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. The tournament was held from 5 to 7 September 2014.
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.
Men
Qualifier 1 Was held in Zánka, Hungary, 12–13 July 2014. Top five will qualify. Pool A
Pool B
Knock-out stage
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.
Pool A
Pool B
Knock-out stage
Andorra qualified to the Final Tournament as fifth qualified.
Qualifier 3 Was held in Riga, Latvia, 2–3 August 2014. Top six will qualify.
Pool A
Pool B
Knockout stage
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
Pool B
Knock-out stage
Slovenia qualified to the Final Tournament as fifth qualified.
Qualifier 2 Was held in Amsterdam, Netherlands, 19–20 July 2014. Top four will qualify. Pool A
Pool B
Knock-out stage
Qualifier 3 Was held in Riga, Latvia, 2–3 August 2014. Top six will qualify.
Pool A
Pool B
Knockout stage
Ireland and Slovakia also qualified to the Final Tournament as fifth and sixth qualified teams.
Final tournament Groups were announced on 27 August 2014.
Men's tournament Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D
Knockout stage
Final standings Pos Team 1 Romania 6 5 1 109 2 6 5 1 98 3 6 5 1 100 4 6 3 3 106 5 Serbia 4 3 1 80 6 4 3 1 65 7 Spain 4 2 2 71 8 4 2 2 49 9 3 1 2 55 10 3 1 2 44 11 3 1 2 40 12 3 1 2 32 13 3 0 3 53 14 3 0 3 37 15 3 0 3 34 16 Andorra 3 0 3 29
Women's tournament Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D
Knockout stage
Final standings Pos Team 1 6 6 0 106 2 6 4 2 75 3 6 5 1 92 4 6 3 3 70 5 4 3 1 52 6 Romania 4 2 2 67 7 4 2 2 59 8 4 2 2 55 9 3 1 2 43 10 Spain 3 1 2 40 11 3 1 2 39 12 3 1 2 30 13 3 1 2 27 14 3 0 3 40 15 3 0 3 28 16 3 0 3 25
Medalists Men Adrian Vasile StefanAngel SantanaBogdan PopescuCatalin Vlaicu Ales KuncBlaz CresnarJasmin HercegovacRok Smaka Darius TarvydasGiedrius MarčiukaitisOvidijus VaranauskasVitalij Lukša Women Aleksandra StolyarAnastasia LogunovaAnna LeshkovtsevaMaria Cherepanova Ana LjubenovićMaša PiršičUrša ŽibertŽiva Zdolšek An-katrien NauwelaersAnne-sophie StrubbeHind Ben AbdelkaderSara Leemans
References
External links
Official website Results, rosters and information of the FIBA Europe Championships