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
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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 edit

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 edit

Qualifier 1 edit

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) 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 edit

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) 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 edit

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) Hosts
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]

Women edit

Qualifier 1 edit

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) 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 edit

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) Hosts
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 edit

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) 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 edit

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 edit

Men's tournament edit

Pool play edit

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) Hosts

Knockout stage edit

 
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 edit

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 edit

Pool play edit

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) Hosts
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 edit

 
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 edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Bucharest to stage 2016 FIBA 3x3 European Championships". FIBA. 20 June 2016. Archived from the original on August 1, 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Hungary's women and Slovenia's men win 3x3 European Championships". FIBA.com. 4 September 2016. Archived from the original on October 4, 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Escaldes Engordany acollirà un Qualifyer del Campionat d'Europa de 3x3" (in Catalan). Andorran Basketball Federation. 30 April 2016. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  4. ^ a b c "Hungary's women and Slovenia's men win 3x3 European Championships Andorra Qualifier". FIBA.com. 26 June 2016. Archived from the original on June 27, 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  5. ^ a b c "Czech Republic's women and Serbia's men win 3x3 European Championships Netherlands Qualifier". FIBA.com. 2 July 2016. Archived from the original on November 9, 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  6. ^ a b c "Russia's women and France's men win 3x3 European Championships France Qualifier". FIBA.com. 2 July 2016. Archived from the original on August 24, 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  7. ^ "24 teams from 16 countries to participate in 2016 FIBA 3x3 European Championships". FIBA.com. 3 July 2016. Archived from the original on September 28, 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  8. ^ "Pools announced for 3x3 European Championships". FIBA.com. 4 August 2016. Archived from the original on September 29, 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2016.

External links edit