2016 FIBA Europe 3x3 Championships

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]

2016 FIBA Europe 3x3 Championships
Tournament information
LocationBucharest
Dates2–4 September 2016
Host(s) Romania

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.

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
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
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) Host.
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
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
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) Host.
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
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) Host.
Group B
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification
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]

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
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
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) Host.
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
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) Host.
Group B
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification
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
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
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) Host; (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

Pool play

Pool A
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification
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
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
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
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) Host.

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

PosTeamPldWLPF
1 Slovenia55096
2 Serbia54199
3 Netherlands54178
4 Russia53288
5 Italy31248
6 Spain31248
7 Romania31247
8 Poland31244
9 Czech Republic20230
10 France20224
11 Ukraine20224
12 Slovakia20222

Pool play

Pool A
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification
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) Host.
Pool B
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification
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
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
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

PosTeamPldWLPF
1 Hungary55089
2 Romania53279
3 Russia54170
4  Switzerland52363
5 Czech Republic32148
6 Ukraine32142
7 Serbia31244
8 Spain31243
9 Italy20230
10 Slovenia20224
11 Belgium20223
12 Austria20219

References

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