2021 FIBA U20 European Challengers


The 2021 FIBA U20 European Challengers were international basketball competitions which took place from 19 to 25 July 2021, replacing the cancelled 2021 FIBA U20 European Championship.

History

The 2020 edition of FIBA U20 European Championship was to be held in Klaipėda, Lithuania, 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 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 to play three tournaments of six teams each.
  • All other registered teams, ranked 19 and lower, to play in tournaments of up to six teams each.
  • 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
19–26 Challenger
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Top-18 Challengers

Group A

The Group A tournament was played in Brno, Czech Republic.

Group B

The Group B tournament was played in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Group C

The Group C tournament was played in Heraklion, Greece.

19–26 Challenger

The Groups D/E tournament was played in Sopron, Hungary.