Super Wednesday: five games in Tallinn, Kapfenberg, Opava, Thessaloniki and Weissenfels
- Māris Noviks
- 2 hours ago
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Five games are to be played on Wednesday, November 5. Iraklis BC will host the most decorated British club Newcastle Eagles, marking the first ENBL game in Greece. SYNTAINICS MBC will meet Gunārs Gailītis – brother of Jānis Gailītis, a 2025 German Cup winner with the Bundesliga club. Three more teams – Alkar Sinj, HEFTE HELFEN BULLS and Fyllingen Lions – chase their first win of the season.
TalTech ALEXELA vs Alkar Sinj
Series history: TalTech ALEXELA (1-2) will face Alkar Sinj (0-2) for the first time.
TalTech defeated HEFTE HELFEN BULLS, 61-55, on October 8.
Alkar Sinj opened their maiden ENBL campaign at CSO Voluntari, 72-92, on October 14.
Alkar lost the first home game against the Bristol Flyers, 76-81, on Octtober 21.
National championships: TalTech ALEXELA are 3-3 at the Optibet Estonia and Latvia league, and 4-5 in all competitions.
TalTech lost student derby against undefeated Tartu, 77-84, on October 25, and then dominated at Viimsi, 108-69, on November 2.
Alkar Sinj are 4-2 at the Premijer liga and 4-4 in all competitions.
Alkar won at Cedevita Junior, 88-85, on November 2.
Know your referees
Crew chief: Hendrik Laas (Estonia) – KML Meistriliiga referee from 2016, FIBA referee from 2023, has worked at the Optibet Estonia and Latvia league finals.
Umpire 1: Boris Hartman (Croatia) – referee from 2015, ABA league referee 2019-2024, WABA league referee from 2019, including one Final Four, Croatian league referee from 2018.
Umpire 2: Egert Tiidor (Estonia) – Optibet Estonia and Latvia league referee from 2020, has worked at the Estonia and Latvia league playoffs.
Observer (at the video): Tanel Suslov (Estonia).
ENBL access: follow the game on YouTube
BK Opava vs Gimle Basket
Series history: BK Opava (2-0) will face Gimle Basket (0-2) for the first time.
Opava defeated Brussels Basketball, 69-60, on October 15, and then handed a first loss to Tindastoll, 95-68, on October 20.
Gimle Basket earned their first win against Keila Coolbet, 76-75, on October 29, thanks to a game winner by Elias Demoniere.
National championships: BK Opava are 6-3 at the Kooperativa NBL, tied in the third place with Pardubice.
Opava posted six consecutive wins on October 11-29, before falling at undefeated Nymburk, 95-115, on November 1.
Gimle Basket are 6-2 at the BLNO and 7-4 in all competitions.
The Norwegians are on a four game winning streak after a 78-76 home win over Baerum Bekkestua on November 2.
Know your referees
Crew chief: Stepan Pokorny (Czechia) – Kooperativa NBL referee from 2016, a regular Czech playoffs referee, including semifinals and finals, ENBL referee from 2022-2023 season.
Umpire 1: Alexander Ochoa Svendberg (Norway) – FIBA referee from 2023, BLNO referee from 2018.
Umpire 2: Filip Dombrovsky (Czechia) – Kooperativa NBL referee from 2020, ENBL referee from 2023.
Observer (at the video): Mareks Voļskis (Latvia).
ENBL access: follow the game on YouTube
Iraklis BC vs Newcastle Eagles
Series history: Iraklis BC (1-0) will face Newcastle Eagles (0-1) for the first time in the ENBL.
Iraklis opened their first ENBL campaign with a 78-69 win at Riga Zelli on October 29 – a day after the OXI day.
Newcastle Eagles lost the home opener against Dziki Warszawa, 68-91, on October 21.
National championships: Iraklis BC are 1-4 at the Greek Basketball league.
Thessaloniki club lost at Olympiacos, 87-103, on November 2.
Newcastle Eagles are 2-5 at the Super League basketball and on a six game losing streak in all competitions.
The Tyneside Boys suffered a 83-87 home loss against the Bristol Flyers on the Halloween night.
It`s time for a Bonfire day clash.
Know your referees
Crew chief: Ngadhnjim Shabani (Kosovo) – FIBA referee from 2021, active Kosovo Super league referee from 2016, has officiated at the 2022-2023 ENBL season, has worked at the Balkan International Basketball league, and the Unique league (Albania-Kosovo).
Umpire 1: Stefan Stefanov (Bulgaria) – referee from 2011, FIBA referee from 2019, Sesame NBL referee from 2018.
Umpire 2: Amar Djekovic (Kosovo) – FIBA referee from 2023, active referee in Kosovo Super league from 2016, officiating in the Unique league (Albania and Kosovo).
Observer (at the video): Oskars Lucis (Latvia).
ENBL access: follow the game on YouTube
HEFTE HELFEN BULLS vs Fyllingen Lions
Series history: HEFTE HELFEN BULLS (0-3) will Fyllingen Lions (0-3) for the first time.
HEFTE HELFEN BULLS lost home games against the 2025 SLB Trophy finalists Bristol Flyers, 78-90, on September 23, and the 2025 Romania Cup winners CSO Voluntari, 80-85, on October 22.
Fyllingen Lions faced the 2025 German Cup winners, the 2025 ENBL champions and undefeated Valmiera Glass ViA in their first three games of the season.
National championships: HEFTE HELFEN BULLS are 5-2 at the Austrian BSL and 5-5 in all competitions.
The Bulls are on a three game winning streak and defeated Vienna, 96-65, on November 2.
Fyllingen Lions are 6-1 at the BLNO and 6-4 in all competitions.
The Lions defeated Baerum, 101-79, on November 1.
Know your referees
Crew chief: Tiberiu Lucaciu (Austria) – referee from 2005, Austrian BSL referee from 2012, has worked at more than 450 games in the first division, including 10 Austrian finals, three Cup finals and two Supercup games.
Umpire 1: Alexander Reiertsen (Norway) – FIBA referee from 2021, BLNO referee from 2016.
Umpire 2: Raphaela Reiner (Austria) – Austrian Women`s league referee from 2019, Austrian BSL referee from 2020.
Observer (at the video): Neil Wilkinson (United Kingdom).
ENBL access: follow the game on YouTube
SYNTAINICS MBC vs Valmiera Glass ViA
Series history: SYNTAINICS MBC (2-0) will face Valmiera Glass ViA (2-0) for the first time.
The 2025 German Cup winners defeated TalTech ALEXELA, 84-57, on September 23, and won at the Fyllingen Lions, 107-64, on October 22.
Valmiera Glass ViA won at Donar Groningen, 92-88, on September 23, and defeated Fyllingen Lions, 93-75, on October 15.
Valmiera assistant coach Gunārs Gailītis is a brother of Jānis Gailītis, a former SYNTAINICS MBC coach.
National championships: SYNTAINICS MBS are 5-1 at the Bundesliga and 7-2 in all competitions.
Their first loss in Bundesliga came at the hands of Ludwigsburg, 82-93, on November 2.
Ludwigsburg recently signed a former Riga Zelli point guard Toms Skuja.
Valmiera Glass ViA are 6-0 at the Optibet Estonia and Latvia league, and 8-0 in all competitions.
Kaspars Vecvagars and his men won at Liepāja, 83-78, on October 29.
Know your referees
Crew chief: Ewa Matuszewska (Poland) – FIBA referee from 2019, Orlen Basket liga Kobiet referee from 2014, has worked at many Polish finals; a regular at the FIBA youth events, including the 2022 European U20 championship in Sopron.
Umpire 1: Dāvis Graudiņš (Latvia) – Latvian Cup referee from 2020, Optibet Estonia and Latvia league referee from 2024, ENBL referee from 2024, has attended the 2022 FIBA Baltic Sea Cup clinic.
Umpire 2: Romana Rea Car (Austria) – Austrian BSL referee from 2020, FIBA referee from 2021.
Observer (at the video): Oskars Lucis (Latvia).
ENBL access: follow the game on YouTube
ENBL standings as of November 4, 2025 | without tie-breakers
CSO Voluntari 4-0, +71
Sigal Prishtina 3-1, +19
Syntainics MBC 2-0, +70
BK Opava 2-0, +36
Valmiera Glass/ViA 2-0, +22
Dinamo Zagreb 2-0, +5
Dziki Warszawa 2-1, +67
Tindastoll 2-1, +34
Bristol Flyers 2-1, +16
Manchester 2-1, +5
Riga Zelli 2-1, +4
Spartak Pleven 2-1, -7
Donar Groningen 2-2, +13
Dubrava Zagreb 1-1, +14
Go+ Peja 1-2, -11
TalTech Alexela 1-2, -43
Gimle Basket 1-2, -47
Brussels Basketball 1-3, -21
Slovan Bratislava 1-4, -26
Iraklis BC 1-0, +9
Hefte Helfen Bulls 0-3, -23
Fyllingen Lions 0-3, -101
Keila Coolbet 0-2, -5
Alkar Sinj 0-2, -25
BK Olomoucko 0-2, -53
Newcastle Eagles 0-1, -23
2025-2026 ENBL format and pools
2025-2026 ENBL schedule UPD8
2025 ENBL classification
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