The Dutch 3×3 Basketball Players Were Crowned Group Winners at the European Championship in Copenhagen on Saturday. The Reignning World Champion Advances to the Quarter-Finals After Victories about Lithuania and Austria.
The Netherlands First won 15-11 Against Lithuania in Group A. A Few Hours Later, The Team of Serbian National Coach Maksim Kovacevic was too Strong for Austria with 18-12.
Orange Will Play in the Quarter-Finals on Sunday Against the Number Two or Group C: Spain, Hungary or Great Britain. The complete knockout phase will be complete on that day. The Dutch Men also Became Group Winners on Friday and Will Play Against Italy on Sunday.
The Dutch Women’s team won the world title for the first time at the end of June. In The Final, The Team Beat Host Country Mongolia: 15-9. For coach Kovacevic, that was no reason to leave his team unchanged.
Zoë Slagter and Lotte van Kruistum Were preferred about Evelien Lutje Schipholt and Ilse Kuijt for the European Championship. Together with Noortje Driessen and Janis Ndiba Boonstra, They Form The Dutch Team in Denmark.
The Dutch Women Became European Champions for the First Time in 2023. Last year, Orange had Settle for Bronze. Spain and France then won Gold and Silver.