2018 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup explained

2018 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup
Location:Metropolitan Circus, Bucharest
Start Date:14
End Date:16 September
Teams:24
Previous:2017
Next:2019

The 2018 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup was the fourth edition of the 3x3 Europe Championships, organized by FIBA Europe, and was held between 14 and 16 September 2018, in the city's Metropolitan Circus[1] in Bucharest, Romania. This 3x3 basketball competition featured separate tournaments for men's and women's national teams. This was the third time that Bucharest had hosted the championships, after the 2014 FIBA Europe 3x3 Championships at the University Square and the 2016 FIBA Europe 3x3 Championships within the AFI Cotroceni shopping mall.[2]

Serbia won their first European championship title in the men's tournament, by beating Latvia in the final. In the women's tournament, France won their first European championship title by beating the Netherlands in the final.[3]

Qualification

Men

EventDateLocationBerthsQualified
Host nation1
Andorra Qualifier 23–24 June Escaldes-Engordany3

France Qualifier 29–30 June Poitiers4


Romania Qualifier 30 June – 1 July Constanta4


TOTAL 12

Women

EventDateLocationBerthsQualified
Host nation1
Andorra Qualifier 23–24 June Escaldes-Engordany4


France Qualifier 29–30 June Poitiers4


Romania Qualifier 30 June – 1 July Constanta3

TOTAL 12

Draw

Several qualifiers were held across three nations namely, Andorra, France, and the host country itself. The hosts, Romania, qualified automatically for both the men's and women's events. The draw of the groupings was announced by FIBA last 16 August 2018. [4]

Men

See main article: 2018 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup – Men's tournament.

Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D

Women's

Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Serbia's men and France's women win FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup 2018 . 17 October 2018 . 16 September 2018.
  2. Web site: Bucharest to host FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup 2018. FIBA. 5 October 2018.
  3. Web site: Serbia's men and France's women win FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup 2018. FIBA. 5 October 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180920161513/http://www.fiba.basketball/3x3europecup/2018/news/-men-and-france-s-women-win-fiba-3x3-europe-cup-2018. 20 September 2018.
  4. News: Pools announced for FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup . 13 October 2018 . FIBA . 16 August 2018.