3rd day in ESBA 2018 championship was a full of games. 20 matches were played on Tuesday and first semifinalists became clear after all of them.<\/p>\n
W50\/55<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n BC Svaja\u00a0<\/strong>continuing their win series by defeating\u00a060-44<\/a> Pula 50\u00a0<\/strong>team, who lost the first time in this tournament. Home team had 1 point advantage after the first half of the game, but later Lithuanians took control of the game and ran away from opponents.<\/p>\n Ingrida Jonkute\u00a0<\/strong>was the best with 16 points and 12 rebounds in\u00a0BC Svaja\u00a0<\/strong>team, while\u00a0Tatjana Susnica Relic\u00a0<\/strong>was the top scorer with 13 points in\u00a0Pula 50.<\/strong><\/p>\n In another group game\u00a0Czech Ladies\u00a0<\/strong>recorded their first win\u00a027-14<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>against\u00a0Legion XXI.\u00a0<\/strong>Both teams had a lot of difficulties to score, but finally\u00a0Czech Ladies\u00a0<\/strong>was better team on the court.<\/p>\n Eva Brizova\u00a0<\/strong>ended game with 8 points.<\/p>\n W45<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Carpathian Bears\u00a0<\/strong>ended the group stage without single lose. The team took the 3rd win in a row\u00a081-32<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>against\u00a0Dobele\u00a0<\/strong>and goes to the semifinal as the favorites in the age group.<\/p>\n Yelyzaveta Lysenko\u00a0<\/strong>with 17 points was the key point in an easy win.<\/p>\n Legion XXI\u00a0<\/strong>took their first win\u00a040-37<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>against\u00a0Seduvos Malunos,\u00a0<\/strong>but still ended the group stage at the bottom of group and will compete against the leader of the group in semifinal.<\/p>\n Daina Motiejuniene\u00a0<\/b>showed a great performance with 18 points, but it was not enough to beat\u00a0Legion XXI.<\/strong><\/p>\n W30<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n In the battle for the second place in the group\u00a0Tigris 70-39<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>defeated\u00a0Kekava,\u00a0<\/strong>while\u00a0Nova Arena\u00a0<\/strong>took a technical win and win the first place in group.<\/p>\n Liudmyla Liubarska\u00a0<\/strong>was the main key for important win with 15 points.<\/p>\n M70<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n The only game was played in the eldest age group.\u00a0Vilniaus Statybos Senjorai\u00a0<\/strong>defeated\u00a042-35<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>Veteran Ukraine\u00a0<\/strong>and stayed unbeatable in the group with 2 wins in a row.<\/p>\n Romanas Ramanauskas\u00a0<\/strong>was the best with 14 points, while\u00a0Volodymyr Martynov\u00a0<\/strong>chipped 15 points for Ukrainians.<\/p>\n M65<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n LVIV Basket\u00a0<\/strong>continued their campaign with a second victory\u00a066-36<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>before\u00a0Czech Republic.\u00a0<\/strong>Ukrainians ran away from the first minute and never looked back.<\/p>\n Volodymyr Korobkov\u00a0<\/strong> was the main key with 19 points in the second win.<\/p>\n Michal Zalabak\u00a0<\/strong>scored 11 points, but did not have enough help from teammates.<\/p>\n In another group match,\u00a0Volnic\u00a0<\/strong>took a win\u00a048-25<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and is still in a battle for the first place in a group.<\/p>\n Vladimir Minaev\u00a0<\/strong>was the only player with double digits in a team – 10 points.<\/p>\n M60<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Group leaders match in the age group ended with\u00a0AIKEA Portoroz\u00a0<\/strong>win\u00a071-64<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>against\u00a0Vilniaus Statybos Senjorai.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Marijan Fiser\u00a0<\/strong>with 27 points was unstoppable and led the team to the important win a group stage.<\/p>\n Another group match ended\u00a0with\u00a0Babailar\u00a0<\/strong>victory\u00a042-35<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>against\u00a0Petergof. Babailar\u00a0<\/strong>showed a great performance in the first quarter 15-8, which helped them to be in the lead position all the time.<\/p>\n Aleksandr Tubach\u00a0<\/strong>with 9 points was the best player in a winner side.<\/p>\n M55<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n The group stage for age group M55 ended. All semifinalists are already known.<\/p>\n In group A all places became clearly after the last round of the group stage.\u00a0Veterani Umagi\u00a0<\/strong>took a victory\u00a071-58<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>against\u00a0Russian Project\u00a0<\/strong>and became a winner of the group, while\u00a0BBG Perlas 85-70<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>defeated\u00a0Rovinj.<\/strong><\/p>\n In group B\u00a0Garkalne\u00a0<\/strong>continued a winning streak with a win\u00a068-44<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>against\u00a0Sodoma\u00a0<\/strong>and will compete with\u00a0BBG Perlas\u00a0<\/strong>in a semifinal.<\/p>\n Meanwhile,\u00a0KFU Gorod Kazan 71-57<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>won against\u00a0Veteran Basket\u00a0<\/strong>and took the last place in the semifinal in the age group.<\/p>\n Vadim Shvetsov\u00a0<\/strong>scored 16 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in the key game of the tournament at current moment.<\/p>\n M45\/50<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n All semifinalists are clear in the age group as well.\u00a0Patvanka\u00a0<\/strong>lost their last game\u00a075-61<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>against\u00a0Parnu,\u00a0<\/strong>but still made into the semifinal.<\/p>\n Mait Kabin\u00a0<\/strong>scored 37 points and was unstoppable in the game, while\u00a0Arvydas Venclovas\u00a0<\/strong>with 17 points was the best on\u00a0Patvanka\u00a0<\/strong>team.<\/p>\n Dinamo\u00a0<\/strong>ended group stage round with an easy win\u00a0102-60<\/strong><\/a> against\u00a0Donbass\u00a0<\/strong>and moved to another round.<\/p>\n Meanwhile,\u00a0Mercury-Kazan 82-59<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>defeated\u00a0Poltava-Kalush\u00a0<\/strong>and moved to the semifinal as well.<\/p>\n The last game of the age group ended with the 3rd win for\u00a0Kaunas LT United 67-43<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong>Lithuanians defeated Basketclub\u00a0<\/b>and left them without a single win.<\/p>\n Rimantas Mince\u00a0<\/b>with 20 points was the top scorer in Lithuania team.<\/p>\n M35\/40<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n In the age group the game on Tuesday gave all supporters a full of emotions. The game ended with 1 point difference where\u00a0Garkalnes novads\u00a0<\/strong>defeated their opponents\u00a0BC Aqua<\/strong> in a tight game\u00a075-74<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Maris Citskovskis\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Normunds Feiebergs\u00a0<\/strong>ended the game with 16 points each.<\/p>\n