The BTarena is a multi-purpose

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that is located in

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, Romania. The arena was previously called the Polyvalent Hall but was renamed on 17 October 2017 when the facility entered into a new arena-naming rights agreement with

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. The venue holds 10,000 people in its largest configuration. The building is located next to the

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History

The arena opened on 21 October 2014. The arena hosted a concert, on 31 October 2014, by English musician

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, who sang from his album

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. The concert had an attendance of upwards of 6,000. It hosted the '' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'' Major DreamHack Open Cluj-Napoca 2015. The arena's seating capacity for basketball games was expanded to 10,000 seats for the

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. The renovation work on the arena's existing stands began after the

2017 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships The 7th European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Individual Championships were held from 19 to 23 April 2017 at the Polyvalent Hall in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. As usual in this format, no team competitions took place. Medalists Medal tab ...

. It was used again as one of the two venues for the 2020 FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup. It hosted the 2023 Junior World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships from July 7 to 9. It hosted the

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tournamen
PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025
It will be used for the main round of the 2026 European Women's Handball Championship.

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