Who can still make it to Play-Off Round 1?
MUNICH (EuroCup Women) - While a number of clubs have already had their dreams made or broken heading into the last week of the Regular Season, several tickets to the next stage are still on offer.
MUNICH (EuroCup Women) - While a number of clubs have already had their dreams made or broken heading into the last week of the Regular Season, several tickets to the next stage of EuroCup Women are still on offer.
The top two teams from each group, as well as two best third-placed teams will continue their season. All teams will be ranked ahead of Play-Off Round 1. The top eight teams will skip this stage and jump right to the Round of 16. Any team retaining a perfect record is guaranteed of a spot in the Round of 16.
We run down what is at stake in each group as we enter this vital last week of the Regular Season.
Group A - TTT Riga and Olympiacos have both qualified.
Group B - Mersin and Good Angels Kosice have both qualified.
Group C - A potential four-way tie lies in wait.
- Umea Udominate and Artego Bydgoszcz are both 3-2 so if they win their respective games against MBA Moscow and Sparta&K M.R. Vidnoje, they will both advance.
- Sparta&K M.R. Vidnoje and MBA Moscow are 2-3, so will be looking to force a four-way tie by winning their matchups.
- If just one of Umea or Bydgoszcz win, that victorious club will go through with a 4-2 record.
- If Umea lose and Artego Bydgoszcz win, then MBA Moscow will advance, at the expense of Umea.
- If Umea win and Artego Bydgoszcz lose, then it will come down to a head-to-head comparison between Bydgoszcz and Sparta&K, with Bydgoszcz having won the first match-up by 7 points.
Group D - Hatay BB have qualified.
- Piestanske Cajky are 2-3 and play at ACS Sepsi, while Energa Torun are 2-3 and play at Hatay.
- If either Energa Torun or Piestanske Cajky win and the other loses, the winning team advances with the 3-3 record. In the event they both win their respective games, Energa Torun will advance as they hold the head-to-head over Piestanske Cajky.
- There is the possibility of a three-way tie if Sepsi beat Piestanske Cajky and Torun lose against Hatay (with all three clubs 2-4). The current standings in this three-way tie are Torun +7 (finished relevant games), Sepsi +5 and Piestanske Cajky -12. This means in this three-way tie situation, Sepsi must win by 3 to progress or Piestanske Cajky must win by 20.
Group E - Sleza Wroclaw have qualified.
Both Basket 90 Gdynia and Agu Spor are 2-3 and will play each other in Poland to see who advances. This is a straightforward winner-takes-all clash.
Group F - Carolo Basket have qualified.
- PEAC-Pecs are 2-3 and face Carolo Basket. If they win and Rutronik Stars Keltern beat DVTK Miskolc, then PEAC-Pecs will advance.
- If PEAC-Pecs win but DVTK Miskolc also win at Keltern, then DVTK will go through with both sides 3-3 as they hold the head-to-head against their Hungarian rivals.
- If PEAC-Pecs lose and DVTK win, then DVTK will progress.
- If PEAC-Pecs lose and Keltern win, there will be a three-way tie with PEAC-Pecs, Keltern and Miskolc all on 2-4. The current standings in this are DVTK +12, Keltern +3 and Pecs -15. Pecs can not advance in this scenario, while Keltern must win by 5 against DVTK.
Group G - Spar Citylift Girona and Basket Landes have both qualified.
Group H - Virtus Eirene and KSC Szeszard have both qualified.
Group I - Reyer Venezia have qualified.
Both TSV 1880 Wasserburg and Elfic Fribourg are 2-3 and will play each other in Germany to see who advances. This is a straightforward winner-takes-all clash.
Group J - Namur and Saint-Amand have both qualified.
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