MIES (Switzerland) - New champions and heroes emerged from an unforgettable FIBA 3x3 World Cup 2025 and it has left fans wanting more.
Rest assured you will be able to see the best of the best back in business very soon with all the World Cup medalists playing in this season's Women's Series 2025. Before the season resumes in Orleans on July 9-10, let's take a closer look at the players from the trio of medal-winning teams.
Netherlands: Noortje Driessen, Janis Boonstra, Ilse Kuijt, Lutje Schipholt The World Cup winners will have even more swagger after their amazing triumph in Ulaanbaatar. Their first-ever World Cup title came on the back of a truly dominant first-half of the Women's Series yielding three titles and a runner-up finish.
The Netherlands, who boast the same players that won World Cup gold, are way ahead of the pack on 380 points as superstar Noortje Driessen aims to continue her insane season. The newly-minted World Cup MVP already has a trio of Women's Series MVPs this season as she cements herself as the very best player on the planet.
Partner-in-crime Janis Boonstra has been an effective sidekick, while emerging Ilse Kuijt and Evelien Schipholt are getting better and better. The Netherlands have set the standard and will be very difficult to beat with their confidence sky-high.
Mongolia: Ariuntsetseg Bat-Erdene, Tserenlkham Munkhsaikhan, Nandinkhusel Nyamjav, Khulan Onolbaatar
They may have fallen short of gold, but the World Cup 2025 will always be remembered for this Mongolian team going on the most implausible run in tournament history. It was the greatest moment in Mongolian team history and will surely go down as the most spine-tingling sports story of 2025.
While they stunned the world, perhaps we shouldn't have been so shocked considering these four warriors have been ballin' on the Women's Series. Three of the four players star for Ulaanbaatar Amazons (MGL), who are currently third on the standings.
Inspirational leader Khulan Onolbaatar and sniper Ariuntsetseg Bat-Erdene, whose legacy grew after her semi-final two-piece buzzer beater for the ages, have been a devastating one-two punch all season and combine to average 12.2 ppg.
Highly-talented 18-year-old Nandinkhusel Nyamjav is the next big thing and she's also been a key part of Amazons' success.
World Cup winner Tserenlkham Munkhsaikhan has been the driving force behind Mongolia, who have made one quarter-final from three Stops this season.
Canada: Kacie Bosch, Cassandra Brown, Paige Crozon, Saicha Grant-Allen Powerhouse Canada's trophy cabinet just got larger after their bronze medal effort in Ulaanbaatar. They've been the best in the business for some time in the WS having won twice before and have finished in the top three in each of the previous five seasons.
The Canadians have only played two Stops this season but were runner-up in Amsterdam with three of the members from their World Cup squad. AmeriCup MVP Paige Crozon was on a heater there, while Cassandra Brown lit up the Ulaanbaatar Stop in Canada's quarter-final run on a team that was the same as their World Cup line-up.
Superstar Saicha Grant-Allen will resume the WS full of confidence after her lights out performance at the World Cup as Canada eye a strong second-half of the season.
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