The failure of the champion. We know who will fight for the Polish Cup
Polish champion King Szczecin lost to Trefl Sopot 79:84 at home, and table leader Anvil Wloclawek defeated Ariva Torun 83:78 in the New Year's matches of the 15th round of the basketball extra class.
Thus, after the first stage of the competition, the best eight, that is, the participants of the Polish Cup final eight tournament in Sosnowiec (February 15-18) were revealed. The following players will play for the cup: Anwil, Trefl, Arged BM Stal Ostrów Wlkp., Polski Cukier Start Lublin, Arriva Toruń, Grupa Sierleccy Czarni Słupsk, Legia Warszawa and King. Monday's results mean that PGE Sbójnia Stargard will not compete for the trophy.
See also: Derby for Anvil Wloclawek
The leader of the table – Anvil finished the round with a balance of 14-1, and the runner-up Trefl with a balance of 10-5, and the teams of Ostrov VLKP and Lublin have a balance of 9-6 – and they will be. seeded in the quarter-final doubles draw, which will be held in early January.
In Sosnowiec, Poland's runner-up Śląsk Wrocław, which has the most wins for the cup – 14, will not be present in Sosnowiec.
A year ago, Trefl Sopot basketball players won the cup, defeating the local Polski Cukier Start 91:80 in the finals of the Lublin Suzuki PP tournament. Thus, the Sopot team won for the seventh time in history.
American Victor Sanders (17 points, 5 assists) led the team of Wloclawek to victory in Toruń in the Kujaw derby, which in the last five minutes, after a 13-0 run of the Toruń team (the hosts were in the lead). 71-70), changed the match – scored nine points and made an important assist.
The leaders of the treble in Szczecin were: Belgian center Andy Van Vleet – 22 points and Jaroslaw Zyskowski – 17 points. The best among the hosts was the center Maurice Udze, who did not miss any of the eight two-point shots and scored 19 points in total (he also made 3 of 5 free throws). Captain Andrzej Mazurczak had a double-double – 12 points and 12 assists.
King suffered his seventh loss of the season and sixth in front of his home crowd. The Szczecin team committed 21 defeats. Trefl won the sixth away match.
jb, PAP
