Khimik opened their two-game EuroCup Challenge semi-final in impressive fashion by soundly defeating Lappeenranta 88-61 last night in Yuzhny, Ukraine, while Ural Great also posted a double-digit victory in the other semi-finals match-up with an 81-71 win over Olympia in Larissa, Greece.

Khimik jumped out to 24-12 first quarter lead and would never look back in route to their decisive victory.

Team Lappeenranta hit back to beat Debreceni Vadkakasok and book a place in the semi-finals of the EuroCup Challenge.

A 94-71 win in the second leg helped the Finnish club pull the match around after the Hungarians had prevailed 88-73 in the first leg.