The 2nd European Universities Basketball 3x3 Championship officially started with an opening ceremony on July 23 at the Woodland Resort in Kragujevac.

The Opening was attended by all the participants and several invited guests. President of the Organising Committee Mr Nenad Tanasijevic, Secretary General of the University of Kragujevac Mrs Zorica Avramovic and EUSA Honorary Member Mr Dinos Pavlou addressed the audience, welcoming all the teams and wishing them success at the event, congratulating them on successfully combining their sports and academic achievements and reminding them the importance of fair play and friendship.



The representatives of the organisers, EUSA and participating teams were also able to attend special receptions at the University of Kragujevac and the City Council of Kragujevac.



European University Sports Association (EUSA) is represented at the event by its Honorary Member Mr Dinos Pavlou and Technical Delegate for Basketball 3x3 Mr Ilan Kowalsky.



The competition hosts 12 male and 10 female teams, with preliminaries starting on July 24, and concluding with the final matches and closing ceremony on July 26.



Basketball 3x3 - Street basket - has recently gained a lot of popularity among the students, so EUSA introduced it on the programme in 2013, with the first edition being held in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Kragujevac, Serbia, is hosting the second edition of the European Universities Championship in 2015, after they hosted the 1st World University Basketball 3x3 Championship in 2012.

For more information, as well as live streaming of some matches, please see www.eucbasketball3x32015.com.