2014 FIBA Europe 3x3 Championships

2014 FIBA Europe 3x3 Championships
	Match during the championships
Tournament information
Location	University Square, Bucharest
Dates	5–7 September 2014
Host(s)	Romania
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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]

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	44	0	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: ^{[citation needed]}

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: ^{[citation needed]}

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: ^{[citation needed]}

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: ^{[citation needed]}

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF
1	Romania	6	5	1	109
2	Slovenia	6	5	1	98
3	Lithuania	6	5	1	100
4	Greece	6	3	3	106
5	Serbia	4	3	1	80
6	Belgium	4	3	1	65
7	Spain	4	2	2	71
8	Estonia	4	2	2	49
9	Israel	3	1	2	55
10	Russia	3	1	2	44
11	Azerbaijan	3	1	2	40
12	Turkey	3	1	2	32
13	Czech Republic	3	0	3	53
14	Switzerland	3	0	3	37
15	Italy	3	0	3	34
16	Andorra	3	0	3	29

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: ^{[citation needed]}

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: ^{[citation needed]}

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: ^{[citation needed]}

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: ^{[citation needed]}

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF
1	Russia	6	6	0	106
2	Slovenia	6	4	2	75
3	Belgium	6	5	1	92
4	Netherlands	6	3	3	70
5	Lithuania	4	3	1	52
6	Romania	4	2	2	67
7	Turkey	4	2	2	59
8	Switzerland	4	2	2	55
9	Ukraine	3	1	2	43
10	Spain	3	1	2	40
11	Ireland	3	1	2	39
12	Czech Republic	3	1	2	30
13	Israel	3	1	2	27
14	Greece	3	0	3	40
15	Slovakia	3	0	3	28
16	Latvia	3	0	3	25

References

^ 3x3 - Bucharest all set for 3x3 European Championships
^ "Calendar | 3x3 FIBA Europe". Archived from the original on 2014-05-29. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
^ "Qualifiers Groups Set | 3x3 FIBA Europe". Archived from the original on 2014-05-29. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
^ Results and information
^ Results and information
^ Results and information
^ Results and information
^ "Countdown to 3x3 European Championships". FIBA Europe. 27 August 2014. Archived from the original on 1 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.

External links

[1] 3x3 - Bucharest all set for 3x3 European Championships

[2] "Calendar | 3x3 FIBA Europe". Archived from the original on 2014-05-29. Retrieved 2014-05-29.

[3] "Qualifiers Groups Set | 3x3 FIBA Europe". Archived from the original on 2014-05-29. Retrieved 2014-05-29.

[4] Results and information

[5] Results and information

[6] Results and information

[7] Results and information

[8] "Countdown to 3x3 European Championships". FIBA Europe. 27 August 2014. Archived from the original on 1 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.

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