2018_FIBA_U20_European_Championship_Division_B
The 2018 FIBA U20 European Championship Division B was the 14th edition of the Division B of the FIBA U20 European Championship, the second-tier level of the European Under-20 basketball championship. The tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 13 to 22 July 2018.[1][2]
Quick Facts Tournament details, Host country ...
| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Bulgaria |
| City | Sofia |
| Dates | 13–22 July |
| Teams | 22 |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Poland (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Slovenia |
| Third place |  Latvia |
| Fourth place |  Russia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Łukasz Kolenda |
| Top scorer |  Endar Poladkhanli (24.9 ppg) |
| Official website | |
| www.fiba.basketball | |
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Albania
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belgium
Bulgaria
Czech Republic 
(15th place, 2017 FIBA U20 European Championship Division A)
Estonia
Finland
Georgia
Hungary
Kosovo
Latvia (16th place, 2017 FIBA U20 European Championship Division A)
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Moldova
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Russia
Slovakia
Slovenia (14th place, 2017 FIBA U20 European Championship Division A)
In the Group phase, the 22 participating teams are divided into two groups of six and two groups of five. Teams play five or four games within their group.[3]
All times are local (UTC+3).
Group A
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | |
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| 1 | Latvia |
4 | 4 | 0 | 315 | 201 | +114 | 8 | Quarterfinals | — | 63–60 | 79–39 | 81–56 | 92–46 | |
| 2 | Belgium |
4 | 3 | 1 | 277 | 230 | +47 | 7 | 60–63 | — | 76–65 | 60–51 | 81–51 | ||
| 3 | Macedonia |
4 | 2 | 2 | 262 | 299 | −37 | 6 | 9th−16th place playoffs | 39–79 | 65–76 | — | 84–77 | 74–67 | |
| 4 | Belarus |
4 | 1 | 3 | 273 | 287 | −14 | 5 | 56–81 | 51–60 | 77–84 | — | 89–62 | ||
| 5 | Azerbaijan |
4 | 0 | 4 | 226 | 336 | −110 | 4 | 17th−22nd place classification | 46–92 | 51–81 | 67–74 | 62–89 | — |
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Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group B
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | |
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| 1 | Slovenia |
5 | 5 | 0 | 420 | 247 | +173 | 10 | Quarterfinals | — | 73–52 | 55–50 | 86–52 | 71–49 | 135–44 | |
| 2 | Bulgaria (H) |
5 | 4 | 1 | 355 | 298 | +57 | 9 | 52–73 | — | 58–56 | 84–54 | 69–56 | 92–59 | ||
| 3 | Estonia |
5 | 3 | 2 | 355 | 282 | +73 | 8 | 9th−16th place playoffs | 50–55 | 56–58 | — | 85–58 | 73–71 | 91–40 | |
| 4 | Albania |
5 | 2 | 3 | 380 | 392 | −12 | 7 | 52–86 | 54–84 | 58–85 | — | 77–71 | 139–66 | ||
| 5 | Slovakia |
5 | 1 | 4 | 347 | 348 | −1 | 6 | 17th−22nd place classification | 49–71 | 56–69 | 71–73 | 71–77 | — | 100–58 | |
| 6 | Moldova |
5 | 0 | 5 | 267 | 557 | −290 | 5 | 44–135 | 59–92 | 40–91 | 66–139 | 58–100 | — |
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Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Group C
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Russia |
5 | 5 | 0 | 389 | 323 | +66 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 |  Czech Republic |
5 | 4 | 1 | 365 | 283 | +82 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Netherlands |
5 | 3 | 2 | 313 | 262 | +51 | 8 | 9th−16th place playoffs |
| 4 |  Hungary |
5 | 2 | 3 | 339 | 294 | +45 | 7 | |
| 5 |  Luxembourg |
5 | 1 | 4 | 299 | 329 | −30 | 6 | 17th−22nd place classification |
| 6 |  Armenia |
5 | 0 | 5 | 248 | 462 | −214 | 5 |
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Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
13 July 2016 18:15 |
| Netherlands |
63–73 | Russia |
| Scoring by quarter: 14−12, 11−20, 17−21, 21−20 | ||
| Pts: Van Eyck 11 Rebs: Enaruna 8 Asts: Van Oostrum 5 |
Pts: Motovilov 24 Rebs: Khomenko 7 Asts: Tonoyan 7 | |
Triaditza Hall, Sofia Referees: Charalampos Karakatsounis (GRE), Valentin Oliot (FRA), Kristaps Konstantinovs (LAT) |
14 July 2018 13:45 |
| Russia |
69–68 | Hungary |
| Scoring by quarter: 21−15, 16−11, 18−23, 14−19 | ||
| Pts: Motovilov 26 Rebs: Tikhonenko 5 Asts: Motovilov 5 |
Pts: Németh, Pápai 12 Rebs: Völgyi 6 Asts: Kerpel-Fronius, Völgyi 2 | |
15 July 2018 16:00 |
| Armenia |
54–97 | Russia |
| Scoring by quarter: 12−18, 2−17, 24−30, 16−32 | ||
| Pts: Zohrabian 10 Rebs: four players 4 Asts: Koyumjan 4 |
Pts: Tonoyan, Toure 16 Rebs: Mikheev 9 Asts: Akhmedov 10 | |
St. George School Gym, Sofia Referees: Siniša Prpa (SRB), Erion Hoxhaj (ALB), Ivan Mijalkovski (MKD) |
17 July 2018 16:00 |
| Russia |
85–76 | Czech Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 14−15, 20−17, 25−21, 26−23 | ||
| Pts: Andrianov 15 Rebs: Klyuev 6 Asts: Andrianov, Tonoyan 4 |
Pts: Nábělek 21 Rebs: Kozák 9 Asts: Kozák 5 | |
Triaditza Hall, Sofia Referees: Vilius Mačiulaitis (LTU), Sebastián Negrón (CHI), Chess van Looy (BEL) |
18 July 2018 13:45 |
| Russia |
65–62 | Luxembourg |
| Scoring by quarter: 17−16, 25−8, 11−23, 12−15 | ||
| Pts: Motovilov 13 Rebs: Khomenko, Toure 7 Asts: Akhmedov 6 |
Pts: Andjelkovic 23 Rebs: Andjelkovic 7 Asts: Lessel 3 | |
Universiada Hall, Sofia Referees: Oskars Lucis (LAT), Nikolay Tsintsarski (BUL), Aleksandar Davidov (MKD) |
Group D
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | |
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| 1 | Poland |
4 | 4 | 0 | 304 | 240 | +64 | 8 | Quarterfinals | — | 81–66 | 59–58 | 93–63 | 71–53 | |
| 2 | Finland |
4 | 3 | 1 | 304 | 241 | +63 | 7 | 66–81 | — | 71–56 | 83–59 | 84–45 | ||
| 3 | Georgia |
4 | 2 | 2 | 261 | 269 | −8 | 6 | 9th−16th place playoffs | 58–59 | 56–71 | — | 66–62 | 81–77 | |
| 4 | Portugal |
4 | 1 | 3 | 260 | 309 | −49 | 5 | 63–93 | 59–83 | 62–66 | — | 76–67 | ||
| 5 | Kosovo |
4 | 0 | 4 | 242 | 312 | −70 | 4 | 17th−22nd place classification | 53–71 | 45–84 | 77–81 | 67–76 | — |
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Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group E
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | |
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| 1 | Slovakia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 209 | 127 | +82 | 4 | 17th place game | — | 109–69 | 100–58 | |
| 2 | Azerbaijan |
2 | 1 | 1 | 190 | 165 | +25 | 3 | 19th place game | 69–109 | — | 121–56 | |
| 3 | Moldova |
2 | 0 | 2 | 114 | 221 | −107 | 2 | 21st place game | 58–100 | 56–121 | — |
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Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group F
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | |
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| 1 | Kosovo |
2 | 2 | 0 | 160 | 130 | +30 | 4 | 17th place game | — | 73–67 | 87–63 | |
| 2 | Luxembourg |
2 | 1 | 1 | 142 | 135 | +7 | 3 | 19th place game | 67–73 | — | 75–62 | |
| 3 | Armenia |
2 | 0 | 2 | 125 | 162 | −37 | 2 | 21st place game | 63–87 | 62–75 | — |
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Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
21st place game
19th place game
17th place game
| 13th place game | 13th−16th place semifinals | 9th−16th place quarterfinals | 9th−12th place semifinals | 9th place game | |||||||||||||||||||
| A3 | Macedonia | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| B4 | Albania | 69 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| B4 | Albania | 44 | A3 | Macedonia | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||
| D3 | Georgia | 104 | C4 | Hungary | 57 | ||||||||||||||||||
| D3 | Georgia | 54 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| C4 | Hungary | 65 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| D3 | Georgia | 88 | C4 | Hungary | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||
| B3 | Estonia | 64 | D4 | Portugal | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||
| B3 | Estonia | 53 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A4 | Belarus | 66 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 15th place game | B3 | Estonia | 56 | A4 | Belarus | 64 | 11th place game | ||||||||||||||||
| C3 | Netherlands | 54 | D4 | Portugal | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||
| B4 | Albania | 48 | C3 | Netherlands | 51 | A3 | Macedonia | 73 | |||||||||||||||
| C3 | Netherlands | 78 | D4 | Portugal | 65 | A4 | Belarus | 83 | |||||||||||||||
| Fifth place game | 5th–8th place semifinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
| A1 | Latvia | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| B2 | Bulgaria | 57 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| B2 | Bulgaria | 53 | A1 | Latvia | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||
| C2 | Czech Republic | 60 | D1 | Poland (OT) | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||
| D1 | Poland | 91 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| C2 | Czech Republic | 70 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| C2 | Czech Republic | 72 | D1 | Poland | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||
| D2 | Finland | 87 | B1 | Slovenia | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||
| B1 | Slovenia | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A2 | Belgium | 52 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Seventh place game | A2 | Belgium | 58 | B1 | Slovenia | 60 | Third place game | ||||||||||||||||
| D2 | Finland | 69 | C1 | Russia | 50 | ||||||||||||||||||
| B2 | Bulgaria | 64 | C1 | Russia | 78 | A1 | Latvia | 76 | |||||||||||||||
| A2 | Belgium | 52 | D2 | Finland | 71 | C1 | Russia | 62 | |||||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
20 July 2018 13:45 |
| Slovenia |
64–52 | Belgium |
| Scoring by quarter: 20−3, 10−13, 15−17, 19−19 | ||
| Pts: Škedelj 20 Rebs: Macura 8 Asts: Macura, Strmčnik 3 |
Pts: Snyers 13 Rebs: Lambrecht 10 Asts: Peeters, Snyers 2 | |
20 July 2018 16:00 |
| Russia |
78–71 | Finland |
| Scoring by quarter: 16−24, 17−16, 25−9, 20−22 | ||
| Pts: Motovilov 23 Rebs: Popov 10 Asts: Andrianov, Motovilov 3 |
Pts: Gustavson, Maxhuni 17 Rebs: Nyman 6 Asts: Maxhuni 11 | |
20 July 2018 18:15 |
| Latvia |
77–57 | Bulgaria |
| Scoring by quarter: 18−15, 22−13, 24−14, 13−15 | ||
| Pts: Strautiņš 23 Rebs: Strautiņš 11 Asts: Zoriks 6 |
Pts: Minchev 10 Rebs: Alipiev 8 Asts: L. Dimitrov 4 | |
Universiada Hall, Sofia Referees: Charalampos Karakatsounis (GRE), Gentian Cici (ALB), Sebastián Negrón (CHI) |
5th–8th place semifinals
21 July 2018 13:45 |
| Belgium |
58–69 | Finland |
| Scoring by quarter: 20−19, 21−20, 3−16, 14−14 | ||
| Pts: Lambrecht 15 Rebs: Lambrecht 14 Asts: Snyers 5 |
Pts: Maxhuni 16 Rebs: Nyman 6 Asts: Valtonen 3 | |
21 July 2018 16:00 |
| Bulgaria |
53–60 | Czech Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 12−17, 10−15, 18−13, 13−15 | ||
| Pts: Minchev 18 Rebs: Alipiev, Minchev 7 Asts: L. Dimitrov 5 |
Pts: Kolář 16 Rebs: Kotásek, Štafl 7 Asts: Kolář 3 | |
Universiada Hall, Sofia Referees: Anton Makhlin (RUS), Marek Maliszewski (POL), Kristaps Konstantinovs (LAT) |
Semifinals
21 July 2018 18:15 |
| Latvia |
62–66 (OT) | Poland |
| Scoring by quarter: 7−14, 11−15, 14−17, 22−8, Overtime: 8−12 | ||
| Pts: Strautiņš 17 Rebs: Blumbergs 14 Asts: Zoriks, Zotovs 4 |
Pts: Kolenda 20 Rebs: Bogucki 18 Asts: Kobel 7 | |
Universiada Hall, Sofia Referees: Zafer Yılmaz (TUR), Gentian Cici (ALB), Charalampos Karakatsounis (GRE) |
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
22 July 2018 16:00 |
| Czech Republic |
72–87 | Finland |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–23, 24–17, 15–25, 19–22 | ||
| Pts: Kozák 13 Rebs: Kolář 6 Asts: Tůma 5 |
Pts: Valtonen 16 Rebs: Kaukiainen, Nyman 7 Asts: Kaukiainen 10 | |
Universiada Hall, Sofia Referees: Charalampos Karakatsounis (GRE), Chess van Looy (BEL), Aleksandar Davidov (MKD) |
Third place game
Final
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| Rank | Team | Record |
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 | Poland | 7–0 |
 | Slovenia | 7–1 |
 | Latvia | 6–1 |
| 4 | Russia | 6–2 |
| 5 | Finland | 5–2 |
| 6 | Czech Republic | 5–3 |
| 7 | Bulgaria | 5–3 |
| 8 | Belgium | 3–4 |
| 9 | Portugal | 4–3 |
| 10 | Hungary | 4–4 |
| 11 | Belarus | 3–4 |
| 12 | Macedonia | 3–4 |
| 13 | Georgia | 4–3 |
| 14 | Estonia | 4–4 |
| 15 | Netherlands | 4–4 |
| 16 | Albania | 2–6 |
| 17 | Slovakia | 3–4 |
| 18 | Kosovo | 2–5 |
| 19 | Luxembourg | 2–5 |
| 20 | Azerbaijan | 1–6 |
| 21 | Armenia | 1–6 |
| 22 | Moldova | 0–7 |
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| Promoted to the 2019 FIBA U20 European Championship Division A |
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- "FIBA Europe Board confirms hosts for 2018 national team events". FIBA.basketball. 4 December 2017.
- "22 teams FE competition system" (PDF). FIBA.basketball.