The second and final slate of EuroLeague Women play-in games tips-off this Wednesday, Feb. 26, as the eight remaining clubs in the competition play to determine who will advance to the playoffs, otherwise known as the “Final Six,” which will begin in April.
Four clubs—Beretta Famila Schio, Fenerbahçe Opet, Valencia Basket Club and ÇBK Mersin—have already qualified for the Final Six by finishing at the top of their respective groups in group play. These clubs are competing in the semifinal play-ins, which will determine matchups in the Final Six: The winners of the semifinal play-in will get a bye round, while the losers will play the winners of the quarterfinal play-ins.
The clubs currently competing in the quarterfinal play-ins are Basket Landes, ZVVZ USK Praha, Casademont Zaragoza and Tango Bourges Basket. For them, it’s win or go home; whoever doesn’t qualify for the Final Six is eliminated from the competition. Since the winner of the best-of-two series is determined by aggregate points (point differential in the two games) rather than wins, the results of last week’s games will play a part in determining each team’s strategy for this week’s.
This means that Landes, while an underdog against Praha, still has a fighting chance this week after losing…
