For its part, the Male Cadet finished in fourth place, the Female Cadet was sixth and the Female Infant finished in seventh position.
Only Catalonia has been able to defeat the Men’s Children’s team throughout the Championship. It did so in the Group Phase, where the Valencian Community beat Melilla (57-6) and Castilla La Mancha (78-28) but lost to Catalonia (62-104). and it has been Catalonia once again the executioner of Iván García’s men, who were planted in the grand final after having beaten the Canary Islands in the quarterfinals (79-98) and Madrid in the semifinals (71-96).
The players from the Valencian Community fought for every ball and gave it their all on the court, but again the Catalan team was superior to take the victory and the gold medal by 47-76.
The selection Male Cadet gets a creditable fourth place after not having had any luck in the last two games. The Championship started very well for Iván Íñiguez’s men with victories against Castilla La Mancha (87-58) and La Rioja (59-9) and scratching at high altitude against Andalucía (68-57). In the quarterfinals, the Canary Islands awaited, which they beat 72-92, but there was no luck either in the semifinal match against Madrid (99-87) or in the fight for the bronze medal against Andalusia (71-76). .
The selection Female Cadet takes sixth place after falling after three overtimes against Aragon in the last game (71-68). After an impeccable Qualifying Phase in which they defeated Murcia (61-50), Extremadura (58-8) and the Basque Country (71-57), the group coached by Marcel Villalba was sidelined by Madrid from the fight for the medals, against which he lost 43-73.
But the players from the Comunitat recovered from the blow to beat Navarra (66-57) and fight for 5th and 6th places, an objective that they brushed against with their fingertips in an epic match in which Aragón ended up taking the win final after three extra periods.
The selection Children’s Women finished in seventh place. The ensemble directed by Carles Yuste had a solid start to the Championship, beating Melilla (58-8) and Murcia (73-31), only seeing themselves surpassed by Andalucía (46-74). The quarterfinal crossing had the Canary Islands as a rival and although they fought to the maximum, they ended up losing 71-53. And in the fight for places 5th to 8th, defeat against Castilla León (65-59) and ultimately seventh place ahead of Galicia (77-60).
Results and statistics of the Valencian Community:
Male Cadet Selection
C. Valencian 87 – 58 Castilla La Mancha
C. Valenciana 59 – 9 La Rioja
Andalusia 68 – 57 C. Valenciana
Quarter finals. Canary Islands 72 – 92 Valencian C.
semifinals. Madrid 99 – 87 C. Valenciana
3rd and 4th place. C. Valenciana 71 – 76 Andalusia
Women’s Cadet Selection
C. Valenciana 61 – 50 Murcia
C. Valenciana 58 – 8 Extremadura
C. Valenciana 71 – 57 Basque Country
Quarter finals. C. Valenciana 43 – 73 Madrid
5th to 8th. C. Valenciana 66 – 57 Navarre
5th and 6th place. Aragon 71 – 68 Valencian C.
Men’s Children’s Selection
C. Valenciana 57 – 6 Melilla
C. Valenciana 78 – 28 C. La Mancha (statistics)
C. Valenciana 62 – 104 Catalonia (statistics)
Quarter finals. Canarias 79 – 98 C. Valenciana (statistics)
semifinals. Madrid 71 – 96 C. Valenciana (statistics)
Final. C. Valenciana 47 – 76 Catalonia (statistics)
Women’s Children’s Selection
C. Valenciana 58 – 8 Melilla
C. Valenciana 73 – 31 Murcia
C. Valenciana 46 – 74 Andalusia
Quarter finals. Canary Islands 71 – 53 C. Valenciana
5th to 8th. Castilla León 65 – 59 C. Valenciana
7th and 8th place. Valencian C. 77 – 60
