The BCL Americas confirmed today that the location for the 2021-22 BCL Americas Final 8 will be Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Final 8 will be played at the historic Maracanazinho stadium which has a capacity of 11,800 seats and is home to last year\u2019s champion and current participating finalist Flamengo.<\/p>\n
S\u00e3o Paulo, Minas, Bigua, Boca Juniors, Cangrejeros, Quimsa, Real Estel\u00ed, and host Flamengo have earned their spot into the Final 8 by finishing 1st or 2nd in their respective group during the preliminary phase that tipped-off in December 2021.<\/p>\n
These eight clubs will now compete in a single-elimination phase starting with the quarterfinals on April 6th, semifinals on April 7th, and culminating with the 3rd place and Championship game on April 9th. Fans can enjoy Final 8 games on ESPN (Brazil), DirecTV (Latin America) and the BCL Americas YouTube channel in Spanish, and the FIBA YouTube channel in English.<\/p>\n
Flamengo, the 2021-22 BCL Americas Champion and the current FIBA Intercontinental Champion will have an opportunity to play in front of their fans in their journey to become first BCL Americas back-to-back Champion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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