CSO Voluntari, the Romanian men’s basketball runner-up, defeated Britain’s Leicester Riders in Skopje on Wednesday, 70-61, in the first game of the Champions League preliminary round.
Leading scorers for the CSO Voluntari, who made their tournament debut on Wednesday, were Cotton 19 points, Torok 14.
Hosted by Skopje, the tournament will also feature TFT Skopje (Macedonia), Niners Chemnitz (Germany) in the first round and Tofas Bursa (Turkey) and Fribourg Olympic (Switzerland) in the second round. takes Skopje, until Sunday.
CSO Voluntari will face Tofas Bursa in the 2nd round, and if they win, they will play in the final of the tournament on Sunday.
Only the winner of the tournament will enter the groups of the Champions League. CSO Voluntari has decided to continue participating in the groups of the FIBA European Cup if it misses the qualification in Skopje.
Three other preliminary BCL tournaments are held in Malaga, Lisbon and Belgrade, writes News.ro.
Source: Hot News RO
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