FIBA EuroBasket 2007 qualification
Qualification for the 2007 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 2007 took place between 31 August 2006 and 16 September 2007.[1] A total of seven teams qualified for the tournament. Hosts Spain plus the eight European teams that participated in the 2006 FIBA World Championship (France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, Serbia, Slovenia and Turkey) qualified directly.
National squads were divided in a two-tier system. Teams in Division A competed for direct qualification to FIBA EuroBasket 2007, while teams in Division B competed for two spots on the next tournament's Division A. Those two spots would correspond to the two teams from Division A that were relegated.
Division A
- Teams were split into four groups of four teams each. The competition system was that of a double round-robin with home and away games where the winner from each group and the two best runners-up qualified to EuroBasket 2007.
- The remaining teams where split into three double round-robin groups, two of three teams and one of four teams, and competed in an additional qualifying round. The winners from each group formed an additional round-robin group where the best team earned the last berth for EuroBasket 2007. The three bottom teams from the additional qualifying round competed in another round-robin group where the bottom-two teams were relegated to Division B for the following tournament.
Division B
- Teams were split into two groups of four teams each, and one group of three teams. The competition system was that of a double round-robin with home and away games where the winner from each group plus the best runner-up where paired in two series of home-and-away games. The winner of each series (by overall point differential if the two-game series is a split) is promoted to Division A for the next tournament.
Division A
Qualifying round
Group 1
Team
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Pld
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W
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L
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PF
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PA
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PD
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Pts
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Tie
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Poland
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6
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4
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2
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457
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447 |
+10
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10
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Sweden
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6
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3
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3
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453
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438 |
+15
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9
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1–1, +5
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Ukraine
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6
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3
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3
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444
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431 |
+13
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9
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1–1, -5
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Bulgaria
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6
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2
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4
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440
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478 |
−38
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8
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|
Rules=1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group 2
Rules=1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Universiada Hall, SofiaReferees: Engin Kennerman (TUR), Christos Mastraftsis (GRE), Marin Mehandjiev (BUL)
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Group 3
Arena of UNICS, KazanAttendance: 5,500 Referees: Stelian Banica (ROU), Jakub Zamojski (POL), Sergiy Chaykovskyy (UKR)
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Arena of Ural Great, PermAttendance: 7,000 Referees: Jaroslav Janac (SVK), Sergiy Chebyshev (UKR), Apostolos Kalpakas (SWE)
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Arena of BK Opava, OpavaAttendance: 1,500 Referees: Igor Poljansek (SLO), Daniel Hierrezuelo (ESP), Alfred Jovovic (CRO)
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Group 4
Team
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Pld
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W
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L
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PF
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PA
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PD
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Pts
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Croatia
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6
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5
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1
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498
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397 |
+101
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11
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Latvia
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6
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4
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2
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454
|
423 |
+31
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10
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Estonia
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6
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2
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4
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365
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432 |
−67
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8
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Denmark
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6
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1
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5
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405
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470 |
−65
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7
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Additional qualifying round
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Advanced to final qualifying stage
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Competed for relegation
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Group A
Rules=1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Arena of BC CSKA, SofiaAttendance: 3,500 Referees: Engin Kennerman (TUR), Zoran Zlatevski (MKD), Seffi Shemmesh (ISR)
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Arena of BC CSKA, SofiaAttendance: 3,500 Referees: Marjan Stojovski (MKD), Georgios Tanatzis (GRE), Sergiy Chebyshev (UKR)
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Sport Hall SD Cazin, CazinAttendance: 5,200 Referees: Recep Ankarali (TUR), Zoran Sutulovic (MNE), Christos Christodoulou (GRE)
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Group B
Team
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Pld
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W
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L
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PF
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PA
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PD
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Pts
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Tie
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Macedonia
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4
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3
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1
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316
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253 |
+63
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7
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1–1 +39
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Estonia
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4
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3
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1
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247
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265 |
−18
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7
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1–1 -39
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Sweden
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4
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0
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4
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235
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280 |
−45
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4
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Rules=1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Fryshuset, StockholmAttendance: 2,136 Referees: Anibal Castano (FRA), Arnis Ozols (LAT), Marcin Kowalski (POL)
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Arena of BC Kalev, TallinnAttendance: 5,000 Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU), Marek Cmikiewicz (POL), Sergiy Zashchuk (UKR)
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Arena of BC Kalev, TallinnAttendance: 6,500 Referees: Volodymyr Drabikovskyi (UKR), Petri Mäntylä (FIN), Gennadi Ponomarev (RUS)
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Pontushallen, LuleåReferees: Sergey Bulanov (RUS), Dubravko Muhvic (CRO), Juris Kokainis (LAT)
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Group C
Team
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Pld
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W
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L
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PF
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PA
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PD
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Pts
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Tie
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Israel
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6
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5
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1
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485
|
421 |
+64
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11
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1–1 +10
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Belgium
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6
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5
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1
|
442
|
400 |
+42
|
11
|
1–1 -10
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Ukraine
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6
|
1
|
5
|
409
|
445 |
−36
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7
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1–1 +5
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Denmark
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6
|
1
|
5
|
417
|
487 |
−70
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7
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1–1 -5
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Rules=1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Arena of BC Kyiv, KyivAttendance: 1,000 Referees: Mehmet Keseratar (TUR), Grzegorz Bachanski (POL), Marko Juras (SRB)
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Spiroudome, CharleroiAttendance: 2,000 Referees: Antonio Coelho (POR), Konstantinos Mouzakis (GRE), Oliver Krause (GER)
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Sport Palace, Tel AvivAttendance: 4,500 Referees: Christos Mastraftsis (GRE), Petar Obradovic (BIH), Vladimir Tsekov (BUL)
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Arena of BC Kyiv, KyivAttendance: 1,500 Referees: Dragan Neskovic (SRB), Chrisostomos Schinas (GRE), Zaza Machaladze (GEO)
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Sport Palace, Tel AvivAttendance: 9,000 Referees: Milivoje Jovcic (SRB), Milan Mazic (SRB), Panagiotis Anastopoulos (GRE)
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Spiroudome, CharleroiAttendance: 2,500 Referees: Juan Arteaga (ESP), Robert Hickman (ENG), Fabien Conderanne (FRA)
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Sport Palace, Tel AvivAttendance: 8,000 Referees: Andrej Jersan (SLO), Antonis Demetriou (CYP), Aleksandar Milojevic (MKD)
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Arena of BC Kyiv, KyivAttendance: 1,500 Referees: Ivo Dolinek (CZE), Olegs Latisevs (LAT), Oliver Krause (GER)
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Spiroudome, CharleroiAttendance: 5,000 Referees: Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE), Carlos Mateus (FRA), Emilio Perez (ESP)
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Final qualifying stage
- Times given below are in Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).
Pavelló, Menorca, Spain Attendance: 1,500
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Pavelló, Menorca, Spain Attendance: 1,700
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Relegation stage
- Times given below are in Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).
Team
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Pld
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W
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L
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PF
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PA
|
PD
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Pts
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Hungary
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
176
|
134 |
+42
|
4
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Sweden
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
130
|
130 |
0
|
3
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Denmark
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2
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0
|
2
|
125
|
167 |
−42
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2
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Pavelló, Menorca, Spain Attendance: 1,000
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Division B
Qualifying round
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Advanced to the qualification games
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Group A
Group B
Group C
Qualification games
Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, Great Britain Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Petr Sudek (SVK), Apostolos Kalpakas (SWE), Carlos Mateus (FRA)
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Arena of Pussihukat, Vantaa, Finland Attendance: 2760 Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU), Boris Schmidt (GER), Juris Kokainis (LAT)
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Arena of Geneve Basket, Genèva, Switzerland Attendance: 1,750 Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Carmelo Lo Guzzo (ITA), Damir Javor (SLO)
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References
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