3x3 - First round groups set for Vladivostok following draw

VLADIVOSTOK (3x3 World Tour) – The 15 teams competing in this weekend's FIBA 3x3 World Tour in Vladivostok, Russia, found out their first round opponents.

The draw took place ahead of Saturday's event and the results are the following:

Group A: Primorsky Territory (RUS); Melbourne (AUS); Guangzhou (CHN); Tokyo (JPN); Singapore (SIN)
Group B: Vladivostok (RUS); Geelong (AUS); New Taipei City (TPE); Jakarta (INA); Sri Lanka (SRI)
Group C: Khabarovsk (RUS); New York (USA); Auckland (NZL); Fukushima (JPN); K amp Lintfort (GER)

The first round is played in a round robin format, meaning each team plays every other one in its group.

The two best teams from each group and the two best third-placed teams will progress to the Quarter-Finals. There the tournament continues in a standard knock-out format.

The teams that reach the title game will qualify for the FIBA 3x3 World Tour Final to be played in Miami, USA (22-23 September).

The action in Vladivostok gets underway at 11am local time on Quay Naberezhnaya.

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