Who (and what) to watch for in the EuroLeague Women Final Six

Gabby Williams of Fenerbahce Opet and Laura Quevedo of Spar Girona. The top women’s basketball competition in Europe has reached its apex. The EuroLeague Women playoffs, also known as the “Final Six,” tip-off this Wednesday, April 15, and as one would expect, only the very best teams will be playing for the championship.

The format of the Final Six is quick and ruthless: It’s three rounds of single-elimination basketball played over the course of five days. The winners of Wednesday’s quarterfinals will advance to the semifinals on Friday, where the top-two seeded teams, Fenerbahçe Opet and Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring, await. Finally, the championship and third-place games will be played on Sunday, April 19, when we’ll find out who the best team in Europe truly is.

View this post on Instagram Who will come out on top? There’s only one way to find out, and it’s on FIBA’s EuroLeague Women YouTube channel . The games will be streamed live and for free, just as they have all season, so there’s no excuse not to miss them.

Now, let’s meet the teams who will be competing in this highly-anticipated international basketball event! Basket Landes View this post on Instagram Landes has been one of this season’s most pleasant surprises. The French club may not have as many instantly-recognizable names on its roster as others do, but a strong performance in group play has put both the players and the club itself on the map.