2016 FIBA Europe 3x3 Championships

2016 FIBA Europe 3x3 Championships
Tournament information
LocationBucharest
Dates2–4 September 2016
Host(s) Romania
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The 2016 FIBA Europe 3x3 Championships was the second edition of the European 3x3 basketball event that featured separate competitions for men's and women's national teams. The tournament started on 25 June 2016 with the first of the three qualifying tournaments and its final tournament was played in the AFI Cotroceni shopping mall in Bucharest, Romania between 2 and 4 September 2016.[1]

In the men's tournament, Slovenia won their first European championship title by beating Serbia in the final. Hungary also won their first European championship title in the women's tournament, by beating Romania in the final.[2]

Qualification

The qualification events took place in the Summer of 2016. A total of 26 teams took part in these tournaments, with 12 teams of each gender qualifying for the final championship.

Men

Qualifier 1

The first qualifying tournament took place in Escaldes-Engordany, Andorra from 25 to 26 June 2016.[3] The four best teams qualified for the European Championship.

Group A
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification Spain Slovenia Republic of Ireland Latvia Georgia (country)
1  Spain 4 4 0 82 40 +42 1.000 Qualification to quarterfinals — 19–16 21–6
2  Slovenia 4 3 1 79 59 +20 .750 — 21–8 21–19
3  Ireland 4 2 2 63 70 −7 .500 13–21 13–21 —
4  Latvia 4 1 3 42 73 −31 .250 11–16 — 17–15
5  Georgia 4 0 4 56 80 −24 .000 5–21 17–21 —
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points scored.
Group B
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification Czech Republic Ukraine Andorra Belarus
1  Czech Republic 3 2 1 51 52 −1 .667 Qualification to quarterfinals — 21–19 9–21
2  Ukraine 3 2 1 55 44 +11 .667 — 21–15
3  Andorra (H) 3 1 2 40 51 −11 .333 12–21 8–15 —
4  Belarus 3 1 2 51 50 +1 .333 15–20 —
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Bracket
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
 Spain 19
 Belarus 14
 Spain 21
 Ukraine 18
 Ukraine 19
 Ireland 10
 Spain 19
 Slovenia 22
 Slovenia 19
 Andorra 18
 Slovenia 21
 Czech Republic 17
 Czech Republic 21
 Latvia 19
  • The four quarterfinal winners (Czech Republic, Slovenia, Spain, and Ukraine) qualified for the European Championship.[4]

Qualifier 2

The second qualifying tournament took place in Amsterdam, Netherlands on 1 and 2 July 2016.[3] The four best teams qualified for the European Championship.

Group A
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification Serbia Azerbaijan Turkey Germany
1  Serbia 3 3 0 63 32 +31 1.000 Qualification to quarterfinals — 21–12 21–13
2  Azerbaijan 3 2 1 54 47 +7 .667 — 21–10
3  Turkey 3 1 2 46 57 −11 .333 16–21 — 17–15
4  Germany 3 0 3 32 59 −27 .000 7–21 —
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points scored.
Group B
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification Netherlands Russia Slovakia Switzerland
1  Netherlands (H) 3 2 1 61 43 +18 .667 Qualification to quarterfinals — 21–19 22–5
2  Russia 3 2 1 56 51 +5 .667 — 18–14 19–16
3  Slovakia 3 1 2 34 52 −18 .333 — 15–12
4   Switzerland 3 1 2 47 52 −5 .333 19–18 —
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Bracket
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
 Serbia 17
  Switzerland 13
 Serbia 20
 Russia 11
 Russia 21
 Turkey 19
 Serbia 22
 Netherlands 7
 Azerbaijan 15
 Slovakia 16
 Slovakia 16
 Netherlands 17
 Netherlands 16
 Germany 7
  • The four quarterfinal winners (Netherlands, Russia, Serbia, and Slovakia) qualified for the European Championship.[5]

Qualifier 3

The third qualifying tournament took place in Poitiers, France on 1 and 2 July 2016.[3] The three best teams, and hosts Romania, qualified for the European Championship.

Group A
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification France Poland Estonia Israel
1  France (H) 3 3 0 64 46 +18 1.000 Qualification to semifinals — 22–18 21–9
2  Poland 3 2 1 56 50 +6 .667 19–21 — 21–15
3  Estonia 3 1 2 52 56 −4 .333 14–16 —
4  Israel 3 0 3 42 62 −20 .000 18–20 —
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Group B
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification Italy Romania Belgium Hungary
1  Italy 3 3 0 56 45 +11 1.000 Qualification to semifinals — 18–16 16–14
2  Romania 3 2 1 55 47 +8 .667 15–22 — 19–16
3  Belgium 3 1 2 50 54 −4 .333 — 18–17
4  Hungary 3 0 3 40 55 −15 .000 9–21 —
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points scored.
Bracket
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 France21
 
 
 
 Romania10
 
 France21
 
 
 
 Italy11
 
 Italy18
 
 
 Poland15
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
 Romania15
 
 
 Poland12
  • Hosts Romania and the two semifinal winners (France and Italy), plus fourth-placed Poland, qualified for the European Championship.[6]

Women

Qualifier 1

The first qualifying tournament took place in Escaldes-Engordany, Andorra from 25 to 26 June 2016.[3] The four best teams, and hosts Romania, qualified for the European Championship.

Group A
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification Hungary Romania Austria Republic of Ireland Poland
1  Hungary 4 3 1 66 51 +15 .750 Qualification to quarterfinals — 18–17 15–12
2  Romania 4 3 1 64 47 +17 .750 — 15–11 15–6
3  Austria 4 3 1 55 50 +5 .750 14–12 — 13–11
4  Ireland 4 1 3 53 71 −18 .250 12–17 12–17 —
5  Poland 4 0 4 37 66 −29 .000 8–21 12–17 —
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points scored.
Group B
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification Switzerland Slovenia Belarus Andorra
1   Switzerland 3 3 0 54 30 +24 1.000 Qualification to quarterfinals — 16–12 21–10
2  Slovenia 3 2 1 44 31 +13 .667 — 21–8
3  Belarus 3 1 2 32 52 −20 .333 — 14–10
4  Andorra (H) 3 0 3 25 42 −17 .000 8–17 7–11 —
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Bracket
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
 Hungary 15
 Andorra 6
 Hungary 17
 Slovenia 15
 Slovenia 12
 Austria 10
 Hungary 17
 Romania 10
 Romania 21
 Belarus 17
 Romania 20
  Switzerland 18
  Switzerland 17
 Ireland 13
  • Hosts Romania and the three other quarterfinal winners (Hungary, Slovenia, & Switzerland), as well as fifth-placed Austria, qualified for the European Championship.[4]

Qualifier 2

The second qualifying tournament took place in Amsterdam, Netherlands on 1 and 2 July 2016.[3] The four best teams qualified for the European Championship.

Group A
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification Serbia Belgium Israel Netherlands
1  Serbia 3 3 0 60 26 +34 1.000 Qualification to quarterfinals — 17–4
2  Belgium 3 2 1 36 41 −5 .667 8–21 — 16–11
3  Israel 3 1 2 26 43 −17 .333 — 11–10
4  Netherlands (H) 3 0 3 33 45 −12 .000 14–22 9–12 —
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Group B
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification Czech Republic Ukraine Estonia Germany
1  Czech Republic 3 3 0 54 34 +20 1.000 Qualification to quarterfinals — 16–14 20–9
2  Ukraine 3 2 1 54 35 +19 .667 — 21–8
3  Estonia 3 1 2 30 47 −17 .333 11–18 —
4  Germany 3 0 3 28 50 −22 .000 11–19 8–11 —
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points scored.
Bracket
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
 Serbia 14
 Germany 5
 Serbia 13
 Ukraine 20
 Ukraine 16
 Israel 7
 Ukraine 15
 Czech Republic 17
 Belgium 10
 Estonia 9
 Belgium 12
 Czech Republic 20
 Czech Republic 17
 Netherlands 10
  • The four quarterfinal winners (Belgium, Czech Republic, Serbia, and Ukraine) qualified for the European Championship.[5]

Qualifier 3

The third qualifying tournament took place in Poitiers, France on 1 and 2 July 2016.[3] The three best teams qualified for the European Championship.

Group A
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification Italy Russia Slovakia Azerbaijan
1  Italy 3 2 1 48 47 +1 .667 Qualification to semifinals — 13–12 19–21
2  Russia 3 2 1 45 40 +5 .667 — 17–13 16–14
3  Slovakia 3 1 2 43 47 −4 .333 14–16 —
4  Azerbaijan 3 1 2 49 51 −2 .333 14–16 —
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points scored.
Group B
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification France Spain Turkey Latvia
1  France (H) 2 2 0 27 19 +8 1.000 Qualification to semifinals — 13–7 —
2  Spain 2 1 1 22 26 −4 .500 — 15–13 —
3  Turkey 2 0 2 25 29 −4 .000 12–14 —
4  Latvia (X) 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — —
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points scored.
(H) Hosts; (X) Latvia were unable to attend and its games are not counted in the table
Bracket
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Italy13
 
 
 
 Spain12
 
 Italy11
 
 
 
 Russia12
 
 France14
 
 
 Russia16
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
 Spain14
 
 
 France12
  • The two semifinal winners (Italy and Russia), as well as third-placed Spain, qualified for the European Championship.[6]

Final tournament

The second edition of the FIBA 3x3 European Championships was held in Bucharest from 2-4 September 2016. A total of 12 teams of each gender qualified for the championship through one of three qualifying tournaments.[1][4][5][6][7]

Pools were announced on 4 August 2016.[8]

Slovenia in the men's tournament and Hungary in the women's tournament both won their first championship in this competition by beating Serbia and Romania in the final, respectively.[2]

Qualified teams

Men's tournament

Pool play

Pool A
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification Serbia Spain France
1  Serbia 2 2 0 39 28 +11 1.000 Advance to quarterfinals — 21–15 18–13
2  Spain 2 1 1 28 32 −4 .500 — — 13–11
3  France 2 0 2 24 31 −7 .000 — — —
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points scored.
Pool B
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification Slovenia Italy Ukraine
1  Slovenia 2 2 0 35 17 +18 1.000 Advance to quarterfinals — 21–9 14–8
2  Italy 2 1 1 30 37 −7 .500 — — 21–16
3  Ukraine 2 0 2 24 35 −11 .000 — — —
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points scored.
Pool C
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification Netherlands Poland Czech Republic
1  Netherlands 2 2 0 24 21 +3 1.000 Advance to quarterfinals — — 13–11
2  Poland 2 1 1 30 30 0 .500 10–11 — 20–19
3  Czech Republic 2 0 2 30 33 −3 .000 — — —
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points scored.
Pool D
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification Russia Romania Slovakia
1  Russia 2 2 0 41 29 +12 1.000 Advance to quarterfinals — 20–19 21–10
2  Romania (H) 2 1 1 36 32 +4 .500 — — 17–12
3  Slovakia 2 0 2 22 38 −16 .000 — — —
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points scored.
(H) Hosts

Knockout stage

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
4 September
 
 
 Serbia22
 
4 September
 
 Romania11
 
 Serbia21
 
4 September
 
 Netherlands12
 
 Netherlands20
 
4 September
 
 Italy18
 
 Serbia17
 
4 September
 
 Slovenia19
 
 Slovenia21
 
4 September
 
 Poland14
 
 Slovenia21
 
4 September
 
 Russia10 Third place
 
 Russia21
 
4 September
 
 Spain20
 
 Netherlands22
 
 
 Russia16
 

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W L PF
1  Slovenia 5 5 0 96
2  Serbia 5 4 1 99
3  Netherlands 5 4 1 78
4  Russia 5 3 2 88
5  Italy 3 1 2 48
6  Spain 3 1 2 48
7  Romania 3 1 2 47
8  Poland 3 1 2 44
9  Czech Republic 2 0 2 30
10  France 2 0 2 24
11  Ukraine 2 0 2 24
12  Slovakia 2 0 2 22

Women's tournament

Pool play

Pool A
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification Hungary Romania Belgium
1  Hungary 2 2 0 35 20 +15 1.000 Advance to quarterfinals — 17–13 18–7
2  Romania (H) 2 1 1 31 33 −2 .500 — — 18–16
3  Belgium 2 0 2 23 36 −13 .000 — — —
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Pool B
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification Ukraine Serbia Italy
1  Ukraine 2 2 0 31 27 +4 1.000 Advance to quarterfinals — 15–13 —
2  Serbia 2 1 1 31 31 0 .500 — — —
3  Italy 2 0 2 30 34 −4 .000 14–16 16–18 —
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points scored.
Pool C
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification Russia Switzerland Slovenia
1  Russia 2 2 0 24 19 +5 1.000 Advance to quarterfinals — — 14–11
2   Switzerland 2 1 1 22 23 −1 .500 8–10 — 14–13
3  Slovenia 2 0 2 24 28 −4 .000 — — —
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points scored.
Pool D
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification Czech Republic Spain Austria
1  Czech Republic 2 2 0 32 25 +7 1.000 Advance to quarterfinals — 16–14 16–11
2  Spain 2 1 1 27 24 +3 .500 — — 13–8
3  Austria 2 0 2 19 29 −10 .000 — — —
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points scored.

Knockout stage

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
4 September
 
 
 Hungary19
 
4 September
 
 Spain16
 
 Hungary14
 
4 September
 
 Russia12
 
 Russia19
 
4 September
 
 Serbia13
 
 Hungary21
 
4 September
 
 Romania14
 
 Ukraine11
 
4 September
 
  Switzerland14
 
  Switzerland14
 
4 September
 
 Romania16 Third place
 
 Czech Republic16
 
4 September
 
 Romania18
 
 Russia15
 
 
  Switzerland13
 

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W L PF
1  Hungary 5 5 0 89
2  Romania 5 3 2 79
3  Russia 5 4 1 70
4   Switzerland 5 2 3 63
5  Czech Republic 3 2 1 48
6  Ukraine 3 2 1 42
7  Serbia 3 1 2 44
8  Spain 3 1 2 43
9  Italy 2 0 2 30
10  Slovenia 2 0 2 24
11  Belgium 2 0 2 23
12  Austria 2 0 2 19

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