The 2021 FIBA U18 European Challengers were international basketball competitions which took place from 3 to 8 August 2021, replacing the cancelled 2021 FIBA U18 European Championship.
History The 2020 edition of FIBA U18 European Championship was to be held in Konya, Turkey 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 U18 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 (Groups F/G). 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
19–25 Challenger
26–32 Challenger
Top-18 Challengers Group A The Group A tournament was played in Skopje, North Macedonia.
Group B The Group B tournament was played in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Group C The Group C tournament was played in Konya, Turkey.
19–25 Challenger The Groups D/E tournament was played in Levice, Slovakia.
Group phase Group D
Group E
Consolation round Group Z
Final Four
19th–22nd place semifinals
21st place match
19th place match
Final standings RankTeam19202122232425
26–32 Challenger The Groups F/G tournament was played in Tirana, Albania.
Group phase Group F
Group G
Consolation round Group X
Final Four
26th–29th place semifinals
28th place match
26th place match
Final standings RankTeam26272829303132
See also 2021 FIBA U20 European Challengers 2021 FIBA U16 European Challengers 2021 FIBA U20 Women's European Challengers 2021 FIBA U18 Women's European Challengers 2021 FIBA U16 Women's European Challengers
References
External links Official website Competition schedule