Serbia, a real Belgrade selection without FMP players, won the U-16 VI Tournoi International de Geneve, in Switzerland. Team coached by Vladimir Ruzicic beat Slovenia in the big final (68-91), winning already by 14 at half time. Luka Popovic ('95) led the winners with 17 points, while Nemanja Dordevic ('95) added 13. Both are playing with Partizan. Who shined in the losing effort? Andraz Rogelja ('95) with 19 and Luka Kokol ('95) with 14. Serbians started very strong, but the Slovenians reacted at the 3-point line. Kids coached by Milos Sporar used their main weapon to recover sensations (36-41), but the starting line-up of Serbia returned again to grab the win reaching quickly a 30 points difference.
In the semi-finals Slovenia beat Germany (67-73) in a very tight contest. Guard Andraz Rogelja ('95) scored a very important 3-pointer in the last minutes. In the other game Serbia crashed Spain (86-67), earning a spot in the final with a great first quarter. Spaniards got better every quarter, but it wasn't enough.
Germany finished third after winning Spain (66-71), while Italy crashed France (84-60) ending fifth and Geneve U-17 being the worst after loss against Switzerland (54-72).
Standings: 1-Serbia, 2-Slovenia, 3-Germany, 4-Spain, 5-Italy, 6-France, 7-Switzerland and 8-Geneve U-17.