On 6^th May 2022 the draw for the Final Round of the 9^th USPE European Police Championship Basketball Men from 20^th to 27^th June 2022 in Limoges/France took place at the USPE Office in Meiningen/Germany via video conference.

According to the respective Invitation to Enter, in the two groups A & B, France as the host was seeded as A1 and Greece as the winner of the last USPE EPC Basketball Men 2017 was seeded as B1.

In the presence of USPE President Luc Smeyers, USPE Secretary General Andreas Röhner, USPE General Treasurer Harry Brüngger, the USPE Technical Delegate for Basketball, Mr. Massimo Re, a representative of the Thuringian Police Education Centre, Mr. Fritz Schopf, the 2022 Olympic Champion in Skeleton and Thuringian police officer, Mr. Christopher Grotheer, as well as representatives of all qualified countries, the grouping and position of the remaining six teams for the Final Round were decided by lot with the following result:

The Preliminary Round - Group B of the 9^th USPE EPC Basketball Men 2022 took place from 20^th to 22^nd April 2022 in Selm/Germany.

After Ireland's cancellation, Germany and the United Kingdom had to play each other twice with the following result:
1^st match on 21^st April 2022:
Germany: 95 - United Kingdom: 49

2^nd match on 21^st April 2022:
Germany: 102 - United Kingdom: 39

This results in the following places:
1. Germany (4 points)
2. United Kingdom (0 points)

The USPE member country Germany has qualified third for the Final Round of this USPE EPC from 20^th to 27^th June 2022 in Limoges/France.

USPE Secretary General Andreas Röhner would like to thank the host, Deutsches Polizeisportkuratorium (DPSK), especially DPSK Chairman, Mr. Roland Küpper, and Head of Organisation, Mr. Frank Schemmer, as well as Local Organiser, Mr. Peter Coers, and USPE Technical Delegate for Basketball, Mr. Massimo Re, for the excellent organisation of this Preliminary Round.

The exciting Preliminary Round - Group C of the 9^th USPE EPC Basketball Men 2022 took place from 28^th February to 2^nd March 2022 in Esch-Alzette/Luxembourg with the following results:

1^st match on 1^st March 2022:
Luxembourg: 73 - Netherlands: 49

2^nd match on 1^st March 2022:
Netherlands: 62 - Italy: 66

3^rd match on 2^nd March 2022:
Luxembourg: 72 - Italy: 61

This results in the following places:
1. Luxembourg (4 points)
2. Italy (2 points)
3. Netherlands (0 points)

The USPE member country Luxembourg has qualified second for the Final Round of this USPE EPC from 20^th to 27^th June 2022 in Limoges/France.

USPE Secretary General Andreas Röhner would like to thank the host, Luxembourg Police Sport Federation, especially President Francis Lutgen and the Head of Organisation, Mr. Marc Stein, as well as the USPE Technical Delegate for Basketball, Mr. Massimo Re, for the excellent organisation of this Preliminary Round.

The Preliminary Round - Group A of the 9^th USPE EPC Basketball Men 2022 took place from 15^th to 18^th February 2022 in Székesfehervár/Hungary.

After Monaco's cancellation, Hungary and Iceland had to play each other twice with the following result:
1^st match on 16^th February 2022:
Hungary: 45 - Iceland: 94

2^nd match on 17^th February 2022:
Hungary: 69 - Iceland: 83

This results in the following places:
1. Iceland (4 points)
2. Hungary (0 points)

The USPE member country Iceland has qualified first for the Final Round of this USPE EPC from 20^th to 27^th June 2022 in Limoges/France.

We would like to thank the host, Hungarian Police Sport Federation, especially President Dr. Peter Varga as well as the Head of Organisation, Mr. Laszlo Gyori, for the excellent organisation of this Preliminary Round and the great hospitality.