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2018 FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup – Men's tournament

For the equivalent women's tournament, see 2018 FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup – Women's tournament.

The 2018 FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup – Men's tournament is the inaugural edition of this championship. The event was held in Xi'an, China. It was contested by 20 teams.

2018 FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup – Men's tournament
Tournament details
Host countryChina
CityXi'an
Dates3–7 October
Teams20
Final positions
ChampionsRussia Russia (1st title)
Runners-upLatvia Latvia
Third placeHungary Hungary
Fourth placeFrance France
Tournament statistics
MVPRussia Alexander Zuev
2019 →

Russia won their first title with a win against Latvia in the final.[1]

Host selection edit

Chinese city, Xi'an, was given the hosting rights on 17 July 2018.[2]

Teams edit

FIBA announced the qualified teams on 26 September 2018.[3]

Seeding edit

The pools were announced on 26 September 2018.[3] The seeding and groups were as follows:

Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D

  Latvia (1)
  Mongolia (8)
  Estonia (9)
  Indonesia (16)
  Hungary (17)

  Russia (2)
  Netherlands (7)
  France (10)
  Kyrgyzstan (15)
  Egypt (18)

  China (3) (H)
  Slovenia (6)
  Serbia (11)
  Turkmenistan (14)
  Philippines (19)

  Romania (4)
  Ukraine (5)
  Czech Republic (12)
  Japan (13)
  Chinese Taipei (20)

Venue edit

Preliminary round edit

Pool A edit

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification          
1   Latvia 4 4 0 85 53 +32 Quarterfinals 21–14 22–7
2   Hungary 4 3 1 77 63 +14 19–20 21–18
3   Estonia 4 1 3 67 73 −6 10–12 22–8
4   Mongolia 4 1 3 65 71 −6 12–15 22–14
5   Indonesia 4 1 3 49 83 −34 13–22 21–17
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored.

Pool B edit

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification          
1   Russia 4 4 0 86 60 +26 Quarterfinals 22–13 22–13
2   France 4 3 1 77 49 +28 17–21 22–4
3   Netherlands 4 2 2 71 57 +14 14–16 OT 22–13
4   Egypt 4 1 3 61 76 −15 17–21 10–22
5   Kyrgyzstan 4 0 4 34 87 −53 6–22 11–21
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored.

Pool C edit

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification          
1   China (H) 4 3[a] 1 79 57 +22 Quarterfinals 21–17 22–6
2   Slovenia 4 3[a] 1 80 57 +23 21–14 21–12
3   Philippines 4 2 2 72 65 +7 21–15 16–21
4   Turkmenistan 4 1[b] 3 45 83 −38 10–21 8–21
5   Serbia 4 1[b] 3 65 79 −14 13–21 19–21
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b China 21–17 Slovenia
  2. ^ a b Turkmenistan 21–19 Serbia

Pool D edit

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification          
1   Ukraine 4 4 0 85 62 +23 Quarterfinals 20–14 22–15
2   Chinese Taipei 4 3 1 73 58 +15 20–17 22–8
3   Romania 4 1 3 68 83 −15 15–22 15–21
4   Japan 4 1 3 62 69 −7 18–21 13–17
5   Czech Republic 4 1 3 59 75 −16 20–21 16–10
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored.

Knockout stage edit

All times are local.

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 7 October – 13:00
 
 
  Latvia 21
 
 7 October – 17:00
 
  Slovenia 10
 
  Latvia 21
 
 7 October – 13:25
 
  France 14
 
  Ukraine 17
 
 7 October – 21:05
 
  France 19 OT
 
  Latvia 18
 
 7 October – 15:05
 
  Russia 21
 
  Russia 21
 
 7 October – 17:30
 
  Chinese Taipei 13
 
  Russia 21
 
 7 October – 15:30
 
  Hungary 10 Bronze medal
 
  China 15
 
 7 October – 19:15
 
  Hungary 18
 
  France 14
 
 
  Hungary 15
 

Final standings edit

Tiebreakers edit

  • 1) Wins
  • 2) Points scored
  • 3) Seeding
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD
1   Russia 7 7 0 149 101 +48
2   Latvia 7 6 1 145 98 +47
3   Hungary 7 5 2 120 113 +7
4   France 7 4 3 124 102 +22
5   Ukraine 5 4 1 102 81 +21
6   China 5 3 2 94 75 +19
7   Slovenia 5 3 2 90 78 +12
8   Chinese Taipei 5 3 2 82 79 +3
9   Philippines 4 2 2 72 65 +7
10   Netherlands 4 2 2 71 57 +14
11   Romania 4 1 3 68 83 –15
12   Estonia 4 1 3 67 73 –6
13   Mongolia 4 1 3 65 71 –6
14   Serbia 4 1 3 65 79 –14
15   Japan 4 1 3 62 69 –7
16   Egypt 4 1 3 61 76 –15
17   Czech Republic 4 1 3 59 75 –16
18   Indonesia 4 1 3 49 83 –34
19   Turkmenistan 4 1 3 45 83 –38
20   Kyrgyzstan 4 0 4 38 83 –53

Awards edit

These players were given the awards after the competition:[1]

Most valuable player edit

Top scorer edit

Team of the tournament edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Russia complete double at FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup 2018". fiba3x3.com. October 7, 2018.
  2. ^ "Xi'an to host inaugural edition of FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup". fiba3x3.com. July 17, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Pools announced for inaugural edition of FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup". fiba3x3.com. September 26, 2018.
  4. ^ "Top Scorers | FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup 2018". fiba3x3.com.

External links edit

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