EuroBasket 2011 knockout stage
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The knockout stage of the EuroBasket 2011
ran from September 14 to September 18, 2011. All matches were played at the Žalgiris Arena at Kaunas
. The top four teams from both second round groups played a knockout-system
to the final.
Eurobasket 2011
EuroBasket 2011 was the 37th men's European Basketball Championship, held by FIBA Europe. The competition was hosted by Lithuania. This was the second time Eurobasket had been held in Lithuania, the country having also hosted the 1939 championship. FIBA Europe asserted that Lithuania managed to...
ran from September 14 to September 18, 2011. All matches were played at the Žalgiris Arena at Kaunas
Kaunas
Kaunas is the second-largest city in Lithuania and has historically been a leading centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. Kaunas was the biggest city and the center of a powiat in Trakai Voivodeship of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania since 1413. During Russian Empire occupation...
. The top four teams from both second round groups played a knockout-system
Single-elimination tournament
A single-elimination tournament, also called a knockout, cup or sudden death tournament, is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match or bracket is immediately eliminated from winning the championship or first prize in the event...
to the final.