Basketball continues the season: revolution planned in Munich - BBL even stricter than DFL

The basketball Bundesliga is to be continued. For this, the BBL has presented a revolutionary concept - which is even stricter than that of the DFL.

• After the soccer Bundesliga *, the basketball Bundesliga is now planning to continue the season.
• It is based on a concept that is even stricter than that of the DFL .
• A tournament with ten teams is planned in Munich .

Munich - The Bundesliga has already made its restart after the Corona break *. At first glance, everything seemed to have gone great - if you ignore one or the other TV breakdown.

The DFL concept is well received in the sports world. Now there are plans to continue the season with the Basketball Bundesliga . A tournament with ten teams is to be held in Munich's Audi Dome in June . The Bavarian state government approved the BBL's plans at a cabinet meeting on Tuesday. “It is a very convincing hygiene concept. That is why you could say yes to the current positive development with conviction, ”said Minister of State Florian Herrmann as head of the Bavarian State Chancellery after a meeting of the Council of Ministers.

Basketball: season continues - tournament in Munich

This will allow the basketball players to end the season that has been interrupted due to the coronavirus crisis since mid-March and determine a sports champion. The German top leagues in handball , ice hockey and volleyball ended their season prematurely.

In the @sportschau, Holger Sauer explains the hygiene concept, takes a look at the player hotel in Munich and talks to our professionals and managers about the final tournament. https://t.co/NQTXF3vMrb

In addition to the host and defending champion FC Bayern München , the MHP giants Ludwigsburg , the Hakro Merlins Crailsheim , Alba Berlin , the EWE Baskets Oldenburg , Rasta Vechta , Brose Bamberg and BG Göttingen will take part in the tournament in Munich, which is scheduled to start on the first weekend in June , ratiopharm ulm and the Fraport Skyliners from Frankfurt. A preliminary round with two groups of five will be followed by playoffs with quarter and semi-finals and the final. The knockout round is played with the first and second leg, the results are added.

BBL: Concept receives the green light from politics - Stricter requirements than in football

The BBL has as the DFL a concept for the continuation of the season developed. However, this goes beyond the measures for the 1st and 2nd Bundesliga . Throughout the tournament, all ten teams will be drawn together in a quarantined hotel . This is to prevent players and managers from coming into contact with other people and increasing the risk of infection with the corona virus.

Before the tournament starts at the beginning of June, the ten teams will have to prepare for around three weeks at their respective locations. To return to team training, you need the approval of the respective health authorities . During this phase, the professionals and trainers may still have contact with their families, but are tested closely.

* tz.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.

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