The place is already quiet in the playoffs, Turkey and Serbia (Group A), Germany and Finland (Group B), Greece (Group C) and Poland (Group D).
Thus, there were ten vacancies in the next stage, which should be reduced on the sixth day of championship – Monday.
Already in the earliest day match (from 1:30 pm), Lithuanians would be delighted by the Swedish (1-2) victory over Montenegro (0-3). In this case, the Montenegrins would no longer endanger ours or the Swedes and, like the British, would be eliminated from the further fight.
At that time, if the Montenegrin team would win, confusion to the group tournament table, as in the final round it would still meet with Great Britain and, in the event of a victory, could force even the balance sheet of several teams. Lithuanian men (2-1) will finish Wednesday with a battle with Sweden.
The test of the Nordic people is also waiting for Rimas Kurtinaitis’ students on Monday night. Lithuanians at 8 p.m. 30 min. will confront Finland (3-0) and Lauri Markkanen, a powerful hostess. This star is still collecting space statistics in the championship – 32.3 points and 33.7 utility points.
The NBA striker takes 7 bounced balls in each match and throws almost 12 penalties. R. Kurtinaitis’ mandate, discounts on L. Markkanen, are also made by tournament judges, who are under pressure from full rostrum, which accommodate 13,455 viewers.
The last time in the same Tampere Nokia Arena, these teams were more capable of 81:79. True, then, in August 2023, it was a friendly match. And now it’s a struggle for second place in the group and possibly a better rival in the eighth final.
The other two Baltic countries – Estonia and Latvia – meet important challenges in Group A.
Estonians (1-2) from 2 p.m. 45 min. We will only be in the victorious hiking and race for the first place in Group A (3-0). Still, even the stumbling Estonians would not lose anything-in the final round, a cornerstone with Portugal (1-2) awaits them.
It was the Portuguese barrier on Wednesday from 6 p.m. will seek to transcend Latvian masters (1-2). If the Latvians, considered to be strong favorites, will hunt a second victory in Riga, they will practically secure the place among the sixteen best teams of the continent.
In the final round, the Latvians will be able to increase their victory account by winning the Czechs (0-3), and the fate of the first place will decide in the Serbian and Turkish battles.
Full Sixth Day Schedule (Time, Group, Match):
1:30 p.m. Group B: Sweden (1-2)-Montenegro (0-3)
14:45 p.m. Group A: Estonia (1-2)-Turkey (3-0)
4:30 p.m. Group B: Germany (3-0)-Great Britain (0-3)
6:00 p.m. Group A: Portugal (1-2)-Latvia (1-2)
8:30 p.m. Group B: Finland (3-0)-Lithuania (2-1)
21:15 p.m. Group A: Serbia (3-0)-Czech Republic (0-3)
