EuroCup Women 2011 - one ticket to Euroleague

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Quarterfinals

10.02.2011 18:00
( # 1 ) Chevakata - ( # 8 ) Nantes Rezé [first game: +13 Nantes]

10.02.2011 20:30
( # 2 ) Sony Athinaikos - ( # 7 ) Mann Filter [first game: DEUCE]

09.02.2011 19:00
( # 3 ) Gran Canaria - ( # 6 ) Elitzur Ramla [first game: +24 Ramla]

09.02.2011 20:00
( # 4 ) Arras - ( # 5 ) Dynamo GUVD [first game: +9 Arras]

* - local times

The defending champions Sony (home court) and Elitzur Ramla (handicap) seem to be pretty safe bets to advance to the semis. After that it's hard to tell how the games between the French and Russian teams will go. I'm leaning towards Dynamo GUVD because Mumbai is closer to Arras than Novosibirsk, they'll be tired just from the traveling. Nantes 13 point advantage should mean that it will be too close at the end to predict.

Mumbai is closer to Arras than Novosibirsk

Classic

Arras already won by 9 in Russia; gotta make them favourites to finish it of back home.

My bad. Than I'll change it and say that Dynamo GUVD doesn't stand a chance after such travel, considering their team is so cheap they had to go on about a 12-18 hour train ride to get to Ekaterinburg to participate in Russian Cup, I'm sure they'll come up with a cost cutting measure to get their players to France disregarding their comfort.

Both Elitzur Ramla and Arras won their 2nd game and reach to the semi-finals:

Arras 87 - Dynamo-GUVD 66
Gran Canaria 72 - Elitzur Ramla 76

Would have loved to see the comeback by Arras from 21 down past midway in the 3rd to a 1 point victory. Not that I think it will matter when they play in Russia.

It went down to the wire between Chevakata and Arras. Gomis scored with 1 second left to tie the game at 67 sending Arras to the final. Chevakata trailed until the last minute. They missed 3 freethrows out of 6 in the last minute... that hurts. (not that Arras shot well at the line either, 8/16FT)

Arras win the series 134-133

And Elitzur Ramla wins its series against Sony Athinaikos 155-147

First leg of Finals live at 18:00 CET - http://www.fibatv.com/page/fibaeuropeHome/0,,12805,00.html

Ramla just lost Shay Doron to a sprained ankle, hope not for too long.

1 game, 1 ticket to Euroleague, winner takes it all. 8PM CET - http://www.fibatv.com/page/Home/0,,12805,00.html