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Lipek: Dunking is not only art, is a tool to get to people

February 3, 2016February 3, 2016 sportarena

Jumping straight out of Poznan, one of the oldest cities in Poland and home of 500.000 people, Rafal “Lipek” Lipinski made by himself a name in the dunking world. Crowned in all of the FIBA 3×3 World Tour Final dunk contests so far and owning for two years in a row the prestigious dunk contest from Quai54, France, plus multiple other contests, Rafal became one of the most successful professional dunkers in the world. Let’s meet this 24 year’s old guy who inspired a lot of people and among them…

Romania, qualified for the 3×3 World Championships in 2016

December 5, 2015February 5, 2016 sportarena

Romania will be present in three out of four 3×3 World Championships that will be organized in 2016. Three national teams qualified for their respective age and gender categories thanks to the country position in the FIBA 3×3 Federation Ranking and the results from the past editions.

Pristina, the big story of the first day at Raiffeisen Bank Bucharest Challenger

August 15, 2015 sportarena

Che Bar Pristina was, without any doubt, the big story of the first at Raiffeisen Bank Bucharest Challenger, the FIBA 3×3 World Tour qualifier that takes place in the Romanian capital city. The Kosovo team won both games of the Pool B, scoring an almost perfect 43 points in total. With two players returning from the team that last year didn’t recorded any win in Bucharest, Fisnik Juniku and Fikret Shatri and with two new additions, Kusthrim Hyda and Fisnik Rugova, Che Bar rolled with ease over the opponents. Juniku…

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

August 3, 2015 sportarena

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…

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

June 3, 2015 sportarena

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…

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

December 10, 2014 sportarena

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…

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

December 9, 2014 sportarena

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…

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

December 9, 2014 sportarena

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…

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

July 31, 2014 sportarena

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,…

FIBA.com: Sport Arena Streetball offers first test for Romanian National Teams

May 21, 2014 sportarena

Both men and women’s Romanian national teams showed they will be a force to be reckoned with in Moscow at the upcoming FIBA 3×3 World Championships on 5-8 June, after winning the first stage of the Sport Arena Streetball quest on 16-18 May. 157 teams gathered in Bucharest, the Mecca of 3×3, to kick off the 10-year anniversary season of the Sport Arena Streetball Quest. The event featured a lot of familiar faces as a generation of players has grown up with the event and gone from the U14, to…