MUNICH (Germany) - The first Challenger came to a close on Day 6 as Slovenia were crowned champions in Heraklion, while there was plenty more drama across the three other cities on their penultimate gameday.

Headlines:

- Slovenia overcome Greece in battle for title in Heraklion
- France wrap up top spot with day to spare in Tbilisi
- Three-way tie at the top in Brno as Croatia suffer first loss
- Hungary, Belarus to meet again in Sopron Final

Day 6 Standout Performers:

Brno: Ondrej Hanzlik (CZE) - 24 PTS / 4 STL
Brno: David Bohm (CZE) - 17 PTS / 12 REB / 5 AST 
Brno: Frederico Martins (POR) - 25 PTS / 4 AST
Tbilisi: Hugo Benitez (FRA) - 15 PTS / 11 AST / 7 REB / 5 STL
Tbilisi: Konstantin Toshkov (BUL) - 21 PTS / 9 AST / 5 REB
Heraklion: Dan Duscak (SLO) - 9 PTS / 14 AST / 2 STL
Heraklion: Rok Radovic (SLO) - 15 PTS / 10 REB / 1 BLK
Sopron: Max Logelin (LUX) - 34 PTS / 9 REB / 5 STL

Brno Challenger: 

12/15 games played

		GAMES				GAME POINTS					POINTS
#	Team	P	W	L	%	For	Agt	+/-	FA	AA
1	Czech Republic	4	3	1	75.0	306	246	60	76.5	61.5	7
2	Croatia	4	3	1	75.0	327	250	77	81.8	62.5	7
3	Spain	4	3	1	75.0	276	211	65	69	52.8	7
4	Italy	4	2	2	50.0	254	254	0	63.5	63.5	6
5	Portugal	4	1	3	25.0	242	292	-50	60.5	73	5
6	Albania	4	0	4	0	183	335	-152	45.8	83.8	4

Gameday 4 results: Spain opened the day with a comfortable 70-50 win against Italy and now have fate in their own hands after previously unbeaten Croatia fell to an 81-68 defeat to Czech Republic with Ondrej Hanzlik leading the hosts with 24 points. In the final game of the day, Portugal ended their wait for a first win by beating Albania, 72-54, with a 25-point haul for Frederico Martins.

Heraklion Challenger:

15/15 games played

		GAMES				GAME POINTS					POINTS
#	Team	P	W	L	%	For	Agt	+/-	FA	AA
1	Slovenia	5	5	0	100	391	299	92	78.2	59.8	10
2	Israel	5	3	2	60.0	374	337	37	74.8	67.4	8
3	Greece	5	3	2	60.0	381	351	30	76.2	70.2	8
4	Belgium	5	3	2	60.0	329	331	-2	65.8	66.2	8
5	Russia	5	1	4	20.0	342	357	-15	68.4	71.4	6
6	Ukraine	5	0	5	0	276	418	-142	55.2	83.6	5

Gameday 5 results: Slovenia made it five wins from five to take the title in Heraklion as they overcame a slow start to comfortably beat Greece, 84-63, with Dan Duscak dishing out 14 assists. Belgium continued their winning run by scraping past Russia in a 65-64 victory with Thijs de Ridder coming up with the decisive score in the final 10 seconds, while Israel eased to a 92-65 win against Ukraine to bounce back from Friday's defeat.

Tbilisi Challenger:

12/15 games played

		GAMES				GAME POINTS					POINTS
#	Team	P	W	L	%	For	Agt	+/-	FA	AA
1	France	4	4	0	100	330	258	72	82.5	64.5	8
2	Germany	4	3	1	75.0	343	248	95	85.8	62	7
3	Bulgaria	4	2	2	50.0	304	324	-20	76	81	6
4	Poland	4	1	3	25.0	297	332	-35	74.2	83	5
5	Georgia	4	1	3	25.0	267	333	-66	66.8	83.2	5
6	Turkey	4	1	3	25.0	282	328	-46	70.5	82	5

Gameday 4 results: France moved to an unassailable lead at the top with their fourth win coming via an 86-70 success against Poland behind an all-round display from Hugo Benitez. Germany are in pole position for second as they had six players in double figures in a dominant 98-62 win against Turkey, while Bulgaria saw off Georgia in an 84-72 victory for their second triumph.

Sopron Challenger: 

Gameday 4 results: Belarus were first to book their spot into the Final as they battled their way past Switzerland in a 74-65 triumph with Daniil Barysevich netting 20 points to lead his side. Hungary signalled their intentions with an emphatic 99-44 win over North Macedonia to advance in style and set up a repeat clash with their Group E rivals.

In the 5-8 Classification Games, Luxembourg held off Kosovo to win 84-80 as Max Logelin fired in 34 points with Slovakia beating Romania, 83-57, behind 20 points and 14 rebounds from Jacob O'Connell.

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