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.
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 →

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.

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

Host selection

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

Teams

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

Seeding

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

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

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

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

Venue

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification Latvia Hungary Estonia Mongolia Indonesia
1 Latvia Latvia 4 4 0 85 53 +32 Quarterfinals 21–14 22–7
2 Hungary Hungary 4 3 1 77 63 +14 19–20 21–18
3 Estonia Estonia 4 1 3 67 73 −6 10–12 22–8
4 Mongolia Mongolia 4 1 3 65 71 −6 12–15 22–14
5 Indonesia 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

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification Russia France Netherlands Egypt Kyrgyzstan
1 Russia Russia 4 4 0 86 60 +26 Quarterfinals 22–13 22–13
2 France France 4 3 1 77 49 +28 17–21 22–4
3 Netherlands Netherlands 4 2 2 71 57 +14 14–16 OT 22–13
4 Egypt Egypt 4 1 3 61 76 −15 17–21 10–22
5 Kyrgyzstan 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

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification China Slovenia Philippines Turkmenistan Serbia
1 China China (H) 4 3[a] 1 79 57 +22 Quarterfinals 21–17 22–6
2 Slovenia Slovenia 4 3[a] 1 80 57 +23 21–14 21–12
3 Philippines Philippines 4 2 2 72 65 +7 21–15 16–21
4 Turkmenistan Turkmenistan 4 1[b] 3 45 83 −38 10–21 8–21
5 Serbia 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

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification Ukraine Chinese Taipei Romania Japan Czech Republic
1 Ukraine Ukraine 4 4 0 85 62 +23 Quarterfinals 20–14 22–15
2 Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei 4 3 1 73 58 +15 20–17 22–8
3 Romania Romania 4 1 3 68 83 −15 15–22 15–21
4 Japan Japan 4 1 3 62 69 −7 18–21 13–17
5 Czech Republic 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

All times are local.

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

Final standings

Tiebreakers

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

Awards

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

Most valuable player

Top scorer

Team of the tournament

See also

References

  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.