Eurobasket 2015

[Milos.Djuric]

Nice work. I hope my scenarios agree with yours. I assumed ISL loses both and ESP beats GER, which simplifies the scenarios somewhat.

Yeah I just checked, they all match.

About group D, I would say LTU probably wins against CZE, so I would say LTU finishes first at least.

[ncjazz]

Should be very interesting tomorrow. Only Iceland and Russia have been knocked out. Could somebody like Macedonia spring the massive upset.

[miloje]

[judasmartel]

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Allow me to do the honors of drawing the scenarios for the final day of the elimination phase while I'm bored waiting for FIBA-Asia to come in town.

Group A

Remaining games: FIN-POL, BIH-RUS, ISR-FRA

Russia and Bosnia are out, winner of FIN-POL gets 3rd seed, winner of ISR-FRA tops the group.

Group B

Remaining games: SRB-ITA, GER-ESP, TUR-ISL

a) SRB, GER, TUR

1 - SRB 5-0
2 - TUR 3-2
3 - ITA 3-2
4 - GER 2-3
x - ESP 2-3
x - ISL 0-5

b) SRB, GER, ISL

1 - SRB 5-0
2 - ITA 3-2
o - GER 2-3 (x-5)
o - ESP 2-3 (27-x)
o - TUR 2-3 (-22)
x - ISL 1-4

GER by 1-15

3 - ESP 2-3 (+12)
4- GER 2-3 (+10)
x - TUR 2-3 (-22)

GER by 16-49

3 - GER 2-3 (+11)
4 - ESP 2-3 (+11)
x - TUR 2-3 (-22)

GER by 50+ (lol)

3 - GER 2-3 (+45)
4 - TUR 2-3 (-22)
x - ESP 2-3 (-23)

c) SRB, ESP, TUR

1 - SRB 5-0
2 - ESP 3-2 (+20)
3 - ITA 3-2 (+5)
4 - TUR 3-2 (-25)
x - GER 2-3
x - ISL 0-5

d) SRB, ESP, ISL

1 - SRB 5-0
2 - ITA 3-2
3 - ESP 3-2
4 - TUR 2-3
x - GER 2-3
x - ISL 0-5

e) ITA, GER, TUR

1 - ITA 4-1
2 - SRB 4-1
3 - TUR 3-2
4 - GER 3-2
x - ESP 2-3
x - ISL 0-5

f) ITA, GER, ISL

1 - ITA 4-1
2 - SRB 4-1
3 - GER 3-2
4 - ESP 2-3
x - TUR 2-3
x - ISL 1-4

g) ITA, ESP, TUR

1 - ITA 4-1
2 - SRB 4-1
3 - ESP 3-2
4 - TUR 3-2
x - GER 2-3
x - ISL 0-5

h) ITA, ESP, ISL

1 - ITA 4-1
2 - SRB 4-1
3 - ESP 3-2
4 - TUR 3-2
x - GER 2-3
x - ISL 0-5

That's it for now, I have to go back to work. I'll be back as soon as I can.

[radallo]

Despite the situation in groupB being quite a mess,

the scenarios for Italy are quite simple

ITA wins SRB --> 1st --> face loser FIN/POL
ITA loses SRB & TUR loses ISL --> 2nd --> face winner FIN/POL
ITA loses SRB & TUR wins ISL --> 3rd --> face loser FRA/ISR

[judasmartel]

Despite the situation in groupB being quite a mess,

the scenarios for Italy are quite simple

ITA wins SRB --> 1st --> face loser FIN/POL
ITA loses SRB & TUR loses ISL --> 2nd --> face winner FIN/POL
ITA loses SRB & TUR wins ISL --> 3rd --> face loser FRA/ISR

Agreed. It's the ESP-GER match that's crucial, and an Iceland win over Turkey could make things even more messier.

[judasmartel]

Alright, to continue the scenarios, here is for Group C:

Group C

Remaining games: Slovenia-Macedonia, Georgia-Croatia, Greece-Netherlands

- Greece has already topped the group, with Croatia as the 2nd seed.
- The following scenarios apply for Georgia, the Netherlands, and Macedonia:

a) SLO, GEO, GRE

3 - SLO 3-2
4 - GEO 2-3
x - MKD 1-4
x - NED 1-4

b) SLO, GEO, NED

3 - SLO 3-2
4 - NED 2-3
x - GEO 2-3
x - MKD 1-4

c) SLO, CRO, GRE

3 - SLO 3-2
4 - GEO 1-4 (+14)
x - NED 1-4 (-6)
x - MKD 1-4 (-8)

d) SLO, CRO, NED

3 - SLO 3-2
4 - NED 2-3
x - GEO 1-4
x - MKD 1-4

e) MKD, GEO, GRE

o - SLO 2-3 (11-x)
o - GEO 2-3 (+4)
o - MKD 2-3 (x-15)
x - NED 1-4

MKD by 1-7

3 - SLO 2-3 (+4)
4 - GEO 2-3 (+4)
x - MKD 2-3 (-8)

MKD by 8-12

3 - GEO 2-3 (+4)
4 - SLO 2-3 (-1)
x - MKD 2-3 (-3)

MKD by 13-19

3 - GEO 2-3 (+4)
4 - MKD 2-3 (+4)
x - SLO 2-3 (-8)

MKD by 20+

3 - MKD 2-3 (+5)
4 - GEO 2-3 (+4)
x - SLO 2-3 (-9)

f) MKD, GEO, NED

3 - SLO 2-3 (2-0)
4 - NED 2-3 (1-1)
x - GEO 2-3 (0-2)
x - MKD 1-4

g) MKD, CRO, GRE

3 - MKD 2-3
4 - SLO 2-3
x - NED 1-4
x - GEO 1-4

h) MKD, CRO, NED

3 - MKD 2-3 (2-0)
4 - SLO 2-3 (1-1)
x - NED 2-3 (0-2)
x - GEO 1-4

[judasmartel]

AND for the final punch, Group D scenarios.

Group D

Remaining games: UKR-BEL, LAT-EST, CZE-LTU


a) UKR, LAT, CZE

1 - CZE 4-1
2 - LTU 3-2
3 - LAT 3-2
4 - UKR 2-3
x - BEL 2-3
x - EST 1-4

b) UKR, LAT, LTU

1 - LTU 4-1
2 - LAT 3-2
3 - CZE 3-2
4 - UKR 2-3
x - BEL 2-3
x - EST 1-4

c) UKR, EST, CZE

1 - CZE 4-1
2 - LTU 3-2
3 - EST 2-3 (2-1, +7)
4 - UKR 2-3 (2-1, -7)
x - LAT 2-3 (1-2, +11)
x - BEL 2-3 (1-2, -11)

d) UKR, EST, LTU

1 - LTU 4-1
2 - CZE 3-2
3 - EST 2-3 (2-1, +7)
4 - UKR 2-3 (2-1, -7)
x - LAT 2-3 (1-2, +11)
x - BEL 2-3 (1-2, -11)

e) BEL, LAT, CZE

1 - CZE 4-1
2 - LTU 3-2 (+17)
3 - LAT 3-2 (-8)
4 - BEL 3-2 (-9)
x - EST 1-4
x - UKR 1-4

f) BEL, LAT, LTU

1 - LTU 4-1
2 - LAT 3-2 (2-0)
3 - CZE 3-2 (1-1)
4 - BEL 3-2 (0-2)
x - EST 1-4
x - UKR 1-4

g) BEL, EST, CZE

1 - CZE 4-1
2 - BEL 3-2
3 - LTU 3-2
4 - EST 2-3
x - LAT 2-3
x - UKR 1-4

h) BEL, EST, LTU

1 - LTU 4-1
2 - CZE 3-2
3 - BEL 3-2
4 - EST 2-3
x - LAT 2-3
x - UKR 1-4

[christodoulou76]

The odds for the 1/8 finals: http://www.oddschecker.com/basketball/eurobasket

Matches with the closest odds are SLO-LAT, ISR-ITA, CRO-CZE and LTU-GEO.

[christodoulou76]

Greek press is reporting that the organizers have made a mess of things (pun intended) by not providing food for the participating teams. I hope there is a McDonald's near the stadium.

[CoachZ]

Greek press is reporting that the organizers have made a mess of things (pun intended) by not providing food for the participating teams. I hope there is a McDonald's near the stadium.

I hope there are no liquor stores near the stadium or Raduljica might start hitting the bottle

[Joško Poljak Fan]

I hope there are no liquor stores near the stadium or Raduljica might start hitting the bottle

He can ask Slovenian NT, I'm sure they've found those by now...

[christodoulou76]

Does anyone have any details about this food fiasco?

[Miškinis]

I just came across to this video. That's the arena the games are being played in. Quite a building I'd say:

[MZT Skopje]

NEW EUROPEAN ATTENDANCE RECORD SET AT EUROBASKET 2015

http://www.fibaeurope.com/season_2015.coid_yYOoyTHXJnEEQ8aqfoyqz3.articleMode_on.ht

A new single-game attendance record for an indoor basketball game in Europe was set in Pierre Mauroy Stadium in Lille, France, on Saturday when a sell-out crowd of 26,135 turned out for the game between France and Turkey in the EuroBasket 2015 Round of 16.

The official number broke the previous record held by Red Star Belgrade. On 26 March 2014, Belgrade Arena was packed with 24,232 fans supporting their team against Budivelnik Kyiv in the Eurocup Quarter-Finals.

Saturday's Round of 16 game between Spain and Poland already saw a new record in the modern EuroBasket era with 21,302 spectators in the stands, but it was only a matter of hours before the record was bettered.

The previous record was set in 2005 in Belgrade, with 18,900 fans watching the medal games.

"For basketball in general and for continental championships in particular, this is really an amazing day," commented FIBA Europe President Turgay Demirel.

"It is only the qualification games for the last eight, so we are hoping that the number of fans seen here today will continue to turn out over the coming week.

"It will be one of our responsibilities for the future to keep the attendance numbers high for the European game. This will not be an easy task, but we will do our best."

For the first time in EuroBasket history, the championship has been held in four countries, with the Final Phase currently taking place in Pierre Mauroy Stadium, which is more commonly used to host football games.

"This is a new era of European basketball. It's not only one game. The whole Final Phase is going to be outstanding in a facility like this," said Kamil Novak, FIBA Executive Director Europe.

"The European basketball family can and should be proud of the interest in the national teams and in EuroBasket.

"Obviously, having almost 30,000 spectators in the arena is something unique. This is a base for our future work because this is the way we want to go - bigger, modern arenas."