3x3 - Next stop streetball mecca for World Tour

NEW YORK (3x3) - With the FIBA 3x3 New York World Tour approaching at full steam, the 15 participating teams have been announced and look to make this the best World Tour event yet.

Of the 15 teams, nine hail from North America, three from the Caribbean and one from Moscow. They were drawn into three groups of five teams each as follows:

Group A: Edmonton (CAN), New York Bronx (USA), Dallas (USA), Orlando (USA), San Juan (PUR)

Group B : Montreal (CAN), New York Brooklyn (USA), Denver (USA), Minesota (USA), Belize City (BEL)

Group C: Toronto (CAN), New York City (USA), Philadelphia (USA), Moscow (RUS), Santo Domingo (DOM)

The top two teams from each group as well as the two best ranked third teams progress through to the Quarter-Finals.

The four semi-finalists will automatically qualify for the 3x3 World Tour Final in Miami on 22-23 September.

The venue chosen for this 3x3 landmark tournament, which will take place on 18-19 August, is the Citi Field stadium (Mets Baseball stadium) located in the heart of Queens.

Famous for basketball playgrounds such as Rucker Park, New York was always a must-visit city for the 3x3 World Tour.

The total prize money is USD 20,000, to be split between the winning team, the runners-up and dunkers.

This event will be conducted in parallel with HOOPITUP, one of the largest promoter of 3x3 in the USA. More than 100 teams are expected to play in addition to the 15 teams taking part in the main World Tour event.

There will also be a number of exciting side activities, most notably a dunk contest with professional dunkers and a shootout contest in which all World Tour players will have the possibility of taking part.

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