The opponents of the Russian national team at the Friendship Cup have been announced
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05.08.2024
05.08.2024The Russian Basketball Federation has announced the opponents of the Russian national team at the Friendship Cup. The tournament will be held in Perm on the floor of the UDS Molot from August 21 to 25. In the fight for the trophy, our guys will have to play against the national teams of Venezuela and Colombia. In addition, the fourth participant of the competition will be BC Parma, which will perform outside the competition.
The Friendship Cup is divided into two stages. From August 21 to 23, the teams will play each other in a round system. The finalists will be determined based on the results of the points scored. The decisive match and the game for the bronze medal will take place on August 25.
Competition schedule:
Wednesday, August 21st
14:00 BC Parma - Colombia national team17:00 Russian national team – Venezuela national team
Thursday, August 22nd
14:00 Colombia national team - Venezuela national team17:00 Russian national team - BC Parma
Friday, August 23rd
14:00 Venezuela national team - BC Parma17:00 Russian national team - Colombia national team
Saturday, August 25th
09:30 3rd place match12:30 final.
We remind you that the national team's game form included 3 representatives of UNICS at once: guard Alexandr Platunov, forwards Mikhail Belenitskiy and Andrey Lopatin.
Matches with the participation of the Russian national team will be shown live on Match TV.