SAMOKOV (Bulgaria) - The 11th season of the Basketball Champions League, powered by Ameresco SUNEL already has 30 Regular Season teams confirmed. The battle for the last two tickets is happening in Samokov, Bulgaria, across two Qualification Round Tournaments.
After the first two days of action, the 16 teams fighting for the one ticket from the Qualification Round Tournament 2 have been cut to eight.
QRT2 Round of 16 results
VEF Riga (LAT) 105-88 Landau Lions (AZE)
BK Opava (CZE) 99-116 Dziki Warszawa (POL)
Rio Breogan Lugo (ESP) 126-80 Rilski Sportist (BUL)
Fitness First Wurzburg Baskets (GER) 73-74 Manchester Basketball (GBR)
Promitheas Patras BC (GRE) 92-82 BC Vienna (AUT)
Biotekno Korfez Basket (TUR) 91-79 Kolossos H Hotels (GRE)
SL Benfica (POR) 87-78 Lions de Geneve (SUI)
RASTA Vechta (GER) 101-98 Yukatel Denizli Basket (TUR)
The winners will now take a day off, before returning to the court on Thursday to play the Quarter-Finals. Here is the schedule of the elite eight phase:
QRT2 Quarter-Finals (September 17)
13:15 CET - QF1: VEF Riga (LAT) vs. Dziki Warszawa (POL)
15:30 CET - QF2: Manchester Basketball (GBR) vs. Rio Breogan Lugo (ESP)
17:45 CET - QF3: Promitheas Patras BC (GRE) vs. Biotekno Korfez Basket (TUR)
20:00 CET - QF4: SL Benfica (POR) vs. RASTA Vechta (GER)
The Semi-Finals will be played on September 19, and the Final on September 20.
The winner of the Qualification Round Tournament 2 will play in the Regular Season Group F, alongside Hapoel Holon (ISR), Cholet Basket (FRA) and Spartak Office Shoes (SRB).
On Wednesday, the Qualification Round Tournament 1 tips off, with the domestic league champions and finalists from the leagues not already represented in the Regular Season.
QRT1 Quarter-Finals (September 16)
13:15 CET - QF1: Patrioti Levice (SVK) vs. Salon Vilpas (FIN)
15:30 CET - QF2: Bakken Bears Aarhus (DEN) vs. Landstede Hammers (NED)
17:45 CET - QF3: Fribourg Olympic Basket (SUI) vs. BC Batumi 2010 (GEO)
20:00 CET - QF4: CSM CSU Raiffeisen Oradea (ROU) vs. Petrolina AEK Larnaca (CYP)
The Semi-Finals of QRT1 will be played on September 18, and the Final on September 20. The winner of the tournament will join the Regular Season Group C, next to AEK BC (GRE), Falco KC Szombathely (HUN) and Windrose Giants Antwerp (BEL).
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