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Crazy finish of the Sport Arena Streetball’s 11th season

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The 11th season of the popular Romanian 3×3 basketball Quest, Sport Arena Streetball, came to an end last Sunday in dramatic fashion. Outsiders from “We Got Game” won the Open Men category and booked their tickets to Lausanne FIBA 3×3 World Tour after their overtime win against “Old School”. Victor Constantin, brother of Andrei Constantin, who played for Team Bucharest in the first FIBA 3×3 World Tour Final in Miami, was the unlikely hero, scoring the game winning two pointer in overtime. “Old School”, featuring Vasile Stefan, who reached last…

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The way to Raiffeisen Bank Bucharest Challenger 2015

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The fourth edition of Raiffeisen Bank Bucharest Challenger will take place on 15-16 August, in Bucharest and will reunite some of the best Romanian teams together with top teams from all over the world. A total of 16 teams will take part in the tournament. According to FIBA regulations for Challenger tournaments, at least three teams should have participated in the FIBA 3×3 World Tour the previous year. Other teams have to earn a ticket to the Challenger winning one of the qualifying events named FIBA 3×3 Satellite (can be…

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FIBA 3×3 World Tour 2015 starts in less than one month

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The fourth edition of the FIBA 3×3 World Tour – FIBA 3×3’s flagship event – will start in Manila, Philippines on 1 August 2015. The Tour will end on 15-16 October, in Abu Dhabi, where the best 12 teams in the world will try to conquer the title! Tensions mounts in the world of 3×3 as the FIBA 3×3 World Tour is just one month away from a startling start in the Filipino capital. Several World Tour players already shined at the European Games and are now battling it out…

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3×3 June Fever: Sport Arena starts in style the 2015 season

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Inspired by the famous March Madness, Sport Arena starts the new 3×3 basketball Romanian season with a similar concept, the 3×3 June Fever. With ten consecutive days of 3×3 basketball games and a total of 12 in just two weeks, with three competitions going on one after another, it’s a perfect way to start a summer with plenty events to come. The final rounds of Sprite Streetball Battle – the High School 3×3 Championship, the Final Tournament of the 3×3 University Championships and the first tournament of the season of…

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Sport Arena to organize the FIBA 3×3 World Tour Final

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The 2015 and 2016 editions of the FIBA 3×3 World Tour Final will take place in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Abu Dhabi, FIBA announced on Tuesday. The event will be organised in cooperation with FIBA by the Abu Dhabi Sports Council together with EXTRA International Sport and Sport Arena, an international promoter who has been one of the pioneers in the development of 3×3. The 2015 FIBA 3×3 World Tour Final will be staged outdoors at the Corniche, a high-traffic leisure area situated on the shores of the Arab…

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Romanian official, to take part at the 1st FIBA Clinic for 3×3 Referee Candidates

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Vlad Ghizdareanu, one of the most experienced 3×3 basketball referees from Romania, will represent our country at the first FIBA Clinic for 3×3 Referee Candidates, organized between 11 and 13 December in Doha, Qatar.  The Clinic will take place in parallel with the second edition of the FIBA 3×3 All Stars, the competition that reunites in Doha the best 3×3 basketball players in the world and where Team Bucharest will be present for the first time. Our official has over six years experience in Sport Arena Streetball competitions, he officiated…

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Saskatoon and Kaunas, our opponents in the pool phase, in Doha

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Team Bucharest will meet Team Saskatoon and Team Kaunas in the pool phase of the FIBA 3×3 All Stars (12 December, Doha, Qatar).  Coming in Doha with big changes in the roster (more details here), Team Bucharest will face their nightmare from the FIBA 3×3 World Tour Final, Team Saskatoon. The Canadians came back from 16-13 with 1 minute to go from a dramatic semifinal, to win it 19-16 and shatter the dreams of Team Bucharest to reach the final for the first time. The other opponent of the Romanian…

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Romania, for the first time at FIBA 3×3 All Star, in Doha

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Romania will be represented for the first time at the FIBA 3×3 All Stars, which will take place in Doha, Qatar, on 12 December. The best 3×3 players in the world will battle for 120.000 USD prize money. Angel Santana, the number one in Europe, will lead Team Bucharest, the only 3×3 basketball team in the world who took part in all FIBA 3×3 World Tour Finals. Santana, European Champion with the Romanian National Team, will play together with Iulian Corneanu and Cristian Craciun, his teammates from Stiinta Bucharest, a…

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Romania and Russia, the first ever 3×3 European Champions

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The center court flooded with people right after the final buzzer of the 3×3 European Championships Men’s Final as Romania had just written history in conquering the first ever title in the competition with a 19-16 win over Slovenia. More than 1,000 fans around the center court and many more outside at the giant TV screen watched as the atmosphere reached its peak in a tremendously intense and close final game. With technical fouls being handed out to both teams, it was a put-back by Bogdan Popescu that gave the hosts the decisive lead, 17-16 in the…

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Romania and Russia, the first ever 3×3 basketball European Champions

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Romania’s men and Russia’s women were crowned inaugural 3×3 basketball European champions as both sides recorded victories over Slovenia in the finals at University Square in Bucharest. In the men’s competition, the hosts delighted the more than 1,000 fans in attendance by squeezing past their determined opponents 19-16 in the decider. Both sides traded baskets throughout, but as the clocked ticked down Bogdan Popescu stepped up to be the local hero as he landed a crucial basket to give Romania a decisive lead which they managed to hold on to.…

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