COMPETITION RESULUTIONS

COMPETITIONS COMMITTEE

 

RESOLUTION No. 6/2026

 

M50 Category – Determination of the 5th–8th Place Classification Games

 

The Competitions Committee, having reviewed the claim submitted by Poland – Polska Koszalin regarding the determination of the classification games for 5th to 8th place in the M50 category,

 

WHEREAS:

 

Prior to the commencement of the competition, during the Technical Meeting, all participating teams were expressly informed that, for the purpose of determining the final classification among teams eliminated during the knockout stage, only the results obtained during the second stage of the tournament would be taken into account, and that results from the preliminary round would not be considered.

 

The appellant argues that it should compete for 5th and 6th place instead of Germany B, based on the fact that Poland defeated Germany B during the preliminary round of the competition.

 

However, this argument cannot be accepted, as it directly contradicts the competition criteria that were announced and agreed upon before the tournament began. Consequently, results from the preliminary stage are not applicable for determining the classification games in question.

 

Furthermore, the Committee has examined the competition format and notes that certain teams qualified directly for the quarterfinals as seeded teams, while others were required to play an additional Round of 16 match.

 

In particular, Poland – Polska Koszalin advanced directly to the quarterfinals without playing a Round of 16 game.

 

Accordingly, calculating the point differential by combining the Round of 16 and Quarterfinal games would create an unfair competitive advantage for those teams that had the opportunity to record a victory in the Round of 16 before reaching the quarterfinals. Such a method would place the seeded teams, which did not play in that round, at an inherent disadvantage.

 

In order to ensure equal treatment of all teams involved, the Committee determines that only the Quarterfinal games shall be considered for the purpose of establishing the ranking among the losing quarterfinalists.

 

The Quarterfinal results were as follows:

 

* Greece – EKA Athens defeated Switzerland 54–46 (Switzerland: –8).

* Italy – Italbasket Master defeated Poland – Polska Koszalin 53–44 (Poland – Polska Koszalin: –9).

* Greece – S.P.A.K. Peiraia defeated Germany B 52–34 (Germany B: –18).

* Germany A defeated FIMBA GB Brotherhood 72–51 (FIMBA GB Brotherhood: –21).

 

Accordingly, the ranking of the losing quarterfinalists, based exclusively on the Quarterfinal point differential, is as follows:

 

1. Switzerland (–8)

2. Poland – Polska Koszalin (–9)

3. Germany B (–18)

4. FIMBA GB Brotherhood (–21)

 

THEREFORE, THE COMPETITIONS COMMITTEE RESOLVES:

 

Article 1. To reject the claim submitted by Poland – Polska Koszalin, since the preliminary round results are not applicable to the determination of the classification games, in accordance with the competition criteria established during the Technical Meeting prior to the start of the tournament.

 

Article 2. To establish that, for the purpose of determining the teams competing for the 5th–6th and 7th–8th places in the M50 category, only the Quarterfinal results shall be taken into consideration, as this is the only knockout stage played by all teams concerned under equal conditions.

 

Article 3. Consequently, the classification games shall be played as follows:

 

* 5th–6th Place: Switzerland vs. Poland – Polska Koszalin.

* 7th–8th Place: Germany B vs. FIMBA GB Brotherhood.

 

Article 4. This Resolution shall be notified to all affected teams and shall enter into force immediately upon its publication.

 

Competitions Committee

FIMBA European Championship Athens 2026