The matchup draw for the Copa del Rey basketball, which will be played in Granada from February 17 to 20, It will be held on Monday, January 31, in the auditorium of the city’s Science Park.
This is reported by the ACB, which recalls that the top four finishers on the maximum date set for the end of the first round (January 30) will be seeded in the draw, and will face the other four qualified teams in the quarterfinals.
The Copa del Rey already has five classified teams: Real Madrid and Barca, who have mathematically secured their seeded status, and Joventut Badalona, BAXI Manresa and UCAM Murcia.
The other three places in dispute will be decided this week, with Valencia Basket, Lenovo Tenerife, Río Breogán, Bitci Baskonia and Gran Canaria as candidates to compete in Granada.
For the first time, the event will also include the draw for the Endesa Mini Cup. Barca and Real Madrid (current champion and runner-up) and Joventut Badalona and Unicaja Andalusia (best teams of the Preliminary Phase held in December) will be seeded, with Cajasiete Canarias, Valencia Basket, Coosur Real Betis and Catalana Occident Manresa in the second pot.
The draw will make two groups of four teams (two seeded and two from the second pot), classifying the first two of each for the semifinals.