The 2011 European Women Basketball Championship

Eurobasket Women

Eurobasket Women is a bi-annual basketball competition held between the nations of Europe for women's national basketball team. Eurobasket Women is also used as a qualifying tournament for the FIBA World Championship for Women and also for Olympic Games.-Summaries:-Performance by nation:-See...

, commonly called EuroBasket Women 2011, was the 33rd regional championship held by FIBA Europe

FIBA Europe

FIBA Europe is a zone within the International Basketball Federation which includes all 49 national European basketball federations.-Division A:-Division B: -Division C:...

. The competition was held in Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

 from 2011. This was the 4th time that the EuroBasket Women was hosted by Poland.

Russia

Russia women's national basketball team

The Russia women's national basketball team represents Russia in international basketball competitions for Women. The team has participated in the FIBA World Championship for Women since 1998 and their best finish has been a silver medal in 1998, 2002 and 2006...

 won its third title after deafeating Turkey in the final. It was Russia's 6th final after the dissolution of the Soviet Union

Soviet Union

The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

, while Turkey played final for the 1st time. The result score was 59–42 in favor of Russia, and it was Russia's 3rd title in the competition and first since 2007.

Venues

City	Arena	Capacity	Competition Stage
Bydgoszcz	Łuczniczka	8 000	First/Second round
Katowice Katowice Katowice is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, on the Kłodnica and Rawa rivers . Katowice is located in the Silesian Highlands, about north of the Silesian Beskids and about southeast of the Sudetes Mountains.It is the central district of the Upper Silesian Metropolis, with a population of 2...	Spodek Spodek Spodek is a multipurpose arena complex in Katowice, Poland, opened in 1971 at 35 Korfanty Street under the name Wojewódzka Hala Widowiskowo-Sportowa w Katowicach , under which it is known in the Polish technical/architectural literature, and under which it formally functioned until 1997.Aside from...	11 500	First/Second round
Łódź	Arena Łódź	13 400	Final round

Preliminary Round (June 18 – June 20)

The 16 participants were divided into four groups of four teams each. The top three teams in each group advanced to the Qualifying Round. The last team was eliminated.

Qualifying Round (June 22 – June 27)

There were two groups of six teams, each composed of the qualifiers from two Preliminary Round groups. The results in the Preliminary Round were taken into account. Each team played the teams that qualified from the other group. The top four teams advanced to the Quarterfinals. The bottom two teams were eliminated.

Final Round (June 29 – July 3)

This stage was played in a knock-out system. In the quarterfinals, the first team in one group played the fourth team in the other group, while the second place team played against the third team in the opposite group. The winners of the quarterfinals advanced to the semifinals, and the winners of the semis progressed to the Final. The losers in the quarterfinals played for fifth to eighth places.

Qualified teams

Competition	Date	Vacancies	Qualified
Host Nation	–	1
Participant of 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women The 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women, the 16th edition of FIBA's premier tournament for women's national basketball teams, was held from September 23 to October 3, 2010 in the Czech Republic. Three cities, Ostrava, Brno and Karlovy Vary, hosted games...	23 September 2010– 3 October 2010	6
Qualified through EuroBasket Women 2011 qualification EuroBasket Women 2011 qualification This page describes the qualification procedure for EuroBasket Women 2011.-Qualification format:The Qualifying Round was held from August 2 to August 29, 2010.The top 2 teams in each group qualified to the EuroBasket Women 2011....	2 August 2010 – 11 June 2011	9

Group Draw

The draw was held on 11 December 2010 at Łódź.

Line 1	Line 2	Line 3	Line 4

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
	3	2	1	186	179	+7	5
	3	2	1	212	207	+5	5
	3	1	2	199	204	−5	4
	3	1	2	183	190	−7	4

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
	3	3	0	199	163	+36	6
	3	2	1	185	148	+37	5
	3	1	2	159	166	−7	4
	3	0	3	148	214	−66	3

Group C

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
	3	3	0	212	174	+38	6
	3	2	1	214	198	+16	5
	3	1	2	191	208	−17	4
	3	0	3	193	230	−37	3

Group D

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
	3	2	1	183	184	−1	5
	3	2	1	206	154	+52	5
	3	1	2	166	216	−50	4
	3	1	2	185	186	−1	4

Group E

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
	5	4	1	301	286	+15	9
	5	4	1	331	298	+33	9
	5	3	2	326	317	+9	8
	5	2	3	303	313	−10	7
	5	2	3	285	291	−6	7
	5	0	5	205	243	−38	5

Group F

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
	5	5	0	364	308	+56	10
	5	3	2	315	310	+5	8
	5	3	2	347	281	+66	8
	5	2	3	300	361	−61	7
	5	2	3	327	340	−13	7
	5	0	5	279	332	−53	5

Championship bracket

5th place bracket

Quarterfinals

Classification round

Semifinals

Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Bronze medal game

Final

Eurobasket Women 2011 MVP: Elena Danilochkina Elena Danilochkina Elena Danilochkina is a Russian basketball player. She plays as a shooting guard for the Russian women's national team and the Nadezhda club in Russia....

All EuroBasket Women 2011 team:

• Maria Stepanova
  Maria Stepanova
  Maria Alexandrovna Stepanova is a Russian professional and Olympic basketball player. In the United States, she plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the Women's National Basketball Association ....
  
   
• Nevriye Yilmaz
  Nevriye Yilmaz
  Nevriye Yılmaz is a Turkish-Bulgarian professional female basketball player of Fenerbahçe Istanbul. Yılmaz, who grew up in Bulgaria as a member of Turkish minority, moved to İstanbul, Turkey with her parents when she was nine years old.In 1997, she won the World High School Basketball Championship...
  
   
• Eva Viteckova 
• Sandra Mandir 
• Elena Danilochkina
  Elena Danilochkina
  Elena Danilochkina is a Russian basketball player. She plays as a shooting guard for the Russian women's national team and the Nadezhda club in Russia....
  
   

Statistical leaders

Points

Name	Iva Perovanovic Iva Perovanović Iva Perovanović is Montenegrin basketball player. She plays for MKS Polkowice and Montenegro women's national basketball team. She compets in EuroBasket Women 2011.- External links :*...	16.4
Ewelina Kobryn Ewelina Kobryn Ewelina Kobryn is a basketball player who most recently played for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association.-References:...	14.7
Elina Babkina Elina Babkina Elīna Babkina is a Latvian women's basketball player currently playing for Fenerbahçe Istanbul and Latvia women's national basketball team....	14.4
Sandra Mandir	14.3
Katerina Elhotova	14.2

Rebounds

Name	Zane Tamane Zane Tamane Zane Tamane is a Latvian women's basketball player currently playing for Fenerbahçe Istanbul and Latvia women's national basketball team....	9.1
Maria Stepanova Maria Stepanova Maria Alexandrovna Stepanova is a Russian professional and Olympic basketball player. In the United States, she plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the Women's National Basketball Association ....	8.9
Yelena Leuchanka Yelena Leuchanka Yelena Leuchanka is a Belarusian professional women's basketball player with the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA in the United States. Prior to joining the Dream for their inaugural 2008 season, Leuchanka was a member of the Charlotte Sting in 2006 and Washington Mystics in 2007. She began her college...	8.2
Iva Perovanovic Iva Perovanović Iva Perovanović is Montenegrin basketball player. She plays for MKS Polkowice and Montenegro women's national basketball team. She compets in EuroBasket Women 2011.- External links :*...	7.8
Ewelina Kobryn Ewelina Kobryn Ewelina Kobryn is a basketball player who most recently played for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association.-References:...	7.7

Assists

Name	Elina Babkina Elina Babkina Elīna Babkina is a Latvian women's basketball player currently playing for Fenerbahçe Istanbul and Latvia women's national basketball team....	4.2
Veronika Bortelová	4.1
Birsel Vardarlı Birsel Vardarli Birsel Vardarlı is a Turkish female basketball player. The young national plays for Fenerbahçe İstanbul. She is 175 cm tall and 64 kg weight. The guard also played for Migrosspor between 2005-07....	4.0
Natallia Marchanka	3.8
Sandra Mandir	3.8

Blocks

Name	Sandrine Gruda Sandrine Gruda Sandrine Gruda is a French professional basketball player. She currently plays the center position for the Connecticut Sun in the WNBA.-Before the WNBA:...	1.7
Ewelina Kobryn Ewelina Kobryn Ewelina Kobryn is a basketball player who most recently played for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association.-References:...	1.7
Zane Tamane Zane Tamane Zane Tamane is a Latvian women's basketball player currently playing for Fenerbahçe Istanbul and Latvia women's national basketball team....	1.4
Anastasiya Verameyenka Anastasiya Verameyenka Anastasiya Verameyenka is a Belarusian professional women's basketball player. Veremeyenka won a bronze medal with Belarusian national team at EuroBasket Women 2007.- Profile :Name: Anastasiya Verameyenka...	1.4
Ilona Burgrová	1.2

Steals

Name	Laia Palau Laia Palau Laia Palau Altés is a professional basketball player, currently playing for Ros Casares Valencia in Euroleague Women and Spain's Liga Femenina....	2.7
Sancho Lyttle Sancho Lyttle Sancho Lyttle is a professional basketball player born in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, with Spanish citizenship. She is currently a power forward in the WNBA for the Atlanta Dream. Through her career, she has scored 1,505 points, collected 1,041 rebounds, and has 200 assists, 242 steals, and...	2.5
Sandra Linkeviciene	2.4
Jelena Skerovic	2.3
Ausra Bimbaite Aušra Bimbaitė Aušra Bimbaitė is a Lithuanian professional basketball player. She plays for VICI Kaunas and Lithuania women's national basketball team. She has represented national team in several EuroBasket Women competitions. She has spent all her career in Lithuania, except 2009-10 season when she played for...	2.3

Final standings

Place	Team
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9–12
13–16

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