The 2021 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto was the 85th edition of the Spanish Basketball King's Cup. It was managed by the ACB and was held in Madrid, in the WiZink Center in February 2021.[1] All matches were played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Spain |
| City | Madrid |
| Venue(s) | WiZink Center |
| Dates | 11–14 February 2021 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Defending champions | Real Madrid |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Barça (26th title) |
| Runner-up | Real Madrid |
| Semifinalists | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 7 |
| MVP | Cory Higgins (Barça) |
Real Madrid was the defending champion which was defeated in the final by eternal rival Barça which conquered its 26th cup.
All times were in Central European Time (UTC+01:00).
Qualified teams
editThe top eight ranking teams participated after the first half of the 2020–21 ACB regular season once Real Madrid has already mathematically guaranteed its host team status and its presence in the top eight.[3]
Given the uncertainty generated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the ACB agreed that to use the win percentage over the total number of games played by each team as the first criterion to decide the qualification for the Copa del Rey, thus avoiding harming any club if it cannot play all their matches before the January 10 deadline.[3]
The tiebreaker criteria in the qualification for the Copa del Rey is the following:[3]
- Best win percentage over the total number of games played by each team.
- If the tie is not resolved, the greater total difference between points for and against taking into account all the games played in the regular season.
- If the tie is not resolved, the sum of the quotients of points in favor and against in each of the disputed matches were applied to the teams that remain tied, with the highest having it being the qualified team.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid (H) | 17 | 16 | 1 | 1482 | 1276 | +206 | .941 | Qualification as seeded team |
| 2 | Barça | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1531 | 1337 | +194 | .833 | |
| 3 | Lenovo Tenerife | 18 | 14 | 4 | 1570 | 1435 | +135 | .778 | |
| 4 | TD Systems Baskonia | 18 | 14 | 4 | 1492 | 1382 | +110 | .778 | |
| 5 | Hereda San Pablo Burgos | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1577 | 1447 | +130 | .722 | Qualification as unseeded team |
| 6 | Valencia Basket | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1558 | 1456 | +102 | .667 | |
| 7 | Joventut | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1521 | 1496 | +25 | .556 | |
| 8 | Unicaja | 18 | 9 | 9 | 1548 | 1495 | +53 | .500 |
Rules for classification: 1) Win percentage; 2) Point difference; 3) Sum of quotients of points scored
(H) Hosts
Venue
editOn December 15, 2020, ACB selected and announced Madrid to host the Copa del Rey in February 2021.[1] The former building, which was built in 1960, was destroyed by a fire in 2001. Architects Enrique Hermoso and Paloma Huidobro projected a High-Tech style new arena that was built at the same location between 2002 and 2005. The arena hosted two major international basketball events in the first decade of the 21st century - the knockout stage of EuroBasket 2007 and the 2008 Euroleague Final Four. It also hosted the Copa del Rey in 2006, 2009, 2011 and 2019. The arena was the finals venue for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup and the 2015 Euroleague Final Four.
| Madrid | 2021 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto (Spain) |
|---|---|
| WiZink Center | |
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Draw
editThe draw was held on 18 January 2021 in Madrid, Spain.[4] The top four ranking teams act as seeded teams in the draw of the quarterfinals. For its part, the top ranking team will play its quarterfinal match on Thursday.
Bracket
edit| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 11 February 2021 | ||||||||||
| Real Madrid | 85 | |||||||||
| 13 February 2021 | ||||||||||
| Valencia Basket | 74 | |||||||||
| Real Madrid | 85 | |||||||||
| 11 February 2021 | ||||||||||
| Lenovo Tenerife | 79 | |||||||||
| Lenovo Tenerife | 87 | |||||||||
| 14 February 2021 | ||||||||||
| Hereda San Pablo Burgos | 76 | |||||||||
| Real Madrid | 73 | |||||||||
| 12 February 2021 | ||||||||||
| Barça | 88 | |||||||||
| Barça | 103 | |||||||||
| 13 February 2021 | ||||||||||
| Unicaja | 93 | |||||||||
| Barça | 77 | |||||||||
| 12 February 2021 | ||||||||||
| TD Systems Baskonia | 68 | |||||||||
| TD Systems Baskonia | 96 | |||||||||
| Joventut | 87 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
edit| 11 February 2021 | Lenovo Tenerife | 87–76 | Hereda San Pablo Burgos | Madrid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 25–17, 26–25, 20–17, 16–17 | |||
| Pts: Fitipaldo, Salin 18 Rebs: Sulejmanović 8 Asts: Fitipaldo 6 PIR: Fitipaldo 19 |
Boxscore | Pts: Rivero 12 Rebs: Rabaseda 7 Asts: Cook 7 PIR: Rivero 16 |
Arena: WiZink Center Referees: Juan Carlos García, Óscar Perea, Arnau Padrós |
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| 11 February 2021 | Real Madrid | 85–74 | Valencia Basket | Madrid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:30 | Scoring by quarter: 29–17, 20–17, 14–21, 22–19 | |||
| Pts: Deck, Thompkins 23 Rebs: Deck 6 Asts: Alocén 7 PIR: Deck, Thompkins 22 |
Boxscore | Pts: Van Rossom 16 Rebs: Labeyrie 7 Asts: Kalinić, Van Rossom 3 PIR: Kalinić, Van Rossom 18 |
Arena: WiZink Center Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo, Jordi Aliaga, Luis Miguel Castillo |
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| 12 February 2021 | TD Systems Baskonia | 96–87 | Joventut | Madrid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 28–17, 27–30, 23–21, 18–19 | |||
| Pts: Giedraitis, Polonara 19 Rebs: Polonara 6 Asts: Henry 8 PIR: Polonara 29 |
Boxscore | Pts: Brodziansky 17 Rebs: Tomić 11 Asts: Bassas 6 PIR: Tomić 19 |
Arena: WiZink Center Referees: Carlos Peruga, Antonio Conde, Jorge Martínez |
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| 12 February 2021 | Barça | 103–93(OT) | Unicaja | Madrid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:30 | Scoring by quarter: 15–29, 24–15, 21–21, 28–23, Overtime: 15–5 | |||
| Pts: Higgins 22 Rebs: Calathes 5 Asts: Calathes 5 PIR: Higgins 23 |
Boxscore | Pts: Brizuela 33 Rebs: Suárez, Thompson 7 Asts: Waczyński 5 PIR: Brizuela 22 |
Arena: WiZink Center Referees: Emilio Pérez, Carlos Cortés, Sergio Manuel |
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Semifinals
edit| 13 February 2021 | Real Madrid | 85–79 | Lenovo Tenerife | Madrid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 | Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 21–23, 25–16, 20–17 | |||
| Pts: Causeur, Deck 18 Rebs: Tavares 15 Asts: Llull 5 PIR: Tavares 24 |
Boxscore | Pts: Huertas 22 Rebs: Sulejmanović 6 Asts: Fitipaldo, Huertas 5 PIR: Huertas 16 |
Arena: WiZink Center Referees: Carlos Peruga, Óscar Perea, Arnau Padrós |
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| 13 February 2021 | Barça | 77–68 | TD Systems Baskonia | Madrid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 15–12, 23–15, 26–20, 13–21 | |||
| Pts: Mirotić 16 Rebs: Kuric 7 Asts: Calathes 8 PIR: Mirotić 17 |
Boxscore | Pts: Henry 19 Rebs: Polonara 8 Asts: Vildoza 4 PIR: Jekiri 23 |
Arena: WiZink Center Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo, Antonio Conde, Rafael Serrano |
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Final
edit| 14 February 2021 | Real Madrid | 73–88 | Barça | Madrid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 11–20, 20–32, 19–17, 23–19 | |||
| Pts: Tavares 17 Rebs: Tavares 9 Asts: Alocén 3 PIR: Tavares 28 |
Boxscore | Pts: Higgins 20 Rebs: Davies 8 Asts: Calathes 9 PIR: Calathes 18 |
Arena: WiZink Center Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo, Carlos Peruga, Antonio Conde |
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| 2021 Copa del Rey champions |
|---|
| Barça 26th title |
References
edit- ^ a b "La Copa del Rey 2021 en Madrid | ACB.COM". www.acb.com (in European Spanish). 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "La Copa ACB no tendrá público". ABC (in European Spanish). 30 January 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ a b c "Así se decidirá la clasificación | ACB.COM". www.acb.com (in European Spanish). 15 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Este lunes, sorteo de Copa del Rey | ACB.COM". www.acb.com (in European Spanish). 15 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
External links
edit- Official website (in Spanish)