2021 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto

The 2021 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto was the 85th edition of the Spanish Basketball King's Cup. It was managed by the ACB and was held in Madrid, in the WiZink Center in February 2021.[1] All matches were played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

2021 Copa del Rey
Tournament details
CountrySpain
CityMadrid
Venue(s)WiZink Center
Dates11–14 February 2021
Teams8
Defending championsReal Madrid
Final positions
ChampionsBarça (26th title)
Runner-upReal Madrid
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
MVPCory Higgins (Barça)
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Real Madrid was the defending champion which was defeated in the final by eternal rival Barça which conquered its 26th cup.

All times were in Central European Time (UTC+01:00).

Qualified teams

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The top eight ranking teams participated after the first half of the 2020–21 ACB regular season once Real Madrid has already mathematically guaranteed its host team status and its presence in the top eight.[3]

Given the uncertainty generated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the ACB agreed that to use the win percentage over the total number of games played by each team as the first criterion to decide the qualification for the Copa del Rey, thus avoiding harming any club if it cannot play all their matches before the January 10 deadline.[3]

The tiebreaker criteria in the qualification for the Copa del Rey is the following:[3]

  1. Best win percentage over the total number of games played by each team.
  2. If the tie is not resolved, the greater total difference between points for and against taking into account all the games played in the regular season.
  3. If the tie is not resolved, the sum of the quotients of points in favor and against in each of the disputed matches were applied to the teams that remain tied, with the highest having it being the qualified team.
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification
1 Real Madrid (H) 17 16 1 1482 1276 +206 .941 Qualification as seeded team
2 Barça 18 15 3 1531 1337 +194 .833
3 Lenovo Tenerife 18 14 4 1570 1435 +135 .778
4 TD Systems Baskonia 18 14 4 1492 1382 +110 .778
5 Hereda San Pablo Burgos 18 13 5 1577 1447 +130 .722 Qualification as unseeded team
6 Valencia Basket 18 12 6 1558 1456 +102 .667
7 Joventut 18 10 8 1521 1496 +25 .556
8 Unicaja 18 9 9 1548 1495 +53 .500
Updated to match(es) played on 10 January 2021. Source: ACB
Rules for classification: 1) Win percentage; 2) Point difference; 3) Sum of quotients of points scored
(H) Hosts

Venue

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On December 15, 2020, ACB selected and announced Madrid to host the Copa del Rey in February 2021.[1] The former building, which was built in 1960, was destroyed by a fire in 2001. Architects Enrique Hermoso and Paloma Huidobro projected a High-Tech style new arena that was built at the same location between 2002 and 2005. The arena hosted two major international basketball events in the first decade of the 21st century - the knockout stage of EuroBasket 2007 and the 2008 Euroleague Final Four. It also hosted the Copa del Rey in 2006, 2009, 2011 and 2019. The arena was the finals venue for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup and the 2015 Euroleague Final Four.

Madrid
2021 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto (Spain)
WiZink Center
 

Draw

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The draw was held on 18 January 2021 in Madrid, Spain.[4] The top four ranking teams act as seeded teams in the draw of the quarterfinals. For its part, the top ranking team will play its quarterfinal match on Thursday.

Bracket

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QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
11 February 2021
 
 
Real Madrid85
 
13 February 2021
 
Valencia Basket74
 
Real Madrid85
 
11 February 2021
 
Lenovo Tenerife79
 
Lenovo Tenerife87
 
14 February 2021
 
Hereda San Pablo Burgos76
 
Real Madrid73
 
12 February 2021
 
Barça88
 
Barça103
 
13 February 2021
 
Unicaja93
 
Barça77
 
12 February 2021
 
TD Systems Baskonia68
 
TD Systems Baskonia96
 
 
Joventut87
 

Quarterfinals

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11 February 2021 Lenovo Tenerife 87–76 Hereda San Pablo Burgos Madrid
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 25–17, 26–25, 20–17, 16–17
Pts: Fitipaldo, Salin 18
Rebs: Sulejmanović 8
Asts: Fitipaldo 6
PIR: Fitipaldo 19
Boxscore Pts: Rivero 12
Rebs: Rabaseda 7
Asts: Cook 7
PIR: Rivero 16
Arena: WiZink Center
Referees: Juan Carlos García, Óscar Perea, Arnau Padrós
11 February 2021 Real Madrid 85–74 Valencia Basket Madrid
21:30 Scoring by quarter: 29–17, 20–17, 14–21, 22–19
Pts: Deck, Thompkins 23
Rebs: Deck 6
Asts: Alocén 7
PIR: Deck, Thompkins 22
Boxscore Pts: Van Rossom 16
Rebs: Labeyrie 7
Asts: Kalinić, Van Rossom 3
PIR: Kalinić, Van Rossom 18
Arena: WiZink Center
Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo, Jordi Aliaga, Luis Miguel Castillo
12 February 2021 TD Systems Baskonia 96–87 Joventut Madrid
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 28–17, 27–30, 23–21, 18–19
Pts: Giedraitis, Polonara 19
Rebs: Polonara 6
Asts: Henry 8
PIR: Polonara 29
Boxscore Pts: Brodziansky 17
Rebs: Tomić 11
Asts: Bassas 6
PIR: Tomić 19
Arena: WiZink Center
Referees: Carlos Peruga, Antonio Conde, Jorge Martínez
12 February 2021 Barça 103–930(OT) Unicaja Madrid
21:30 Scoring by quarter: 15–29, 24–15, 21–21, 28–23, Overtime: 15–5
Pts: Higgins 22
Rebs: Calathes 5
Asts: Calathes 5
PIR: Higgins 23
Boxscore Pts: Brizuela 33
Rebs: Suárez, Thompson 7
Asts: Waczyński 5
PIR: Brizuela 22
Arena: WiZink Center
Referees: Emilio Pérez, Carlos Cortés, Sergio Manuel

Semifinals

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13 February 2021 Real Madrid 85–79 Lenovo Tenerife Madrid
16:00 Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 21–23, 25–16, 20–17
Pts: Causeur, Deck 18
Rebs: Tavares 15
Asts: Llull 5
PIR: Tavares 24
Boxscore Pts: Huertas 22
Rebs: Sulejmanović 6
Asts: Fitipaldo, Huertas 5
PIR: Huertas 16
Arena: WiZink Center
Referees: Carlos Peruga, Óscar Perea, Arnau Padrós
13 February 2021 Barça 77–68 TD Systems Baskonia Madrid
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 15–12, 23–15, 26–20, 13–21
Pts: Mirotić 16
Rebs: Kuric 7
Asts: Calathes 8
PIR: Mirotić 17
Boxscore Pts: Henry 19
Rebs: Polonara 8
Asts: Vildoza 4
PIR: Jekiri 23
Arena: WiZink Center
Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo, Antonio Conde, Rafael Serrano

Final

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14 February 2021 Real Madrid 73–88 Barça Madrid
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 11–20, 20–32, 19–17, 23–19
Pts: Tavares 17
Rebs: Tavares 9
Asts: Alocén 3
PIR: Tavares 28
Boxscore Pts: Higgins 20
Rebs: Davies 8
Asts: Calathes 9
PIR: Calathes 18
Arena: WiZink Center
Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo, Carlos Peruga, Antonio Conde
2021 Copa del Rey champions
Barça
26th title

References

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  1. ^ a b "La Copa del Rey 2021 en Madrid | ACB.COM". www.acb.com (in European Spanish). 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  2. ^ "La Copa ACB no tendrá público". ABC (in European Spanish). 30 January 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Así se decidirá la clasificación | ACB.COM". www.acb.com (in European Spanish). 15 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Este lunes, sorteo de Copa del Rey | ACB.COM". www.acb.com (in European Spanish). 15 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
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