Permutations: Who can still make the Quarter-Finals and who plays who?
MUNICH (Germany) - The conclusion of the EuroLeague Women Regular Season is almost upon us with just a handful of spots remaining for the Quarter-Finals.
MUNICH (Germany) - The conclusion of the EuroLeague Women Regular Season is almost upon us with just a handful of spots remaining for the Quarter-Finals.
UMMC Ekaterinburg, Perfumerias Avenida and ZVVZ USK Praha have all secured top-four places in Group A, while Fenerbahce Safiport, Sopron Basket and Dynamo Kursk are already confirmed in the Play-Offs from Group B.
Five teams remain in contention for the final two spots, while there also four available places in the EuroCup Women Quarter-Finals for the teams that finish in fifth and sixth spots in each group.
Here's a look through the two groups and the outlook for each team:
Group A
49/56 games played
| GAMES | GAME POINTS | POINTS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | P | W | L | % | For | Agt | +/- | FA | AA | |
| 1 | UMMC Ekaterinburg | 13 | 13 | 0 | 100 | 1118 | 879 | 239 | 86 | 67.6 | 26 |
| 2 | Perfumerias Avenida | 13 | 10 | 3 | 76.9 | 1052 | 913 | 139 | 80.9 | 70.2 | 23 |
| 3 | ZVVZ USK Praha | 13 | 9 | 4 | 69.2 | 1086 | 836 | 250 | 83.5 | 64.3 | 22 |
| 4 | BLMA | 11 | 6 | 5 | 54.5 | 764 | 828 | -64 | 69.5 | 75.3 | 17 |
| 5 | TTT Riga | 12 | 5 | 7 | 41.7 | 692 | 831 | -139 | 57.7 | 69.2 | 17 |
| 6 | Umana Reyer | 12 | 3 | 9 | 25.0 | 785 | 866 | -81 | 65.4 | 72.2 | 15 |
| 7 | MBA Moscow | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27.3 | 708 | 807 | -99 | 64.4 | 73.4 | 14 |
| 8 | KSC Szekszard | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 787 | 1032 | -245 | 60.5 | 79.4 | 13 |
UMMC Ekaterinburg
[/unordered]Can they qualify for the Quarter-Finals? Qualification confirmed
Possible placings: 1st
Perfumerias Avenida
[/unordered]Can they qualify for the Quarter-Finals? Qualification confirmed
Possible placings: 2nd-3rd
They will finish in second place with a win or ZVVZ USK Praha loss.
ZVVZ USK Praha
[/unordered]Can they qualify for the Quarter-Finals? Qualification confirmed
Possible placings: 2nd-3rd
They will finish in second place with a win if Perfumerias Avenida lose.
BLMA
[/unordered]Can they qualify for the Quarter-Finals? Yes
Possible placings: 4th-6th
They will finish in fourth place with a win, or at least one loss each for TTT Riga and MBA Moscow. They could also qualify for the Quarter-Finals in the result of a two-way tie with MBA Moscow, if they have the better head-to-head point differential.
TTT Riga
[/unordered]Can they qualify for the Quarter-Finals? Yes
Possible placings: 4th-6th
They will finish in fourth place if they win both of their remaining games and BLMA lose all of their remaining games. They cannot finish lower than sixth place, so would qualify for the EuroCup Women Quarter-Finals with any loss or any BLMA win.
Umana Reyer
[/unordered]Can they qualify for the Quarter-Finals? No
Possible placings: 6th-7th
They can still qualify for the EuroCup Women Quarter-Finals, but must beat MBA Moscow or they will finish in seventh place regardless of other results.
MBA Moscow
[/unordered]Can they qualify for the Quarter-Finals? Yes
Possible placings: 4th-7th
They will finish in fourth place if they win their remaining games - including beating BLMA by at least 9 points - and BLMA and TTT Riga both lose their remaining games.
KSC Szekszard
[/unordered]Can they qualify for the Quarter-Finals? No
Possible placings: 8th
They will finish in eighth place and cannot qualify for the EuroCup Women Quarter-Finals.
Remaining fixtures in Group A:
Thursday, February 17
MBA Moscow v BLMA - 17:00 CET
Saturday, February 19
ZVVZ USK Praha v TTT Riga - 18:00 CET
Sunday, February 20
MBA Moscow v Umana Reyer - 17:00 CET
Tuesday, February 22
BLMA v Umana Reyer - 20:00 CET
Wednesday, February 23
UMMC Ekaterinburg v MBA Moscow - 09:00 CET
TTT Riga v KSC Szekszard - 19:00 CET
Thursday, February 24
BLMA v Perfumerias Avenida - 20:00 CET
Group B
54/56 games played
| GAMES | GAME POINTS | POINTS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | P | W | L | % | For | Agt | +/- | FA | AA | |
| 1 | Fenerbahce Safiport | 13 | 10 | 3 | 76.9 | 1026 | 827 | 199 | 78.9 | 63.6 | 23 |
| 2 | Sopron Basket | 14 | 8 | 6 | 57.1 | 935 | 897 | 38 | 66.8 | 64.1 | 22 |
| 3 | Dynamo Kursk | 14 | 8 | 6 | 57.1 | 1038 | 1021 | 17 | 74.1 | 72.9 | 22 |
| 4 | Beretta Famila Schio | 13 | 8 | 5 | 61.5 | 946 | 884 | 62 | 72.8 | 68 | 21 |
| 5 | Spar Girona | 13 | 7 | 6 | 53.8 | 902 | 899 | 3 | 69.4 | 69.2 | 20 |
| 6 | Galatasaray | 14 | 5 | 9 | 35.7 | 968 | 1038 | -70 | 69.1 | 74.1 | 19 |
| 7 | Basket Landes | 13 | 6 | 7 | 46.2 | 888 | 980 | -92 | 68.3 | 75.4 | 19 |
| 8 | VBW Arka Gdynia | 14 | 2 | 12 | 14.3 | 935 | 1092 | -157 | 66.8 | 78 | 16 |
Fenerbahce Safiport
[/unordered]Can they qualify for the Quarter-Finals? Qualification confirmed
Possible placings: 1st
Sopron Basket
[/unordered]Can they qualify for the Quarter-Finals? Qualification confirmed
Possible placings: 2nd-3rd
They will finish in second place if Schio lose or in third place if Schio win.
Dynamo Kursk
[/unordered]Can they qualify for the Quarter-Finals? Qualification confirmed
Possible placings: 3rd-4th
They will finish in third place if Girona win and Schio lose, otherwise they will finish in fourth place.
Beretta Famila Schio
[/unordered]Can they qualify for the Quarter-Finals? Yes.
Possible placings: 2nd-3rd; 5th
They will qualify for the Quarter-Finals - and finish in second place - with a win. They will also qualify with a loss if Girona also lose. If they lose and Girona win, they will qualify for the EuroCup Women Quarter-Finals.
Spar Girona
[/unordered]Can they qualify for the Quarter-Finals? Yes.
Possible placings: 4th-6th
They will finish in fourth place with a win if Schio lose. If they lose or Schio win, they will qualify for the EuroCup Women Quarter-Finals.
Galatasaray
[/unordered]Can they qualify for the Quarter-Finals? No
Possible placings: 7th
They will finish in seventh place and cannot qualify for the EuroCup Women Quarter-Finals.
Basket Landes
[/unordered]Can they qualify for the Quarter-Finals? No
Possible placings: 5th-6th
They will finish in fifth place with a win by at least 10 points and have already qualified for the EuroCup Women Quarter-Finals regardless of results.
VBW Arka Gdynia
[/unordered]Can they qualify for the Quarter-Finals? No
Possible placings: 8th
They will finish in eighth place and cannot qualify for the EuroCup Women Quarter-Finals.
Possible tie-break scenarios for the top four:
If Fenerbahce and Girona both win: Sopron/Kursk/Schio/Girona 8-62) Sopron 4-2; 3) Kursk 3-3*; 4) Girona 3-3; 5) Schio 2-4 Kursk 2-0 Girona [/unordered] [/unordered] If Fenerbahce and Landes both win: Sopron/Kursk/Schio 8-6
2) Sopron 3-1; 3) Schio 2-2; 4) Kursk 1-3; [/unordered] If Schio and Girona both win: Sopron/Kursk/Girona 8-6
2) Sopron 3-1; 3) Kursk 2-2; 4) Girona 1-3; [/unordered] If Schio and Landes both win: Sopron/Kursk 8-6 Sopron 2-0 Kursk. [/unordered] [/unordered]
Remaining fixtures in Group B:
Saturday, February 19
Fenerbahce Safiport v Beretta Famila Schio - 16:00 CET
Wednesday, February 23
Spar Girona v Basket Landes - 20:15 CET
Quarter-Final Pairings:
The Quarter-Finals will be played in a best-of-3 format and the ties have been predetermined, as per the Competition System.
UMMC Ekaterinburg (A1) v Girona/Kursk (B4)
Sopron/Schio (B2) v Avenida/Praha (A3)
Avenida/Praha (A2) v Kursk/Sopron/Schio (B3)
Fenerbahce Safiport (B1) v BLMA/Riga/Moscow (A4)
DISCLAIMER: The above analysis has been prepared solely for the purpose of improving the experience of fans. It is not to be understood as advice or as binding information on the EuroLeague Women for competition purposes.
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