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Some Thoughts About the Euroleague Final Four Format

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Published: 20Feb2012
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The final four has helped the Euroleague to become one of the most popular professional sports tournaments in the world. Experts agree that since the final four format was introduced, Euroleague popularity have skyrocketed. That being said, there is always the question of how the location of the final four influences the identity of the winner and how much of a chance participants from countries that find it more difficult to host the final four have an equal chance of winning the tournament.

In this article we will take a look at how the Euroleague Final Four format has influenced the way professional basketball is being played in Europe, how it caused bigger sponsors to support the game and increased team budgets and also whether or not it increases the winning chances of the local, hosting team.

The reason the establishment of the Euroleague Final Four was the turning point of European basketball is the attraction it had for big sponsors. Currently, the Euroleague is sponsored by Turkish Airlines and many other companies show a keep interest in the Euroleague Final Four and other Euroleague activities.

Establishing the Euroleague Final Four has turned the finals matches into a big event. With media attention, it became an event that is watched world-wide. In fact, few people remember that before the Euroleague Final Four format was introduced, not many people outside of Europe were interested or even aware of the finals match.

With bigger sponsors and television rights, team budgets increased and allowed them to invest in newer and better local facilities. Bigger budgets also meant that teams were able to offer attractive salaries to top American players. The level of play in professional Euroleague games continues to rise and during the recent NBA strike, there were even talks of players such as Kobe Bryant, possibly playing in Europe.

However, there is no denying that the local team, hosting the Eauroleague Final Four has better chances of winning the tournament. Experts point out to the fact that this is no different from the fact that teams hosting the world football cup have better winning chances.

With talks of a possible future collaboration between the Euroleague and the NBA the Euroleague Final Four may soon become an international phenomenon, who know, perhaps in the not so distant future we may see teams from America and other continents playing against the European teams in order to try and win the title.

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