VII EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP (PARIS 1951)

(From 3-05-1951 to 12-05-1951)

 

 

COMPETITION SYSTEM

· The eighteen participating teams are divided in 4 groups (two with five teams and two with four teams each) playing a round robin. In case that two or more teams finish level on points, their position is decided by their basket average.

· The group winners and runners-up advance to a classification round for places 1-8 (played also as a league stage with 2 groups of four teams each), whereas the teams finishing in third and fourth position enter a classification round for places 9-16 (also divided in 2 groups). The last two teams in groups A and B after the preliminary round finish their participation in the tournament at the bottom position.

· The group winners and runners-up after the classification round for places 1-8 advance to the semifinal round (played as an X-pairing). The two winners after the semifinals qualify for the final, whereas the two losers play a consolation final for the bronze medal.

 

 

PRELIMINARY ROUND

 

GROUP A

 

GROUP B

Competition Day 1 (3-05-1951)

Competition Day 1 (3-05-1951)

Switzerland - Netherlands

44-48 (19-29)

Austria - Finland

27-53 (8-25)

France - Italy

49-37 (20-16)

Denmark - Soviet Union

13-109 (6-45)

Competition Day 2 (4-05-1951)

Competition Day 2 (4-05-1951)

Italy - Netherlands

53-28 (25-16)

Austria - Turkey

18-50 (7-32)

France - Luxembourg

72-26 (32-14)

Finland - Soviet Union

36-74 (17-32)

Competition Day 3 (5-05-1951)

Competition Day 3 (5-05-1951)

Luxembourg - Netherlands

32-46 (11-21)

Finland - Denmark

44-19 (21-7)

Italy - Switzerland

67-35 (34-19)

Soviet Union - Turkey

58-34 (32-13)

Competition Day 4 (6-05-1951)

Competition Day 4 (6-05-1951)

Netherlands - France

50-48 (19-24)

Soviet Union - Austria

71-34 (42-17)

Luxembourg - Switzerland

36-68 (18-31)

Turkey - Denmark

83-36 (41-18)

Competition Day 5 (7-05-1951)

Competition Day 5 (7-05-1951)

Luxembourg - Italy

20-76 (9-36)

Denmark - Austria

26-33 (10-18)

France - Switzerland

63-33 (29-14)

Turkey - Finland

60-42 (32-12)

FINAL STANDING

P

W

L

F

A

Pt

1. Italy (CR_1)

4

3

1

233

132

6

2. France (CR_2)

4

3

1

232

146

6

3. Netherlands (CR_3)

4

3

1

172

177

6

4. Switzerland (CR_4)

4

1

3

180

214

2

5. Luxembourg*

4

0

4

114

262

0

FINAL STANDING

P

W

L

F

A

Pt

1. Soviet Union (CR_1)

4

4

0

312

117

8

2. Turkey (CR_2)

4

3

1

227

154

6

3. Finland (CR_3)

4

2

2

175

180

4

4. Austria (CR_4)

4

1

3

112

200

2

5. Denmark*

4

0

4

94

269

0

* After Romania’s withdrawal in group C, the last teams in groups A and B play an additional qualification game (see below) to replace the former in the Classification Round (the loser of this game will be last in the final standing).

 

GROUP C

 

GROUP D

Competition Day 1 (4-05-1951)

Competition Day 1 (4-05-1951)

Bulgaria - Romania

2-0 (*)

FRG - Belgium

18-70 (6-35)

Portugal - Greece

35-81 (15-38)

Scotland - Czechoslovakia

18-103 (8-60)

Competition Day 2 (6-05-1951)

Competition Day 2 (6-05-1951)

Portugal - Romania

2-0 (*)

Czechoslovakia - FRG

62-30 (24-9)

Greece - Bulgaria

38-68 (16-19)

Belgium - Scotland

87-25 (38-10)

Competition Day 3 (7-05-1951)

Competition Day 3 (7-05-1951)

Bulgaria - Portugal

77-32 (34-13)

Czechoslovakia - Belgium

38-51 (23-19) (x)

Greece - Romania

2-0 (*)

Scotland - FRG

25-69 (11-36)

FINAL STANDING

P

W

L

F

A

Pt

1. Bulgaria (CR_2)

3

3

0

147

70

6

2. Greece (CR_1)

3

2

1

121

103

4

3. Portugal (CR_4)

3

1

2

69

158

2

4. Romania (CR_3)

3

0

3

0

6

0

FINAL STANDING

P

W

L

F

A

Pt

1. Belgium (CR_2)

3

3

0

208

81

6

2. Czechoslovakia (CR_1)

3

2

1

203

99

4

3. FRG (CR_4)

3

1

2

117

157

2

4. Scotland (CR_3)

3

0

3

68

259

0

* Romania withdrew before the competition and all their matches are declared a w.o. (2-0) for their rivals.

(x) Game played on 5-05-1951.

 

QUALIFICATION GAME

(7-05-1951)

Luxembourg - Denmark

45-46 (26-28)

 

 

CLASSIFICATION ROUND

 

PLACES 1-8

GROUP 1

 

GROUP 2

Competition Day 1 (8-05-1951)

Competition Day 1 (8-05-1951)

Greece - Italy

51-64 (27-32)

Bulgaria - Turkey

52-45 (36-24)

Czechoslovakia - Soviet Union

37-53 (26-25)

France - Belgium

53-49 (26-34)

Competition Day 2 (9-05-1951)

Competition Day 2 (9-05-1951)

Greece - Soviet Union

42-64 (32-35)

Belgium - Bulgaria

41-51 (14-26)

Italy - Czechoslovakia

34-66 (12-32)

France - Turkey

40-42 (17-22;38-38)

Competition Day 3 (10-05-1951)

Competition Day 3 (10-05-1951)

Greece - Czechoslovakia

40-54 (17-20;38-38)

Turkey - Belgium

38-32 (18-18)

Soviet Union - Italy

60-42 (35-25)

France - Bulgaria

56-49 (26-24)

FINAL STANDING

P

W

L

F

A

Pt

1. Soviet Union

3

3

0

177

121

6

2. Czechoslovakia

3

2

1

157

127

4

3. Italy

3

1

2

140

177

2

4. Greece

3

0

3

133

182

0

FINAL STANDING

P

W

L

F

A

Pt

1. France

3

2

1

149

140

4

2. Bulgaria

3

2

1

152

142

4

3. Turkey

3

2

1

125

124

4

4. Belgium

3

0

3

122

142

0

 

PLACES 9-16

GROUP 3

 

GROUP 4

Competition Day 1 (8-05-1951)

Competition Day 1 (8-05-1951)

Scotland - Finland

32-73 (13-34)

Portugal - Austria

31-43 (14-26)

Denmark - Netherlands

17-55 (6-28)

Switzerland - FRG

51-48 (28-25;44-44)

Competition Day 2 (9-05-1951)

Competition Day 2 (9-05-1951)

Netherlands - Scotland

55-28 (34-13)

Switzerland - Austria

34-36 (20-17)

Denmark - Finland

35-62 (15-33)

FRG - Portugal

47-39 (31-20)

Competition Day 3 (10-05-1951)

Competition Day 3 (10-05-1951)

Denmark - Scotland

47-41 (28-18)

Switzerland - Portugal

49-52 (31-28)

Finland - Netherlands

66-52 (40-31)

Austria - FRG

39-37 (10-14;34-34)

FINAL STANDING

P

W

L

F

A

Pt

1. Finland

3

3

0

201

119

6

2. Netherlands

3

2

1

162

111

4

3. Denmark

3

1

2

99

158

2

4. Scotland

3

0

3

101

175

0

FINAL STANDING

P

W

L

F

A

Pt

1. Austria

3

3

0

118

102

6

2. FRG

3

1

2

132

129

2

3. Switzerland

3

1

2

134

136

2

4. Portugal

3

1

2

122

139

2

 

 

FINAL ROUND

 

PLACES 13-16

Semifinals (11-05-1951)

G3.3-G4.4: Denmark - Portugal

46-39 (24-18)

G4.3-G3.4: Switzerland - Scotland

68-19 (39-14)

Finals (12-05-1951)

15/16: Portugal - Scotland

49-42 (27-24)

13/14: Denmark - Switzerland

22-54 (11-24)

 

 

PLACES 9-12

Semifinals (11-05-1951)

G3.1-G4.2: Finland - FRG

67-56 (31-27)

G4.1-G3.2: Austria - Netherlands

28-44 (13-22)

Finals (12-05-1951)

11/12: FRG - Austria

49-51 (24-27;45-45)

9/10: Finland - Netherlands

57-52 (27-25)

 

 

PLACES 5-8

Semifinals (11-05-1951)

G1.3-G2.4: Italy - Belgium

48-36 (30-15)

G2.3-G1.4: Turkey - Greece

42-36 (20-18)

Finals (12-05-1951)

7/8: Belgium - Greece

39-28 (24-9)

5/6: Italy - Turkey

43-38 (26-18)

 

 

PLACES 1-4

Semifinals (11-05-1951)

G1.1-G2.2: Soviet Union - Bulgaria

72-54 (38-20)

G2.1-G1.2: France - Czechoslovakia

50-59 (22-34)

Finals (12-05-1951)

3/4: Bulgaria - France

52-55 (26-26)

1/2: Soviet Union - Czechoslovakia

45-44 (19-19)

 

 

FINAL

VENUE: Vélodrome d’Hiver (Paris)

DATE: 12-05-1951 (22:00 h)

ATTENDANCE: 12.000

REFEREES: İzzettin Somer (TUR), xxx (XXX)

FOULED OUT (FOUR FOULS): Korkia / Matoušek

[Incidents: With one second on the clock and the game tied (44-44), Stepas Butautas was fouled. The French crowd, who overtly supported the Czechs, did their best to put Butautas off, but the Soviet star held his nerve and made the game winning free throw. However, confusion reigned in the aftermath as one referee claimed the free throw invalid due to the fact that Butautas had stepped on the line, while the second referee indicated that the shot should stand. The Soviets complained and, after 20 minutes of discussion, the basket was declared valid and victory awarded to the Soviet Union. Both the crowd and the Czech team expressed their unhappiness with the call and the referees ran to the safety of the dressing-room. The medal ceremony was later marred by the continued jeering from the French fans.]

СССР

Soviet Union - Czechoslovakia

Československo

45-44 (19-19)

Soviet Union (coach: Stepan Spandarian)

Joann Lõssov (4)

Anatolij Konev (6)

Otar Korkia (15)

Stepas Butautas (17)

Justinas Lagunavičius (-)

Czechoslovakia (coach: Josef Andrle)

Jaroslav Šíp (10)

Ivan Mrázek (16)

Miroslav Škeřík (5)

Miloš Nebuchla (4)

Jan Kozák (6)

Ilmar Kullam (1)

Aleksandr Mojseev (2)

Arnošt Novák (2)

Jiří Matoušek (1)

 

 

FINAL STANDING

1.

Soviet Union USSR

2.

Czechoslovakia CZE

3.

France FRA

4.

Bulgaria BUL

5.

Italy ITA

6.

Turkey TUR

7.

Belgium BEL

8.

Greece GRE

9.

Finland FIN

10.

Netherlands NED

11.

Austria AUT

12.

FRG FRG

13.

Switzerland SWI

14.

Denmark DEN

15.

Portugal POR

16.

Scotland SCO

17.

Luxembourg LUX

18.

Romania ROM (withdrawal)

 

 

TOP SCORERS (POINTS PER GAME)

Player

Pts.

G

Avg.

1. Raimo Lindholm (FIN)

91

5

18.2

2. Stepas Butautas (USSR)

127

7

18.1

3. Henri Baumann (SWI)

88

5

17.6

4. Ivan Mrázek (CZE)

137

8

17.1

5. Timo Suviranta (FIN)

102

6

17.0

6. Jan Hille (NED)

101

6

16.8

7. Jan Kozák (CZE)

100

6

16.7

8. Henk van de Broek (NED)

97

6

16.2

9. Otar Korkia (USSR)

111

7

15.9

10. Henri Crick (BEL)

59

4

14.8

 

 

TOURNAMENT MVP: Ivan Mrázek (CZE)

   

 

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