The Belarusian women's basketball team defeated the visiting Turkish team in the final match of the EuroBasket 2019 qualification and qualified for the continental forum.
On November 21, in Kayseri, the Belarusian basketball players beat the Turkish women with a difference of 4 points - 60:56 (17:17, 15:18, 14:10, 14:11).
The most productive player in the Belarusian squad was Ekaterina Snytina, who earned 17 points.
Türkiye - Belarus - 56:60 (17:17, 18:15, 10:14, 11:14)
Belarus: Bentley (2 points + 6 rebounds), Likhtarovich (10 + 3 rebounds), Popova (10 + 3 rebounds), Snytina (17 + 5 rebounds), Veremeenko (6 + 8 rebounds), Gasper (7 + 11 rebounds + 3 assists) ), Rytikova (3 + 6 rebounds), Tarasova (2 + 4 rebounds), Zyuzkova (3).
Losing by 3 points after the first half of the match, the Belarusians managed to turn the tide of the game and maintained the winning score in a difficult ending.
In this match, the Belarusians were especially effective in rebounding (51-41, of which 18-11 in attack).
Natalia Trofimova ( Main coach Belarusian national team):
— Today we won the battle on the rebound, which gave us the opportunity to attack again. They also managed to complete the main task - to stop their leader Alben. In principle, I am pleased with the way the girls worked on defense, while not forgetting about attacking actions and forcing their opponents to foul over and over again. I’m glad that we ended this cycle on a victorious note and won the right to compete at the European Championships,” the official website of the BSE quotes Trofimova as saying.
Tatiana Likhtarovich (Belarus team):
— First of all, we were faced with the task of playing well in defense. I think we coped with the coach’s instructions, thanks to which we were able to win. As the game progressed, we were able to successfully vary attacks from the perimeter and passes under the hoop. I’m happy that we will compete again at the European Championships, where, I hope, we will be able to compete for medals,” said Likhtarovic.
Maxim Ryzhenkov (chairman Belarusian Federation basketball):
- I'm pleased with the result. The team showed good game. With the overwhelming support of thousands of fans in the stands in Turkey, we defeated one of the strongest teams in Europe and completed the task of reaching the final stage of the continental championship. Of course, here I would like to note the work of head coach Natalia Trofimova personally and the entire coaching staff. Our girls are great! - said the head of the BSE.
Late evening in our qualifying group "B" the match will take place Poland - Estonia, but it will not matter in the distribution of tickets to the European Championship.
Position of teams in group “B”:
1. Türkiye - 11 points (5 wins, 1 loss);
2. Belarus - 11 (5 wins, 1 loss);
3. Poland - 5 (1 win, 3 losses);
4. Estonia - 5 (5 defeats).
The teams that took first place in each of the 8 qualifying groups, as well as the 6 best teams from those that came second in their quartets, will advance to the final round of the 2019 EURO.
The Belarusians caught up with Turkey in terms of the number of points scored, but lost first place to them in additional indicators, since they lost to their rivals in the home match with a difference of 10 points. However, the Belarusian team made it to EuroBasket 2019 from the second line.
In the previous qualifying matches for the 2019 European Championship, the Belarusian team won away against Poland (70:62), at home against Estonia (80:63), lost at home to Turkey (54:64), defeated Poland at home (71:50) and defeated Estonia away (113:63).
The teams that won tickets to the finals of the European 3x3 Basketball Championship in Poitiers, France, have been determined. For the first time in history women's team Belarus won the right to compete among the 12 strongest teams of the Old World, reports the BSE.
In the qualifying competitions of the continental championship 2018, Belarusian men's and women's squads fought for access to the finals.
Women's national team played for Anastasia Sushchik, Evgenia Stepanova, Daria Magolas, Natalya Dashkevich(coach - Yuri Volk), on the first day of the tournament she won two victories: over the Czech Republic (13:11) and Turkey (13:9). On Saturday, June 30, in the match for first place in the group, which allowed them to directly reach the final of the European Championship, the Belarusians lost to the tournament favorites the French (7:17) and took second place in Group B. In the decisive match against the German team, which was third in Group A, the Belarusians traditionally made domestic fans nervous, but won a much-needed victory (20:17).
The men's team, which included Andrey Navoichik, Andrey Rogozenko, Valentin Nazarov, Timofey Paralev(coach - Dmitry Koltunov), could not pass the selection sieve. In the first match, the Belarusian team lost to the Belgians (11:13), and in the second match to the Russians (21:10), taking third place in the group.
The 3x3 qualifying tournament competitions are held on the same dates as qualifying competitions 5×5 men's World Cup 2019, this did not allow the leaders of the Belarusian team to take part in the competition national team in classic basketball.
12 of the strongest men's and women's teams will compete for the continental trophy on September 14-16, 2018 in Bucharest (Romania).
The competition in France became a good rehearsal for the Belarusian squads before their performance at the 2019 European Games in Minsk.
Vitebsk became the birthplace of Belarusian basketball. It was in this city that the first team (men's) was formed, which in 1923 took part in the first all-Union basketball competitions. At the same time, the squad from a modest Belarusian city managed to take 3rd place, losing only to the teams from Moscow and Petrograd.
A year later, basketball began to actively develop in Minsk. In 1928, the Belarusian women's team took 1st place at the first All-Union Spartakiad, and the men's team took second. At the end of 1929, 2.4 thousand people played basketball in Belarus.
After World War II Belarusian teams competed in the USSR Championship, but were not leaders and were practically not among the winners. Only in the late 80s did the Horizont women's team manage to climb onto the podium for the first time: in 1989, the Minsk team took second place in the USSR Championship. In 1991 they became third.
Basketball players in dresses
In post-Soviet times, basketball was not among the most popular. The surge of interest dates back to 1994, when the Belarusian youth team became the European champion. Several Belarusian basketball players were invited to US universities and played for local basketball teams in the NCAA. However, the Belarusians failed to break into the NBA. Having moved to the level of national teams, the team was unable to repeat the success.
Much more successful is the women's team, which in the country is called “the most beautiful team Belarus". In 2006, Belarusians, under the leadership of coach Anatoly Buyalsky, reached the final tournament of the European Championship for the first time and sensationally took third place, winning bronze medals.
Then the women's team made it to the Olympics in Beijing, becoming the first team in the history of sovereign Belarus in game types sports, which won the right to represent the country at the main competition of the four-year anniversary. Our team reached the quarterfinals, where they lost to the Chinese team. As a result, the Belarusians took 6th place.
Then there were 4th places at the 2009 European Championships in Riga and at the 2010 World Championships in the Czech Republic. However, in 2011, at the European Championships in Poland, the team did not perform very well and finished only 9th. After this, head coach Anatoly Buyalsky left the team. Under the leadership of a new coach, Lithuanian Rimantas Grigas, the team won a ticket to the 2013 European Championship in France.
The Belarusian women's basketball team is one of the three most popular national teams.
It is worth noting that the Belarusian women's team was the first among all other teams to start competing in sports dresses, rather than T-shirts and shorts.
Hostage of three seconds
The most famous Belarusian basketball player is Ivan Edeshko. He didn't play in the NBA, didn't score 50 points a game. Yes, he won 8 USSR championships, the Champions Cup and two European championships. But he became famous all over the world thanks to one single pass. In the now legendary match between the USSR and the USA in the final of the 1972 Olympics in Munich, Ivan Edeshko, 3 seconds before the end of the match, gave a magnificent pass across the entire court to Alexander Belov, who scored the winning goal - 52:51. The USSR national team won the Olympic tournament for the first time in its history.
Current basketball player Elena Levchenko is well known in women's basketball. She's a member Olympic Games in Beijing, as well as the European Championships 2007, 2009, 2011. as part of the national team of Belarus.
Elena became the champion of Poland, Russia, Lithuania, and was a participant in the WNBA finals. She was recognized as the most useful basketball player in the Baltic League (2000), twice - in 2002 and 2003 - among the top ten best players US colleges. She was recognized as the best center at the 2010 World Cup.
Tsmoki are attacking!
Unlike the 90s of the last century, Belarusian basketball today is on the rise. The best domestic basketball players not only perform in top clubs abroad, but also remain in their homeland, defending the colors of Belarusian clubs, which allows them to raise the level of the national championship. BC "Tsmoki-Minsk" represents Belarus in the VTB United League - a basketball project that unites the strongest basketball clubs in Eastern Europe.
The successful performance of the Belarusian women's team attracts the attention of fans and stimulates the popularity of basketball. Student basketball is actively developing - all universities in Belarus have their own teams.
