Three russian teams competed at the Open 3X3 Novi Sad Tournament in Serbia

Basketball players from Russia participated in a Serbian tournament
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On September 11, the Open 3X3 Novi Sad games took place in Novi Sad, Serbia, as part of the BG 3×3 league. The tournament featured 12 teams, including three teams with players from Russia.

Among the players of the visiting teams were Pavel Aleksievich, Mikhail Ermilov, Vladislav Karpov, Vladimir Solovev, Ivan Chiganov, Roman Oleinikov, Mikhail Mamontov, Alexander Cherevko, Stepan Chizhikov, Stanislav Sharov, and Gleb Kokorin. They played in teams named Russia Center, Russia North, and Russia South.

The Russian teams reached the quarterfinals, but only Serbian teams made it to the semifinals: Ak Sekulic, 3×3 Bix Agro, Serbian 3×3 Academy, and Waystar. The winner of the tournament was 3×3 Bix Agro, which defeated Waystar with a score of 21:14.

Among the spectators at the tournament was the legendary Dušan Bulut, a professional Serbian basketball player who once topped the FIBA 3×3 rankings and represented Serbia at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.