The 2019 European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 2019, was the 37th edition of the continental tournament in women's basketball, sanctioned by the FIBA Europe. The tournament was co-held in Riga, Latvia and Belgrade, Serbia from 27 June to 7 July 2019.
Spain won their second consecutive and fourth overall title after defeating France 86–66 in the final.
Bidding process The bids were as follows: Russia (Group phase and Final phase) Serbia (Group phase and Final phase) Latvia (Group phase) Israel (Group phase) (withdrew)
Shortly before the vote, Israel withdrew. Later in the day, on 24 June 2017, Serbia and Latvia won the hosting rights.
Venues Belgrade Niš Štark ArenaCapacity: 18,386 Čair Sports CenterCapacity: 4,800 Zrenjanin Riga Crystal HallCapacity: 2,800 Arēna RīgaCapacity: 11,200
Qualification
Qualified teams Country Qualified as Date of qualification Last appearance Best placement in tournament WR Host nation 2017 Host nation 2017 Winners of Qualification Group B 2017 Winners of Qualification Group C 2017 Top 6 ranked of 2nd-placed teams in Qualification 2017 Winners of Qualification Group F 2017 Winners of Qualification Group G 2017 Top 6 ranked of 2nd-placed teams in Qualification 2017 Winners of Qualification Group A 2017 Winners of Qualification Group D 2015 Top 6 ranked of 2nd-placed teams in Qualification 2017 Winners of Qualification Group H 2017 Winners of Qualification Group E 2017 Top 6 ranked of 2nd-placed teams in Qualification 2017 Top 6 ranked of 2nd-placed teams in Qualification 2017 Top 6 ranked of 2nd-placed teams in Qualification 2015
Draw The final draw took place on 12 December 2018 in Belgrade, Serbia. The mascots Pick and Roll made their first appearance in the draw.
Seedings The official seedings for the FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2019 Draw were established on 10 December 2019.
Co-Hosts Latvia and Serbia were each allowed to select one other team to play in the opposite group they were hosting but not playing in. Latvia chose Sweden to play in Group A, while Serbia selected Slovenia, who will play in Group D.
Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4 (co-host) (co-host)
Squads
All rosters consist of 12 players.
First round The schedule was confirmed on 13 February 2019.
Group A
27 June 2019 74–60 77–95 28 June 2019 82–74 67–59 30 June 2019 54–68 56–59
Group B
27 June 2019 67–51 74–61 28 June 2019 71–64 53–88 30 June 2019 57–70 65–71
Group C
27 June 2019 88–84 54–57 28 June 2019 62–55 51–59 30 June 2019 58–59 75–57
Group D
27 June 2019 54–67 53–55 28 June 2019 61–69 77–63 30 June 2019 62–76 66–70
Final round
Final
Final ranking
Qualified for the 2020 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments RankTeamRecord 6–0 5–1 5–14th 4–3Eliminated in the quarterfinals5th 3–36th 3–37th 2–38th 2–4Eliminated in the qualification for quarterfinals9th 2–210th 1–311th 1–312th 1–3Eliminated in the first round13th 1–214th 1–215th 1–216th 0–3
FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2019 Champions Spain4th title
Team roster: Astou Ndour, Laura Nicholls, Cristina Ouviña, Silvia Domínguez, Laia Palau, Marta Xargay, Tamara Abalde, Anna Cruz, María Pina, Queralt Casas, Laura Gil, Andrea VilaróHead coach: Lucas Mondelo
Statistics and awards Statistical leaders
Points Name PPG Temi Fagbenle 20.9 Elīna Dikaioulaku 20.8 Emma Meesseman 19.8 Sandrine Gruda 15.5 Kim Mestdagh 14.8 Astou Ndour Maria Vadeeva
Rebounds Name RPG Amanda Zahui B. 9.3 Maria Vadeeva 9.0 Astou Ndour 8.2 Laura Nicholls 8.0 Bernadett Határ
Assists Name APG Nika Barič 8.5 Olivia Époupa 5.3 Božica Mujović 4.8 Johannah Leedham 4.7 Laia Palau 4.5 Elīna Dikaioulaku
Blocks Name BPG Milica Jovanović 2.0 Amanda Zahui B. 1.8 Bernadett Határ 1.6 Kyara Linskens 1.3 Emma Meesseman Maria Vadeeva
Steals Name SPG Johannah Leedham 3.4 Olivia Époupa 2.7 Glory Johnson 2.3 Elin Eldebrink 2.0 Shante Evans Božica Mujović
Awards The all star-teams and MVP was announced on 7 July 2019.
All-Star TeamGuardForwardsCenters Marta Xargay Sonja Petrović Temi Fagbenle Sandrine Gruda Astou NdourMVP: Astou Ndour
References
External links Official website Official website (Qualifiers)