FIBA: EuroLeague Women playoffs begin with Fenerbahçe favored again

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The 2025 EuroLeague Women playoffs, also known as the “Final Six,” will tip-off this Wednesday, April 9. For the first time, six clubs will be participating in the playoffs (as opposed to just four in previous seasons) as part of an all-new competition system that FIBA rolled out last year.

The playoffs will be played in three rounds across five days, beginning with the quarterfinals on April 9. ZVVZ USK Praha (5-5 in group play) will take on Beretta Famila Schio (9-3), while Tango Bourges Basket (7-5) will play ÇBK Mersin (11-1) for the right to advance to the semifinals, as determined by the EuroLeague Women play-ins held in February. Fenerbahçe Opet (10-0) and Valencia Basket Club (7-3) have already earned a spot in the semifinals on Friday, April 11, and will thus wait for their respective opponents to be determined on Wednesday.

Finally, the EuroLeague Women champion will be crowned on Sunday, April 13, along with the second- and third-place finishers. Many expect Fenerbahçe to win its third-consecutive title, though the single-elimination format of the playoffs means that anything can happen. It’s also important to note that, with every game of the playoffs being held in Zaragoza, Spain, no one club will have a true home-court advantage.

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