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FIBA Europe Under 16 Division B
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Denmark and Slovenia have to remain in the FIBA Europe division B group for U16 women next season after finishing both in fifth place in group E and F respectively at the end of the qualification round.
Slovenia became one of the big losers of the day as they have been eliminated in a three-way tie with Latvia and Ukraine.
Portugal beat Slovenia (60-52) and were thankful for a 7-0 blitz by Laura Ferreira in the closing minutes that set up the victory.
Latvia qualified despite falling to already eliminated Estonia (59-62).
In Group F Germany remain unbeaten and secured the top position by beating Lithuania (62-51).
Germany only pulled away during the final quarter with a 11-1 run that made more or less the game save (57-46) with two minutes to play. Emma Stach was the leading scorer for Germany with 17 points.
Bulgaria beat Denmark (67-57) and as a result picked up the third spot.
Bulgaria broke clear with a 9-0 run at the start of the final quarter. Borislava Hristova was the leading scorer for Bulgaria with 21 points while Sofie Preetzmann had a double-double for Denmark with 17 points and 12 rebounds.
Romania beat Switzerland (55-44) to qualify ahead of Denmark in another three-way tie with Bulgaria. Simina Laura Avram was the leading player for Romania with 15 points and 9 rebounds.
In the only classification game of the day Luxembourg beat Ireland (70-54). Mia Pauly and Jessy Goergen had identical numbers in their double-double performance with 14 points and 12 rebounds for Luxembourg.
Allison Mcgrath was the leading scorer for Ireland with 13 points. Ireland are still without a victory.
The draw for the quarter-finals is:
Germany vs. Ukraine
Portugal vs. Bulgaria
England vs. Romania
Lithuania vs. Latvia
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U16 Division A
Final Round
21 August 2011: Spain beat Belgium in final for another trophy
20 August 2011: Belgium and Spain are the finalists - France: not going to U17 World Championship
19 August 2011: Belgium, Italy, Spain and Turkey in semi-final
Qualifying Round
17 August 2011: France clinch quarter-final spot
16 August 2011: Italy & Belgium qualify while France lose again
15 August 2011: Italy shock France
Preliminary Round
15 August 2011: Finland eliminated by hosts Italy
12 August 2011: France win while three teams are eliminated from title race
11 August 2011: France lose to Turkey by 1 point
U16 Division B
Final Round
21 August 2011: Germany takes trophy home
20 August 2011: England and Germany going to Division A
19 August 2011: Bulgaria, England, Germany and Latvia qualify for semi-final
Qualifying Round
17 August 2011: Quarter-final bracket set
16 August 2011: All quarter-finalists still not known
15 August 2011: Germany, Lithuania and Portugal going strong
Preliminary Round
15 August 2011: Luxembourg's struggles continue
12 August 2011: Ireland and Israel eliminated
11 August 2011: Switzerland start well