22 June on the territory of the basketball center «Sparta», located in Садгороде, was the first this year\’s tournament on street basketball 3 x 3 devoted to the opening of the season. Took part in the tournament and young athletes, and quite experienced. The tournament was held in seven categories: men/women 1999 year of birth and younger, boys/girls 1996-1998), veterans 35+ men/women 18+. In the category «veterans» took part 5 teams. They quickly took the place between themselves and thus were distributed in the following order: 1 place-SRH-178», the 2nd place-«Баскетклаб», 3 place -«Primorets». Category women 18+, too, was six teams. Almost immediately tournament defined favorites. Command «VSUES+1» and «blast you on top» of the weekend matches has not suffered a single defeat in the final Matchday met among themselves. The game started with resolve, in an attack team «VSUES+1». Thus, members of that team made the score devastating, and the match finished with a confident victory — 15:6. The third place was taken by the team «Who did not play». In a category «boys/girls 1999 year of birth and younger» and «girls 1996-1998 YOB» also were not many teams, thereby facilitating the rest of the participants way to the podium. In the category «girls of 1999 year of birth and younger» — the first place was taken by «Canaries», second — «Gap», third — «Dream team». The winning place in a category «boys 1999 year of birth and younger» — the first place — «Юбак», the second place — «Black Smurfs», the third place — «Dirty boys». Category «girls 1996-1998 YOB» the first place was won by the «Corn», the second place — «We can\’t think», third — «Cosmos». But the category «boys 1996-1998 YOB» gathered quite a lot of teams — 17. Most young men are engaged in sports schools, so they are always ready for such competition and the struggle. First place — «Mamba», the second place — «Liver», the third place — «Guys». The most spectacular games were held in category «men 18+». Here participated 39 teams took . Leaders were clear immediately. «ПСРЗ» — the most titled declared commands Vladivostok. Sportsmen of this team became the finalists of the championship of Russia. In 1/8 finals of the team «liberty» gave a victory ahead of schedule «a Turnip», which reached the semi-finals, where she was waiting for command «ПСРЗ». «Turnip» struggled as I could, but the players, «ПСРЗ» confidently brought through to victory. The second finalist team became the «Zoom», which during the tournament pulled out for yourself worthy victory and reached the end. The final match was a fierce and uncompromising struggle. For the time could not find a winner. The game entered into overtime. «ПСРЗ» held the lead in a small rupture. Zoom managed to equalize the score, but beat the reigning Champions could not. The winning goal scored Eduard Sandler. Score of the match — 12:10. Third place went to the team «Turnip», which snatched victory from the team «Владпричал.ру». 
Victoria Чхань, photo by the author