28 January 2020. The visual identity focuses on the outlines of some of the most iconic basketball moves where the shapes come together to form the logo and its elements in the shape of the trophy and the year 2021. The logo was designed by the Lisbon-based agency VMLY&R Branding.^[13]

Draw

The draw took place on 8 March 2021 in Valencia, Spain.^[14][15]

Seedings

The seeding was confirmed on 3 March 2021.^[16]

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Spain (co-host)  France (co-host)  Serbia  Belgium	Sweden  Russia  Slovenia  Italy	Belarus  Czech Republic  Montenegro  Turkey	Slovakia  Croatia  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Greece

Squads

Main article: EuroBasket Women 2021 squads

All rosters consist of 12 players.^[17]

Preliminary round

Group A

Main article: EuroBasket Women 2021 Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Belarus	3	2	1	185	163	+22	5[a]	Quarterfinals
2	Spain (H)	3	2	1	220	169	+51	5[a]	Qualification for quarterfinals
3	Sweden	3	1	2	183	211	−28	4[b]
4	Slovakia	3	1	2	176	221	−45	4[b]

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

1. Belarus 53–51 Spain
2. Sweden 74–57 Slovakia

17 June 2021
Sweden		74–57		Slovakia
Belarus		53–51		Spain
18 June 2021
Slovakia		58–54		Belarus
Spain		76–55		Sweden
20 June 2021
Sweden		54–78		Belarus
Spain		93–61		Slovakia

Group B

Main article: EuroBasket Women 2021 Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Serbia	3	3	0	258	207	+51	6	Quarterfinals
2	Italy	3	2	1	235	214	+21	5	Qualification for quarterfinals
3	Montenegro	3	1	2	206	219	−13	4
4	Greece	3	0	3	173	232	−59	3

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

17 June 2021
Montenegro		70–55		Greece
Serbia		86–81 (OT)		Italy
18 June 2021
Greece		51–85		Serbia
Italy		77–61		Montenegro
20 June 2021
Montenegro		75–87		Serbia
Italy		77–67		Greece

Group C

Main article: EuroBasket Women 2021 Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Belgium	3	2	1	210	188	+22	5[a]	Quarterfinals
2	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	2	1	215	200	+15	5[a]	Qualification for quarterfinals
3	Slovenia	3	2	1	220	220	0	5[a]
4	Turkey	3	0	3	162	199	−37	3

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

1. Belgium 1–1, +20 PD; Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–1, +5 PD; Slovenia 1–1, −25 PD

17 June 2021
Bosnia and Herzegovina		70–55		Belgium
Slovenia		72–47		Turkey
18 June 2021
Turkey		54–64		Bosnia and Herzegovina
Belgium		92–57		Slovenia
20 June 2021
Bosnia and Herzegovina		81–91		Slovenia
Turkey		61–63		Belgium

Group D

Main article: EuroBasket Women 2021 Group D

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	France (H)	3	3	0	261	173	+88	6	Quarterfinals
2	Russia	3	2	1	205	216	−11	5	Qualification for quarterfinals
3	Croatia	3	1	2	209	234	−25	4
4	Czech Republic	3	0	3	176	228	−52	3

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

17 June 2021
Russia		73–69		Czech Republic
France		105–63		Croatia
18 June 2021
Croatia		62–73		Russia
Czech Republic		51–71		France
20 June 2021
Czech Republic		56–84		Croatia
France		85–59		Russia

Knockout stage

Main article: EuroBasket Women 2021 final round

Bracket

Qualification to quarterfinals

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

23 June – Valencia

Belarus

58

21 June – Valencia

Sweden

46

Italy

46

26 June – Valencia

Sweden

64

Belarus

61

France

73

23 June – Strasbourg

France

80

21 June – Strasbourg

Bosnia and Herzegovina

67

Bosnia and Herzegovina

80

27 June – Valencia

Croatia

69

France

54

Serbia

63

23 June – Valencia

Serbia (OT)

71

21 June – Valencia

Spain

64

Spain

78

26 June – Valencia

Montenegro

51

Serbia

74

Belgium

73

Third place game

23 June – Strasbourg

27 June – Valencia

Belgium

85

Belarus

69

21 June – Strasbourg

Russia

83

Belgium

77

Russia

93

Slovenia

75

Class. games to WWCQTs

	Class. game to WWCQTs
	26 June – Valencia
	Sweden	63
	Bosnia and Herzegovina	82

	Class. game to WWCQTs
	26 June – Valencia
	Spain	74
	Russia	78

Final

Main article: EuroBasket Women 2021 Final

27 June 2021 21:00

Boxscore

France	54–63	Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 11–14, 15–17, 14–17, 14–15
Pts: Vukosavljević 15 Rebs: three players 5 Asts: Williams 5		Pts: Anderson 18 Rebs: Krajišnik 13 Asts: Vasić 6

Pavelló Municipal Font de Sant Lluís, Valencia Attendance: 2,376 Referees: Maj Forsberg (DEN), Gvidas Gedvilas (LTU), Wojciech Liszka (POL)

Final ranking

Qualified for World Cup Qualifying Tournaments Rank Team Record  Serbia 6–0  France 5–1  Belgium 4–2 4th  Belarus 3–3 Eliminated in the quarterfinals 5th  Bosnia and Herzegovina 4–2 6th  Russia 4–2 7th  Spain 3–3 8th  Sweden 2–4 Eliminated in the qualification for quarterfinals 9th  Italy 2–2 10th  Slovenia 2–2 11th  Croatia 1–3 12th  Montenegro 1–3 Eliminated in the first round 13th  Slovakia 1–2 14th  Turkey 0–3 15th  Czech Republic 0–3 16th  Greece 0–3

FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2021 Champions Serbia 2nd title Team roster: Sonja Vasić, Saša Čađo, Nevena Jovanović, Jelena Brooks, Dajana Butulija, Aleksandra Crvendakić, Yvonne Anderson, Ana Dabović, Maja Škorić, Maša Janković, Angela Dugalić, Tina Krajišnik Head coach: Marina Maljković

Statistics and awards

Statistical leaders

Players

Points Name PPG[18] Jonquel Jones 24.3 Emma Meesseman 20.7 Ivana Dojkić 20.3 Maria Vadeeva 18.5 Eva Lisec 17.3

Rebounds Name RPG Jonquel Jones 16.8 Marica Gajić 10.3 Raisa Musina 10.0 Maryia Papova Anastasiya Verameyenka 9.3

Assists Name APG Božica Mujović 7.0 Teja Oblak 6.8 Nikola Dudášová 6.7 Elin Eldebrink 5.5 Julie Allemand 5.3

Blocks Name BPG Anastasiya Verameyenka 1.7 Jonquel Jones 1.5 Alena Hanušová 1.3 Emma Meesseman 1.0 Quanitra Hollingsworth

Steals Name SPG Veronika Voráčková 3.0 Tina Krajišnik 2.8 Ivana Dojkić 2.8 Kim Mestdagh 2.7 Marica Gajić 2.5

Efficiency Name EFFPG Jonquel Jones 33.5 Emma Meesseman 28.7 Maria Vadeeva 22.2 Anastasiya Verameyenka 19.5 Sonja Vasić 19.2

Teams

Points Team PPG[19]  France 78.0  Serbia 77.7  Russia 76.5  Belgium 74.2  Bosnia and Herzegovina 74.0

Rebounds Team RPG  France 44.3  Turkey 41.0  Bosnia and Herzegovina 40.3  Russia  Serbia 39.3

Assists Team APG  Belgium 22.2  Spain 21.5  France 20.5  Slovenia 19.5  Russia 19.2

Blocks Team BPG  Czech Republic 3.7  Belarus 3.3  Belgium 2.7  France 2.3  Greece  Spain

Steals Team SPG  Serbia 10.8  Spain 9.8  Italy 9.0  Slovenia 8.3  Belgium 7.8  Croatia

Efficiency Team EFFPG  France 95.5  Serbia 91.8  Belgium 89.5  Spain 88.2  Bosnia and Herzegovina 85.3

Awards

The All-Tournament team and MVP award was announced on 27 June 2021.^[20]

All-Star Team
Guard	Forwards	Centers
Julie Allemand	Endéné Miyem Emma Meesseman Sonja Vasić	Jonquel Jones
MVP: Sonja Vasić