In Review: Santander’17

Just a couple of days have passed since we finished the ESBA Championship in Santander. There were a total of 11 age categories with 24 teams participating, with a 3×3 tournament and a three-point and free-throw shooting contest also taking place.

Russian teams had the most success, as they raked in a grand total of 7 sets of gold medals, while teams from Ukraine, Latvia, Spain and Lithuania all took home one set each.

Go4champ’s Nicola Telkamp was unbeatable in the three-point contest, as she won the W40 category by a landslide, getting 16 points. Grazvyda Narusiene took first place in the W50 category with 9 points, as Juriy Kolobov had 16 in the M40 age group. Andrian Morozov finished first with 13 points in the M50 three-point shooting final, while Jury Propadeev won the M60 category with 11 points. The M70 age group competed in a free-throw shooting contest, where Anatolii Kukushkin took first place with 7-of-10 shooting.

Besides the regular five-on-five basketball, a 3×3 tournament was also played in Santander. The tournament was divided into two groups, Mixed 45+ (2 ladies and 2 men per team; 2 ladies, 1 man on the court) and Men 50+. Carpathian Bears easily took gold in the Mixed 45+ group, while Kalush I enjoyed success in the Men 50+ division.

It was also announced that the next ESBA Championship would take us back to Croatia, as Pula was selected as the host city for ESBA’18.

M40

1^st: UD (Ukraine)
2^nd: Veteranos Torrelavega (Spain)
3^rd: Interwood (Russia)

MVP: Dmytro Briantsev (UD)

Points: Dmitry Dzhindzholiya (BC Sukhum) – 24.0
Rebounds: Raul Respuela (Veteranos Torrelavega) – 16.2
Assists: Jorge Rosino (Santander) – 7.0

M45

1^st: Interwood (Russia)
2^nd: Basketclub (Russia)

MVP: Khalit Vagapov (Interwood)

Points: Maksim Susloparov (Interwood) – 15.4
Rebounds: Aleksandr Chapkii (Basketclub) – 11.3
Assists: Khalit Vagapov (Interwood) – 6.4

M50

1^st: Dinamo (Russia)
2^nd: Mercury-Kazan (Russia)
3^rd: Omega Kaunas (Lithuania)

MVP: Aleksei Ugriumov (Dinamo)

Points: Arvydas Venclovas (Omega Kaunas) – 25.5
Rebounds: Viacheslav Korolev (Great & Co) and Aleksei Ugriumov (Dinamo) – 10.0
Assists: Valerii Iaichun (Dinamo) – 8.3

M55

1^st: KFU Gorod Kazan (Russia)
2^nd: Aladushkin Group (Russia)
3^rd: Russian Project (Russia)

MVP: Vadim Shvetsov (KFU Gorod Kazan)

Points: Valerii Sergeev (Aladushkin Group) – 23.0
Rebounds: Vadim Shvestov (KFU Gorod Kazan) – 14.8
Assists: Oleg Portnyagin (Russian Project) – 6.3

M60

1^st: Babailar (Russia)
2^nd: Ranga-Statyba (Lithuania)

MVP: Aleksandr Trubach (Babailar)

Points: Aleksandr Trubach (Babailar) – 18.0
Rebounds: Juras Sadovnikovas (Ranga-Statyba) – 10.4
Assists: Vitoldas Masalskis (Ranga-Statyba) – 5.3

M65

1^st: CSKA Veterans (Russia)
2^nd: Vilniaus Statybos Senjorai (Lithuania)

MVP: Victor Petrakov (CSKA Veterans)

Points: Boris Nefedov (CSKA Veterans) – 15.8
Rebounds: Victor Petrakov (CSKA Veterans) – 13.8
Assists: Igor Sakharnov (CSKA Veterans) – 6.0

M70

1^st: Kazan (Russia)

MVP: Valerii Tashchilin (Kazan)

Points: Vladimir Zagliadimov (Kazan) – 10.5
Rebounds: Valerii Tashchilin (Kaan) – 9.8
Assists: Rinard Urazmanov (Kazan) – 2.5

W40

1^st: AMIDE Basketball Friends (Spain)
2^nd: Seduvos Malunos (Lithuania)
MVP: Ana Pombo (AMIDE Basketball Friends)

Points: Renata Radisauskaite (Seduvos Malunos) – 12.0
Rebounds: Yolanda Rodriguez (AMIDE Basketball Friends) and Solveiga Liesiene (Seduvos Malunos) – 8.0
Assists: Ana Pombo (AMIDE Basketball Friends) – 3.7

W45

1^st: BC Svaja (Lithuania)
2^nd: go4champ (Germany)

MVP: Jolanta Jurciuviene (BC Svaja)

Points: Sussane Pflueger (go4champ) – 11.3
Rebounds: Tetiana Kobzar (Augma) – 11.7
Assists: Sabine Schwazlmueller-Lahtz (go4champ) – 5.0

W50

1^st: Maximum International (Russia, Croatia)
2^nd: Koshki (Ukraine)

MVP: Tatjana Susnica Relic (Maximum International)

Points: Olga Macovchina (Koshki) – 21.5
Rebounds: Ekaterina Loginova (Maximum International) – 9.5
Assists: Irina Terenina (Maximum International) – 6.0