fiba 3x3 - Sport Arena Streetball

The biggest 3×3 basketball event in Romania’s history took place in Constanța, at City Park Mall

September 20, 2023September 20, 2023 sportarena

Four days of basketball, three courts, a community tournament with over 100 teams gathered in the Sport Arena Streetball Tour finals, the first ever stop of the FIBA 3×3 World Tour professional circuit with 16 teams from 11 countries and a temporary five-star arena built at City Park Mall in Constanța. These were the main coordinates of a long weekend attended by more than 7000 spectators which concluded the series of 3×3 outdoor basketball events in Romania in 2023. Huge surprise at the first ever World Tour in Romania Hangzhou…

Champions League winner at Sport Arena Streetball: Alexia Căruțașu kicked off the final in the 3×3 basketball tournament

May 30, 2023May 30, 2023 Andu Kedei

More than 600 players, registered in less than two hours, participated in the second Sport Arena Streetball tournament of 2023, with a total of 143 teams registered in the 13 age categories. The competition, which this year celebrates its 18th birthday, scheduled 257 3×3 basketball games from Friday to Sunday in a legitimate outdoor sports festival. The second stop of the national 3×3 Sport Arena Streetball basketball circuit ended with the victory of the Foreign Ballers, who dramatically defeated, 17-15, the first stop champion CSM Constanta. Recent winner of the…

FIBA 3×3 U23 World Cup, a show to remember

October 18, 2022October 18, 2022 sportarena

Acrobatics. Slam dunks. Dance. Blocked shots. Kiss Cam. Assists. Circus moments. Crossovers. Music. Game winners. Basketball showtime. It was quite difficult for anyone to choose their preferred moment from the FIBA 3×3 U23 World Cup at the Metropolitan Circus in Bucharest. There were so many crazy games, so many incredible shots and so many entertainment moments that were simply jaw-dropping and kept not only the audience but also the teams, the delegates in a constant wow mood. And the finals. Oh, the finals. Who could have imagined a finish like…

Two more spots for NL Constanta Final up for grab in Bucharest

July 14, 2022July 14, 2022 sportarena

The FIBA 3×3 Nations League 2022 worldwide marathon continues this weekend in the Romanian capital, Bucharest, in the event supported by the District 2 City Hall and organized in Veranda Mall. Less than one week after we found out the first two teams qualified for Constanta Final (Mongolia men and Japan women), another two will book their ticket right on the Romanian soil. The U21 East Conference will kick-off on Friday, with Lithuania as top seed in Bucharest. Augustinas Mikstas and Gabrielius Celka are quite familiar with the surroudings as…

Sport Arena Streetball in 2021: A World Final, basketball at the Palace and a “Covid-free” season

January 19, 2022January 19, 2022 sportarena

After a year of fighting the Covid-19 pandemic, 3×3 basketball was back in full force. The year 2021 was a revival one for Sport Arena Streetball, which has hosted among others, the FIBA 3×3 World Tour Final in Jeddah, the FIBA 3×3 Finals at the Palace of Parliament and the Raiffeisen Bank Sport Arena Streetball Tour in the “University of Politehnica”, a circuit that reminded us of the romantic period of the late 2000s. Following the 2020 season in which Sport Arena Streetball reinvented itself, moving 3×3 basketball competitions online,…

3×3 Basketball from home to home: We are currently moving the events online!

May 2, 2020October 26, 2020 sportarena

After 15 years since the first Sport Arena Streetball tournament, the most popular 3×3 basketball competition in Romania will premiere an online competition. A demonstration tournament will take place on Sunday evening, with the participation of two stars from the FIBA 3×3 World Tour and two of the most valuable young 3×3 players in Romania. Registration for the first eSport Arena Streetball event opens on Monday, at 3 PM, on 3la3.ro. Unable to organize the traditional outdoor tournaments for the time being, Sport Arena Streetball is waiting for its fans…

A man and a vision: Basketball, more popular than soccer!

April 20, 2020April 21, 2020 sportarena

The 2020 class of the NBA Hall of Fame, the gallery of American basketball legends, is one of the most star-studded in history. The late Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett or Tamika Catchings, as well as other personalities, will receive the highest honors in basketball. One of these personalities, Patrick Baumann, was the man in the International Basketball Federation’s leadership who blindly believed in the success of 3×3 basketball and its inclusion in the Olympic Program. He also supported the Sport Arena Streetball since its early years. For 16…

Smoove: “I made my debut at the Harlem Globetrotters the day Kobe died”

April 8, 2020 sportarena

It was 2003, in Slobozhanske, a small town in Ukraine, when Dmitry, a 13-year-old boy, first saw the famous Nike ad, “Freestyle”. “Wow, I must do this as well!”, he said back then. Five years later, in 2008, Smoove crossed the border with Romania to take part, as a freestyler, in what was to be his first international competition, Sport Arena Streetball. At the beginning of the same year, the Harlem Globetrotters made their debut in the United States. We’ve learnt the story of Dmitry Krivenko on Sport Arena Streetball…

No Olympic Games in 2020: 3×3 basketball sees its debut postponed

March 24, 2020October 26, 2020 sportarena

The Tokyo Olympic Games have been postponed to 2021 due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, the first such delay in the Games’ 124-year modern history, as the global outbreak of COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on the international sporting calendar. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) made the decision on Tuesday after speaking with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and local organisers, ending weeks of speculation and uncertainty about the Summer Games – initially scheduled to kick off in July. 3×3 basketball was about to make its Olympic debut this summer in…

Historic qualification for Germany men in Constanta Qualifier. Spain, with the double, and Romania also earned the trip to Debrecen

July 1, 2019 sportarena

Germany got their first ever ticket to FIBA 3×3 Europe Cup in seniors competitions after a historic tournament, upsetting powerhouses Slovenia and Spain in their way to the top spot of Constanta Qualifier men’s division. Led by the explosive guard Heinrich Niklas Geske and with a stifling team defense, Germany managed to win both games in the main pool round in similar low scoring fashion, 12-10 against Slovenia and 13-11 against Spain. That led to a win or go home last game between Spain and Slovenia, and boy what a…