The 2021 FIBA U16 European Challengers were international
basketball
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competitions which took place from 16 to 21 August 2021, replacing the cancelled 2021
FIBA U16 European Championship
The FIBA U16 EuroBasket is the new name for the FIBA U16 European Championship, originally known as the FIBA European Championship for Cadets. It's a men's youth basketball competition that was inaugurated with the 1971 edition. Through the 20 ...
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Top two teams from groups A, B and C qualified for the
2022 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup
The 2022 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup (Spanish: Copa del Mundo de Baloncesto FIBA Sub-17 2022) was the seventh edition of the FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup, the biennial international men's youth basketball championship contested by t ...
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History
The 2020 edition of FIBA U16 European Championship was to be held in
Skopje
Skopje ( , ; ; , sq-definite, Shkupi) is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It lies in the northern part of the country, in the Skopje Basin, Skopje Valley along the Vardar River, and is the political, economic, and cultura ...
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North Macedonia
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but was postponed to 2021 due to
COVID-19 pandemic
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Since the pandemic continued in 2021, the FIBA Europe decided to hold alternative format of competition to replace traditional format of U16 European Championship where 16 or more 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/E).
* One tournament of up to six teams to be created with the lowest-ranked teams to accommodate Division C and Small Countries (Group F).
* 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
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19–25 Challenger
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26–31 Challenger
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Top-18 Challengers
Group A
The Group A tournament was played in
Skopje
Skopje ( , ; ; , sq-definite, Shkupi) is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It lies in the northern part of the country, in the Skopje Basin, Skopje Valley along the Vardar River, and is the political, economic, and cultura ...
, North Macedonia.
Greece
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and
North Macedonia
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withdrew from the tournament. After the first round, all four teams advanced to the playoffs.
Group phase
Playoffs
=Semifinals
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=3rd place match
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=Final
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Final standings
Group B
The Group B tournament was played in
Sofia
Sofia is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain, in the western part of the country. The city is built west of the Is ...
, Bulgaria.
Spain
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withdrew from the tournament, but qualified for the
2022 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup
The 2022 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup (Spanish: Copa del Mundo de Baloncesto FIBA Sub-17 2022) was the seventh edition of the FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup, the biennial international men's youth basketball championship contested by t ...
as hosts.
Group C
The Group C tournament was played in
Novi Sad
Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; #Name, see below for other names) is the List of cities in Serbia, second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pannoni ...
, Serbia.
19–25 Challenger
The Groups D/E tournament was played in
Sofia
Sofia is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain, in the western part of the country. The city is built west of the Is ...
, Bulgaria.
Group phase
Group D
Group E
Consolation round
Group Z
Final Four
19th–22nd place semifinals
21st place match
19th place match
Final standings
26–31 Challenger
Group F
The Group F tournament was played in
Pristina
Pristina or Prishtina ( , ), . is the capital and largest city of Kosovo. It is the administrative center of the eponymous municipality and District of Pristina, district.
In antiquity, the area of Pristina was part of the Dardanian Kingdo ...
, Kosovo.
See also
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2021 FIBA U20 European Challengers
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2021 FIBA U18 European Challengers
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2021 FIBA U20 Women's European Challengers
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2021 FIBA U18 Women's European Challengers
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2021 FIBA U16 Women's European Challengers
References
External links
Official websiteCompetition schedule
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FIBA Europe Under-16 Challengers
Challengers
Europe
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Sports competitions in Skopje
Sports competitions in Sofia
Sports competitions in Novi Sad
Sports competitions in Pristina
August 2021 sports events in Europe
2021 in youth sport