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The Basketball Champions League announced that Antalya, Turkey, has been selected as the host city for the upcoming Qualification Rounds. Three tournaments will determine the last three spots in the Regular Season of BCL’s eighth season.
With strong support from the Turkish Federation, the Qualification Round tournaments are scheduled to take place from 24 September to 1 October and will bring together 25 teams in Antalya.
Qualification Round Tournament 1 (Winner goes to Group G):
Game days: 25, 27 & 29 September 2023
Quarter-Final 1 (13:00 CET): Bakken Bears (DEN) vs KB Peja (KOS)
Quarter-Final 2 (15:30 CET): Kalev/Cramo (EST) vs Norrköping Dolphins (SWE)
Quarter-Final 3 (18:00 CET): SL Benfica (POR) vs TSU Tbilisi (GEO)
Quarter-Final 4 (20:30 CET): Patrioti Levice (SVK) vs Petrolina AEK Larnaca (CYP)
Semi-Final 1 (17:30 CET): Winner QF1 vs Winner QF2
Semi-Final 2 (20:00 CET): Winner QF3 vs Winner QF4
Final (20:00 CET): Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2
Qualification Round Tournament 2 (Winner goes to Group C):
Game days: 27, 29 September & 1 October 2023
Quarter-Final 1 (13:00 CET): Cholet Basket (FRA) vs Telenet Giants Antwerp (BEL)
Quarter-Final 2 (15:30 CET): FMP Soccerbet (SRB) vs Pallacanestro Varese (ITA)
Quarter-Final 3 (18:00 CET): Happy Casa Brindisi (ITA) vs CSM CSU Oradea (ROU)
Quarter-Final 4 (20:30 CET): Heroes Den Bosch (NED) vs BG Göttingen (GER)
Semi-Final 1 (15:00 CET): Winner QF1 vs Winner QF2
Semi-Final 2 (17:30 CET): Winner QF3 vs Winner QF4
Final (17:30 CET): Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2
Qualification Round Tournament 3 (Winner goes to Group E):
Pre-Qualifier game (24 September – 19:00 CET): Fribourg Olympic (SUI) vs Caledonia Gladiators (GBR)
Game days: 26, 28 & 30 September 2023
Quarter-Final 1 (13:00 CET): SIG Strasbourg (FRA) vs Jonava CBet (LTU)
Quarter-Final 2 (15:30 CET): Karhu Basket (FIN) vs Ironi Hay Motors Ness Ziona (ISR)
Quarter-Final 3 (18:00 CET): Legia Warszawa (POL) vs Winner Pre-Qualifier game (Fribourg/Gladiators)
Quarter-Final 4 (20:30 CET): Mornar Barsko Zlato (MNE) vs Monbus Obradoiro (ESP)
Semi-Final 1 (17:30 CET): Winner QF1 vs Winner QF2
Semi-Final 2 (20:00 CET): Winner QF3 vs Winner QF4
Final (19:00 CET): Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2
The three winners of the Qualification Round tournaments will qualify for the Regular Season, joining the 29 directly qualified teams.