Kretschmer: "History written in the sporting state of Saxony"

After the Niners Chemnitz won the European Cup, the jubilation in Saxony is also great outside of sport. "Congratulations guys, you have made history in the sports state of Saxony," congratulated Minister President Michael Kretschmer (CDU) on the short message service X (formerly Twitter) last night. The fact that the basketball players from Chemnitz won the Fiba Europe Cup was madness and the best advertisement for the European Capital of Culture 2025.

The Mayor of Chemnitz, Sven Schulze (SPD), spoke of a historic success. The triumph should now be duly celebrated in the city. He plans to receive the team in the town hall on Sunday afternoon. The team, coaches and support staff will then present the trophy to their fans on the market square from the town hall balcony, it was said.

The Niners had won the Fiba Europe Cup in a thrilling game on Wednesday evening. Despite losing 95:105 after overtime at Bahcesehir Istanbul, it was enough to win the title by a wafer-thin margin after the 85:74 victory in the first leg.