The Spaniards were in fine form on the final day of Group C action as they overcame both Poland and Romania.

They began the day in style with a comfortable 20-8 win against the Polish side butwere involved in a much tighter contest with Romania.

The Romanians appeared keen to end Spain's excellent run at the tournament so far but they fell short in the end, with the runaway Group C leaders picking up a 21-16 victory.

Their opponents in tomorrow's quarter-final will be Uruguay, who managed to clinch the second and final spot from the group in the last four.

Uruguay knew nothing but a win would do when they took the court against Andorra and they managed to get the better of their European opponents by a slender 18-14 winning margin.

Hungary matched the feat of Spain in Group C as they beat both Romania and the Philippines to reach the knockout round.

The Hungarian side defeated fellow European nation 13-11 before they earned a similarly narrow win against the Philippines, recording a 18-16 success to set up a meeting with Slovenia.

In the women's competition, The Netherlands, bidding for their first-ever 3x3 World Championships medal, thrashed New Zealand 20-9 before beating Poland 13-14.

The pair of results for the Dutch saw them top Group A, with the Ukraine - who beat Poland 13-8 and Indonesia 21-14 today - joining them in the quarter-finals.

The Czech Republic will go up against The Netherlands thanks to 21-10 and 15-12 victories over China and Romania respectively.

The Ukraine will play France, who progressed despite suffering a 21-17 reverse at the hands of China, in the last eight.