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Romania, in the last 16 at WC, beat USA

August 28, 2012 sportarena

The Romanian 3×3 basketball national team finished in the last sixteen at the first ever 3×3 World Championship, held in Athens between 23-26 August 2012, beating USA Basketball on their way to the knock-out round. The success against USA is an historic one for the Romanian Basketball and the game was just amazing, with Angel Santana nailing a three pointer with 3 seconds to go, for a 15-14 victory. Santana&Co played after just two hours another crucial game, against Russia, and they failed to advance to the quarter finals, even…

3×3 basketball symphony at SA-BC

August 6, 2012 sportarena

Just few meters away from the most iconic building in Bucharest, the Romanian Athenaeum, a different kind of symphony was played during the Sport Arena Bucharest Challenger, the FIBA 3×3 qualifier hosted by the Romanian Capital city. The transformation of a parking place in a state of the art arena for 3×3 basketball took not more than 10 hours and the changes were spectacular. So was the show, with some of the best teams from Europe and the best four Romanian teams featuring in a block buster next to the…

See the groups at Sport Arena Bucharest Challenger!

August 3, 2012 sportarena

Group 1: Peak Sport (Hunary) SK Millenium (Serbia) Pyramid (Russia) Vara nu dorm (Romania) Group 2: Rosychy (Ukraine) Red&Black Eagles (Albania) Magazine Streetball (Russia) Choco Loco (Romania) Group 3: Varna (Bulgaria) Hofi’s Panzercracker (Austria) FISB Streetball (Italy) Pensionarii Asigurati (Romania) Group 4: Team Bosnia (Bosnia) Fatburners (Bulgaria) Medcom Wild Snakes (Polonia) Ironie fina (Romania) Groups 1 and 2 will play on saturday morning, starting at 10.30. Grupele 3 si 4 will play on saturday evening, after the official presentation of the teams, which will start at…

Carpathian Bears, second place at Moscow Open

July 29, 2012July 29, 2012 sportarena

The Carpathian Bears, Angel Santana, Catalin Vlaicu, Aurel Urucatu, Alin Spahiu and Vlad Ardeleanu finished second at Moscow Open 2012, losing in the final against Lithuania, 7-4 for the Baltic team. Considered by many a real 3×3 basketball world championship, The Moscow Open had a total prize money of 40.000 USD. The Romanian team received 10.000 USD for their performance. The Bears had a tough game in the semifinals, against the Serbians from Olimp, but they survived in the overtime, thanks to a magic “and one” by Catalin Vlaicu. The…

Magic Show: Dunking Devils in Bucharest

July 25, 2012 sportarena

The acrobatic dunkers from Dunking Devils will perform, for the first time in Romania, during the Sport Arena Bucharest Challenger (4-5 august 2012, Bucharest, Romania), the 3×3 basketball tournament, part of the FIBA 3×3 World Tour. Dunking Devils is one of the most famous groups of this kind from the world, with numerous shows over five continents and more than 25 countries. The last appearance of the Dunking Devils was in Spain, at the ACB Finals between FC Regal Barcelona and Real Madrid, but their shows are known in United…

Carpathian Bears, ready for Moscow Open

July 19, 2012 sportarena

Romanian 3×3 basketball team Carpathian Bears are ready to hit the court at the Moscow Open 2012, on 28th of August. They are compared in the presentation from the official website with the NBA champions Miami Heat. Angel Santana, one of the most loved players in Moscow, after the show he put on during the 2010 edition, will return for the Bears this year, ready to entertain the crowd and also to bring useful points on the court for his team. Santana was the best scorer of the 2010 edition…

From Bucharest to the FIBA 3×3 World Tour Masters

July 17, 2012July 17, 2012 sportarena

Sport Arena Bucharest Challenger (4-5 august, Bucharest, Romania) is part of the worldwide network of more than 70 tournaments or championships from where the teams can qualify to the FIBA 3×3 World Tour Masters. The winning team from Sport Arena Bucharest Challenger will take part in FIBA 3×3 World Tour Istanbul Master. From there, the first three teams will go to the World Tour Final, in Miami, United States. The FIBA 3×3 World Tour was launched in 2012 and currently consists of five 16-team Masters tournaments as well as the FIBA…

Bucharest Challenger – FAQ

July 8, 2012 sportarena

What? Sport Arena Bucharest Challenger, international 3×3 basketball tournament, part of the FIBA 3×3 World Tour When? 4-5 august 2012 Where? George Enescu Plaza, Bucharest, Romania Who? 16 teams, 12 from Europe, four from Romania. Plus 18, male, only. How? Four groups of four teams. The groups will be played on Saturday. First two of each group will go to the quarter finals. The QF, the semifinals and the finals will be played on Sunday. We will play also the third place game. Why? To win the 5000 euros prize…

Sport Arena Streetball – The Story

July 8, 2012 sportarena

Two wooden boards, with fragile rims. Two poor benches, with some parts missing. A weather-bitten concrete court. And 20-25 people just waiting to get on the court to show their skills. It was a place where tough battles were carried every day and only the strongest used to survive, until their last drop of sweat or until the dark made any shot impossible. This particular scenery brought out a huge amount of passion, despite the poor conditions.. It was simply about playing basketball no matter what! Almost a decade has…

Sport Arena Streetball at full speed!

July 8, 2012 sportarena

The third tournament from Sport Arena Streetball, the only 3×3 basketball championship in Romania, was at full speed at the end of June and the beginning of July. The registration was so fast that if you blinked, you almost missed your chance. 162 teams registered in 165 minutes, testing hard our on-line system. And it was only the beginning. With the pedal to the metal we continued with the first games Friday evening, and on Saturday it was the real test. The national rally champion of Romania, Vali Porcisteanu, together…