Russia secured a place in a leading pack30 july 2007

Russian team headed by Aleksey Vadeev at the European U16 Championship in Greece won the last game against Portugal — 72-39 — (16-8-16, 12-9, 16-14, 28-8). Our players guaranteed the right to play in the Division A next year. And Serbia became the winner of the tournament.

Final standings (13th-16th places)
1. Czech Republic — 3/0 6
2. Russia — 2/1 5
Teams relegate to
3. Slovenia — 1/2 4
4. Portugal — 0/3 3

Top scorers in the game against Portugal: Vladimir Chichaikin (15 points) and Ilya Malykh (8 rebounds).