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 C of the USPE European Police Championship Volleyball Men 2022 took place in Jambes/Belgium.

After the cancellation of the Netherlands the Group where set of the Teams from Belgium and Norway. According to the Invitation to Enter, both Teams had to play twice against each other.

The matches where played in the Centre sportif „La Mosane“ of the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles with the support of the sports minister of the region Wallonie Ms. Valerie Glatigny.

The team of the host Belgium was clearly stronger, but nevertheless the Team of Norway have played with a very good spirit and fight until the last point.
Finally Belgium won both matches 3:0 and qualified as the winner of the Group C to the Final Round in Turin.

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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.

On 7^th October 2021 the draw for the Preliminary Round of the 9^th USPE European Police Championship Basketball Men from 20^th to 27^th June 2022 in Limoges/France took place within the 2^nd ordinary Meeting of the USPE Technical Commission in Prague/Czech Republic.

For this EPC, France as organiser (third-placed), Greece as first-placed, Lithuania as second-placed and Belgium as fourth-placed of the last EPC Basketball Men 2017 were seeded for the Final Round.

In the presence of the USPE President, the USPE Secretary General, the USPE General Treasurer, the USPE Technical Delegate for Basketball and the other Technical Commission members, the draw took place.

On 7^th October 2021 the draw for the Preliminary Round of the 11^th USPE European Police Championship Volleyball Men from 25^th September to 2^nd October 2022 in Turin/Italy took place within the 2^nd ordinary Meeting of the USPE Technical Commission in Prague/Czech Republic.

For this EPC, Italy as organiser and Bulgaria as the winner of the last EPC Volleyball Men 2017 were seeded for the Final Round.

In the presence of the USPE President, the USPE Secretary General, the USPE General Treasurer, the USPE Technical Delegate for Basketball and the other Technical Commission members, the draw took place.