2021 FIBA U18 Women's European Challengers
The 2021 FIBA U18 Women's European Challengers were international basketball competitions which took place from 27 July to 1 August 2021, replacing the cancelled 2021 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship. History
The 2020 edition of FIBA U18 Women's European Championship was to be held in Heraklion, Greece but was postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic. Since the pandemic continued in 2021, the FIBA Europe decided to hold alternative format of competition to replace traditional format of U18 Women's European Championship where 16 or more teams gather in one place. Structure
 The events are to be played on a voluntary participation basis, with promotion/relegation to be frozen across Divisions A, B and C.
 The Top 18 ranked teams (16 currently in Division A, plus two additional teams by 2019 ranking in respective category) to play three tournaments of six teams each (Groups A, B and C). All other registered teams, ranked 19 and lower, to play in tournaments of up to six teams each (Group D). One tournament of up to six teams to be created with the lowest-ranked teams to accommodate Division C and Small Countries (Group F). All tournaments to be played in Round Robin format, with groups to be created by "serpentine" style allocation, taking the hosting situation into consideration. Participating teams

Top-18 Challengers
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

19–24 Challenger
 
 
 
 
 
 

25–28 Challenger

Top-18 Challengers

Group A
The Group A tournament was played in Riga, Latvia. Group B
The Group B tournament was played in Klatovy, Czech Republic. Group C
The Group C tournament was played in Heraklion, Greece. 19–24 Challenger

Group D
The Group D tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria. 25–28 Challenger

Group F
The Group F tournament was played in Andorra la Vella, Andorra. After the first round, all four teams advanced to the playoffs. Group phase

Playoffs

Source: FIBA

25th–28th place semifinals

27th place match

25th place match

Final standings

See also
 2021 FIBA U20 European Challengers
 2021 FIBA U18 European Challengers
 2021 FIBA U16 European Challengers
 2021 FIBA U20 Women's European Challengers
 2021 FIBA U16 Women's European Challengers

References

External links
Official website
Competition schedule

FIBA Europe Under-18 Women's Challengers
Challengers
Europe
Sports competitions in Riga
Sport in Heraklion
Sports competitions in Sofia
Sports competitions in Andorra la Vella
July 2021 sports events in Europe
August 2021 sports events in Europe
2021 in youth sport