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Day 5 recap: Three tickets punched for FIBA U17 Women's Basketball World Cup

MUNICH (Germany) - The fifth day of the FIBA U16 Women's European Challengers proved to be a momentous one as France, Slovenia and Russia all snapped up tickets for the FIBA U17 Women's Basketball World Cup next year.

Headlines:
- France book FIBA U17 Women's Basketball World Cup place after soaring past Germany in the Helsinki Challenger
- Slovenia and Russia secure the two places to U17 Women's World Cup from Group C after getting the wins they needed at the Matosinhos Challenger

Day 5 Standout Performers:
Helsinki: Dominique Malonga (FRA) - 23 EFF / 19 PTS / 10 REB
Tbilisi: Melida Hykaj (ALB) - 29 EFF / 22 PTS / 12 REB / 4 STL
San Fernando: Iyana Martin Carrion (ESP) - 16 PTS / 75% FG / 5 REB / 5 STL / 3 AST
Matosinhos: Pauline Bayart (BEL) - 28 EFF / 15 PTS / 17 REB / 4 BLK
Piestany: Faith Ehi Etute (LUX) - 24 EFF / 15 PTS / 20 REB

Helsinki Challenger:
Group A

12/15 games played

  GAMES GAME POINTS POINTS
# Team P W L % For Agt +/- FA AA  
1 FRA France 4 4 0 100 332 211 121 83 52.8 8
2 BUL Bulgaria 4 2 2 50.0 223 255 -32 55.8 63.8 6
3 FIN Finland 4 2 2 50.0 271 285 -14 67.8 71.2 6
4 LAT Latvia 4 2 2 50.0 238 246 -8 59.5 61.5 6
5 GER Germany 4 1 3 25.0 232 243 -11 58 60.8 5
6 GRE Greece 4 1 3 25.0 197 253 -56 49.2 63.2 5

Day 5 results: Another exceptional contribution from Dominique Malonga of 19 points and 10 boards was behind a comfortable 77-51 success for France as they swept aside Germany to seal their place at the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup. Finland had been hoping to join France but endured an agonizing 64-61 defeat to Bulgaria despite 27 points from Elina Aarnisalo. It was Denitsa Manolova who did the damage for Bulgaria with 12 points and 12 rebounds, while Yana Kiramfiolva added 16 points. There was also a precious win for Latvia in the Group, who beat Greece 55-51 to boost their hopes.

San Fernando Challenger:
Group B

12/15 games played

  GAMES GAME POINTS POINTS
# Team P W L % For Agt +/- FA AA  
1 ESP Spain 4 4 0 100 333 157 176 83.2 39.2 8
2 SRB Serbia 4 3 1 75.0 225 208 17 56.2 52 7
3 HUN Hungary 4 3 1 75.0 306 218 88 76.5 54.5 7
4 CRO Croatia 4 2 2 50.0 243 275 -32 60.8 68.8 6
5 UKR Ukraine 4 0 4 0 216 325 -109 54 81.2 4
6 LTU Lithuania 4 0 4 0 195 335 -140 48.8 83.8 4

 Day 5 results: FIBA U17 Women's Basketball World Cup hosts Hungary showed their teeth in a big way as they tore apart Croatia 79-50 with Petra Toman scoring 17 points and Patricia Timea Kokai chipping in with 16. The victory made Spain wait for their potential ticket to next year's flagship event despite a 108-30 win against Lithuania.  Iyana Martin Carrion produced 16 points, 5 rebounds and 5 steals, with Awa Fam Thiam logging 19 points and 9 rebounds. Serbia relied on a super 35 points from in-form Marija Avlijas to get the job done 59-51 against Ukraine, who couldn't prevent defeat despite a huge 21 points and 19 rebounds from Kateryna Koval.

Matosinhos  Challenger: 
Group C

12/15 games played

  GAMES GAME POINTS POINTS
# Team P W L % For Agt +/- FA AA  
1 SLO Slovenia 4 4 0 100 284 227 57 71 56.8 8
2 RUS Russia 4 3 1 75.0 246 214 32 61.5 53.5 7
3 BEL Belgium 4 2 2 50.0 241 233 8 60.2 58.2 6
4 POR Portugal 4 1 3 25.0 218 249 -31 54.5 62.2 5
5 POL Poland 4 1 3 25.0 236 248 -12 59 62 5
6 CZE Czech Republic 4 1 3 25.0 235 289 -54 58.8 72.2 5

 Day 5 results: Slovenia will play at the FIBA U17 Women's  Basketball World Cup next year after they stayed unbeaten to move to 4-0 with a 72-53 win against Portugal, founded on an impressive Zoja Stirn double-double of 23 points and 11 rebounds. Russia were also able to secure their spot at the event after going on a 13-4 late run to surge to a 65-58 win against Poland with 19 points and 6 rebounds from Olesia Galenko pacing the victory.  Additionally, a power-packed performance from Pauline Bayart helped Belgium take a 76-53 win against Czech Republic as she scored 15 points, pulled down 17 boards and swatted four shots. 

Piestany Challenger:
Group D

9/15 games played

  GAMES GAME POINTS POINTS
# Team P W L % For Agt +/- FA AA  
1 ISR Israel 3 3 0 100 236 116 120 78.7 38.7 6
2 SVK Slovakia 3 3 0 100 206 148 58 68.7 49.3 6
3 SUI Switzerland 3 2 1 66.7 174 158 16 58 52.7 5
4 ROU Romania 3 1 2 33.3 174 158 16 58 52.7 4
5 LUX Luxembourg 3 0 3 0 134 189 -55 44.7 63 3
6 IRL Ireland 3 0 3 0 115 270 -155 38.3 90 3

Day 5 results: There's no stopping Israel in Piestany as they proved too hot to handle for Luxembourg with a 66-40 success. Yali Levy and Romi Elbaz netted 17 and 16 points respectively, while Faith Ehe Etute enhanced her reputation with another incredible double-double of 15 points and 20 rebounds. Slovakia are also yet to lose but had to survive a scare against Romania as they completed a 55-54 victory built around a smart showing from Magdalena Valova who had 10 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists and 2 steals. Ireland were no match for Switzerland as the latter stormed their way to a 74-36 victory with Sharline Hulliger and Jade Marie Krummenacher sharing 28 points.

Tbilisi Challenger:
Group E

8/10 games played

  GAMES GAME POINTS POINTS
# Team P W L % For Agt +/- FA AA  
1 ALB Albania 4 3 1 75.0 224 197 27 56 49.2 7
2 MKD North Macedonia 3 3 0 100 255 121 134 85 40.3 6
3 MLT Malta 3 1 2 33.3 175 172 3 58.3 57.3 4
4 ARM Armenia 3 1 2 33.3 119 211 -92 39.7 70.3 4
5 GEO Georgia 3 0 3 0 123 195 -72 41 65 3

Day 5 results: Albania celebrated an exciting and nail-biting 53-51 win against Malta after a sublime display from Melida Hykaj who racked up 22 points, 12 rebounds and 4 steals. North Macedonia completely demolished Armenia 92-22 as Mihaela Aleksovska amassed 25 points.

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