The tournament will take place in Poland's six cities between 7 and 20 September this year.

"Our sponsoring strategy provides for supporting exceptional events on not only a national, but also an international scale. EuroBasket 2009 will undoubtedly be one of the most important sports events organized this autumn in Poland and the Old Continent. The tournament will be broadcast by over 90 TV stations from all over the world to as many as 170 million viewers. We are proud to be an active participant in this event," says Romuald Zadrożny, Marketing Director in PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna S.A.

The EuroBasket 2009 matches will be played in six cities: Poznań, Gdańsk, Warszawa, Wrocław, Bydgoszcz, Łódź and Katowice. Jointly, more than 170,000 basketball fans will have a chance to buy a ticket to watch their favourite teams. All 54 matches of the EuroBasket 2009 will be broadcast by Poland's public TV. The final match of the championships will be broadcast live on TVP1 channel, while TVP2 will show all of the Polish team's matches .

The tournament schedule is available on the EuroBasket 2009 organizer's web page at www.eurobasket2009.org