Odlične 3×3 košarkaške ekipe u tri različite konkurencije – muškoj seniorskoj Elite Men i juniorskoj U19 te u ženskoj Open Women kategoriji – protekloga su vikenda (u petak i subotu, 25. i 26. srpnja) u Šibeniku na devetom i posljednjem kvalifikacijskom turniru PRO 3×3 Tour 2025. driven by Opel osigurale zadnje „ulaznice“ za veliko finale ovosezonskog PRO 3×3 Toura koje će se 2. i 3. kolovoza 2025. održati u gradu Novalja na otoku Pagu.
PRO 3×3 Tour 2025. driven by Opel četvrta je sezona serije spektakularnih međunarodnih turnira u 3×3 košarci koja se od 16. svibnja do 3. kolovoza 2025. održava na ukupno 10 atraktivnih lokacija, većinom u središtima gradova, diljem Hrvatske. Prvih osam ovogodišnjih turnira organizirani su redom: prva tri na jadranskim destinacijama (u Hvaru, Trogiru i Umagu), zatim u dva slavonska grada (u Donjem Miholjcu i Vinkovcima), potom je „malo finale“ dotadašnjeg tijeka ovosezonskog PRO 3×3 Toura organizirano u Bolu na otoku Braču, sedma je postaja realizirana u Zagrebu, a osma postaja u Novoj Gradiški.
Prekrasni Krešimirov grad, Šibenik, četvrtu je godinu zaredom uspješno ugostio PRO 3×3 Tour, što znači da je domaćin Toura bio u svim dosadašnjim godinama njegova održavanja. Ovo je ujedno bio i do sada najzahtjevniji šibenski turnir u okviru PRO 3×3 Toura, ponajprije zbog promjenjivih vremenskih uvjeta. Naime, kiša je u više navrata tijekom oba dana prekidala i selila bogat i sadržajan program turnira pa su zanimljiva 3×3 nadmetanja odigrana naizmjence na dvije lokacije: na otvorenom, na vrhunskom 3×3 košarkaškom terenu postavljenom na glavnom šibenskom Trgu Poljana te u zatvorenom, u kultnoj šibenskoj sportskoj dvorani Baldekin. Povremeni prekidi i premještanja nisu pokvarili doživljaj pa je brojna publika mogla uživati u neizvjesnim ogledima kvalitetnih ekipa iz nekoliko europskih zemalja.
Pobjedu je u muškoj seniorskoj Elite Men kategoriji odnijela izvrsna hrvatska ekipa Pharma Classic koja je u finalnoj utakmici, odigranoj u subotu navečer (26. srpnja), rezultatom 21:16 bila bolja od momčadi Ne-pok 3×3. Time je, uz FIBA bodove, osvojila novčanu nagradu od 2.000 eura. Za ekipu Pharma Classic nastupili su Jakov Jacović, Roko Spaseski Baburek, Ivan Vrgoč i Lovre Žaja. Drugoplasirana momčad Ne-pok 3×3 dobila je iznos od 600 eura, a treće mjesto osvojila je ekipa HUN-1 koju čine mađarski reprezentativci u 3×3 košarci s užeg i šireg izborničkog popisa. Navedene momčadi ujedno su „rezervirale“ svoje mjesto na Završnom turniru PRO 3×3 Tour 2025. driven by Opel. No, budući da je ekipa HUN-1 to uspjela napraviti već na prethodnim PRO 3×3 turnirima, u Šibeniku je mjesto u novaljskom velikom finalu dobila i četvrtoplasirana momčad Rmpalije iz Srbije.
Što se tiče muške juniorske U-19 konkurencije, najbolja je na kraju bila hrvatska momčad Španeri koja je u završnom obračunu svladala ekipu 3×3 Lukavac iz Bosne i Hercegovine rezultatom 15:10. Za pobjedničku ekipu na šibenskom turniru igrali su: Niko Boch, Vito Hrs i Luka Žganjer.
U ženskoj Open Women kategoriji u Šibeniku također je bilo vrlo zanimljivo, a glavni rivalitet vladao je između dvije ekipe koje su se našle i u finalu. Tamo je ekipa Kera Term – melem bila bolja od ekipe Bez milosti s 15:10 i osvojila prvo mjesto. Pobjednička ekipa ovo je natjecanje odigrala u sastavu: Jelena Brkičić, Gabriela Grizelj, Ivana Mamić i Marija Soldo.
Organizatori turnira u suradnji partnerima, sponzorima i lokalnim suorganizatorima potrudili su se i u popratnom dijelu programa. On je uvelike bio i u znaku legendarnog hrvatskog košarkaša Dražena Petrovića, koji je potekao upravo iz Šibenika, a kojega su se okupljeni prisjetili u više navrata na turniru. U suradnji s Građanskim košarkaškim klubom Šibenka, između ostaloga, posebne su nagrade dobili svi gledatelji koji su drugoga, završnog dana turnira na tribine došli odjeveni u neki od dresova koje je Dražen nosio tijekom svoje prerano završene karijere. Tijekom oba dana organizirano je i više nagradnih igara i natjecanja za gledatelje koji su mogli osvojiti vrijedne nagrade sponzora i donatora. Drugoga dana održan je i već tradicionalni Kids Day s brojnim sadržajima i događanjima namijenjenima djeci, a provedena je i već standardna edukacija o 3×3 košarci za igrače, nagradnu suce, pomoćne suce, djecu i gledatelje. Publiku su ponovno bez daha ostavili atraktivni potezi i zakucavanja slovenske akrobatske skupine Dunking Devils koji su ove sezone postali redoviti sudionici revijalnog i zabavnog programa PRO 3×3 Toura. Posebna gošća šibenskog turnira bila je rođena Šibenčanka Antonija Mišura Sandrić, nekadašnja hrvatska košarkašica, koja je drugoga dana također uživala u vrhunskim 3×3 potezima.
„Bilo nam je zadovoljstvo po četvrti put ugostiti PRO 3×3 Tour koji je svojom vrhunskom organizacijom, kvalitetom i atraktivnošću ponovno privukao velik broj posjetitelja i značajno doprinio ponudi i promidžbi Šibenika kao turističke destinacije“, rekao je Dino Karađole, direktor Turističkog ureda Turističke zajednice grada Šibenika. „Na šibenskom turniru imali smo tri finalne utakmice – u muškoj seniorskoj i juniorskoj te u ženskoj kategoriji. Nažalost, sva tri finala su zbog lošeg vremena morala na kraju biti odigrana u dvorani, ali pod slikom legendarnog hrvatskog košarkaša Dražena Petrovića na njegovom Baldekinu, što je bio poseban doživljaj. Hvala Gradu Šibeniku što nam je osigurao dvoranu, kao i Turističkoj zajednici grada Šibenika i GKK Šibenka na ponovno odličnoj suradnji. Nagrade je pobjedničkim ekipama uručio Paško Rakić, župan Šibensko-kninske županije, koji nam je također pružio veliku potporu. Hvala na strpljenju igračima koji su zajedno s nama selili s Trga Poljana u dvoranu i natrag pa opet… Publika je bila izvrsna, selili su i oni s nama“, izjavio je Tomislav Prpić u ime glavnih organizatora, Udruge PRO 3×3.
PRO 3×3 Tour jedinstveni je sportsko-turističko-zabavno-edukativni događaj koji ima i natjecateljski karakter. Ovogodišnje izdanje Toura bit će zaključeno spektakularnim velikim finalom koje će se u subotu i nedjelju, 2. i 3. kolovoza 2025., održati u Novalji na otoku Pagu. Završni turnir PRO 3×3 Tour 2025. driven by Opel ima prestižan status FIBA Lite Questa za seniorsku mušku Elite Men kategoriju pa će njegov pobjednik 27. i 28. rujna 2025. putovati na FIBA 3×3 Challenger u Mataro (Španjolska).
PRO 3×3 Tour organizira Udruga PRO 3×3, uz potporu Hrvatske turističke zajednice, Ministarstva turizma i sporta Republike Hrvatske te tvrtke Energy Basket d.o.o. Glavni sponzor je Opel, a sponzori su još HEP, Cetina, Hell, XIXO, Lenovo, Mediteran produkcija, Enlio, Tahograf, Antao 2002, Culex i Aircash. Medijski pokrovitelji i partneri su Sportklub, Pixsell Photo & Video Agency i 24sata.
Partneri i suradnici zadnjeg izlučnog turnira u Šibeniku su Grad Šibenik, Turistička zajednica grada Šibenika i Građanski košarkaški klub Šibenka, a lokalni medijski partneri su Radio Šibenik i Radio Ritam.
Vidimo se uskoro u Novalji!
At the ninth and final qualifying tournament of the PRO 3×3 Tour 2025 driven by Opel, held in Šibenik last weekend (on Friday and Saturday, July 25 and 26), excellent 3×3 basketball teams in three different competitions – men’s senior Elite Men and junior U19 and in the women’s Open Women category – secured the last “tickets” for the grand finale of this season’s PRO 3×3 Tour, which will be organized on August 2 and 3, 2025 in the town of Novalja on the island of Pag.
PRO 3×3 Tour 2025 driven by Opel is the fourth season of a series of spectacular international 3×3 basketball tournaments that will be held from May 16 to August 3, 2025 at a total of 10 attractive locations, mostly in city centers, across Croatia. The first eight tournaments of this year were organized in order: the first three in Adriatic destinations (in Hvar, Trogir and Umag), then in two Slavonian cities (in Donji Miholjac and Vinkovci), then the “small finale” of the previous course of this season’s PRO 3×3 Tour was organized in Bol on the island of Brač, the seventh stop was realized in Zagreb, and the eighth stop in Nova Gradiška.
Krešimir’s beautiful city, Šibenik, successfully hosted the PRO 3×3 Tour for the fourth year in a row, i.e. it has hosted the Tour in all its previous years. This was also the most demanding Šibenik tournament within the PRO 3×3 Tour so far, primarily due to the changeable weather conditions. Namely, the rain repeatedly interrupted and moved the rich and eventful tournament program during both days, so the interesting 3×3 competitions were played alternately at two locations: outdoors, on the top-notch 3×3 basketball court set up on Šibenik’s main square, Trg Poljana, and indoors, in Šibenik’s iconic Baldekin sports hall. Occasional interruptions and relocations did not spoil the experience, so the large audience was able to enjoy the uncertain matches of quality teams from several European countries.
The victory in the men’s senior Elite Men category was won by the excellent Croatian team Pharma Classic, which beat the Ne-pok 3×3 team 21:16 in the final match, played on Saturday evening (July 26). In doing so, it won a cash prize of 2,000 euros in addition to FIBA points. The Pharma Classic team was represented by Jakov Jacović, Roko Spaseski Baburek, Ivan Vrgoč and Lovre Žaja. The second-placed team Ne-pok 3×3 received 600 euros, and the third place went to the HUN-1 team, which consists of Hungarian national 3×3 basketball players from the shortlist and the wider selection list. The aforementioned teams also “reserved” their place in the PRO 3×3 Tour 2025 Final Tournament driven by Opel. However, since the HUN-1 team managed to do this already at previous PRO 3×3 tournaments, the fourth-placed team Rmpalije from Serbia also won a place in the Novalja grand final in Šibenik.
As for the men’s junior U-19 competition, the best team in the end was the Croatian team Španeri, which defeated the 3×3 Lukavac team from Bosnia and Herzegovina in the final match with a score of 15:10. The winning team was played by: Niko Boch, Vito Hrs and Luka Žganjer.
The Open Women category in Šibenik was also very interesting, and the main rivalry was between two teams that also made it to the final. There, the Kera Term – melem team beat the Bez milosti team with 15:10 and won first place. The winning team played this competition with the following members: Jelena Brkičić, Gabriela Grizelj, Ivana Mamić and Marija Soldo.
The tournament organizers, in cooperation with partners, sponsors and local co-organizers, also made an effort in the accompanying part of the program. It was largely in the name of the legendary Croatian basketball player Dražen Petrović, who is from Šibenik, and whom the attendees remembered on several occasions during the tournament. In cooperation with the Civic Basketball Club Šibenka, among other things, special prizes were awarded to all spectators who came to the stands on the second, final day of the tournament wearing one of the jerseys that Dražen wore during his prematurely ended career. During both days, several prize games and competitions were organized for spectators who could win valuable prizes from sponsors and donors. On the second day, traditional Kids Day was held with numerous contents and events intended for children, and the already standard education on 3×3 basketball was also conducted for players, referees, assistant referees, children and spectators. The audience was once again left breathless by the attractive moves and dunks of the Slovenian acrobatic group Dunking Devils, who have become regular participants in the PRO 3×3 Tour’s show and entertainment program this season. The special guest of the Šibenik tournament was Antonija Mišura Sandrić, a native of Šibenik and a former Croatian basketball player, who also enjoyed top-notch 3×3 moves on the second day.
“It was our pleasure to host the PRO 3×3 Tour for the fourth time, which with its top-notch organization, quality and attractiveness once again attracted a large number of visitors and significantly contributed to the offer and promotion of Šibenik as a tourist destination”, said Dino Karađole, Director of the Tourist Office of the Šibenik Tourist Board. “At the Šibenik tournament, we had three final matches – in the men’s senior and junior categories, and in the women’s category. Unfortunately, due to bad weather, all three finals had to be played indoors, but under the image of the legendary Croatian basketball player Dražen Petrović on his Baldekin, which was a special experience. Thank you to the City of Šibenik for providing us with the hall, as well as to the Šibenik Tourist Board and GKK Šibenik for their excellent cooperation once again. The winning teams were awarded prizes by Paško Rakić, the prefect of the Šibenik-Knin County, who also provided us with great support. Thank you to the players for their patience as they moved with us from Trg Poljana to the hall and back again… The audience was excellent, they moved with us too”, said Tomislav Prpić on behalf of the main organizers, the PRO 3×3 Association (Udruga PRO 3×3).
PRO 3×3 Tour is a unique sports-tourism-entertainment-educational event that also has a competitive character. This year’s edition of the Tour will conclude with a spectacular grand finale in Novalja on the island of Pag on Saturday and Sunday, August 2 and 3, 2025. The final tournament of the PRO 3×3 Tour 2025 driven by Opel has the prestigious status of FIBA Lite Quest for the senior men’s Elite Men category, and its winner will travel to the FIBA 3×3 Challenger in Mataro (Spain) on September 27 and 28, 2025.
The PRO 3×3 Tour is organized by the PRO 3×3 Association (Udruga PRO 3×3), with the support of the Croatian National Tourist Board, the Ministry of Tourism and Sports of the Republic of Croatia, and the company Energy Basket d.o.o. The main sponsor is Opel, and other sponsors include HEP, Cetina, Hell, XIXO, Lenovo, Mediteran produkcija, Enlio, Tahograph, Antao 2002, Culex, and Aircash. Media sponsors and partners are Sportklub, Pixsell Photo & Video Agency, and 24sata.
Partners and collaborators of the last elimination tournament in Šibenik are the City of Šibenik, the Šibenik Tourist Board and the Civic Basketball Club Šibenka, and local media partners are Radio Šibenik and Radio Ritam.
See you soon in Novalja!
Organizers of the PRO 3×3 Tour 2025 driven by Opel
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