2021 FIBA U20 Women's European Challengers explained

Tourney Name:	FIBA U20 Women's European Challengers
Year:	2021
Size:	270px
Dates:	12–18 July 2021
Num Teams:	28
Venues:	5
Cities:	5
Website:	www.fiba.basketball
Prevseason:	2019 Division A ← 2019 Division B
Nextseason:	2022 Division A → 2022 Division B

The 2021 FIBA U20 Women's European Challengers were international basketball competitions which took place from 12 to 18 July 2021, replacing the cancelled 2021 FIBA U20 Women's European Championship.^[1]

History

The 2020 edition of FIBA U20 Women's European Championship was to be held in Sopron, Hungary but was postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic. Since the pandemic continued in 2021, the FIBA Europe decided to hold alternative format of competition to replace traditional format of U20 Women's European Championship where 16 teams gather in one place.

Structure

• The events are to be played on a voluntary participation basis, with promotion/relegation to be frozen across Divisions A, B and C.
• The Top 18 ranked teams (16 currently in Division A, plus two additional teams by 2019 ranking in respective category) to play three tournaments of six teams each (Groups A, B and C).
• All other registered teams, ranked 19 and lower, to play in tournaments of up to six teams each (Groups D and E).
• All tournaments to be played in Round Robin format, with groups to be created by "serpentine" style allocation, taking the hosting situation into consideration.

Participating teams

Top-18 Challengers

19–28 Challengers

Top-18 Challengers

Group A

The Group A tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Group B

The Group B tournament was played in Sopron, Hungary.

Group C

The Group C tournament was played in Konya, Turkey.

19–28 Challengers

Group D

The Group D tournament was played in Yerevan, Armenia.

Group E

The Group E tournament was played in Skopje, North Macedonia.

See also

• 2021 FIBA U20 European Challengers
• 2021 FIBA U18 European Challengers
• 2021 FIBA U16 European Challengers
• 2021 FIBA U18 Women's European Challengers
• 2021 FIBA U16 Women's European Challengers

External links

• Official website
• Competition schedule

Notes and References

1. News: FIBA Europe Board approves alternative format for Youth Competitions, new dates for Small Countries Championships . 21 July 2021 . . 11 May 2021.