MUNICH (Germany) - The last day of the FIBA U16 Women's European Challengers saw host nation Slovakia crowned champions of the Piestany Challenger while Faith Ehi Etute was rewarded with the MVP accolade for her work in a  Luxembourg jersey.

Headlines:
- Slovakia beat Switzerland in a dramatic finish to the tournament to take the title.
- Luxembourg are led by MVP Faith Ehi Etute as they beat Ireland to finish the competition with a victory having lost their first four games

Piestany MVP:
Faith Ehi Etute (LUX) - 32.6 EFF / 20 PPG / 19.8 RPG / 3.8 APG / 4.0 SPG 

Day 8 Standout Performers:
Piestany: Viktoria Ranisavljevic (SUI) - 20 EFF / 31 PTS / 7 REB / 5 AST / 3 STL
Piestany: N'Na Dinimba Konate  (SUI) - 20 EFF / 8 PTS / 18 REB
Piestany: Faith Ehi Etute (LUX) - 45 EFF / 24 PTS / 21 REB / 6 AST / 5 STL

Piestany Challenger:

15/15 games played

		GAMES				GAME POINTS					POINTS
#	Team	P	W	L	%	For	Agt	+/-	FA	AA
1	Slovakia	5	5	0	100	335	258	77	67	51.6	10
2	Israel	5	3	2	60.0	323	229	94	64.6	45.8	8
3	Romania	5	3	2	60.0	295	238	57	59	47.6	8
4	Switzerland	5	3	2	60.0	300	275	25	60	55	8
5	Luxembourg	5	1	4	20.0	240	295	-55	48	59	6
6	Ireland	5	0	5	0	198	396	-198	39.6	79.2	5

Day 8 results: There was drama in the very last game of the U16 Challengers as Slovakia had to come from behind to take a thrilling 68-66 win against Switzerland, holding their collective breath as their opponents missed a shot to force overtime. The win ensured the home nation completed their campaign without a loss to their name. Natasa Tausova was the pick of the crop with 17 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

Israel had been looking on course for the potential title after opening up their campaign with three victories, but the wheels came off after they closed out with two losses. It included a 52-43 last day reverse at the hands of Romania as Ioana David added 14 points, 6 rebounds and 3 steals.

Meanwhile an astonishing display from tournament MVP Faith Ehi Etute paved the way for Luxembourg signing off their campaign on a winning note. After four straight losses, they used the last day of the tournament to collect a first victory after overcoming Ireland 57-46. Etute contributed a spectacular 45 efficiency rating after posting 24 points, 21 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals.

All other Challengers concluded as below on Saturday August 14 with France, Spain, Slovenia, Russia and Germany set to join hosts Hungary at the FIBA U17 Women's Basketball World Cup 2022 in Debrecen.

Helsinki Challenger:

15/15 games played

		GAMES				GAME POINTS					POINTS
#	Team	P	W	L	%	For	Agt	+/-	FA	AA
1	France	5	5	0	100	399	277	122	79.8	55.4	10
2	Germany	5	2	3	40.0	302	298	4	60.4	59.6	7
3	Finland	5	2	3	40.0	325	343	-18	65	68.6	7
4	Bulgaria	5	2	3	40.0	278	325	-47	55.6	65	7
5	Latvia	5	2	3	40.0	304	313	-9	60.8	62.6	7
6	Greece	5	2	3	40.0	255	307	-52	51	61.4	7

San Fernando Challenger:

15/15 games played

		GAMES				GAME POINTS					POINTS
#	Team	P	W	L	%	For	Agt	+/-	FA	AA
1	Spain	5	5	0	100	386	196	190	77.2	39.2	10
2	Serbia	5	4	1	80.0	304	267	37	60.8	53.4	9
3	Hungary	5	3	2	60.0	345	271	74	69	54.2	8
4	Croatia	5	2	3	40.0	302	354	-52	60.4	70.8	7
5	Ukraine	5	1	4	20.0	267	370	-103	53.4	74	6
6	Lithuania	5	0	5	0	240	386	-146	48	77.2	5

Matosinhos  Challenger: 

15/15 games played

		GAMES				GAME POINTS					POINTS
#	Team	P	W	L	%	For	Agt	+/-	FA	AA
1	Slovenia	5	5	0	100	351	274	77	70.2	54.8	10
2	Russia	5	4	1	80.0	335	286	49	67	57.2	9
3	Belgium	5	3	2	60.0	289	266	23	57.8	53.2	8
4	Portugal	5	1	4	20.0	251	297	-46	50.2	59.4	6
5	Poland	5	1	4	20.0	283	315	-32	56.6	63	6
6	Czech Republic	5	1	4	20.0	307	378	-71	61.4	75.6	6

Tbilisi Challenger:

10/10 games played

		GAMES				GAME POINTS					POINTS
#	Team	P	W	L	%	For	Agt	+/-	FA	AA
1	North Macedonia	4	4	0	100	359	157	202	89.8	39.2	8
2	Albania	4	3	1	75.0	224	197	27	56	49.2	7
3	Armenia	4	2	2	50.0	170	261	-91	42.5	65.2	6
4	Malta	4	1	3	25.0	225	223	2	56.2	55.8	5
5	Georgia	4	0	4	0	159	299	-140	39.8	74.8	4

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