Rosters confirmed on eve of FIBA 3x3 World Cup 2018

PHILIPPINES (FIBA 3x3 World Cup 2018) - The finalized rosters of the 20 men's and 20 women's teams participating at the FIBA 3x3 World Cup 2018, in the Philippine Arena on June 8-12, have been confirmed.

With the action set to start on Friday June 8, all rosters have been trimmed to 4 players.

Pool action will take place from June 8 to June 11, with the top two teams from each pool in both women's and men's categories, earning a direct ticket to the Quarter-Finals. The Knock-Out Rounds - culminating with the finals - will be held on June 12.

Serbia's men and Russia's women will attempt to defend the crown they won in Nantes, France last year. This would mark Serbia's fourth and Russia's second world title in five editions.

Click on the teams below to view the full rosters.

Men's Category
Pool A: Serbia, Netherlands, Romania, New Zealand, Kyrgyzstan
Pool B: Slovenia, Poland, Estonia, Japan, Indonesia
Pool C: Russia, Brazil, Mongolia, Canada, Philippines
Pool D: Latvia, Ukraine, Croatia, Jordan, Nigeria

Women's Category
Pool A: Czech Republic, Italy, Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkmenistan
Pool B: China, France, Kazakhstan, Switzerland, Argentina
Pool C: Andorra, Russia, Iran, United States, Uganda
Pool D: Hungary, Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Philippines

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Exciting, urban and innovative, 3x3 is inspired by several forms of streetball played worldwide and is considered the world’s number one urban team sport. Steered by FIBA, games see two teams of three players face off on a basketball half-court. 

It was played successfully for the first time in international competition at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore and since then has benefited from the launch of a yearly city-based FIBA 3x3 World Tour (www.fiba.basketball/3x3worldtour) and national-team FIBA 3x3 World & Continental Cups. On 9 June 2017, 3x3 was added to the Olympic Program, starting from the Tokyo 2020 Games. 

For further information about 3x3, visit FIBA3x3.basketball, FIBA 3x3 accounts on Facebook, Instagram, Sina Weibo, Tencent, Twitter, Youku and YouTube or contact 3x3@fiba.com.