Epiphany Day: two big games in Germany and Kosovo

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Two games are to be played on Tuesday, January 6. SYNTAINICS MBC are hosting the Epiphany Day game against Donar Groningen with playoff qualification on the line. SIGAL Prishtina are facing Tindastoll Saudarkrokur – winners will advance to the playoffs.

Playoff implications: SYNTAINICS MBC will qualify with a win over Donar Groningen.

Donar Groningen will qualify with a win at SYNTAINICS MBC.

SIGAL Prishtina will qualify with a win over Tindastoll Saudarkrokur.

Tindstoll Saudarkrokur will qualify with a win at SIGAL Prishtina.

SYNTAINICS MBC vs Donar Groningen

Series history: SYNTAINICS MBC (4-0) will face Donar Groningen (4-2) for the first time.

SYNTAINICS MBC are 2-0 on the home floor after wins against TalTech Tallinn, 84-57, and Valmiera Glass ViA, 89-69.

Donar Groningen are 1-1 on the road after a 70-69 win at Bristol Flyers and a 91-97 loss at CSO Voluntari.

National championships: SYNTAINICS MBC are 7-7 at the Basketball Bundesliga.

SYNTAINICS MBC are on a four game losing streak after a 86-95 loss against Jena on January 3.

Donar Groningen are 6-6 at the BNXT league.

Donar won at Den Bosch, 88-87, on December 23.

Know your referees

Crew chief: Bjarki Þór Davíðsson (Iceland) – referee from 2018, FIBA referee from 2022.

Umpire 1: Stan Kestein (Netherlands) – BNXT league referee from 2018; has officiated at many Dutch SuperCup, Dutch Cup final and playoffs games, including BNXT league final. EWBL referee 2018-2019, ENBL referee from 2023.

Umpire 2: Rudolf Salvetr (Czechia) – MAXA NBL referee from 2015, FIMBA referee 2009-2017.

Observer (at the video): Mareks Voļskis (Latvia).

ENBL access: follow the game on YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0YvGL_duRk

Live stats: https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/ENBL/2723314/

SIGAL Prishtina vs Tindastoll Saudarkrokur

Series history: SIGAL Prishtina (4-2) will face Tindastoll Saudarkrokur (4-1) for the first time.

SIGAL Prishtina are 2-1 on the home floor after wins against Gimle Basket, 90-79, and BK Opava, 102-75.

Tindastoll Saudarkrokur are 2-1 on the road thanks to wins at Slovan Bratislava, 80-56, and Keila Coolbet, 106-80.

National championships: SIGAL Prishtina are 7-6 at the Kosovo Superleague.

SIGAL Prishtina defeated Vellaznimi, 74-68, on December 20.

Tindastoll Saudarkrokur are 9-3 at the Iceland Premier league.

Tindastoll defeated KR Basket, 130-117, on December 18, and lost an overtime thriller against Valur, 99-108, on January 3.

Know your referees

Crew chief: Ngadhnjim Shabani (Kosovo) – FIBA referee from 2021, Kosovo Superleague referee from 2016; has officiated in the ENBL 2022-2023, Balkan International Basketball league, Unique league (Albania-Kosovo).

Umpire 1: Paul Trmal (Austria) – first league Austrian referee from 2016, crew chief in Austria from 2019.

Umpire 2: Arian Kera (Kosovo) – Kosovo Superleague referee from 2019, has worked at the Kosovo playoffs and Kosovo Cup for Women, has attended all FIBA SCOD clinics in Kosovo, attended SCANIA Camp 2023 in Sweden.

Observer (at the video): Oskars Lucis (Latvia).

ENBL access: follow the game on YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IX3VXZcMpx8

Live stats: https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/ENBL/2723315/

ENBL standings as of January 5, 2026 | without tie-breakers

CSO Voluntari 5-1, +81 Q

Syntainics MBC 4-0, +107

Dziki Warszawa 4-1, +94

Tindastoll 4-1, +64

Iraklis BC 4-1, +49

Valmiera 4-1, +19

Dinamo Zagreb 4-1, +17