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The last few months have been one of the most successful for the Lithuanian basketball trio in the entire life of the sport.
The 3×3 Hoptrans tournament organized by the Lithuanian 3×3 Basketball Association, Betsafe-LKL and LKF received a lot of attention not only in Lithuania but also abroad for the first time. For the players of Utena Juventus-Uniclub Casino, the victory in this tournament opened the door to the new FIBA 3×3 World Tour stage in Debrecen.
For Lithuania, this was a historic achievement: for the first time, even two teams from our country competed in the Masters tournament. Furthermore, both Utena’s Juventus-Uniclub Casino and Šakiai’s Gulbelė reached the final of the tournament once again, where they both landed for the best team in the world: Liman’s basketball players.
“We gained recognition with the Hoptrans 3×3 tournament. The next two World Tour finals have shown that we are moving in the right direction: we are an elite, although we are still a long way from being Serbs. To do this, you must be 5 to 6 teams of the same level as those of Utena and Šakiai. But in which sports can we boast of being leaders? We want to become leaders here and we will constantly strive for that “, – the founder of the association did not hide his ambitions. Rolled Skaisgirys.
According to him, to achieve the stated goals, it is necessary to strive for absolute professionalism everywhere, from youth and women’s teams to expanding the team base and organizing official national championships.
“Because it is an Olympic sport, it has to have certain rules, leagues, national teams. The essence of the association’s activities is to focus 3×3 basketball on various age groups, women and girls. We want the national teams to fight for results and entry to the Olympics.
Another important moment is that from next spring we will strive to have a 3×3 professional basketball league in Lithuania. It will be played by 10 teams, all with their own budgets, salaries and tasks. Tickets will be distributed for the Masters, Challenger and Hoptrans 3×3 competitions, and we look forward to continuing this beautiful summer tradition. When we gather teams, we focus on towns and district centers, but teams from larger cities may also be involved, who have also expressed interest in such a project, ”said R.Skaisgirys on the establishment of the new league.
The successful work of the Lithuanian 3×3 Basketball Association does not go unnoticed internationally: the success of the Hoptrans 3×3 tournament and the increasing attention of the trio basketball fans fascinated the FIBA 3×3 organization.
The result is clear: in the near future we can see one of the stages of the World Tour in Lithuania, to which the host team should also receive an invitation.
“We have a good long-term offer. We are in talks with some cities to do the tournament this year. We want to have the highest level of infrastructure here. The Hoptrans Arena was the original choice by what it might seem, but the professional field will be. much more impressive, I myself had to attend various tournaments and make sure those stadiums are unique, beautiful and comfortable buildings.
Another thing is that the Masters tournaments are held in Los Angeles, Montreal, Mexico, Abu Dhabi. These are the great cities of the world, among which, we hope, will be the city of Lithuania, it is an achievement of certain prestige ”, said the founder of the 3×3 basketball association.
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