The 2014 FIBA Europe 3x3 Championships, hosted at the University Square in Bucharest, Romania, was the inaugural European 3x3 basketball event that featured separate competitions for men's and women's national teams.[1] The tournament was held from 5 to 7 September 2014.[2]

In the final of the men's tournament, host Romania beat Slovenia to win their first European championship title. In the final of the women's tournament, Russia also beat Slovenia to win their first European championship title. Slovenia finished in second place in both the men's and women's tournaments.

Qualification

The qualification events took place in the summer of 2014. A total of 15 teams of each gender (excluding the hosts Romania) qualified for the final tournament.[3]

Men

Qualifier 1

Was held in Zánka, Hungary, 12–13 July 2014. Top five will qualify.[4]

Pool A
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
Spain Spain 4 3 1 75 42 +33 7
 Belgium 4 3 1 72 63 +9 7
 Ukraine 4 2 2 53 61 −8 6
 Poland 4 2 2 63 59 +4 6
 Hungary 4 0 4 34 72 −38 4
Pool B
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Lithuania 5 5 0 100 53 +47 10
 Israel 5 3 2 79 76 +3 8
  Switzerland 5 3 2 80 84 −4 8
 Armenia 5 2 3 67 73 −6 7
 Slovakia 5 1 4 60 84 −24 6
 Germany 5 1 4 74 90 −16 6
Knock-out stage
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
Spain Spain 21
 Armenia 11
Spain Spain 21
 Israel 16
 Israel 20
 Ukraine 17
Spain Spain 14
 Lithuania 15
 Lithuania 19
 Poland 13
 Lithuania 21 Third place
 Belgium 13
 Belgium 15  Israel 21
  Switzerland 7  Belgium 18
  • Switzerland qualified to the Final Tournament as fifth qualified.

Qualifier 2

Was held in Amsterdam, Netherlands, 19–20 July 2014. Top four, excluding hosts Romania, will qualify.[5]

Pool A
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Azerbaijan 3 2 1 49 35 +14 5
Romania Romania 3 2 1 54 42 +12 5
Andorra Andorra 3 1 2 41 61 −20 4
 Netherlands 3 1 2 47 53 −6 4
Pool B
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Russia 3 3 0 61 29 +32 6
 Turkey 3 2 1 44 46 −2 5
 Georgia 3 1 2 41 38 +3 4
 Sweden 3 0 3 23 56 −33 3
Knock-out stage
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
 Russia 12
 Netherlands 9
 Russia 11
Romania Romania 15
Romania Romania 21
 Georgia 17
Romania Romania 8
 Azerbaijan 21
 Azerbaijan 21
 Sweden 8
 Azerbaijan 20 Third place
 Turkey 11
 Turkey 21  Russia 21
Andorra Andorra 18  Turkey 16
  • Andorra qualified to the Final Tournament as fifth qualified.

Qualifier 3

Was held in Riga, Latvia, 2–3 August 2014. Top six will qualify.[6]

Pool A
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Slovenia 5 4 1 80 55 +25 9
 Czech Republic 5 4 1 84 60 +24 9
 Italy 5 3 2 77 61 +16 8
 Denmark 5 3 2 71 54 +17 8
 Croatia 5 1 4 62 83 −21 6
 Wales 5 0 5 38 99 −61 5
Pool B
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
Serbia Serbia 5 5 0 99 73 +26 10
 Greece 5 4 1 95 71 +24 9
 Estonia 5 3 2 73 58 +15 8
 Latvia 5 2 3 68 73 −5 7
 North Macedonia 5 1 4 51 85 −34 6
 Ireland 5 0 5 58 84 −26 5
Knockout stage
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
 Slovenia 16
 Latvia 15
 Slovenia 17
 Greece 18
 Greece 21
 Italy 11
 Greece 15
Serbia Serbia 21
Serbia Serbia 16
 Denmark 12
Serbia Serbia 21 Third place
 Czech Republic 15
 Czech Republic 19  Slovenia 20
 Estonia 13  Czech Republic 21
  • Italy and Estonia also qualified to the Final Tournament as fifth and sixth qualified teams.

Women

Qualifier 1

Was held in Zánka, Hungary, 12–13 July 2014. Top five, excluding hosts Romania, will qualify.[4]

Pool A
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Lithuania 3 2 1 40 44 −4 5
 France 3 2 1 44 43 +1 5
 Russia 3 1 2 44 44 0 4
  Switzerland 3 1 2 48 45 +3 4
Pool B
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Slovenia 4 4 0 59 42 +17 8
 Azerbaijan 4 3 1 59 52 +7 7
 Ukraine 4 2 2 63 65 −2 6
Romania Romania 4 1 3 41 45 −4 5
 Hungary 4 0 4 45 63 −18 4
Knock-out stage
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
 Slovenia 8
  Switzerland 14
  Switzerland 21
 Ukraine 12
 France 17
 Ukraine 18
  Switzerland 14
 Lithuania 20
 Lithuania 16
Romania Romania 8
 Lithuania 13 Third place
 Russia 11
 Azerbaijan 10  Ukraine 14
 Russia 15  Russia 18
  • Slovenia qualified to the Final Tournament as fifth qualified.

Qualifier 2

Was held in Amsterdam, Netherlands, 19–20 July 2014. Top four will qualify.[5]

Pool A
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Belgium 3 3 0 54 21 +33 6
 Netherlands 3 2 1 44 33 +11 5
Andorra Andorra 3 1 2 18 38 −20 4
 Sweden 3 0 3 16 42 −26 3
Pool B
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Greece 3 2 1 38 33 +5 5
Spain Spain 3 2 1 30 25 +5 5
 Italy 3 1 2 26 40 −14 4
 Poland 3 1 2 33 29 +4 4
Knock-out stage
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
 Greece 12
 Sweden 7
 Greece 11
 Netherlands 10
 Netherlands 12
 Italy 11
 Belgium 19
 Greece 8
 Belgium 15
 Poland 9
 Belgium 14 Third place
Spain Spain 7
Spain Spain 14  Netherlands 11
Andorra Andorra 10 Spain Spain 12

Qualifier 3

Was held in Riga, Latvia, 2–3 August 2014. Top six will qualify.[6]

Pool A
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Ireland 3 2 1 39 29 +10 5
 Estonia 3 2 1 35 24 +11 5
 Slovakia 3 2 1 34 25 +9 5
 Germany 3 0 3 71 54 +17 3
Pool B
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Czech Republic 4 4 0 77 44 +33 8
 Turkey 4 3 1 58 44 +14 7
 Latvia 4 2 2 45 41 +4 6
 Israel 4 1 3 43 38 +5 5
 Wales 4 0 4 26 72 −46 4
Knockout stage
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
 Ireland 8
 Israel 9
 Israel 10
 Turkey 11
 Turkey 15
 Slovakia 13
 Turkey 17
 Czech Republic 13
 Czech Republic 18
 Germany 1
 Czech Republic 11 Third place
 Latvia 8
 Estonia 8  Israel 8
 Latvia 12  Latvia 19
  • Ireland and Slovakia also qualified to the Final Tournament as fifth and sixth qualified teams.

Final tournament

Groups were announced on 27 August 2014.[7]

Men's tournament

Pool A
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts SRB ESP  ISR  CZE
Serbia Serbia 3 3 0 64 49 +15 6 22–17 21–16 21–16
Spain Spain 3 2 1 58 59 −1 5 17–22 20–18 21–19
 Israel 3 1 2 55 59 −4 4 16–21 18–20 21–18
 Czech Republic 3 0 3 53 63 −10 3 16–21 19–21 18–21
Source: [citation needed]
Pool B
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts  BEL  EST  RUS AND
 Belgium 3 3 0 50 41 +9 6 13–10 16–15 21–16
 Estonia 3 2 1 36 32 +4 5 10–13 15–14 11–5
 Russia 3 1 2 44 39 +5 4 15–16 14–15 15–8
Andorra Andorra 3 0 3 29 47 −18 3 16–21 5–11 8–15
Source: [citation needed]
Pool C
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts  SLO ROU  AZE  ITA
 Slovenia 3 3 0 52 47 +5 6 21–20 16–15 15–12
Romania Romania 3 2 1 51 42 +9 5 20–21 15–8 16–13
 Azerbaijan 3 1 2 40 40 0 4 15–16 8–15 17–9
 Italy 3 0 3 34 48 −14 3 12–15 13–16 9–17
Source: [citation needed]
Pool D
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts  LTU  GRE  TUR   SUI
 Lithuania 3 3 0 51 39 +12 6 18–13 15–12 18–14
 Greece 3 2 1 55 40 +15 5 13–18 21–8 21–14
 Turkey 3 1 2 32 45 −13 4 12–15 8–21 12–9
  Switzerland 3 0 3 37 51 −14 3 14–18 14–21 9–12
Source: [citation needed]

Knockout stage

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
Serbia Serbia 16
 Greece 20
 Greece 13
 Slovenia 16
 Slovenia 14
 Estonia 13
 Slovenia 16
Romania Romania 19
 Belgium 15
Romania Romania 21
Romania Romania 18 Third place
 Lithuania 13
 Lithuania 15  Greece 18
Spain Spain 13  Lithuania 21

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W L PF
1 Romania Romania 6 5 1 109
2  Slovenia 6 5 1 98
3  Lithuania 6 5 1 100
4  Greece 6 3 3 106
5 Serbia Serbia 4 3 1 80
6  Belgium 4 3 1 65
7 Spain Spain 4 2 2 71
8  Estonia 4 2 2 49
9  Israel 3 1 2 55
10  Russia 3 1 2 44
11  Azerbaijan 3 1 2 40
12  Turkey 3 1 2 32
13  Czech Republic 3 0 3 53
14   Switzerland 3 0 3 37
15  Italy 3 0 3 34
16 Andorra Andorra 3 0 3 29

Women's tournament

Pool A
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts  LTU  TUR  CZE  GRE
 Lithuania 3 3 0 39 32 +7 6 18–17 11–6 10–9
 Turkey 3 2 1 42 40 +2 5 17–18 8–7 17–15
 Czech Republic 3 1 2 30 35 −5 4 6–11 7–8 17–16
 Greece 3 0 3 40 44 −4 3 9–10 15–17 16–17
Source: [citation needed]
Pool B
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts  RUS  SLO ESP  LAT
 Russia 3 3 0 54 38 +16 6 15–10 19–16 20–12
 Slovenia 3 2 1 38 31 +7 5 10–15 11–10 17–6
Spain Spain 3 1 2 40 37 +3 4 16–19 10–11 14–7
 Latvia 3 0 3 25 51 −26 3 12–20 6–17 7–14
Source: [citation needed]
Pool C
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts   SUI ROU  IRL  UKR
  Switzerland 3 2 1 45 38 +7 5 20–15 17–11 8–12
Romania Romania 3 2 1 52 49 +3 5 15–20 17–12 20–17
 Ireland 3 1 2 39 48 −9 4 11–17 12–17 16–14
 Ukraine 3 1 2 43 51 −8 4 12–8 17–20 14–16
Source: [citation needed]
Pool D
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts  BEL  NED  ISR  SVK
 Belgium 3 3 0 46 31 +15 6 17–11 17–10 12–10
 Netherlands 3 2 1 38 23 +15 5 11–17 12–1 15–5
 Israel 3 1 2 27 42 −15 4 10–17 1–12 16–13
 Slovakia 3 0 3 28 43 −15 3 10–12 5–15 13–16
Source: [citation needed]

Knockout stage

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
 Lithuania 13
 Netherlands 14
 Netherlands 8
 Slovenia 13
  Switzerland 10
 Slovenia 11
 Slovenia 13
 Russia 16
 Russia 21
Romania Romania 15
 Russia 15 Third place
 Belgium 9
 Belgium 21  Netherlands 10
 Turkey 17  Belgium 16

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W L PF
1  Russia 6 6 0 106
2  Slovenia 6 4 2 75
3  Belgium 6 5 1 92
4  Netherlands 6 3 3 70
5  Lithuania 4 3 1 52
6 Romania Romania 4 2 2 67
7  Turkey 4 2 2 59
8   Switzerland 4 2 2 55
9  Ukraine 3 1 2 43
10 Spain Spain 3 1 2 40
11  Ireland 3 1 2 39
12  Czech Republic 3 1 2 30
13  Israel 3 1 2 27
14  Greece 3 0 3 40
15  Slovakia 3 0 3 28
16  Latvia 3 0 3 25

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men  Romania
Adrian Vasile Stefan
Angel Santana
Bogdan Popescu
Catalin Vlaicu 		 Slovenia
Ales Kunc
Blaz Cresnar
Jasmin Hercegovac
Rok Smaka 		 Lithuania
Darius Tarvydas
Giedrius Marčiukaitis
Ovidijus Varanauskas
Vitalij Lukša
Women  Russia
Aleksandra Stolyar
Anastasia Logunova
Anna Leshkovtseva
Maria Cherepanova 		 Slovenia
Ana Ljubenović
Maša Piršič
Urša Žibert
Živa Zdolšek 		 Belgium
An-katrien Nauwelaers
Anne-sophie Strubbe
Hind Ben Abdelkader
Sara Leemans

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References

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