This weekend in Salamanca the annual Spanish Womens Basketball League Queens Cup will be held. The top eight teams to finish the first round of the league will play to earn the Queen Cup status for the 2009 season. The favorite teams are host Perfumerias Avenida and Ros Casares whom participated in the Euroleague. Ros Casares last years Copa de la Reina Champion is thirsty for a cup win after losing in the quarterfinals of the Euroleague to CSKA Moscow. Perfumerias Avenida will also be hosting the Euroleague Womens League 2009 Final Four during the first weekend of April.
Below is the schedule of play. The games will be televised locally as well as streamed live online at FebTV.com
Friday March 6th
(1) 12:30 Ciudad Ros Casares vs Feve San José
(4) 16:00 Olesa Espanyol vs Soller Joventut Mariana
(2) 18:15 Rivas Ecópolis vs Real Club Celta Indepo
(3) 20:30 Perfumerías Avenida vs EBE Ibiza PDV
Saturday March 7th
SEMIFINALs
16:45 (1) Winner Game 1 – Winner Game 4
19:00 (2) Winner Game 2 – Winner Game 3
Sunday March 8th
FINAL
16:00 Winner Semifinal 1 – Winner Game Semifinal 2
With the marks of top Spanish National teams and figures such as Rafael Nadal who just won the Wimbledon after a 44 year drought for Spanish Players and the Spanish Soccer team who also won the Euro2008 after not winning in the 40s. The national teams for Spain both women and men are hoping to follow in those footsteps in Pekin during the Olympic Summer Basketball Games!