The Belgian Cats became European Champion for the first time in the Slovenian capital Ljubljana in the Slovenian capital by beating Spain in the final. In this way they leave Piraeus with a fourth medal in five EC editions, after the bronze in both 2017 and 2021 and the gold in 2023 and 2025, and as a brand new European champion are also sure of participating in the 2026 World Cup in Berlin (4-13 September).
This time, Mike Thibault’s troops finished their group stage in Brno, Czech czech, and ended in group C with a perfect report by beating Portugal (81-52), Montenegro (87-53) and host country Czech Republic (72-60). In the quarterfinals, the Cats Germany beat 83-59, in the semi-final battle, Italy went 64-65 for the ax.