On Thursday, Nov. 9 and Sunday, Nov. 12, 36 European national teams played their first two games of the EuroBasket Women 2025 Qualifiers.
And while the contests provided some information about the shape each country’s best players are in, things might look very different during the second and third windows. The next two of the six qualifying games each team will play will take place a year from now, in early November 2024; the last two will be played in February of 2025.
Which results got you excited?
See you next year, as we close the book on the first window of the #EuroBasketWomen 2025 Qualifiers!
And don’t forget to check out the review below
— FIBA Women’s EuroBasket (@EuroBasketWomen) November 12, 2023
Out of the 36 teams, 16 will appear in the EuroBasket Women 2025 competition, although only 12 are fighting to qualify for the final round. That is because four host countries have been bundled together in one group, Group I. So, Italy, Germany, Greece and Czechia are playing only to improve their spots in the world rankings. As for the other 32 hopefuls, only the best teams from Groups A through H will play in the final tournament. They will be joined by four second-place teams from the same groups.
With that out of the way, let’s get to the…
