06/07/2019
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Tournament Tracker: Spain win it all again in Final Round deja vu
BELGRADE (Serbia) - For the entire duration of the FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2019, our Tournament Tracker will make sure you don't miss the biggest headlines.
We will highlight the special performers, key numbers and news stories, supporting our must-follow Live Blog on game days, which will give all the latest updates in real time - as they happen. Our Tournament Tracker also builds on our popular Preparation Games Tracker.
Game Day 8 - Final
| Deja Vu | Spain win their fourth title and for the fourth time, they win gold against France. They also become the first nation to defend their title since the Soviet Union in 1991 |
| All-Star Five | MVP Astou Ndour (ESP), Marta Xargay (ESP), Sonja Petrovic (SRB), Sandrine Gruda (FRA), Temi Fagbenle (GBR) |
| Bronze Medal | Co-hosts Serbia take a bronze medal to follow on from their historic gold in 2015 and maiden Olympic bronze in 2016 in Rio. |
| Daily Highs | Temi Fagbenle (GBR), Marta Xargay (ESP) - 23 points Sonja Petrovic (SRB) - 13 rebounds Aleksandra Stanacev (SRB) - 6 assists Laura Gil (ESP) - 5 steals Dajana Butulija (SRB) Astou Ndour (ESP) - 2 blocks |
Game Day 7 - Semi-Finals
| History Repeating | Spain and France will play for the title in a repeat of the 2017 and 2013 Finals. |
| OQT Spots Filled | Belgium, France, Great Britain, Serbia, Spain, Sweden have taken the European tickets for the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments in February 2020. |
| Daily Top Five | Elin Eldebrink (SWE) - 14 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals Marine Johannes (FRA) - 20 points, 5 assists, 5 steals, 4 rebounds Kim Mestdagh (BEL) - 17 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists Jelena Brooks (SRB) - 17 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals Astou Ndour (ESP) - 17 points, 5 rebounds |
| Daily Highs | Marine Johannes (FRA) - 20 points Louice Halvarsson (SWE), Yvonne Turner (HUN), Sandrine Gruda (FRA), Laura Nicholls (ESP) - 10 rebounds Emma Meesseman (BEL) - 7 assists Marine Johannes (FRA), Yvonne Turner (HUN) - 5 steals Maria Vadeeva (RUS) - 4 blocks |
Game Day 6 - Quarter-Finals
| Tickets Punched | France, Great Britain, Serbia and Spain all made it into the last four of the competition and with it, punched their tickets to the Olympic Qualifying Tournaments next year. Great Britain made the last four for the first time in their history. Losing Quarter-Finalists Russia, Sweden, Hungary and Belgium will fight it out for the last two OQT tickets on Saturday. |
| Feature | Long Read - Musina: The real MVP, WNBA Draft and the Vadeeva factor |
| Fan Engagement | The race to choose the MVP has started with the fan vote! |
| Daily Top Five | Ana Dabovic (SRB) - 19 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists Astou Ndour (ESP) - 24 points, 12 rebounds Emma Meesseman (BEL) - 24 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists Sandrine Gruda (FRA) - 33 points, 10 rebounds Temi Fagbenle (GBR) - 29 points, 8 rebounds, 2 blocks |
| Daily Highs | Sandrine Gruda (FRA) - 33 points Jo Leedham (GBR), Astou Ndour (ESP) - 12 rebounds Jo Leedham (GBR) - 8 assists Olivia Epoupa (FRA) - 5 steals |
Game Day 5
| Quarter-Final Tickets | Belgium and Russia take the last two passes to the Quarter-Finals after wins against Slovenia and Italy respectively. |
| Features | Julie Allemand on how she will 'kill' future club teammate Marine Johannes in the Quarter-Finals. |
| Daily Highs | Julie Allemand (BEL) - 25 points Kim Mestdagh (BEL) - 11 rebounds Nika Baric (SLO) - 9 assists Maria Vadeeva (RUS) - 3 steals Emma Meesseman (BEL), Lorela Cubaj (ITA) - 3 blocks |
Game Day 4
| Quarter-Final Tickets | Sweden and Great Britain are into the Quarter-Finals after wins against Latvia and Montenegro respectively. Sweden will play co-hosts Serbia in the next phase and Great Britain who made history having never previously gotten this far, will play Hungary. Check out the Tournament Bracket. |
| Features | Laia Palau of Spain still leading the charge towards more success. Cecilia Zandalasini of Italy on it being go-time after her rare shooting slump. |
| Daily Highs | Temi Fagbenle (GBR) - 29 points Regan Magarity (SWE) - 11 rebounds Rachael Vanderwal (GBR) - 9 assists Bozica Mujovic (MNE), Johannah Leedham (GBR) - 4 steals Temi Fagbenle (GBR) - 3 blocks |
Game Day 3
| Quarter-Final Tickets | Half of the Quarter-Finalists were confirmed as Serbia, France and Spain joined Hungary who had taken their ticket on Day 2. |
| Still Alive | Sweden vs Latvia and Great Britain vs Montenegro (Riga, Monday), Belgium vs Slovenia, Italy vs Russia (Belgrade, Tuesday) |
| Feature | Jelena Brooks of Serbia on basketball and baby love, with her heart in Sopron |
| Fan Engagement | A vote to determine which player posted the best individual performance of the Group Phase |
| Daily Top Five | Bozica Mujovic (MNE) - 19 points, 9 assists Martina Crippa (ITA) - 15 points, 7 rebounds Emma Meeseman (BEL) - 21 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists Glory Johnson (MNE) - 27 points, 14 rebounds, 4 steals Maria Vadeeva (RUS) - 21 points 13 rebounds, 3 assists |
| Daily Highs | Glory Johnson (MNE) - 27 points Glory Johnson (MNE), Milica Jovanovic (MNE), Amanda Zahui (SWE)- 14 rebounds Bozica Mujovic (MNE) - 9 assists Cristina Ouvina (ESP) - 5 steals |
Game Day 2
| Feature | Digna Strautmane of Latvia on revelling in home comforts on the big stage |
| Quarter-Final Ticket | The first ticket to the Quarter-Finals was taken joyfully and unexpectedly by Hungary. |
| History Made | Elina Dikaioulaku erupted for a Latvian Final Round record 33 points in a super win against Ukraine for the injury-hit co-hosts. |
| Daily Top Five | Elina Dikaioulaku (LAT) - 33 points, 7 assists, 6 rebounds, 3 steals Teja Oblak (SLO) - 18 points, 3 rebounds Dora Horti (HUN) - 13 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists Astou Ndour (ESP) - 23 points and 8 rebounds Anastasiya Verameyenka (BLR) - 15 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals |
| Daily Highs | Elina Dikaioulaku (LAT) - 33 points Kiah Stokes (TUR) - 19 rebounds Nika Baric (SLO) - 12 assists Alina Iagupova (UKR) - 5 steals Kiah Stokes (TUR) - 3 blocks |
Game Day 1
| Features | Kim Mestdagh of Belgium on the newfound stress with the Cats and Mystics magic Karlie Samuelson about being ready to fire for Great Britain |
| History Made | Sweden won on opening day for the first time in their history. It was a case of seventh time lucky having lost their previous six openers. |
| Daily Top Five | Yvonne Turner (HUN) - 23 points, 6 assists, 2 rebounds Marta Xargay (ESP) - 31 points, 3 assists Jo Leedham (GBR) - 24 points, 6 assists, 7 steals Emma Meesseman (BEL) - 29 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists Amanda Zahui (SWE) - 21 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists |
| Daily Highs | Alina Iagupova (UKR) - 38 points Amanda Zahui (SWE) - 12 rebounds Nika Baric (SLO) - 10 assists Jo Leedham (GNR) - 7 steals Milica Jovanovic (MNE) / Bernadett Hatar (HUN) / Anastasiya Verameyenka (BLR) 3 blocks |
Pre-Tournament
| Team News | The final rosters are confirmed, with co-hosts Serbia the last team to announce. |
| Fan Engagement | A fan vote is launched to see which nation supporters think will win the silverware. |
