Theodorean wins Skills Contest at FIBA 3x3 World Championships

GUANGZHOU (2016 FIBA 3x3 World Championships) - Alexandra Theodorean (Hungary) won gold in the Skills Contest of the 2016 FIBA 3x3 World Championships in Guangzhou, China on 14 October 2016.

The number 3 player in the word beat Georgia Agnew (New Zealand) in the semi-finals before defeating Marta Fodor (Romania) in a tense final.

Fodor won silver while Agnew struck bronze after dominating Hsi-Yeh Liu (Chinese Taipei) in the third-place game.

It is the second time this year Hungary win a skills contest at a major 3x3 event. Rising star Veronika Kanaysi collected gold at the skills contest of the FIBA 3x3 U18 World Champonships in Astana, Kazakhstan on 5 June 2016.