2018 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup – Men's tournament

The men's tournament of the 2018 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup hosted in Bucharest, Romania, was contested by 12 teams.
Four-time 3x3 World Champions Serbia won its first ever European 3x3 championship after dethroning defending European 3x3 Champions, Latvia, 19–18 in the final.[2]

2018 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup
Tournament details
Host countryRomania
CityBucharest
DatesSeptember 14–16
Teams12
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Serbia (1st title)
Runners-up Latvia
Third place Slovenia
Fourth place Russia
Tournament statistics
MVP Dusan Bulut[1]
Top scorer Kārlis Lasmanis
(40 points)[1]

Participating teams

The hosts, Romania, qualified for the tournament automatically. The eleven other teams went in their respective qualifiers. FIBA announced the composition of the pools last 16 August 2018.[3]

Main tournament

Preliminary round

Group A
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Serbia 2 2 0 40 25 +15 4 Advanced to Knockout stage — 20–15 20–10
2  Spain 2 1 1 36 30 +6 3 15–20 — 21–10
3  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 0 2 20 41 −21 2 10–20 10–21 —
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored; 4) Higher seed.

Group B
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Slovenia 2 2 0 43 28 +15 4 Advanced to Knockout stage — 22–12 21–16
2  France 2 1 1 33 36 −3 3 12–22 — 21–14
3   Switzerland 2 0 2 30 42 −12 2 16–21 14–21 —
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored; 4) Higher seed.

Group C
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Latvia 2 2 0 43 21 +22 4 Advanced to Knockout stage — 22–11 21–10
2  Hungary 2 1 1 30 36 −6 3 11–22 — 19–14
3  Romania 2 0 2 24 40 −16 2 10–21 14–19 —
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored; 4) Higher seed.

Group D
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Russia 2 1 1 36 31 +5 3[lower-alpha 1] Advanced to Knockout stage — 21–15 15–16
2  Poland 2 1 1 36 36 0 3[lower-alpha 1] 15–21 — 21–15
3  Belgium 2 1 1 31 36 −5 3[lower-alpha 1] 16–15 15–21 —
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored; 4) Higher seed.
Notes:
  1. Russia wins tiebreaker via point differential.

Knockout stage

All times are local.

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
16 Sep 2018 – 13:40
 
 
1
 Serbia		19
 
16 Sep 2018 – 17:40
 
11
 Hungary		10
 
1
 Serbia		21
 
16 Sep 2018 – 14:05
 
4
 Russia		13
 
4
 Russia		18
 
16 Sep 2018 – 20:05
 
7
 France		16
 
1
 Serbia		19
 
16 Sep 2018 – 15:40
 
3
 Latvia		18
 
2
 Slovenia		21
 
16 Sep 2018 – 18:05
 
5
 Poland		18
 
2
 Slovenia		20
 
16 Sep 2018 – 16:05
 
3
 Latvia		21 Bronze medal match
 
3
 Latvia		21
 
16 Sep 2018 – 19:05
 
8
 Spain		18
 
4
 Russia		15
 
 
2
 Slovenia		21
 

Awards
 2018 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup Men's Champions 

Serbia
1st title
 Tournament MVP 
Dusan Bulut[1]
Team of the Tournament
  • Dusan Bulut ( SRB)
  • Kārlis Lasmanis ( LAT)
  • Simon Finzgar ( SLO)

Final standings
PosTeamPldWLPF
1 Serbia55099
2 Latvia541103
Bronze medal match participants
3 Slovenia541105
4 Russia52382
Eliminated at the quarterfinals
5 Poland31254
6 Spain31254
7 France31249
8 Hungary31240
3rd place in preliminary stage pools
9 Belgium20231
10  Switzerland20230
11 Romania20224
12 Bosnia and Herzegovina20220

References
  1. "MVP Bulut headlines FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup Team of the Tournament". FIBA. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  2. "Serbia's men and France's women win FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup 2018". FIBA. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  3. "Pools announced for FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup 2018". FIBA. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
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