An intense weekend is expected with hundreds of matches at Poli Arena during the third stop of the 2024 BCR Sport Arena Streetball season.
After the first two tournaments of the year kicked off in May, it’s time for a stage that starts in June. And that will be reflected in the thermometers—over 30 degrees across three days, during which more than 400 players will once again storm the courts at the Polytechnic University of Bucharest.
We have a seasonal record of teams registered in the U18 category, with 19 teams lined up at the start. After passing their linguistic and digital competence tests, high school seniors are ready to show their skills in 3×3. No other age category has as many registered teams.
The competition will be fierce, from U12, where Sharks City aims to reach their third final in a row, to O35, where the two tournaments so far have seen four different finalists.
Contests and Entertainment Throughout the Competition
While matches are being played on the three courts, contests with prizes will be organized in the fan zone, where both resting players and the audience cheering them on can participate. We’re bringing back “X and O,” something not to be missed, “The Cage,” as we’ve titled the classic shooting contest at the “arcade” structure, and the famous “Snake.”
Dunk contests won’t be missing either, with one dedicated to kids under 12, as well as the usual Dunk-Contest, where the prize is a 4K Q-LED TV offered by Horizon. While players perform aerial stunts, the audience will also enjoy acrobatic moments during the breaks between games, with artists from the Bucharest Metropolitan Circus adding a magical element to the 3×3 courts.
And NBA2K fans should come prepared because we’re once again offering licenses for the famous console game in ad-hoc competitions organized in the fan zone.
Top Favorites in the Open Categories
Știința București, the Men’s Open champion from the second tournament in Brașov, returns with a different lineup but still features Sebastian Costeiu, MVP of the stop in Brașov. Two of the members of the winning quartet from Brașov will play for Romania U23, alongside Aurelian Gavriloaia, a member of the 3×3 national team. CSU Pitești is back, and Agro Squad, another club with a strong tradition in this sport, has two teams at the start.
In the women’s category, the battle will be between Agro Squad and CS Vâlcea, the winners of the first two tournaments of this season in that order, and Sportul Studențesc, which will try to disrupt the plans of the two champions.
Go, Romania!
The yellow code won’t just be for the heat but also for basketball fever. On Saturday, the match schedule will end late in the evening, during the second half of the match between Romania and Belgium, so we will also organize a watch party for people who want to watch the game together in the community.
