Žabiny enters the EWBL playoffs and is thinking about the finals Ball sports Sport | Brněnská Drbna
Less than two months ago, the basketball players from Brno’s Žabin ended their participation in the second highest European competition. In the premiere participation of the Eurocup, they were among the competitions of the TOP16 teams. They are even better placed in another European league – EWBL. Here, after the basic part, they made it to the playoffs without any problems. However, their goal is not only to participate in the Final Four, but also to organize.
Žabiny has closed one of its European chapters this year, the end of the other is yet to come. In addition to the Eurocup, it participates in the competition for women’s teams from Central, Eastern and Northern Europe – EWBL, which culminates in March. After a successful basic part, the Brno team would like to look at the Final Four after two years. But the first must go through the elimination phase of the playoffs.
In it, he will most likely encounter strong Russian or Belarusian teams. “Minsk, who is currently the second to third team in the Belarusian league, “said head coach Viktor Pruša more. In addition to one American reinforcement, purely domestic players are playing for Tsmoki-Minsk this year. “We can expect an experienced slow basket. I think we should go to that series as favorites, even though nothing easy awaits us in Belarus,He added.
If his charges manage to win the double match, they will advance to the final tournament. Žabiny was supposed to introduce himself in it during their last participation in the EWBL, even at home in Rosniška. However, the coronavirus pandemic prevented the 2019/2020 season. According to Žabin manager Radek Šír, they would apply for a possible organization again. “We were sorry that the tournament was canceled then. If, in the case of a procedure, they definitely tried to make it happen this year. Firstly, we would return to our spectators the promised attractive match, and secondly, we would save on travel, which is already so expensive this year.“Shir revealed.
The coaches themselves would welcome the advantage of the home hall, both from the point of view of the current viral situation and from a purely gaming perspective. “At home, we play matches much better. It would be a bonus either with the fans or the environment we know. We once played the Final Four EWBL in Russia and it wasn’t easy“Pruša admitted.
Žabiny does not yet know the exact schedule of fights in the playoffs. He has to adjust the schedule of the domestic women’s league, which also passes from the basic part to the quarterfinals in March. But he is sure of the last tournament of the European competition. The host country will host other clubs from Friday the 25th to Sunday the 27th of March. So if everything goes according to the plans of Brno’s Žabin, you can look forward to great basketball in the last weekend of March in the Rosnička hall.