The 2016
FIBA Europe 3x3 Championships
The FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup had its inaugural tournament in 2014 in Bucharest, Romania. There are two events in the championship, one men's event and one women's event. Each team has four players (three on court and one on the bench). The match is pla ...
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
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shopping mall in
Bucharest
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Romania
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between 2 and 4 September 2016.
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.
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
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from 25 to 26 June 2016.
The four best teams qualified for the European Championship.
;Group A
;Group B
;Bracket
*The four quarterfinal winners (Czech Republic, Slovenia, Spain, and Ukraine) qualified for the European Championship.
Qualifier 2
The second qualifying tournament took place in
Amsterdam
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on 1 and 2 July 2016.
The four best teams qualified for the European Championship.
;Group A
;Group B
;Bracket
*The four quarterfinal winners (Netherlands, Russia, Serbia, and Slovakia) qualified for the European Championship.
Qualifier 3
The third qualifying tournament took place in
Poitiers
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France
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on 1 and 2 July 2016.
The three best teams, and hosts Romania, qualified for the European Championship.
;Group A
;Group B
;Bracket
*Hosts Romania and the two semifinal winners (France and Italy), plus fourth-placed Poland, qualified for the European Championship.
Women
Qualifier 1
The first qualifying tournament took place in
Escaldes-Engordany
Escaldes-Engordany () is one of the 7 parishes of Andorra. The Escaldes-Engordany parish was founded on 14 June 1978 and has the second largest population after Andorra la Vella. The parish is composed of the areas of les Escaldes, Engordany, Els V ...
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Andorra
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from 25 to 26 June 2016.
The four best teams, and hosts Romania, qualified for the European Championship.
;Group A
;Group B
;Bracket
*Hosts Romania and the three other quarterfinal winners (Hungary, Slovenia, & Switzerland), as well as fifth-placed Austria, qualified for the European Championship.
Qualifier 2
The second qualifying tournament took place in
Amsterdam
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on 1 and 2 July 2016.
The four best teams qualified for the European Championship.
;Group A
;Group B
;Bracket
*The four quarterfinal winners (Belgium, Czech Republic, Serbia, and Ukraine) qualified for the European Championship.
Qualifier 3
The third qualifying tournament took place in
Poitiers
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France
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on 1 and 2 July 2016.
The three best teams qualified for the European Championship.
;Group A
;Group B
;Bracket
*The two semifinal winners (Italy and Russia), as well as third-placed Spain, qualified for the European Championship.
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.
Pools were announced on 4 August 2016.
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.
Qualified teams
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;Women's teams
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Men's tournament
Pool play
;Pool A
;Pool B
;Pool C
;Pool D
Knockout stage
Final standings
Women's tournament
Pool play
;Pool A
;Pool B
;Pool C
;Pool D
Knockout stage
Final standings
References
External links
Results, rosters and information of the FIBA Europe Championships
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