Liege BC drew first blood in their EuroChallenge Qualifying Round 1 tie with Bakken Bears on Monday with a 67-55 victory in Denmark.

But they will not be a celebratory mood after allowing the Bears to claw back a deficit that was once 22 points to just 12 by the end of the game.

BC FMP Belgrade is one of Serbia's youngest clubs, but also one of the finest.

Founded in 1975, this club from the Belgrade suburb of Zeleznik reached the top flight in 1997 and is widely regarded as a ‘talent factory' - and not just because its juniors are the reigning champions of Europe.

BK Prostějov will be looking for much better results when they take part in European competition this season after failing to book a place in last year's EuroCup.

The team suffered back-to-back defeats to Tartu Rock and had to be content with their domestic action the rest of the campaign.