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FIBA EuroLeague Women: Fenerbahçe, Avenida, Praha favored in playoffs

FIBA EuroLeague Women: Fenerbahçe, Avenida, Praha favored in playoffs

After a regular season full of twists and turns both on and off the court, the 2022 FIBA EuroLeague Women postseason is officially upon us. The first round (quarterfinals) will begin this Tuesday, March 8; the quarterfinals were originally scheduled to begin in late February, but had to be pushed back to accommodate make-up games that had originally been postponed due to COVID-19-related disruptions.

Entering the 2022 quarterfinals, EuroLeague Women is now faced with another significant off-court development. Last week, FIBA announced a series of decisions made to “safeguard the integrity of competitions and the safety of all participants” in response to current events in Ukraine; Russian teams and officials are now barred from participating in FIBA competitions until further notice, while Ukrainian teams participating in FIBA competitions cannot play their games in Ukraine.

For EuroLeague Women, that means the exclusion of UMMC Ekaterinburg — which went a perfect 14-0 in…

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