Seedings released ahead of FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2019 Qualifiers' Draw
Munich (FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2019 Qualifiers) - The seedings have been released ahead of the FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2019 Qualifiers' Draw on Tuesday.
34 countries have registered to participate in the Qualifiers, with hosts Latvia and Serbia earning direct qualification to the Final Round, leaving the other 32 nations fighting it out for the 14 remaining spots.
Following on from the success of the FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2017 Qualifiers, the 2019 Qualifiers will follow the same format and be played in three windows during the club season.
The windows are scheduled for November 6 to 16, 2017; February 5 to 15, 2018; and November 12 to 22, 2018; with teams playing two games in each window.
The teams will be drawn into eight groups of four teams.
The seedings for the Draw are:
| Seed 1 | Seed 2 | Seed 3 | Seed 4 | |||
| Spain | Ukraine | Croatia | Finland | |||
| France | Hungary | Romania | Bulgaria | |||
| Belgium | Czech Republic | Great Britain | Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||
| Greece | Slovenia | Poland | Portugal | |||
| Turkey | Belarus | Netherlands | Estonia | |||
| Italy | Montenegro | Iceland | Switzerland | |||
| Slovak Republic | Israel | Lithuania | Albania | |||
| Russia | Sweden | Germany | MKD |
The Draw will take place in Munich, following on from the EuroLeague Women and EuroCup Women Regular Season draws.
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