2018 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup

The 2018 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup was the fourth edition of the 3x3 Europe Championships, organized by FIBA Europe, and was held between 14 and 16 September 2018, in the city's Metropolitan Circus[1] in Bucharest, Romania. This 3x3 basketball competition featured separate tournaments for men's and women's national teams. This was the third time that Bucharest had hosted the championships, after the 2014 FIBA Europe 3x3 Championships at the University Square and the 2016 FIBA Europe 3x3 Championships within the AFI Cotroceni shopping mall.[2]

2018 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup
Tournament information
LocationMetropolitan Circus,[1] Bucharest
Dates14–16 September
Host(s) Romania
Teams24

Serbia won their first European championship title in the men's tournament, by beating Latvia in the final. In the women's tournament, France won their first European championship title by beating the Netherlands in the final.[3]

Qualification

Men
Event Date Location Berths Qualified
Host nation 1  Romania
Andorra Qualifier 23–24 June Escaldes-Engordany 3  Slovenia
 Hungary
  Switzerland
France Qualifier 29–30 June Poitiers 4  Russia
 Belgium
 Latvia
 France
Romania Qualifier 30 June – 1 July Constanta 4  Serbia
 Poland
 Spain
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
TOTAL12

Women
Event Date Location Berths Qualified
Host nation 1  Romania
Andorra Qualifier 23–24 June Escaldes-Engordany 4  Italy
 Serbia
 Spain
 Hungary
France Qualifier 29–30 June Poitiers 4  Ukraine
 France
 Czech Republic
 Belarus
Romania Qualifier 30 June – 1 July Constanta 3   Switzerland
 Belgium
 Netherlands
TOTAL12

Draw

Several qualifiers were held across three nations namely, Andorra, France, and the host country itself. The hosts, Romania, qualified automatically for the both men's and women's events. The draw of the groupings was announced by FIBA last 16 August 2018. [4]

Men
Main article: 2018 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup – Men's tournament
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D

Women's
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D

References
  1. "Serbia's men and France's women win FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup 2018". 16 September 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  2. "Bucharest to host FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup 2018". FIBA. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  3. "Serbia's men and France's women win FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup 2018". FIBA. Archived from the original on 20 September 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  4. "Pools announced for FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup". FIBA. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
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