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Four teams from Poland and two from the Czech Republic participated in the final tournament in the U15 category. There was not too much drama in the basic group A and both teams from Wroclaw, i.e. WKK and Slask, advanced to the semi-finals.

Group B was much more balanced and all 3 teams had one win and one loss. So the total score had to be decided, and that eventually sent both Polish teams to the semi-finals.

The battle for 5th place was thus a purely Czech affair between BK VIVIDBOOKS Pardubice and BA Nymburk . In both matches, the players of Pardubice had the upper hand, who thus take 5th place.

In the first semi-final WKS Slask Wroclaw decided its progress over SKM Zastal Zielona Góra only in the final quarter and became the first finalist after a seven-point victory. The second semi-final between the home team WKK Wroclaw and Korona 1919 Krakow was balanced only in the first half, and in the second half the boys from Krakow had the upper hand, becoming the second finalist.

In the battle for bronze, the home players clearly dominated, and after a big win over SKM Zastal Zielona Góra they take at least third place. The final match brought great drama, which ultimately had to be decided by overtime. chlapci WKS Slask Wroclaw were also two points happier in it, who are rejoicing in this year's overall triumph.

Four teams from Poland and two from the Czech Republic participated in the final tournament in the U14 category. The boys BK NH Ostrava came to Poland as the main favourites, who could not find a winner in the regular season and the same was true in the final. They ended the season with a record of 18 wins and 0 losses. This shows that this year's title is in the right hands.

The second place is taken by the players PGE Spójnia Stargard , who were not enough to win in the final. But they managed the key match in the semi-finals when, after a great drama, they overpowered WKK Wroclaw only after extra time. However, WKK Wroclaw made up for it all in the fight for bronze, where they beat BCM Olomouc and also took medals.

In the fight between two teams that finished in third place in the basic groups and did not advance to the playoffs, two balanced matches took place. In the Polish match between NBA Jelenia Góra and the host club BC Swiss Krono Žary both teams enjoyed one win, but 5 points in the score difference ended up playing in favor of NBA Jelenia Góra .

In the opening match, the boys from BK NH Ostrava surprised the players from Lučenec, who scored a valuable and somewhat unexpected clear victory. But this defeat rather lured Lučenec and in the remaining three matches there were three wins. On Saturday, the later winners were able to beat even strong Polish teams, which are above them in the overall table.

And it was the match between these two teams from Poland that concluded the entire tournament and was also a direct fight for second place. In the end, the players UKS SP 27 Katowice were happy with the victory, as they overpowered WKK Wroclaw in a dramatic and balanced match.

BK NH Ostrava finished just below the podium, which managed to beat first team Lučenec, but left defeated in all matches against Polish teams.

Without winning the tournament, the players Slávia Trnava leave for Slovakia.

The small drawback of this tournament was that, after some planned participants deregistered, it took place in only 4 teams, so everyone had three competitive matches and one extra bonus, but already off the table.

The Polish team WKS Slask Wroclaw went through the tournament with complete control, clearly dominating all their matches by a large margin. Even more drama took place on the next rungs, when the remaining three rivals managed to beat each other and their mutual scores were the deciding factor. Thanks to this, another Polish team Basket Team Suchy Las took second place, and the bronze went to the host club Levharti Chomutov . With the same balance of wins and losses as the silver team, but without a medal, the boys Královští Sokoli Hradec Králové finished.

The six best teams after the regular season competed in the final tournament in Krakow, respectively the best five and their host club. In the end, he proved to be the dark horse of the tournament when he ran out for a somewhat unexpected bronze medal.

The participants were divided into two groups of three teams, from which the best two advanced to the semi-finals. The winner of the regular season WKK Wroclaw arrived at the final without several supports and this played a key role. First, on Friday, after a big drama, WKK lost by 3 points to the later finalists Válečníci Děčín . On Saturday, he also lost to the home team, leaving him with only the fight for 5th place.

In the second group, the third place was left for another Polish team ORLEN Akademia BM Stal , who in the end clearly had the upper hand over WKK in the battle for 5th place.

One of the main favorites BK Inter Bratislava , which did not hesitate even in the duel with the home team, and was looking forward to its opponent in the fight for the gold, advanced to the semi-finals. Even the second semi-final did not offer too much drama, and after the progress of Děčín, the spectators could look forward to the Czech-Slovak final.

On the contrary, a purely Polish fight brought a match for bronze between the home boys from Korona 1919 Krakow and Górnik Airteam Walbrzych . This duel brought great drama until the last seconds and in the end the players of the host club were one point happier.

The finals started better Válečníci Děčín , who led the entire first quarter, but from the second half the players BK Inter Bratislava began to have the upper hand, gradually increasing their lead to 30 points and finally finishing in peace for the overall triumph in this year's competition.

Five teams from three countries gathered for the penultimate tournament of the U15 category in Pardubice, which was dominated by the home players without defeat. Sršni Písek played the most even result with them in the opening match of the tournament. However, in the match for silver, they lost to SKM Zastal Zielona Góra in great drama by a single point.

Perhaps the biggest drama was seen in the fight for 4th place. The German team Oberpfalz Hunters led by 22 points after three quarters, but the game still went to overtime. In it, on the other hand Basketpoint Frýdek-Místek players took an 11-point lead, but even that was not enough and with a powerful finish in the last two minutes they decided on a one-point win Hunters .

At the tournament in Jena, Germany, a very even tournament took place over the weekend and more than half of the matches ended with a difference of less than 10 points. A number of them even with the difference of a single basket.

The ORLEN Akademia BM Stal team, which played several dramatic duels and lost only to Písek, will go to Poland for first place.

A big fight between three teams with the same record of 3-2 took place for the remaining two places on the podium. In the end, Sršni Písek came out the best in the mini table. After all, they were the only ones who managed to beat the later winner and thus certainly deserved the silver. Between the two home teams, the older boys U7 or U16 Science City Jena were better.

Fifth place belongs to MBK Karlovka Bratislava , and Královští Sokoli Hradec Králové went to Bohemia without a win.

The position of one of the main favorites for the overall victory was confirmed at the weekend by the players WKK Wroclaw , who won all the matches. However, the tournament offered a number of balanced matches and the teams in 1st to 5th place played very balanced duels together.

The silver goes to the Czech Republic for the Vlci Žďár nad Sázavou team, which started the tournament on a wild card outside the overall ranking. They decided on the second place by winning a dramatic mutual match with the home team ORLEN Akademia BM Stal , who eventually took the bronze.

The two Czech teams BK NH Ostrava and Sršni Písek finished below the winners' podium, but both of these teams were very capable opponents of the teams that were placed above them.

The boys from ŠBK Handlová went to Slovakia without a win.

BK NH Ostrava confirmed its position as the main favorite for the overall victory in the U14 category even in its third tournament. They are still looking for a team that could beat Ostrava. We'll see if someone succeeds in the final tournament, or if, on the contrary, Ostrava confirms its dominance this year.

One of the main challengers will certainly be the players WKK Wroclaw , who lost to the winners by only 5 points on the home board and thus took the silver.

The podium was completed by another participant in the final tournament, which is the PGE Spójnia Stargard team.

The results of the other matches were relatively clear, so the boys BBA Komárno took the fourth place to Slovakia and the players of UBC Münster took the fifth place to Germany.

SKM Zastal Zielona Góra a traditional participant in our competition, ended without a victory at the tournament this time.

The position of one of the co-favorites for the overall triumph was confirmed by the players Korona 1919 Krakow , who recorded only one defeat this season and are currently in 2nd place in the overall table.

They decided their victory in the final quarter in a duel with BA Nymburk . After three quarters, an even duel ended with the victory of the Polish team by 12 points. The Czech team took second place, pushing the hosts from ORLEN Akademia BM Stal to third place. The home team was already losing by 20 points after three quarters, but with a powerful chase in the final part, they pulled back to a difference of only 4 points.

The Czech team Jížní Supi finished just below the podium, and the last place was taken by the reserve of the organizer, who added his B team to the tournament after the withdrawal of two teams.