Before the ballot of EuroBasket 2013, FIBA-Europe distributed teams in pots and as it was expected, Georgian national team got in the fifth pot. Besides the team of Igor Kokoskov, Belgium, Latvia and Turkey are in the fifth pot.
As it was expected, teams with good results at last EuroBasket got in top pots. As a result of it, Spain was in the first position. France, Russia and Macedonia were behind it.
Lithuania, Greece, Slovenia and Great Britain were in the second pot. Italy, Croatia, Germany and Montenegro were in the third pot.
Finland, Poland, Ukraine and Bosnia and Herzegovina got in the 4th pot.
It must be said that if not strong neither weak teams got in the 5th and 6th pots. So, we must not be disappointed that we did not get in the fourth pot.
Georgia, Belgium, Latvia and Turkey got in the 5th pot. Czech Republic, Serbia, Israel and Sweden got in the sixth pot.
According to the regulations of final round of EuroBasket, 24 teams are distributed in 4 6-team group. 3-3 best teams will go through the second group round. These 12 teams will be divided into two groups. First-second-placed teams will play against each other in ¼ final and will continue participation by Olympic system.
EuroBasket 2013 will be held in four Slovenian cities and on five arenas on September 4-22. “Zlatorog Arena” of Celje (5 150 spectators), “Tivoli Hall” of Ljubljana (6 000), “Bonifika Hall” of Koper (4 500) and “Podmezakla Hall” of Jesenice will host the first round games. The second round will take place on “Arena Stozice” of Ljubljana (12 480).
EuroBasket ballot will be held on November 18. It will take place under the ground. It is known that Postojna Cave will host it. Length of this cave is 20 570 and it is one of the top tourism sites in Slovenia.
The ballot will be held in so-called concert hall of Postojna Cave. This hall contains 10 000 people. Pivka River flows in the cave on 800m. Tourists move in the cave by special coaches.
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