EuroBasket Women 2017

2017 edition of the EuroBasket Women

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)
Official website
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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

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

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

All rosters consisted of 12 players.^[9]

First round

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]	Qualification for quarterfinals
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:

^ ^a ^b Spain 76–54 Ukraine
^ ^a ^b 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

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	Qualification for quarterfinals
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

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]	Qualification for quarterfinals
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:

^ ^a ^b ^c 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

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	Qualification for quarterfinals
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

Qualification for quarterfinals

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

22 June 2017

Spain

20 June 2017

Latvia

Serbia

24 June 2017

Latvia

Spain

Belgium

22 June 2017

Belgium

20 June 2017

Italy

Italy

25 June 2017

Hungary

Spain

France

22 June 2017

Turkey

20 June 2017

Greece

Russia

24 June 2017

Greece

Greece

France

Third place game

22 June 2017

25 June 2017

France

Belgium

20 June 2017

Slovakia

Greece

Ukraine

Slovakia

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

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	9.3

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	2.7
Taisiia Udodenko	2.5
Epiphanny Prince	2.3
Marjorie Carpreaux	2.2
Alba Torrens	2.2

Awards

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

References

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

External links

Official website

v t e 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

v t e EuroBasket Women
Tournaments	Italy 1938 Hungary 1950 USSR 1952 Yugoslavia 1954 Czechoslovakia 1956 Poland 1958 Bulgaria 1960 France 1962 Hungary 1964 Romania 1966 Italy 1968 Nederlands 1970 Bulgaria 1972 Italy 1974 France 1976 Poland 1978 Yugoslavia 1980 Italy 1981 Hungary 1983 Italy 1985 Spain 1987 Bulgaria 1989 Israel 1991 Italy 1993 Czech Republic 1995 Hungary 1997 Poland 1999 France 2001 Greece 2003 Turkey 2005 Italy 2007 Latvia 2009 Poland 2011 France 2013 Hungary / Romania 2015 Czech Republic 2017 Serbia / Latvia 2019 France / Spain 2021 Slovenia / Israel 2023 Czech Republic / Germany / Greece / Italy 2025 Lithuania / Finland 2027
Qualification	1962 1964 1966 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
Finals	1956 1962 1964 1966 1970 1980 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023
Squads	1938 1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023
Small Countries	Luxembourg 1989 Gibraltar 1991 Cyprus 1993 Malta 1996 Austria 1998 Macedonia 2000 Andorra 2002 Andorra 2004 Malta 2006 Luxembourg 2008 Armenia 2010 Macedonia 2012 Austria 2014 Gibraltar 2016 Ireland 2018 Cyprus 2021 Cyprus 2022 Kosovo 2024
All-Tournament Team Most Valuable Player Winning head coaches

v t e 2016–17 in European women's basketball
Domestic leagues	Hungary Iceland Romania Serbia Spain Turkey United Kingdom
Regional leagues	Adriatic League Baltic League Central Europe League Eastern European League
Domestic cups	Hungary Iceland Scotland Serbia Spain
Continental competitions	EuroLeague EuroCup SuperCup
International competitions	2016 Summer Olympics Qualifying EuroBasket Women 2017 Qualification Games of the Small States of Europe

v t e European championships in 2017
Summer sports & indoor sports	Archery (indoor) Athletics indoor team cross country mountain running Badminton individual mixed team Basketball men women 3x3 Beach handball Beach volleyball Boxing (men) Canoeing slalom sprint marathon Cycling BMX cyclo-cross mountain bike road track Diving Equestrian dressage / driving / jumping eventing Fencing Field hockey men women Football (women) Golf Gymnastics artistic rhythmic Judo Karate Modern pentathlon Rowing Rugby sevens men women Sailing Shooting 10m events Skateboarding Softball (women) Sport climbing Swimming (short course) Table tennis Triathlon Volleyball men women Weightlifting Wrestling
Winter sports	Biathlon Bobsleigh / Skeleton Curling Figure skating Luge Short track Speed skating inline
Cue & mind sports	Chess women Darts Pool Snooker (amateurs)
Motor sports	Formula 3 Formula Renault Eurocup Le Mans Series Motocross Rally Rallycross Speedway Touring car