Two matches took place in the Slovak Championship among women's teams where Ukrainian basketball players participated. 'Ružomberok' lost to 'Slavia' Banská Bystrica with a score of 72:78. Olha Yatskivets was the best player in her team, scoring 18 points and making several important plays on the court. In the second match, 'Šamorín' lost to 'UMB' Banská Bystrica 56:59. Karina Panchuk scored 25 points, Vira Grymalyuk - 11, and Daria Kononuchenko - 1.
The Ukrainian men's national team also played matches in the pre-qualification for the 2027 World Cup. Our team defeated Switzerland 73:64 and Slovakia 98:86. The best player in the match against Switzerland was Artem Sanon, who scored 15 points and played an important role on the court. The game of Ihor Kovlyar, Vladyslav Lypovyi, and Maksym Voinalovych also stood out.
Ukrainian basketball players are competing on the territory of Slovakia, where both the men's and women's national teams, as well as individual club teams, are showing good performance and high results.