The European Basketball League divided 24 teams into four groups: A, B, C and D, and 6 teams in each group played the first stage group match. The top four teams in each group entered the second stage of the group stage, and the advanced 16 teams were divided into Group E and Group F, with 8 teams in each group playing.
The top four teams in each group advanced to the quarterfinals. In the quarter-finals, the best of five games was adopted, and the team with high winning rate in the group stage gained additional home advantage, and the semi-finals, the third and fourth finals and the finals were decided in one game.
The European Basketball League consolidated the highest level of sports competition in five years, and then introduced the concept of commercial sports league to Europe.
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The European Basketball Champions League has been trying to open up the China market for a long time, but it has been tepid. In July last year, Lu Baihua signed a long-term contract of 15 years with the Champions League Basketball Team to form the Champions League Basketball China Company. After integrating high-quality resources, the pace of the Champions League basketball team entering China began to accelerate.
In 20 16, the most striking action of the Champions League basketball team will be "20 16 Champions League basketball trip to China". Last season's champion CSKA Moscow will visit China at the end of September to play against CBA teams Sichuan and Guangdong respectively. The three teams represent the highest level of professional basketball in China and Europe, and their matchup is widely expected by fans.
Baidu Encyclopedia-European Basketball League