From the 25th to 27th of January the preliminary round of the Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament 2019 - ANGT for short - will begin in Munich. The U18 tournament in which the best young players in Europe compete against each other will find its way into the Audi Dome for the second time in its 17-year history.
32 teams want to reach the Final Four
The ANGT will be held in four different qualification rounds. In addition to Munich, the top European teams will also be competing in Valencia (already played, winner: Valencia), Kaunas (Lithuania) and Belgrade (Serbia) for entry into the Final Four. In all rounds the eight teams are divided into two groups of four each. The group phase is followed by the deciding, placement games. The four preliminary round winners plus four wildcard teams will play for the honor of being the best junior team on the continent parallel to the EuroLeague Final Four (17th - 19th May).