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

The 2018 FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup – Women'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 – Women's tournament
Tournament details
Host countryChina
CityXi'an
Dates3–7 October
Teams20
Final positions
ChampionsRussia Russia (1st title)
Runners-upJapan Japan
Third placeUkraine Ukraine
Fourth placeGermany Germany
Tournament statistics
MVPRussia Elizaveta Komarova
2019

Russia won their first title with a win against Japan 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 20 December 2018.[3]

Seeding edit

The pools were announced on 6 March 2019.[4] The seeding and groups were as follows:

Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D

  China (1) (H)
  Hungary (8)
  Romania (9)
  Germany (16)
  Uganda (17)

  Ukraine (2)
  Netherlands (7)
  Indonesia (10)
  Kazakhstan (15)
  Belarus (18)

  France (3)
  Mongolia (6)
  Japan (11)
  Czech Republic (14)
  Argentina (19)

  Andorra (4)
  Russia (5)
  Sri Lanka (12)
  Iran (13)
  Malaysia (20)

Venue edit

Preliminary round edit

Pool A edit

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification          
1   Germany 4 3[a] 1 50 43 +7 Quarterfinals 14–11 13–15
2   Hungary 4 3[a] 1 54 47 +7 14–8 13–10
3   China (H) 4 2[b] 2 62 48 +14 8–11 15–16
4   Uganda 4 2[b] 2 53 59 −6 13–21 17–11
5   Romania 4 0 4 38 60 −22 9–12 8–18
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Germany 14–11 Hungary
  2. ^ a b China 21–13 Uganda

Pool B edit

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification          
1   Ukraine 4 3 1 68 48 +20 Quarterfinals 16–14 15–7
2   Belarus 4 3 1 63 47 +16 18–16 19–15
3   Netherlands 4 3 1 61 43 +18 12–11 14–9
4   Indonesia 4 1 3 48 66 −18 9–21 15–12
5   Kazakhstan 4 0 4 30 66 −36 4–15 7–21
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   Japan 4 4 0 62 43 +19 Quarterfinals 11–10 19–15
2   Argentina 4 3 1 60 38 +22 10–11 16–15
3   France 4 2 2 68 43 +25 21–6 22–6
4   Czech Republic 4 1 3 53 75 −22 7–21 21–14
5   Mongolia 4 0 4 33 77 −44 8–21 5–13
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored.

Pool D edit

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification          
1   Russia 4 4 0 78 28 +50 Quarterfinals 21–12 22–1
2   Iran 4 3 1 60 47 +13 5–19 13–12
3   Andorra 4 2 2 63 72 −9 10–16 11–21
4   Malaysia 4 1 3 64 57 +7 19–20 21–3
5   Sri Lanka 4 0 4 25 86 −61 5–21 16–22
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 – 13:50
 
 
  Germany 13
 
7 October – 18:00
 
  Argentina 12
 
  Germany 10
 
7 October – 14:15
 
  Russia 16
 
  Russia 19
 
7 October – 20:45
 
  Belarus 15
 
  Russia 21
 
7 October – 15:55
 
  Japan 12
 
  Ukraine 21
 
7 October – 18:30
 
  Iran 8
 
  Ukraine 17
 
7 October – 16:20
 
  Japan 20 Bronze medal
 
  Japan 18
 
7 October – 19:45
 
  Hungary 12
 
  Germany 14
 
 
  Ukraine 18
 

Final standings edit

Tiebreakers edit

  • 1) Wins
  • 2) Points scored
  • 3) Seeding
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD
1   Russia 7 7 0 134 65 +69
2   Japan 7 6 1 112 93 +19
3   Ukraine 7 6 1 124 90 +34
4   Germany 7 4 3 87 89 –2
5   Belarus 5 3 2 78 66 +12
6   Argentina 5 3 2 72 51 +21
7   Iran 5 3 2 68 68 0
8   Hungary 5 3 2 66 65 +1
9   Netherlands 4 3 1 61 43 +18
10   France 4 2 2 68 43 +25
11   Andorra 4 2 2 63 72 –9
12   China 4 2 2 62 48 +14
13   Uganda 4 2 2 53 59 –6
14   Malaysia 4 1 3 64 57 +7
15   Czech Republic 4 1 3 53 75 –22
16   Indonesia 4 1 3 48 66 –18
17   Romania 4 0 4 38 60 –22
18   Mongolia 4 0 4 33 77 –44
19   Kazakhstan 4 0 4 30 66 –36
20   Sri Lanka 4 0 4 25 86 –61

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. ^ "Youth Olympics winners Argentina and USA stand out in list of FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup 2019 participants". fiba3x3.com. December 20, 2018.
  4. ^ "Excitement builds after pools announced for FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup". fiba3x3.com. March 6, 2019.
  5. ^ "Top Scorers | FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup 2018". fiba3x3.com.

External links edit