2014 FIBA Europe 3x3 Championships

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]

2014 FIBA Europe 3x3 Championships
Match during the championships
Tournament information
LocationUniversity Square, Bucharest
Dates5–7 September 2014
Host(s) Romania

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 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 21  
 Armenia 11  
  Spain 21  
   Israel 16  
 Israel 20
   Ukraine 17  
    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 3 2 1 54 42+12 5
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 15  
Romania 21
   Georgia 17  
    Romania 8
   Azerbaijan 21
   Azerbaijan 21  
 Sweden 8  
   Azerbaijan 20 Third place
   Turkey 11  
 Turkey 21  Russia 21
  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 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 21
  Serbia 16  
 Denmark 12  
  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.

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 44 440 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 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 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.[7]

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 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 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 7  
Spain 14  Netherlands 11
  Andorra 10   Spain 12

Qualifier 3

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

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.[8]

Men's tournament
Pool A
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts SRB ESP  ISR  CZE
Serbia 3 3 0 64 49 +15 6 22–17 21–16 21–16
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:
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 3 0 3 29 47 −18 3 16–21 5–11 8–15
Source:
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 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:
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:

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

Final standings
PosTeamPldWLPF
1 Romania651109
2 Slovenia65198
3 Lithuania651100
4 Greece633106
5 Serbia43180
6 Belgium43165
7 Spain42271
8 Estonia42249
9 Israel31255
10 Russia31244
11 Azerbaijan31240
12 Turkey31232
13 Czech Republic30353
14  Switzerland30337
15 Italy30334
16 Andorra30329

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:
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 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:
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 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:
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:

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

Final standings
PosTeamPldWLPF
1 Russia660106
2 Slovenia64275
3 Belgium65192
4 Netherlands63370
5 Lithuania43152
6 Romania42267
7 Turkey42259
8  Switzerland42255
9 Ukraine31243
10 Spain31240
11 Ireland31239
12 Czech Republic31230
13 Israel31227
14 Greece30340
15 Slovakia30328
16 Latvia30325

References
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