EuroBasket 2015 Women
35th FIBA European Women's
Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countries Hungary
 Romania
Dates11–28 June
Teams20
Venue(s)7 (in 7 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Serbia (1st title)
Tournament statistics
MVPSerbia Ana Dabović[1]
Top scorerSpain Torrens (19.7)
Top reboundsBelarus Leuchanka (11.5)
Top assistsMontenegro Škerović (7.1)
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The 2015 European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 2015, was the 35th edition of the continental tournament in women's basketball, sanctioned by the FIBA Europe. The tournament was co-held in Hungary, which hosted the championship for the fifth time after 1950, 1964, 1983 and 1997, and Romania which hosted it for the second time after 1966, on 11–28 June 2015. The event was hosted by more than one country for the first time.[2][3][4][5]

Serbia won their first title by defeating France 76–68 in the final.[6]

Host selection

Initially six member federations expressed their intention to organize the tournament: Belarus and Lithuania, who applied a joint bid;[7] Hungary, Israel, Serbia and Spain.[8] Lithuania later refused the plan of a joint bid[9] and eventually two countries submitted an official candidation, Belarus and Hungary.

The final decision was made by the FIBA Europe Board on 18 December 2011 in their meeting in Munich, which awarded the organization rights to Hungary by majority vote. FIBA Europe president Ólafur Rafnsson was on the opinion that "it was an excellent choice as Hungary has tradition in basketball and especially in women's basketball." Attila Czene, State Minister for Sport of the Ministry of National Resources was also pleased, stating that the European Championship great opportunity to upgrade and expand the infrastructure, as Hungary's aim "is to invest in sport and basketball is a main team sport." "As a former Olympic champion, I am happy that we can reintroduce team sport in Hungary. Basketball is a bit behind handball right now and we are trying to close this gap, with 2015 we can start making progress" – he added.[3]

Romanian Basketball Federation has announced that FIBA Europe board has granted them the rights to co-host EuroBasket Women in 2015 with Hungary. Originally Hungary applied to host and was awarded the tournament as the only host country. According to the announcement current plan has Romania hosting groups in Cluj-Napoca, Oradea and Timișoara.[4][5][10]

Venues

Location View City Arena Capacity Round
Budapest Syma Sport and Events Centre 5,500 Final round
Debrecen Főnix Hall 5,500 Second round
Győr Audi Aréna 5,000 Second round
Szombathely Arena Savaria 4,000 First round
Sopron MKB Aréna Sopron 2,500 First round
Oradea Arena Antonio Alexe 2,500 First round
Timișoara Sala Polivalentă "Politehnica" 3,000 First round

Qualification

Main article: EuroBasket Women 2015 qualification

The qualification was held from 7 June 2013 to 25 June 2014.

Qualified teams

Country Qualified as Date of qualification Last appearance Best placement in tournament WR
 Hungary Host nation 18 December 2011 2009 Runner-up (1950, 1956) 55
 Romania Host nation 19 May 2012 2007 4th place (1962, 1964, 1966) 55
 Turkey Host nation of the 2014 FIBA World Championship for Women & 3rd place of EuroBasket Women 2013 13 March 2011 2013 Runner-up (2011) 13
 Greece Winner of 1st Qualification round 25 June 2013 2011 5th place (2009) 22
 Serbia 4th place of EuroBasket Women 2013 26 June 2013 2013 4th place (2013) 29
 Spain Winner of EuroBasket Women 2013 26 June 2013 2013 Champion (1993, 2013) 6
 Czech Republic 6th place of EuroBasket Women 2013 27 June 2013 2013 Champion (2005) 5
 France Runner-up of EuroBasket Women 2013 27 June 2013 2013 Champion (2001, 2009) 4
 Belarus 5th place of EuroBasket Women 2013 28 June 2013 2013 3rd place (2007) 10
 Croatia Winner of Qualification group F 22 June 2014 2013 5th place (2011) 19
 Sweden Runner-up of Qualification group E 22 June 2014 2013 7th place (1987, 2013) 43
 Latvia Winner of Qualification group C 22 June 2014 2013 4th place (2007) 16
 Poland Runner-up of Qualification group A 22 June 2014 2011 Champion (1999) 39
 Ukraine Runner-up of Qualification group D 23 June 2014 2013 Champion (1995) 43
 Russia Winner of Qualification group E 25 June 2014 2013 Champion (2003, 2007, 2011) 3
 Slovakia Winner of Qualification group A 25 June 2014 2013 Runner-up (1997) 33
 Italy Runner-up of Qualification group C 25 June 2014 2013 Champion (1938) 28
 Lithuania Winner of Qualification group B 25 June 2014 2013 Champion (1997) 15
 Great Britain Runner-up of Qualification group B 25 June 2014 2013 9th place (2013) 24
 Montenegro Winner of Qualification group D 25 June 2014 2013 6th place (2011) 34

Squads

Main article: EuroBasket Women 2015 squads

Draw

The draw was held on 29 November 2014 in Budapest, Hungary.[11][12]

Seedings

The seeding was announced on 20 November 2014.[11] According to the FIBA Europe regulations the participating nations are seeded based on their record in EuroBasket Women 2013 final tournament (shown in brackets for first 6 teams) or EuroBasket Women 2015 qualification (shown in brackets with symbol Q).[11]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5

 Spain (1)
 France (2)
 Turkey (3)
 Serbia (4)

 Belarus (5)
 Czech Republic (6)
 Croatia (Q1)
 Slovakia (Q2)

 Lithuania (Q3)
 Ukraine (Q4)
 Poland (Q5)
 Latvia (Q6)

 Montenegro (Q7)
 Russia (Q8)
 Sweden (Q9)
 Italy (Q10)

 Great Britain (Q11)
 Greece (Q1st)
 Hungary (host)
 Romania (host)

First round

Group A

Main article: EuroBasket Women 2015 Group A
Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  France 4 4 0 319 264 +55 8 Advance to second round
2  Montenegro 4 3 1 301 263 +38 7
3  Czech Republic 4 2 2 289 306 −17 6
4  Ukraine 4 1 3 283 314 −31 5
5  Romania 4 0 4 270 315 −45 4
Source: eurobasketwomen2015.com
11 June 2015
Montenegro  71–52  Czech Republic
Ukraine  55–79  France
12 June 2015
Czech Republic  80–79  Ukraine
Romania  61–79  Montenegro
13 June 2015
France  85–75  Czech Republic
Ukraine  78–71  Romania
14 June 2015
Montenegro  84–71  Ukraine
Romania  67–76  France
15 June 2015
France  79–67  Montenegro
Czech Republic  82–71  Romania

Group B

Main article: EuroBasket Women 2015 Group B
Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Belarus 4 4 0 299 234 +65 8 Advance to second round
2  Turkey 4 3 1 220 215 +5 7
3  Greece 4 2 2 217 239 −22 6
4  Italy 4 1 3 232 241 −9 5
5  Poland 4 0 4 208 247 −39 4
Source: eurobasketwomen2015.com
11 June 2015
Poland  54–57  Turkey
Italy  76–85 (OT)  Belarus
12 June 2015
Greece  51–46  Italy
Belarus  65–49  Poland
13 June 2015
Poland  50–59  Greece
Turkey  52–67  Belarus
14 June 2015
Italy  66–55  Poland
Greece  50–61  Turkey
15 June 2015
Belarus  82–57  Greece
Turkey  50–44  Italy

Group C

Main article: EuroBasket Women 2015 Group C
Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Russia 4 3 1 293 223 +70 7[a] Advance to second round
2  Serbia 4 3 1 294 263 +31 7[a]
3  Croatia 4 2 2 277 305 −28 6[b]
4  Latvia 4 2 2 258 263 −5 6[b]
5  Great Britain 4 0 4 222 290 −68 4
Source: eurobasketwomen2015.com
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Russia–Serbia 77–53
  2. ^ a b Croatia–Latvia 67–63
11 June 2015
Latvia  60–76  Serbia
Russia  83–62  Croatia
12 June 2015
Croatia  67–63  Latvia
Great Britain  40–71  Russia
13 June 2015
Latvia  67–58  Great Britain
Serbia  89–72  Croatia
14 June 2015
Great Britain  54–76  Serbia
Russia  62–68  Latvia
15 June 2015
Croatia  76–70  Great Britain
Serbia  53–77  Russia

Group D

Main article: EuroBasket Women 2015 Group D
Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 4 4 0 287 245 +42 8 Advance to second round
2  Slovakia 4 2 2 312 316 −4 6[a]
3  Lithuania 4 2 2 279 291 −12 6[a]
4  Sweden 4 1 3 269 269 0 5[b]
5  Hungary 4 1 3 261 287 −26 5[b]
Source: eurobasketwomen2015.com
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Slovakia–Lithuania 85–79
  2. ^ a b Sweden–Hungary 73–62
11 June 2015
Sweden  69–72  Slovakia
Lithuania  58–72  Spain
12 June 2015
Slovakia  85–79  Lithuania
Hungary  63–72  Sweden
13 June 2015
Spain  82–81  Slovakia
Lithuania  72–66  Hungary
14 June 2015
Sweden  68–70  Lithuania
Hungary  46–69  Spain
15 June 2015
Spain  64–60  Sweden
Slovakia  74–86  Hungary

Second round

Group E

Main article: EuroBasket Women 2015 Group E
Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Turkey 5 4 1 299 262 +37 9[a] Advance to final round
2  France 5 4 1 335 308 +27 9[a]
3  Belarus 5 2 3 349 323 +26 7[b]
4  Montenegro 5 2 3 319 340 −21 7[c]
5  Greece 5 2 3 299 328 −29 7[d]
6  Czech Republic 5 1 4 319 359 −40 6
Source: eurobasketwomen2015.com
Notes:
  1. ^ a b France–Turkey 56–66
  2. ^ Belarus 3pts/154:134 (+20) :: Belarus–Greece 82–57. Montenegro–Belarus 77–72
  3. ^ Montenegro 3pts/140:148 (−8) :: Montenegro–Belarus 77–72, Montenegro–Greece 63–76
  4. ^ Greece 3pts/133:145 (−12) :: Belarus–Greece 82–57. Montenegro–Greece 63–76
17 June 2015
Turkey  61–41  Montenegro
Czech Republic  73–70  Belarus
Greece  42–51  France
19 June 2015
Montenegro  77–72  Belarus
Greece  74–71  Czech Republic
France  56–66  Turkey
21 June 2015
Turkey  59–48  Czech Republic
Montenegro  63–76  Greece
Belarus  58–64  France

Group F

Main article: EuroBasket Women 2015 Group F
Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 5 5 0 406 328 +78 10 Advance to final round
2  Lithuania 5 3 2 371 367 +4 8[a]
3  Russia 5 3 2 366 320 +46 8[a]
4  Serbia 5 2 3 370 387 −17 7[b]
5  Slovakia 5 2 3 385 374 +11 7[b]
6  Croatia 5 0 5 312 434 −122 5
Source: eurobasketwomen2015.com
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Lithuania–Russia 78–74
  2. ^ a b Slovakia–Serbia 74–76
18 June 2015
Slovakia  74–76  Serbia
Lithuania  78–74  Russia
Croatia  52–95  Spain
20 June 2015
Lithuania  83–64  Croatia
Russia  75–61  Slovakia
Serbia  80–91  Spain
22 June 2015
Slovakia  84–62  Croatia
Spain  66–57  Russia
Serbia  72–73  Lithuania

Final round

Main article: EuroBasket Women 2015 final round
 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
24 June
 
 
 Turkey63
 
26 June
 
 Serbia75
 
 Serbia74
 
24 June
 
 Belarus72
 
 Lithuania66
 
28 June
 
 Belarus68
 
 Serbia76
 
25 June
 
 France68
 
 France77
 
26 June
 
 Russia74
 
 France63
 
25 June
 
 Spain58 Third place
 
 Spain75
 
28 June
 
 Montenegro74
 
 Belarus58
 
 
 Spain74
 
5–8th place bracket
 
5–8th place semifinalsFifth place
 
      
 
25 June
 
 
 Turkey66
 
27 June
 
 Lithuania57
 
 Turkey68
 
26 June
 
 Russia66
 
 Russia73
 
 
 Montenegro65
 
Seventh place
 
 
27 June
 
 
 Lithuania77
 
 
 Montenegro89

Final

Main article: EuroBasket Women 2015 Final
28 June 2015
19:00
Serbia  76–68  France
Scoring by quarter: 15–22, 18–10, 20–17, 23–19
Pts: A. Dabović 25
Rebs: Page 8
Asts: A. Dabović 3		 Pts: Gruda 16
Rebs: Yacoubou 6
Asts: Dumerc 5
Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest
Attendance: 5,200
Referees: Karen Lasuik (CAN), Anne Panther (GER), Maj Forsberg (DEN)

Final ranking

Qualified for the 2016 Olympic Games
Qualified for the 2016 FIBA World
Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Rank Team Record
 Serbia 7–3
 France 8–2
 Spain 9–1
4th  Belarus 5–5
5th  Turkey 8–2
6th  Russia 5–5
7th  Montenegro 5–5
8th  Lithuania 5–5
9th  Slovakia 3–4
10th  Greece 4–3
11th  Czech Republic 3–4
12th  Croatia 2–5
13th  Latvia 2–2
14th  Sweden 1–3
15th  Italy 1–3
16th  Ukraine 1–3
17th  Hungary 1–3
18th  Poland 0–4
19th  Romania 0–4
20th  Great Britain 0–4

Statistics and awards

Statistical leaders

Awards

Guard Center Forward
All-star team[1]

Serbia Ana Dabović
France Céline Dumerc

France Sandrine Gruda

Spain Alba Torrens
Serbia Sonja Petrović

MVP: Serbia Ana Dabović[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Dabovic Headlines All-Star Five". eurobasketwomen2015.com. 28 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Magyarország rendezi a 2015–ös Európa-bajnokságot" [Hungary will host the 2015 European Championship] (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport Online. 18 December 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Hungary to host Eurobasket Women 2015". FIBA Europe. 18 December 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  4. ^ a b "Romania to co-host EuroBasket Women 2015 with Hungary". lovewomensbasketball.com. 19 May 2012. Archived from the original on 7 June 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  5. ^ a b "Romania si Ungaria vor organiza EuroBasket Women 2015!". frbaschet.ro (in Romanian). 19 May 2012. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  6. ^ "Historic First Title For Super Serbia". eurobasketwomen2015.com. 28 June 2015.
  7. ^ "Belarus and Lithuania in joint bid for EuroBasket Women 2015". Belarusian Telegraph Agency. 27 July 2011. Archived from the original on 7 June 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
  8. ^ "'FIBA-Europe' sulaukė penkių paraiškų rengti 2015 metų Europos moterų čempionatą" (in Lithuanian). delfi.lt. 2011-05-18. Retrieved 2011-05-19.
  9. ^ "Lithuania refuses to hold European Women's Basketball Championship 2015 together with Belarus". Charter 97. 26 August 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
  10. ^ "Campionatul European de Baschet feminin rămâne la Timișoara" (in Romanian). pressalert.ro. 27 May 2014.
  11. ^ a b c "EuroBasket Women Seedings Announced". fibaeurope.com. 2014-11-20.
  12. ^ "EuroBasket Women 2015 Draw Completed". fibaeurope.com. 2014-11-29.
  13. ^ Statistics

External links

EuroBasket Women 2015
EuroBasket Women
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