2017 FIBA 3x3 World Tour – Saskatoon Masters

The 2017 FIBA 3x3 World Tour Saskatoon Masters was a 3x3 basketball tournament held in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada at a temporary venue constructed at the intersections of 4th Avenue and 21st Street from July 15–16, 2017. It was the first stop on the 2017 FIBA 3x3 World Tour. The top team, Ljubljana qualified for the 2017 FIBA 3x3 World Tour Final.

Participants

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12 teams qualified to participate at the Saskatoon Masters. The United Arab Emirates' team Novi Sad Al-Wahda qualified but later withdrew from the tournament due to visa issues and was replaced by the Czech Team Humpolec. As well, Team Manta from Ecuador also was forced to withdraw due to visa issues and Team Hamilton from Canada replaced them.

Event Date Location Berths Qualified
Final del Tour Nacional 3x3 February 19, 2017   Arecibo 1   Team Gurabo
USA 3x3 Basketball National Quest April 9, 2017   Colorado Springs, Colorado 1   Team Princeton
Shopping Metro Tatuapé 3x3 May 21, 2017   São Paulo 1   Team Rio de Janeiro
Club Triple E June 18, 2017   Manta 0   Team Manta
NYC 3x3 Battle Finale June 9–10, 2017   New York City, New York 1   Team NYC Harlem
Cedevita Lipik 3x3 Challenger 2017 June 30-July 1, 2017   Lipik 2   Team Novi Sad Al-Wahda
  Team Lipik
  Team Humpolec
3x3 Canada Quest 2017 Finals July 8–9, 2017   Edmonton, Alberta 2+1   Team Montreal
  Team Winnipeg
  Team Hamilton
Hard Seeded Qualifiers N/A N/A 2   Team Ljubljana
  Team Hamamatsu
Wildcard Qualifier N/A N/A 1   Team Saskatoon
TOTAL 12

Preliminary round

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Pool A

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Qualified for Quarterfinals
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
  Ljubljana 2 2 0 33 22 +11 4
  Princeton 2 1 1 32 29 +3 3
  Rio de Janeiro 2 0 2 23 36 −13 2
July 15, 2017
Ljubljana   17–11   Princeton
Rio de Janeiro   12–21   Princeton
Ljubljana   15–11   Rio de Janeiro

Pool B

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Qualified for Quarterfinals
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
  Saskatoon 2 2 0 29 24 +5 4
  Hamilton 2 1 1 25 24 +1 3
  Winnipeg 2 0 2 21 27 −6 2
July 15, 2017
Saskatoon   15–11   Winnipeg
Hamilton   12–10   Winnipeg
Saskatoon   14–13   Hamilton

Pool C

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Qualified for Quarterfinals
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
  Liman 2 2 0 42 33 +9 4
  NYC Harlem 2 1 1 35 32 +3 3
  Montreal 2 0 2 27 39 −12 2
July 15, 2017
Liman   21–16   Montreal
NYC Harlem   18–11   Montreal
Liman   21–17   NYC Harlem

Pool D

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Qualified for Quarterfinals
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
  Gurabo 2 2 0 33 27 +6 4
  Humpolec 2 1 1 32 31 +1 3
  Hamamatsu 2 0 2 31 38 −7 2
July 15, 2017
Hamamatsu   14–19   Gurabo
Humpolec   13–14   Gurabo
Hamamatsu   17–19   Humpolec

Final Round

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QuarterfinalSemi-FinalsFinal
 
          
 
July 16
 
 
  Ljubljana18
 
July 16
 
  Humpolec11
 
  Ljubljana19
 
July 16
 
  Hamilton17
 
  Liman12
 
July 16
 
  Hamilton15
 
  Ljubljana21
 
July 16
 
  Saskatoon14
 
  Saskatoon17
 
July 16
 
  NYC Harlem15
 
  Saskatoon21
 
July 16
 
  Gurabo10
 
  Gurabo16
 
 
  Princeton14
 

Final standings

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Qualified for the 2017 FIBA 3x3 World Tour Finals
Rank Team Record
    Ljubljana 5–0
    Saskatoon 4–1
    Gurabo 3–1
4   Hamilton 3–1
5   Liman 2–1
6   NYC Harlem 1–2
7   Princeton 1–2
8   Humpolec 1–2
9   Hamamatsu 0–2
10   Montreal 0–2
11   Rio de Janeiro 0–2
12   Winnipeg 0–2

References

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