Basketball: Medi Bayreuth completes Cup

Bayreuth (German: [baɪˈʁɔʏt] (listen), Upper Franconian: [ba(ː)ˈɾaɪ̯t]; Bavarian: Bareid) is a medium-sized community in northern Bavaria, Germany, on the Red Key river in a valley in between the Franconian Jura and the Fichtelgebirge Mountains. The town s roots go back to 1194. In the 21st century, it is the capital of Upper Franconia as well as has a populace of 72,148 (2015 ). It is world-famous for its yearly Bayreuth Celebration, at which efficiencies of operas by the 19th-century German composer Richard Wagner are presented.

Medi Bayreuth has completed the quarterfinals of the German basketball trophy by success over Hamburg Towers. The team of coach Raoul Korner sat down in the last axle fang against the North Germans with 93:84 (47:47) and thus achieved the round of the best eight. After two balanced quarters, Bayreuth distanced the Towers through a strong third round (30:12) and did not take the lead. Top scorer The game was Medi-Profi Janari Joesaar with 22 points. Defending champion FC Bayern Munich is in the quarterfinals at the Niners Chemnitz in mid-November. This revealed the draw in Bayreuth. Master Alba Berlin has to compete in the fight for the entry into the top Four in Bayreuth. The other quarter-final encounters are: Löwen Braunschweig against Fraport Skyliners from Frankfurt and Hakro Merlins Crailsheim against S.Oliver Würzburg. The lots take place on the 13th and 14th of November.