Four games in four countries, debut for Dubrava, Gimle Basket and Tindastoll
- Māris Noviks
- Oct 1
- 3 min read
Four games are to be played on Wednesday, October 1. Slovan Bratislava and Tindastoll, as well as Spartak Pleven and KK Dubrava, will take floor on 18.00 CET. A tipoff in a game between SIGAL Prishtina and Gimle Basket is scheduled on 19.00, while Donar Groningen and TalTech/Alexela are set to start on 19.30.
Slovan Bratislava vs Tindastoll
Series history: Slovan Bratislava will face Tindastoll Saudarkrokur for the first time.
Slovan Bratislava last season became the first team in ENBL history to post 10 consecutive wins.
Team rebranded itself from Inter Bratislava to Slovan Bratislava.
Tindastoll played at the FIBA Europe Cup qualifiers in 2023.
National championships: first round of the Slovak Extraliga started on September 27.
Slovan Bratislava defeated Lucenec, 89-83.
Subway League in Iceland will start on October 2.
Know your referees
Crew chief: Peter Zenis (Slovakia) – Slovakia Extraliga referee from 2001, FIBA referee from 2010, has worked at the 2025 ENBL final.
Umpire 1: Bjarki Thor Davidsson (Iceland) – referee from 2018, FIBA referee from 2022.
Umpire 2: Veronika Obertova (Slovakia) – Slovakia Extraliga referee from 2020, FIBA referee from 2021, has worred at the 2025 EuroLeague Women Final Six in Zaragoza (bronze medal game) and the Women`s EuroBasket 2025.
Observer (at the spot): Paul Valentin (Austria).
ENBL access: follow the game on YouTube
Spartak Pleven vs Dubrava Zagreb
Series history: Spartak Pleven will face Dubrava Zagreb for the first time.
National championships: the first round of Bulgaria championship is set on Saturday, October 4.
Spartak Pleven will host Levski Sofia.
Croatia Premijer Liga started on Saturday, September 27.
Dubrava Zagreb lost at Alkar Sinj, 74-82.
Know your referees
Crew chief: Serafim Petrov (Bulgaria) – Sesame NBL referee from 2018, FIBA referee from 2021, has worked at many Bulgarian finals, ENBL referee from 2023.
Umpire 1: Marko Stankovic (Croatia) – has been refereeint at the Premijer liga from 2014; has worked at the Croatian finals 2023-2025; has worked at the ABA 2 liga.
Umpire 2: Hristo Hristov (Bulgaria) – Sesame NBL referee from 2021, FIBA referee from September 2025.
Observer (at the video): Mareks Voļskis (Latvia).
ENBL access: follow the game on YouTube
SIGAL Prishtina vs Gimle Basket
Series history: SIGAL Prishtina will face Gimle Basket for the first time.
National championships: the first round of Kosovo championship is set on Saturday, October 4.
SIGAL Prishtina will play at Golden Eagle Ylli.
Gimle Basket are 2-1 at the Norway`s BLNO.
Bergen team lost at Kongsberg, 73-94, on September 19, won at the TNT Towers, 136-70, on September 21, and defeated Ammerud, 111-74, a week later,
Know your referees
Crew chief: Ngadhnjim Shabani (Kosovo) – FIBA referee from 2021, Kosovo Superleague referee from 2016; has worked at the ENBL 2022-2023, Balkan International Basketball league, and the Unique League (Albania-Kosovo).
Umpire 1: Filip Szczesny (Norway) – FIBA referee from 2019, second season in ENBL.
Umpire 2: Dren Pudarolli (Kosovo) – Kosovo Superleague referee from 2012, has attended several international officiating camps.
Observer (at the video): Neil Wilkinson (United Kingdom).
ENBL access: follow the game on YouTube
Donar Groningen vs TalTech/Alexela
Series history: Donar Groningen will face TalTech/Alexela for the first time.
Donar suffered a 92-98 loss against Valmiera Glass ViA in a season opener a week ago.
TalTech/Alexela lost at Syntainics MBC, 57-84.
National championships: the BNXT league started on September 26.
Donar Groningen won at Union Mons Hainaut, 93-87, on September 27.
Optibet Estonia and Latvia league started on September 30.
Know your referees
Crew chief: Bert van Slooten (Netherlands) – Dutch league referee from 2001, FIBA referee from 2005.
Umpire 1: Hendrik Lass (Estonia) – KML Meistriliiga referee from 2016; has worked at the 2025 Optibet Estonia and Latvia league Final Four; has worked at the 2025 ENBL playoffs.
Umpire 2: Yermo Abrahams (Netherlands) – has been officiating from 2016, BNXT referee from 2022.
Observer (at the video): Oskars Lucis (Latvia).
ENBL access: follow the game on YouTube
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