Turkey Expands: Estonia & Serbia Routes

Turks Alperen Shengin stood out with 21 points, eight rebounds and five assists, Erzhan Osmani had 14 points and ten balls under the baskets, Adem Bona scored 12 points and Jedi Osman 11 points.

In the Estonian national team, Kristian Kullam was the top scorer with 16 points, while Kregor Herman scored 12 points.

In the second match of the day in Group A, Latvia will meet Portugal at 6 pm and Serbia with the Czech Republic at 9:15 pm. If Latvian basketball players win Portugal, then in the event of Serb’s victory, the Latvians will secure a place in the semi -finals.

In Group A, Turkey has four wins in four games, but Serbia has three successes in three matches, guaranteeing both in the semi -finals. Latvia, Estonia and Portugal have celebrated one victory each, but the Czech Republic has three losses.

In the European Championship Finals, 24 teams in four groups play in Riga, Tampere, Katowice and Limassol at the end of August and early September. The top four teams will qualify for the playoffs in Riga, finding out the medal winners in the first half of September. Groups A and B as well as Groups C and D will meet in the semifinals.

Aiko Tanaka

Aiko Tanaka is a combat sports journalist and general sports reporter at Archysport. A former competitive judoka who represented Japan at the Asian Games, Aiko brings firsthand athletic experience to her coverage of judo, martial arts, and Olympic sports. Beyond combat sports, Aiko covers breaking sports news, major international events, and the stories that cut across disciplines — from doping scandals to governance issues to the business side of global sport. She is passionate about elevating the profile of underrepresented sports and athletes.

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