2018 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup

2018 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup
Tournament information
LocationMetropolitan Circus,[1] Bucharest
Dates14–16 September
Host(s) Romania
Teams24
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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

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Men

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Event Date Location Berths Qualified
Host nation 1  Romania
Andorra Qualifier 23–24 June Andorra Escaldes-Engordany 3  Slovenia
 Hungary
  Switzerland
France Qualifier 29–30 June France Poitiers 4  Russia
 Belgium
 Latvia
 France
Romania Qualifier 30 June – 1 July Romania Constanta 4  Serbia
 Poland
 Spain
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
TOTAL 12

Women

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Event Date Location Berths Qualified
Host nation 1  Romania
Andorra Qualifier 23–24 June Andorra Escaldes-Engordany 4  Italy
 Serbia
 Spain
 Hungary
France Qualifier 29–30 June France Poitiers 4  Ukraine
 France
 Czech Republic
 Belarus
Romania Qualifier 30 June – 1 July Romania Constanta 3   Switzerland
 Belgium
 Netherlands
TOTAL 12

Draw

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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

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Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D

Women's

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Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D

Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's team
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 Serbia
Marko Branković
Dejan Majstorović
Strahinja Stojačić
Mihailo Vasić
 Latvia
Agnis Čavars
Edgars Krūmiņš
Kārlis Lasmanis
Nauris Miezis
 Netherlands
Jan Driessen
Julian Jaring
Arvin Slagter
Dimeo van der Horst
Women's team  France
Myriam Djekoundade
Laëtitia Guapo
Hortense Limouzin
Marie Mané
 Netherlands
Loyce Bettonvil
Noortje Driessen
Julia Jorritsma
Natalie van den Adel
 Poland
Dominika Fiszer
Klaudia Gertchen
Aldona Morawiec
Klaudia Sosnowska

References

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  1. ^ a b "Serbia's men and France's women win FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup 2018". 16 September 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Bucharest to host FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup 2018". FIBA. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Serbia's men and France's women win FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup 2018". FIBA. Archived from the original on 20 September 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Pools announced for FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup". FIBA. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
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