The 2021 Champions Cup will tip off this weekend at the Rittal Arena in Wetzlar. Organised by IWBF Europe, together with German Clubย RSV Lahn-Dill, eight teams (4 Spanish, 3 Germany and 1 Italian) of the best teams in Europe will battle it out on the court, in the first step back for international wheelchair basketball.

The teams participating are Spainโ€™s CD Ilunion Madrid,ย BSR Amiab Albacete,ย Club Bidaideak Bilbao BSRย andย BSR ACE Gran Canaria, Italyโ€™sย GSD Porto Torresย and Germanyโ€™sย RSB Thuringia Bulls,ย RSV Lahn-Dillย andย Baskets 96 Rahden.

The structure of the tournament is based on direct elimination: four games on Friday, followed by semi-finals on Saturday and finals on Sunday.

GAME SCHEDULE:

Friday 30thย April
12:30 โ€“ RSB Thuringia Bulls vs Baskets 96 Rahden
15:00 โ€“ CD Ilunion Madrid vs GSD Porto Torres
17:30 โ€“ BSR Amiab Albacete vs Bidaideak Bilbao BSR
20:00 โ€“ RSV Lahn-Dill vs BSR ACE Gran Canaria

Saturday 1stย May
12:30. & 15:00 โ€“ Placement Games 5-8
17:30 & 20:00 โ€“ Semi-finals

Sunday 2ndย May
10:00 โ€“ 7th/8thย Place Game
12:30 โ€“ 5th/6thย Place Game
15:00 โ€“ 3rd/4thย Place Game
17:30 โ€“ FINAL

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the event will take place in a bubble and behind closed doors. All games will be live-streamed and there are live-stats for fans to follow all the action.