FIBA 3x3

    First list of 3x3 Challengers unveiled

    MIES (3x3 Challengers) - FIBA announced on Wednesday the number of 3x3 Challengers would increase from 14 last year to a minimum of 21 in 2018.


    MIES (3x3 Challengers) - FIBA announced on Wednesday the number of 3x3 Challengers would increase from 14 last year to a minimum of 21 in 2018.

    These premium direct international qualifiers to the FIBA 3x3 World Tour will make a first-ever appearance in Australia, Cyprus, Italy, South Korea, Latvia and Lithuania.

    Saskatoon Masters (21-22 July)

    Event Organiser Country Date
    GoYang Challenger Korea 3x3 Basketball League South Korea 14-15 April
    Chengdu Challenger Chengdu Basketball Association China 26-27 May

     

    Utsunomiya Masters (28-29 July)

    Event Organiser Country Date
    Wuxi Challenger Fountask China 5-6 May
    Sydney Challenger Basketball Australia Australia 19-20 May

     

    Prague Masters (4-5 August)

    Event Organiser Country Date
    Tinkoff Moscow Open Streetbasket Russia Russia 18-19 May
    The Hague Challenger NBB Netherlands 2-3 June
    Kaunas Challenger Sporto namų grupė Lithuania 30 June - 1 July

     

    Lausanne Masters (24-25 August)

    Event Organiser Country Date
    Lignano Sabbiadoro Challenger FIP Italy 14-15 July
    Lipik Challenger LIBOX Croatia 6-7 July
    Ghetto Basket Ventspils Challenger Ghetto Basket Latvia 27-28 July

     

    Debrecen Masters (30-31 August)

    Event Organiser Country Date
    Raiffeisen Bank Bucharest Challenger SportArena Romania 11-12 August
    Ljubljana Challenger KZS Slovenia 17-18 August
    Limassol Challenger Limassol 3on3 Cyprus 16-17 June

     

    Mexico City Masters (8-9 September)

    Event Organiser Country Date
    tbc      

     

    India Masters (22-23 September)

    Event Organiser Country Date
    ING-DiBA Berlin Challenger DBB Germany 31 August - 1 September
    Penang Challenger World Hoops Malaysia 5-6 May

     

    Chengdu  Masters (29-30 September)

    Event Organiser Country Date
    Nanjing Challenger Fountask China 21-22 April
    Hang Zhou Challenger Zhe Jiang Basketball Association China 16-17 June

     

    Kuala Lumpur Masters (13-14 October)

    Event Organiser Country Date
    Huai An Challenger Fountask China 12-13 May
    Ulaanbaatar Challenger Mongolia Basketball Federation Mongolia 2-3 June
    Edmonton Challenger Basketball Alberta Canada 22-23 September

    Sixteen invitational teams take part in each Challenger and the two finalists stamp their ticket to a designated FIBA 3x3 World Tour Masters (unless they are already qualified to the same Masters).

    Prize money will reach 20k USD in each one of these challengers this season, a key contribution in the professionalization of the game (close to 1.5 million USD on the entire pro circuit, including the FIBA 3x3 World Tour).

    A finalist list of World Tour qualifiers (which may include more challengers) will be announced at a later stage.

    While the majority of the World Tour spots are allocated to teams who won a qualifier, 2 tickets per Masters are allocated based on the FIBA 3x3 Team Ranking. Additionally, each World Tour Masters organizer is awarded a local wildcard.

    All organizers interested in hosting a 3x3 Challenger in following seasons can contact FIBA's 3x3 team.

    FIBA