MUNICH (Germany) - There was a deluge of superb individual displays during the first games of the FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2027 Qualifiers First Round as the new cycle got off to a thunderous start. Now you have the opportunity to determine who collects the Top Performer honors by voting for your MVP in the fan poll below.
Emma Meesseman accumulated the joint highest performance efficiency valuation at 31 as Belgium strolled past Finland 96-72. Scoring 19 points and causing the Susiladies defense all kinds of headaches, she also added 9 boards, 5 assists and 2 blocks.
Valeria Aleksieva matched that efficiency score when helping Bulgaria to blast past Azerbaijan 141-48. The guard put on a show with an all-action 19 points, 8 assists and 6 rebounds.
Holly Winterburn was electric for Great Britain as they took care of Switzerland 85-64, with the guard racking up a stellar haul of 26 points, 7 assists, 4 rebounds and 3 steals for an overall effiency score of 30.
Meanwhile Israel had to work hard to see off Bosnia and Herzegovina 98-91 as Daniel Raber registered a spectacular double-double. The forward finished the contest with 16 points and 16 rebounds, as well as handing out 7 dimes.
In the same game, it was Kamiah Smalls on her debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina who almost guided her new team to victory before just coming up short. That was despite harvesting an eye-catching 18 points and 12 rebouds, while also collecting 4 assists and 2 steals.
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