2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup

The 2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup, hosted by the Philippines, was an international 3x3 basketball event that featured separate competitions for men's and women's national teams. The tournament ran between 8 and 12 June 2018 in Bocaue, Bulacan, just north of Manila.[1] It is co-organized by FIBA.

2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup
Tournament information
LocationPhilippine Arena, Bocaue
Dates8–12 June
Host(s)Philippines
Venue(s)1
Teams40 (from 36 member associations)
Websitewww.fiba.basketball/3x3wc/2018/

Background
Official launch of the 2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup at Bonifacio Global City. 18 January 2018.

It was announced on 5 December 2017 that the tournament would be held at the Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan, which is just north of Metro Manila. Since the final would be held on Philippine Independence Day, cultural events were also planned alongside the tournament proper.[2] The Philippine Arena will also be used for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

The tournament was officially launched on 18 January 2018 at the Bonifacio High Street in Taguig.[3] The official logo for the event was also unveiled during the ceremony.[4]

Medalists
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's team
Details		  Serbia  Netherlands  Slovenia
Women's team
Details		  Italy  Russia  France
Skills contest
Details		  Alexandra Theodorean (HUN)  Marie-Ève Paget (FRA)  Zalina Kurasova (KAZ)
Dunk contest
Details		  Dmytro Krivenko (UKR)  Guy Dupuy (FRA)  David Carlos (PHI)
Shoot-out contest (mixed)
Details		  Janine Pontejos (PHI)  Alexandra Stolyar (RUS)  Marin Hrvoje (CRO)

Participating teams

The FIBA 3x3 Federation Ranking on 17 January 2018 was used as basis to determine the participating FIBA member associations.[5] The hosts, the Philippines, qualified automatically for both the men's and women's events, while the defending champions, Serbia for men's and Russia for women's, also qualified automatically. The top 20 teams in the men's and women's Federation Rankings qualified with the following conditions: a maximum of 10 teams from a single continent could qualify and at least 30 FIBA member associations must participate.[6] The 40 qualifying teams (20 each for the men's and women's tournaments) had to confirm their participation by 30 November 2017.[1] FIBA confirmed the participation of 37 member associations on 18 January 2018.[7]

Men
Main article: 2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup – Men's tournament
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D

Women
Main article: 2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup – Women's tournament
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D

Individual contests
Main article: 2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup – Individual contests

Dunk contest

Skills contest

Shoot-out contest

References
  1. "FIBA 3x3 World Cup 2018 dates announced". FIBA. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  2. Henson, Joaquin (6 December 2017). "Philippine Arena is venue for FIBA 3x3 World Cup". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  3. Leongson, Randolph (18 January 2018). "High expectations for 2018 FIBA 3×3 World Cup staging in PH". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  4. Naredo, Camille (18 January 2018). "All systems go for PH's hosting of FIBA 3x3 World Cup". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  5. "Teams list". FIBA 3x3 World Cup 2018. FIBA. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  6. "How to Qualify". FIBA 3x3 World Cup 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  7. "37 countries to participate in FIBA 3x3 World Cup 2018 in Manila". FIBA. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
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