3x3 - Germany edge out Spain to win first-ever 2 Ball

ALCOBENDAS - Germany are the winners of the inaugural 2 Ball Contest at the FIBA 3x3 U18 World Championships.

The team consisting of Robert Zinn and Terry Thomas scored 5 points in 49 seconds.

It was just enough to deny the home favourites of Borja Mendia and Ariadna Pujol who scored 4 points in 47 seconds.

"It's great that we get to go home with a medal for winning this event," Zinn said afterwards.

"This is a fun event and I definitely will play in it again," added Thomas.

2 Ball Final results
1 Germany (Terry Thomas/Robert Zinn) 5 points in 49 seconds
2 Spain (Borja Mendia/Ariadna Pujol) 4 points in 47 seconds
3 Netherlands (Aleks Correia Semedo/Gillian Boldewyn) 3 points in 57 seconds
4 Romania (Vlad Stoicoviciu/Andrei Damian) 0 points in 47 seconds

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