Pétur Rúnar Birgisson Explained

Pétur Rúnar Birgisson
Position:Point guard
Height Cm:185
League:Úrvalsdeild karla
Team:Tindastóll
Number:7
Nationality:Icelandic
Birth Date:20 February 1996
Career Start:2012
Years1:2012–present
Team1:Tindastóll
Highlights:

Pétur Rúnar Birgisson (born 20 February 1996) is an Icelandic basketball player who plays for Tindastóll of the Úrvalsdeild karla.[1] [2] He won the Icelandic championship in 2023 and the Icelandic Cup in 2018 with Tindastóll.

Career

Club career

Pétur had a stellar 2014-2015 season[3] and helped Tindastóll to the 2015 Úrvalsdeild finals after averaging 7.8 assists in the semi-finals against Haukar.[4] In the finals, Tindastóll lost to KR 3-1.[5]

His stellar play continued in 2015-2016.[6] He averaged 13.5 points and 6.0 assists in Tindastóls 3-1 victory against Keflavík in the first round of the playoffs.[7] He was however unable to prevent Tindastóll from losing to Haukar in the semi-finals, 3-1.[8]

On January 13, 2018, he helped Tindastóll to its first major title when they beat KR in Icelandic Basketball Cup finals.[9] [10] In the game he had 22 points, 8 assists and 7 rebounds, and was named as the Cup finals MVP.[11]

On May 4, 2018, Pétur was named to the Úrvalsdeild Karla Domestic All-First Team.[12] On 30 September, he won the Icelandic Super Cup after Tindastóll beat KR, 103-72.[13]

In 2023, he won his first Icelandic championship after Tindastóll defeated Valur 3–2 in a finals rematch from the previous year.[14]

Icelandic national team

In May 2017, Pétur was named to the Icelandic national team for the 2017 Games of the Small States of Europe where he helped Iceland finish third.[15] [16] In July 2017, he was among the 24 players selected for the national team training camp prior to EuroBasket 2017.[17] He was not named to the twelve man roster for Eurobasket.[18] As of 2018 he has played five games for the national team.[19]

Awards, titles and accomplishments

Individual awards

2018

2018

2015

Titles

2023

2018

2018

2012

2014

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir. Domino's Körfuboltakvöld: Sitja uppi með Sigtrygg og Pétur. 13 January 2018. Vísir.is. 15 October 2017. Icelandic.
  2. News: Pétur Rúnar áfram hjá Stólunum. 13 January 2018. Morgunblaðið. 4 May 2017. Icelandic.
  3. News: Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson. Bæði ungir og gamlir fá að spila mest hjá Tindastól. 13 January 2018. Vísir.is. 5 January 2015. Icelandic.
  4. News: Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson. Var með fleiri stoðsendingar en stig í seríunni. 13 January 2018. Vísir.is. 16 April 2015. Icelandic.
  5. News: KR Íslandsmeistari í 14. sinn. 13 January 2018. Morgunblaðið. 29 April 2015. Icelandic.
  6. News: Stefán Árni Pálsson. Dominos-körfuboltakvöld: Er Pétur með of stórt hlutverk í liði Tindastóls?. 13 January 2018. Vísir.is. 22 October 2016. Icelandic.
  7. News: Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson. Þýðir ekkert að toppa í nóvember. 13 January 2018. Vísir.is. 31 March 2016. Icelandic.
  8. News: Sindri Sverrisson. Haukar í úrslit á afmælisdaginn. 13 January 2018. Morgunblaðið. 12 April 2016. Icelandic.
  9. News: Anton Ingi Leifsson. Umfjöllun og viðtöl: KR - Tindastóll 69-96 - Tindastóll bikarmeistari í fyrsta sinn. 13 January 2018. Vísir.is. 13 January 2018. Icelandic.
  10. News: Ég er í svo mikilli geðshræringu. 13 January 2018. Morgunblaðið. 13 January 2018. Icelandic.
  11. News: Maltbikarinn: Tindastóll bikarmeistari í fyrsta sinn. 28 April 2018. kki.is. Icelandic Basketball Federation. 13 January 2018. Icelandic.
  12. News: Henry Birgir Gunnarsson. Kristófer og Helena valin leikmenn ársins. 5 May 2018. Vísir.is. 4 May 2018. Icelandic.
  13. News: Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir . Umfjöllun og viðtöl: KR - Tindastóll 72-103 -Stólarnir völtuðu yfir KR og eru meistarar meistaranna . 30 September 2018 . . 30 September 2018 . Icelandic.
  14. News: Siggeir Ævarsson . Pétur Rúnar: Þetta er ósvikin gleði og ég á eiginlega engin orð til að lýsa þessu, bara takk! . 19 May 2023 . . 18 May 2023 . Icelandic.
  15. News: Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson. Níu af tólf leikmönnum í karlalandsliðinu á Smáþjóðaleikunum í San Marínó eru nýliðar. 13 January 2018. Vísir.is. 17 May 2017. Icelandic.
  16. News: Smáþjóðaleikarnir 2017 - Konurnar í 2. sæti og karlarnir í 3. sæti. 13 January 2018. kki.is. 3 June 2017. Icelandic.
  17. News: Undirbúningurinn fyrir Evrópumótið hefst á morgun. 12 January 2018. Morgunblaðið. 19 July 2017. Icelandic.
  18. News: Kristjana Arnarsdóttir. Landsliðshópur Íslands fyrir Eurobasket klár. 12 January 2018. RÚV. 27 August 2017. Icelandic.
  19. Web site: KKÍ | A landslið . kki.is. 26 August 2017.

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