title: 2018 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup – Men's tournament
text: # 2018 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup – Men's tournament
  
  The men's tournament of the 2018 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup hosted in Bucharest, Romania, was contested by 12 teams. Four-time 3x3 World Champions Serbia won its first ever European 3x3 championship after dethroning defending European 3x3 Champions, Latvia, 19–18 in the final.
  
  ## Participating teams
  
  The hosts, Romania, qualified for the tournament automatically. The eleven other teams went in their respective qualifiers. FIBA announced the composition of the pools last 16 August 2018.
  
  ## Main tournament
  
  ### Preliminary round
  
  **Group A**
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | | | |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Serbia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 25 | +15 | 4 | Advanced to Knockout stage | — | 20–15 | 20–10 |
  | 2 | Spain | 2 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 3 | Advanced to Knockout stage | 15–20 | — | 21–10 |
  | 3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 41 | −21 | 2 | | 10–20 | 10–21 | — |
  
  **Group B**
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | | | |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Slovenia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 28 | +15 | 4 | Advanced to Knockout stage | — | 22–12 | 21–16 |
  | 2 | France | 2 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 3 | Advanced to Knockout stage | 12–22 | — | 21–14 |
  | 3 | Switzerland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 42 | −12 | 2 | | 16–21 | 14–21 | — |
  
  **Group C**
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | | | |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Latvia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 21 | +22 | 4 | Advanced to Knockout stage | — | 22–11 | 21–10 |
  | 2 | Hungary | 2 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 3 | Advanced to Knockout stage | 11–22 | — | 19–14 |
  | 3 | Romania | 2 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 40 | −16 | 2 | | 10–21 | 14–19 | — |
  
  **Group D**
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | | | |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Russia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 3 | Advanced to Knockout stage | — | 21–15 | 15–16 |
  | 2 | Poland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 3 | Advanced to Knockout stage | 15–21 | — | 21–15 |
  | 3 | Belgium | 2 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 3 | | 16–15 | 15–21 | — |
  
  * 1 2 3 Russia wins tiebreaker via point differential.
  
  ## Knockout stage
  
  All times are local.
  
  | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 16 Sep 2018 – 13:40 | 16 Sep 2018 – 13:40 | | | |
  | 1 Serbia | 19 | | | |
  | 1 Serbia | 19 | 16 Sep 2018 – 17:40 | 16 Sep 2018 – 17:40 | | |
  | 11 Hungary | 10 | 16 Sep 2018 – 17:40 | 16 Sep 2018 – 17:40 | |
  | 11 Hungary | 10 | 1 Serbia | 21 | |
  | 16 Sep 2018 – 14:05 | 16 Sep 2018 – 14:05 | | 1 Serbia | 21 | |
  | 16 Sep 2018 – 14:05 | 16 Sep 2018 – 14:05 | 4 Russia | 13 | |
  | 4 Russia | 18 | 4 Russia | 13 | |
  | 4 Russia | 18 | | | | 16 Sep 2018 – 20:05 | 16 Sep 2018 – 20:05 |
  | 7 France | 16 | | | | 16 Sep 2018 – 20:05 | 16 Sep 2018 – 20:05 |
  | 7 France | 16 | | | | 1 Serbia | 19 |
  | 16 Sep 2018 – 15:40 | 16 Sep 2018 – 15:40 | | | | | 1 Serbia | 19 |
  | 16 Sep 2018 – 15:40 | 16 Sep 2018 – 15:40 | | | | 3 Latvia | 18 |
  | 2 Slovenia | 21 | | | | 3 Latvia | 18 |
  | 2 Slovenia | 21 | 16 Sep 2018 – 18:05 | 16 Sep 2018 – 18:05 | | | |
  | 5 Poland | 18 | 16 Sep 2018 – 18:05 | 16 Sep 2018 – 18:05 | | | |
  | 5 Poland | 18 | 2 Slovenia | 20 | | | |
  | 16 Sep 2018 – 16:05 | 16 Sep 2018 – 16:05 | | 2 Slovenia | 20 | | | |
  | 16 Sep 2018 – 16:05 | 16 Sep 2018 – 16:05 | 3 Latvia | 21 | | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
  | 3 Latvia | 21 | 3 Latvia | 21 | | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
  | 3 Latvia | 21 | | | | 16 Sep 2018 – 19:05 | 16 Sep 2018 – 19:05 |
  | 8 Spain | 18 | | | | 16 Sep 2018 – 19:05 | 16 Sep 2018 – 19:05 |
  | 8 Spain | 18 | | | | 4 Russia | 15 |
  | | | | | | 2 Slovenia | 21 |
  
  ## Awards
  
  * 2018 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup Men's champions
  * Serbia 1st title
  * Tournament MVP
  * Dusan Bulut
  
  ### Team of the Tournament
  
  * Dusan Bulut ( SRB)
  * Kārlis Lasmanis ( LAT)
  * Simon Finzgar ( SLO)
  
  ## Final standings
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Serbia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 99 |
  | 2 | Latvia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 103 |
  | Bronze medal match participants ||||||
  | 3 | Slovenia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 105 |
  | 4 | Russia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 82 |
  | Eliminated at the quarterfinals ||||||
  | 5 | Poland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 54 |
  | 6 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 2 | 54 |
  | 7 | France | 3 | 1 | 2 | 49 |
  | 8 | Hungary | 3 | 1 | 2 | 40 |
  | 3rd place in preliminary stage pools ||||||
  | 9 | Belgium | 2 | 0 | 2 | 31 |
  | 10 | Switzerland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 30 |
  | 11 | Romania | 2 | 0 | 2 | 24 |
  | 12 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
  