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The matches in the group have already shown that the German and Polish teams are great contenders for the overall triumph, after all, they both won their basic groups. While HAKRO Merlins Crailsheim also managed their semi-final against Válečníci Děčín without major problems, the later winner trailed Sršni Písek in the semi-final for three quarters. In the end, they managed to turn around in the final part, and perhaps this experience hardened them before the match for gold.

The final duel developed better for HAKRO Merlins Crailsheim for a long time, but in the same way as in the semi-finals, the players BC Swiss Krono Žary did not give up and in the end they managed to turn the lead over to their side.

In the Czech fight for third place Sršni Písek were finally happy, beating the third team of the regular season, Válečníci Děčín .

In fifth place is another Czech team BK Brandýs nad Labem , which played against the boys from Poland from SKM Zastal Zielona Góra team in the double match of the third teams from the groups.

Even the second final tournament after the U15 category showed what charge this format and the culmination of the season brings. It was the play-off matches, and in this case especially the final itself, that were really worth it and brought great drama and real emotions.

The final standings of the final tournament and at the same time the final overall standings of the 22/23 season:

1. BC Swiss Krono Žary (Poland)

2. HAKRO Merlins Crailsheim (Germany)

3. Sršni Písek (Czech Republic)

4. Válečníci Děčín (Czech Republic)

5. BK Brandýs nad Labem (Czech Republic)

6. SKM Zastal Zielona Góra (Poland)

Individual awards went to the following players:

MVP:

Wojciech Urbaniak ( BC Swiss Krono Žary )

All-star team:

Linus Ohr ( HAKRO Merlins Crailsheim )

Daniel Němeček ( Sršni Písek )

Jiří Důra ( Válečníci Děčín )

Jonáš Radek Šnábl ( BK Brandýs nad Labem )

Filip Wojtysiak ( SKM Zastal Zielona Góra )

Top scorer of the tournament:

Wojciech Urbaniak ( BC Swiss Krono Žary ) - 91 points (22.8 points per game)

On the website you will find all the results, including statistics, as well as a rich photo gallery.

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The final tournament of the U15 category in the beautiful surroundings of the WKK Center in Wroclaw, Poland, turned paper assumptions upside down. Also due to the fact that some teams were not complete and, on the contrary, others arrived with a stronger lineup than they played in the regular part, two teams made it to the finals, which only went from 5th and 6th place after the regular part. On the contrary, in the regular season, undefeated Wroclaw was playing for third place, and second place Stargard was left to fight for the 5th place.

The teams were divided into two groups on the basis of position after the long period, in which even and dramatic matches were seen.

In the very first duel of the tournament between WKK Wroclaw and BK VIVIDBOOKS Pardubice extra time had to be decided. Another drama was the responsibility of the home team, which lost to Slovakian AKAPO Lučenec by a single basket.

In group B, the most dramatic fight for the first place in the group was in which SKM Zastal Zielona Góra beat the German team Dresden Titans again by just two points.

Two teams that played a double match for the final 5th place did not reach the semi-finals. In both duels, the players BK VIVIDBOOKS Pardubice rejoiced at the victory, pushing PGE Spójnia Stargard to the last place.

In the first semi-final, two Polish teams, who know each other very well, met each other, and in the end SKM Zastal Zielona Góra was happy to advance to the final. On the other hand, for home team WKK Wroclaw only the fight for bronze remained.

The second German-Slovak semi-final brought a dramatic and balanced fight, and the boys AKAPO Lučenec were happier and a bit better in it, who overpowered Dresden Titans .

In the match between the two disappointed semi-finalists, the players of the host club found more energy and took advantage of the fact that Dresden Titans still had a tough semi-final duel in their legs in the evening. The bronze remained at home and the fourth place goes to Germany.

The final was a real highlight of this season in this category, when great and balanced basketball was played from the first to the last minute. In the last quarter, the players AKAPO Lučenec were able to bounce back slightly from their opponent from SKM Zastal Zielona Góra and did not let go of the lead

The final standings of the final tournament and at the same time the final overall standings of the 22/23 season:

1. AKAPO Lučenec (Slovakia)

2. SKM Zastal Zielona Góra (Poland)

3. WKK Wroclaw (Poland)

4. Dresden Titans (Germany)

5. BK VIVIDBOOKS Pardubice (Czech Republic)

6. PGE Spójnia Stargard (Poland)

Individual awards went to the following players:

MVP:

Michal Zachar ( AKAPO Lučenec )

All-star team:

Bartosz Checinski ( SKM Zastal Zielona Góra )

Stanisław Gabory ( WKK Wroclaw )

Leonardo Benitez Arocha ( Dresden Titans )

Tomáš Míča ( BK VIVIDBOOKS Pardubice )

Maciej Bas ( PGE Spójnia Stargard )

Top scorer of the tournament:

Lukáš Huťka ( AKAPO Lučenec ) - 107 points (26.8 points per game)

On the website you will find all the results, including statistics, as well as a rich photo gallery.

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The toughest test awaited the later winners from ORLEN Akademia BM Stal in the very first duel, when they turned a seemingly lost duel against the Austrian team Vienna DC Timberwolves in the very end. In the end, the Austrians ended up in third place, as they lost by just 3 points even in the final against the second Polish participant WKK Wroclaw . It is WKK who take the silver.

In the last duel, two German teams fought for the final position on the 4th and 5th place, and the boys from the host club Science City Jena finally scored the only win in the tournament. The last place without a win was Frankonia Nürnberg .

The penultimate tournament of the regular season significantly indicated which 6 teams could participate in the final tournament. However, we still have the last stop in Chomutov, and he can make a decision about some of the advancing players there.

But back to the tournament, which took place in Handová and which was clearly dominated by Válečníci Děčín , when even this time they did not find a conqueror and with a 100% balance they still lead the table.

Second place goes to Austria's team BBLZ - Reach the Top , who lost to the winner Děčín by only 6 points, and this promises their next dramatic encounter, which is on the program in Chomutov.

The fight for bronze brought a huge drama, when all three teams had the same balance. Sokol Pražský needed to beat BA Nymburk with a difference of at least 15 points in the final game, which he managed to do exactly with two sixes 3 seconds before the end. He pushed his opponent to 4th place. The players SKM Zastal Zielona Góra finished behind the two Czech teams.

The home boys of ŠBK Handlová did not do very well in the tournament, their key player was injured on Saturday and they had an even harder time without him. Without a victory, they took the final 6th place.

Final standings of the tournament:

1. Válečníci Děčín (Czech Republic)

2. BBLZ - Reach the Top (Austria)

3. Sokol Pražský (Czech Republic)

4. BA Nymburk (Czech Republic)

5. SKM Zastal Zielona Góra (Poland)

6. ŠBK Handlová (Slovakia)

Individual awards went to the following players:

MVP:

Jan Kopecký ( Válečníci Děčín )

All-star team:

Arthur Chen ( BBLZ - Reach the )

Daniel Demčenko ( Sokol Pražský )

Tobias Benda ( BA Nymburk )

Jan Przeclawski ( SKM Zastal Zielona Góra )

Tobias Chudý ( ŠBK Handlová )

Top scorer of the tournament:

Kristián Kúdela ( ŠBK Handlová ) - 99 points (19.8 points per game)

On the website you will find all the results, including statistics, as well as a rich photo gallery.

Also visit the video section or our YouTube channel.

As they say, luck favors the prepared, and the German team HAKRO Merlins Crailsheim was clearly the best prepared. After all, it is worth watching the end of the opening duel, in which the eventual winner defeated the home team with a shot from almost half the pitch with the final horn.

However, it was not their only victory by a single basket, as they beat the Válečníci Děčín by 2 points, for whom it was the only loss in the tournament, and thus took home the silver. Děčín, on the other hand, chose his luck at the end of the final duel, when he beat the home team again by 2 points with his last shot.

The organizers of the tournament BK Brandýs nad Labem could be described as the biggest losers, as they lost to both teams above them by the last shot. Let the bronze crossbar be a small patch for these balanced but lost endings.

The fourth place goes to Poland to the SKM Zastal Zielona Góra team, which is certainly pleased with the fact that, thanks to the win in the last match, it was able to slip to the overall 6th place and thus slip into the final tournament.

The fifth place is taken by the players Sršni Písek , who were not in very good shape this tournament and fell to 5th place in the overall table.

Unfortunately, even on the third attempt, Slávia Trnava was unable to claim victory and this year ends without a point, even though the players certainly gained a lot of valuable experience.

The German team played three out of five games in the tournament, which ended with a difference of only one basket, and already after Saturday's program secured victory in the tournament. The final loss to the Thuringia Select Team could not change anything about their victory, but it really messed up the ranking on the other ranks, where the mini-table decided.

It was certain that WKK Wroclaw would take up to 4th place thanks to this, and the rest of the order was to be decided by the last duel of the tour between the host ADFORS Basket Litomyšl and Tigers České Budějovice. He determined that the silver will stay at home and condemned the defeated team to 5th place. The second German team, Thuringia Select Team , pushed through to third place.

Leaving the tournament without a win, Levharti Chomutov , who fought against a large team and played the tournament with only 8 players.

The fourth tournament in Lučenec, Slovakia, concluded the basic phase of this season in the U15 category, which was dominated by the players of WKK Wroclaw . After this weekend, we already know everyone advancing to the final, which promises very balanced and dramatic matches.

The final six are made up of the following teams:

WKK Wroclaw (Poland)

PGE Spójnia Stargard (Poland)

Dresden Titans (Germany)

BK VIVIDBOOKS Pardubice (Czech Republic)

SKM Zastal Zielona Góra (Poland)

AKAPO Lučenec (Slovakia)

But back to the final tournament, where it was a big fight for the medal positions. As already mentioned, the Polish team WKK Wroclaw managed to win all 5 matches and deservedly took the gold.

The teams in the second to fourth place scored the same 3-2 record when they managed to defeat each other. The ranking was decided by the score and thus the opening duel of the tournament, which was already played on Thursday evening. In it, the home team AKAPO Lučenec lost to PGE Spójnia Stargard by a high score of 29 points and this condemned the hosts to the 4th place and, on the other hand, secured the silver for the Polish team. BK VIVIDBOOKS Pardubice still fit between the two teams.

In a duel between two Slovak teams, the players of Slávia Trnava scored their first win of the season, MŠK BK Žiar nad Hronom by a single basket.

Only 5 teams came to Poland for this tournament, so each team had one game less than usual. However, this did not in any way reduce the commitment with which the players went into the match, rather the opposite. Physically demanding and intense basketball was played and there were many balanced and dramatic duels.

The first such match was Friday's match between Sršni Písek and BK Lokomotíva Sereď , which had to be decided by extra time. In the other matches, Písek did not allow a similar drama and won the third tournament in a row without defeat.

The silver bar belongs to the host club WKK Wroclaw , which lost only to the winners and showed its quality in the other duels.

On Sunday, two Slovak teams fought a direct battle for third place, and in the end, the boys from MŠK BK Žiar nad Hronom were happy, beating BK Lokomotíva Sereď .

In the end, the Science City Jena players went back to Germany without a win from the tournament. Although they did not leave a bad impression with their game, it was not enough to win in the end.