EUROBASKET WOMEN 2021

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 match)
MVP	Sonja Vasić
Top scorer	Jonquel Jones; (24.3 points per game)
Official website
	Website
	← 2019 2023 →

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 between 17 and 27 June 2021.^[1] It was the third time to be 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]

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

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	Host nation	15 July 2019		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	11 December 2020		Fifth 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, the 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

All rosters consist of 12 players.^[17]

Preliminary round

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]	Qualification for quarterfinals
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:

^ ^a ^b Belarus 53–51 Spain
^ ^a ^b 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

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	Qualification for quarterfinals
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

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]	Qualification for quarterfinals
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:

^ ^a ^b ^c 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

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	Qualification for quarterfinals
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

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

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	10.0
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	1.0

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	40.3
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	7.8

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

References

^ "FIBA Calendar". FIBA. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
^ "FIBA Europe Board approves switch to Valencia as FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2021 Final Phase host". FIBA. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
^ "Serbia proclaimed FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2021 champions after defeating France in Final". FIBA. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
^ "Belgium outrun Belarus in Third-place game to match best ever finish". FIBA. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
^ "Four federations candidate to host FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2021". www.fiba.basketball. FIBA. 18 April 2019.
^ "Russia banned for four years to include 2020 Olympics and 2022 World Cup". BBC.com. BBC Sport. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
^ "WADA files official request with Court of Arbitration for Sport to resolve RUSADA dispute". World Anti-Doping Agency. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
^ "CAS arbitration WADA v. RUSADA: Decision". TAS/CAS. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Russia banned from Tokyo Olympics and 2022 World Cup after Cas ruling". BBC. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Russia banned from using its name, flag at next two Olympics". ESPN. Associated Press. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
^ "CAS arbitration WADA v. RUSADA: Decision". TAS / CAS. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
^ "Strasbourg announced as FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2021 venue in France". FIBA. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
^ "FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2021 logo launched". FIBA. 28 January 2020.
^ "FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2021 field confirmed". FIBA. 6 February 2021.
^ "Draw complete for FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2021". FIBA. 8 March 2021.
^ "Seedings, partner federations confirmed for FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2021 Draw". FIBA. 3 March 2021.
^ "Final Roster Tracker". fiba.basketball. 3 June 2021.
^ "Statistical leaders". FIBA. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
^ "Teams statistical leaders". FIBA. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
^ "Sonja Vasic crowned TISSOT MVP, headlines All-Star Five in Valencia". FIBA. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

External links

[table_hth_BLR0.90772595578233-18] Belarus 53–51 Spain

[table_hth_SWE0.90772595578233-19] Sweden 74–57 Slovakia

[table_hth_BEL0.74707273894319-20] Belgium 1–1, +20 PD; Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–1, +5 PD; Slovenia 1–1, −25 PD

[1] "FIBA Calendar". FIBA. Retrieved 26 April 2019.

[Venue-2] "FIBA Europe Board approves switch to Valencia as FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2021 Final Phase host". FIBA. Retrieved 11 May 2020.

[3] "Serbia proclaimed FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2021 champions after defeating France in Final". FIBA. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

[4] "Belgium outrun Belarus in Third-place game to match best ever finish". FIBA. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

[5] "Four federations candidate to host FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2021". www.fiba.basketball. FIBA. 18 April 2019.

[6] "Russia banned for four years to include 2020 Olympics and 2022 World Cup". BBC.com. BBC Sport. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2020.

[7] "WADA files official request with Court of Arbitration for Sport to resolve RUSADA dispute". World Anti-Doping Agency. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.

[cas-8] "CAS arbitration WADA v. RUSADA: Decision". TAS/CAS. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.

[bbc-9] "Russia banned from Tokyo Olympics and 2022 World Cup after Cas ruling". BBC. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.

[ESPN-10] "Russia banned from using its name, flag at next two Olympics". ESPN. Associated Press. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.

[11] "CAS arbitration WADA v. RUSADA: Decision". TAS / CAS. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2021.

[12] "Strasbourg announced as FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2021 venue in France". FIBA. Retrieved 17 September 2022.

[13] "FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2021 logo launched". FIBA. 28 January 2020.

[14] "FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2021 field confirmed". FIBA. 6 February 2021.

[15] "Draw complete for FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2021". FIBA. 8 March 2021.

[16] "Seedings, partner federations confirmed for FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2021 Draw". FIBA. 3 March 2021.

[17] "Final Roster Tracker". fiba.basketball. 3 June 2021.

[21] "Statistical leaders". FIBA. Retrieved 21 June 2021.

[22] "Teams statistical leaders". FIBA. Retrieved 28 June 2021.

[23] "Sonja Vasic crowned TISSOT MVP, headlines All-Star Five in Valencia". FIBA. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

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v t e EuroBasket Women 2021
Stages	First round Group A Group B Group C Group D Play-off round Final
General	Squads Qualification
Venues	Pavelló Municipal Font de Sant Lluís ( Valencia) Rhénus Sport ( Strasbourg)
Teams	Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Czech Republic France Greece Italy Montenegro Russia Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Turkey

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 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup
Stages	Preliminary round Group A Group B Final round Final
Squads	Squads
Teams	Australia Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Canada China France Japan Mali Puerto Rico Serbia South Korea United States
Venues	State Sports Centre Sydney SuperDome
Qualification	2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Qualifying Tournament

v t e 2020– 21 in European women's basketball
Domestic leagues	France Hungary Iceland Netherlands Romania Russia 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 EuroBasket Women 2021 qualification

v t e European championships in 2021
Summer sports & indoor sports	Aquatic sports Paralympic Archery Athletics indoor team cross country mountain running Paralympic Badminton individual mixed team Baseball (men) Basketball women 3x3 Beach handball Beach volleyball Canoeing slalom sprint marathon Cycling road track BMX cyclo-cross mountain bike Diving Equestrian dressage eventing jumping Fencing Field hockey men women Football (men) Golf Gymnastics acrobatic aerobic artistic rhythmic trampoline Inline speed skating Judo team Karate Modern pentathlon Orienteering Rink Hockey Rowing Rugby sevens men women Sailing Shooting Skateboarding Softball (women) Sport climbing Swimming (short course) Table tennis Taekwondo Triathlon Volleyball men women Weightlifting Wrestling
Winter sports	Biathlon Bobsleigh / Skeleton Curling ~~Figure skating~~ Luge Short track Speed skating
Cue & mind sports	Chess open & women Darts Pool Snooker (amateurs)
Motor sports	Formula Regional Le Mans Series Motocross Rally Rallycross Speedway Individual Pairs Touring car

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 match)
MVP	Sonja Vasić
Top scorer	Jonquel Jones (24.3 points per game)
Official website
Website
← 2019 2023 →

Host selection

Qualification

Qualified teams

Venues

Marketing

Draw

Seedings

Squads

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Knockout stage

Bracket

Final

Final ranking

Statistics and awards

Statistical leaders

Players

Teams

Awards

References

External links

Host selection

Qualification

Qualified teams

Venues

Marketing

Draw

Seedings

Squads

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Knockout stage

Bracket

Final

Final ranking

Statistics and awards

Statistical leaders

Players

Teams

Awards

References

External links

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