Top class teams at Raiffeisen Bank Bucharest Challenger 2015

Top 3×3 basketball teams from all over the world will meet on 15 and 16 of August at the fourth edition of Raiffeisen Bank Bucharest Challenger. The road to Abu Dhabi, where will take place the biggest event of the year, the FIBA 3×3 World Tour Final, will pass also through Bucharest, where 16 teams from 12 countries will try to take home the crown, the 4000 USD prize and the spot in the FIBA 3×3 World Tour Lausanne. From Lausanne, both finalists will qualify to FIBA 3×3 World Tour…

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Palo Peak, from Spain, winner of Raiffeisen Bank Bucharest Challenger 2014

The Spanish team Palo Peak won the third edition of the Raiffeisen Bank Bucharest Challenger, played in the Romanian capital, between 26 and 27 of July. The Spanish players received a 4000 USD money prize and they qualified for FIBA 3×3 World Tour Masters in Prague. After two tough games in the quarter finals and semifinals, not even them could believe that the final would be the easiest game. But the  long range shots hit their target and everything became easy against Team Tricolorii, the Romanian National Team in fact,…

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The third edition of Raiffeisen Bank Bucharest Challenger is ready to go

For the third consecutive year, Bucharest will host the strongest 3×3 basketball tournament from South-East of Europe, Raiffeisen Bank Bucharest Challenger. During two days, 26-27 of July, 12 of the best European teams, together with the best four local teams will battle for a place in FIBA 3×3 World Tour a total money prize of 5000 USD. The winner will get 4000 USD and will qualify for the FIBA 3×3 World Tour Prague Masters, while the second place will receive 1000 USD. Teams from Albania, Andorra, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Georgia,…

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The show is in Bucharest: Third edition of Raiffeisen Bank Bucharest Challenger

Some of the best 3×3 basketball teams from Europe will battle for a place in FIBA 3×3 World Tour Prague during the third edition of Raiffeisen Bank Bucharest Challenger, a competition organized by Sport Arena, 26-27 July, in one of the most iconic places in Bucharest, the University Square.   The FIBA 3×3 Competition Network is growing and more and more tournaments with a satellite status will send their winners to Bucharest Challenger, the next step in their road to the world stage. Satellites from Kosovo, Croatia, Macedonia, Bosnia, Georgia…

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Magic Show: Dunking Devils in Bucharest

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…

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From Bucharest to the FIBA 3×3 World Tour Masters

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…

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Bucharest Challenger – FAQ

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…

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