The other two quarterfinals were played on Wednesday and Czechia looked ready to spring an upset early behind Petra Holesinska and Eliska Hamzova. Spain kept pushing in the second half though and a brilliant game from Raquel Carrera with a big effort from Aina Ayuso was enough for their 88-81 win. The second game was…

The knockout rounds started on Tuesday with the four teams that finished up their group stages on Saturday. Winners in this round will at least qualify for the World Cup qualifying tournaments with the automatic bid in their sights. Losers will still play out the consolation bracket to determine who else makes a qualifying tournament.…

Group C The first game in this group was between the two teams advancing as bracket placement was on the line. It was a close game throughout the first half, but Belgium eventually built up a lead for the 72-60 win over Czechia as Emma Meesseman led the way. Portugal was looking to at least…

Group A The first game on Saturday had no bearing on which team would advance to the next round as France faced already eliminated Switzerland having won the group. Both teams just played out the string with Janelle Salaun and France rolling to a 111-37 win. That set the stage for the game that would…

Group C The hosts played the first game in this group again and there were no delays this time when they hosted a Portugal team looking for their first ever win at this level. Czechia slammed the door on them early though with a 73-52 victory and then waited for the other game to see…