Basketball Champions League qualifiers to reportedly change format

17/08/202020:50

Qualifiers will be split into four single-site tournaments.

FIBA will announce next week a significant change in Basketball Champions League qualifiers, splitting the bracket into four single-site tournaments with semifinals and final instead of home-and-away games, according to Eurohoops.

Format’s change is believed to happen due to Coronavirus issues. Qualifiers bracket is, as of today, as follows:

Balkan Botevgrad vs. Tsmoki Minsk

London Lions vs. Neptunas Klaipeda

Igokea vs. U-Banca Transilvania Cluj-Napoca

Sporting CP vs. Fribourg Olympic

Iraklis vs. Keravnos

Dnipro vs. Donar Groningen

Hapoel Tel Aviv vs. Bakken Bears

Belfius Mons-Hainaut vs. Anwil Wloclawek

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