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

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 Puerto Rico Arecibo 1 Puerto Rico Team Gurabo
USA 3x3 Basketball National Quest April 9, 2017 United States Colorado Springs, Colorado 1 United States Team Princeton
Shopping Metro Tatuapé 3x3 May 21, 2017 Brazil São Paulo 1 Brazil Team Rio de Janeiro
Club Triple E June 18, 2017 Ecuador Manta 0 Ecuador Team Manta
NYC 3x3 Battle Finale June 9–10, 2017 United States New York City, New York 1 United States Team NYC Harlem
Cedevita Lipik 3x3 Challenger 2017 June 30-July 1, 2017 Croatia Lipik 2 United Arab Emirates Team Novi Sad Al-Wahda
Serbia Team Lipik
Czech Republic Team Humpolec
3x3 Canada Quest 2017 Finals July 8–9, 2017 Canada Edmonton, Alberta 2+1 Canada Team Montreal
Canada Team Winnipeg
Canada Team Hamilton
Hard Seeded Qualifiers N/A N/A 2 Slovenia Team Ljubljana
Japan Team Hamamatsu
Wildcard Qualifier N/A N/A 1 Canada Team Saskatoon
TOTAL 12

Preliminary round

Pool A

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

Pool B

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

Pool C

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

Pool D

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

Final Round

 
QuarterfinalSemi-FinalsFinal
 
          
 
July 16
 
 
Slovenia Ljubljana18
 
July 16
 
Czech Republic Humpolec11
 
Slovenia Ljubljana19
 
July 16
 
Canada Hamilton17
 
Serbia Liman12
 
July 16
 
Canada Hamilton15
 
Slovenia Ljubljana21
 
July 16
 
Canada Saskatoon14
 
Canada Saskatoon17
 
July 16
 
United States NYC Harlem15
 
Canada Saskatoon21
 
July 16
 
Puerto Rico Gurabo10
 
Puerto Rico Gurabo16
 
 
United States Princeton14
 

Final standings

Qualified for the 2017 FIBA 3x3 World Tour Finals
Rank Team Record
1st place, gold medalist(s) Slovenia Ljubljana 5–0
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Canada Saskatoon 4–1
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Puerto Rico Gurabo 3–1
4 Canada Hamilton 3–1
5 Serbia Liman 2–1
6 United States NYC Harlem 1–2
7 United States Princeton 1–2
8 Czech Republic Humpolec 1–2
9 Japan Hamamatsu 0–2
10 Canada Montreal 0–2
11 Brazil Rio de Janeiro 0–2
12 Canada Winnipeg 0–2

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