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

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

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.

Russia won their first title with a win against Japan 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.[4] The seeding and groups were as follows:

Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D

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

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

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

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

Venue

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification Germany Hungary China Uganda Romania
1 Germany Germany 4 3[a] 1 50 43 +7 Quarterfinals 14–11 13–15
2 Hungary Hungary 4 3[a] 1 54 47 +7 14–8 13–10
3 China China (H) 4 2[b] 2 62 48 +14 8–11 15–16
4 Uganda Uganda 4 2[b] 2 53 59 −6 13–21 17–11
5 Romania 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

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification Ukraine Belarus Netherlands Indonesia Kazakhstan
1 Ukraine Ukraine 4 3 1 68 48 +20 Quarterfinals 16–14 15–7
2 Belarus Belarus 4 3 1 63 47 +16 18–16 19–15
3 Netherlands Netherlands 4 3 1 61 43 +18 12–11 14–9
4 Indonesia Indonesia 4 1 3 48 66 −18 9–21 15–12
5 Kazakhstan 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

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification Japan Argentina France Czech Republic Mongolia
1 Japan Japan 4 4 0 62 43 +19 Quarterfinals 11–10 19–15
2 Argentina Argentina 4 3 1 60 38 +22 10–11 16–15
3 France France 4 2 2 68 43 +25 21–6 22–6
4 Czech Republic Czech Republic 4 1 3 53 75 −22 7–21 21–14
5 Mongolia 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

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification Russia Iran Andorra Malaysia Sri Lanka
1 Russia Russia 4 4 0 78 28 +50 Quarterfinals 21–12 22–1
2 Iran Iran 4 3 1 60 47 +13 5–19 13–12
3 Andorra Andorra 4 2 2 63 72 −9 10–16 11–21
4 Malaysia Malaysia 4 1 3 64 57 +7 19–20 21–3
5 Sri Lanka 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

All times are local.

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
7 October – 13:50
 
 
Germany Germany 13
 
7 October – 18:00
 
Argentina Argentina 12
 
Germany Germany 10
 
7 October – 14:15
 
Russia Russia 16
 
Russia Russia 19
 
7 October – 20:45
 
Belarus Belarus 15
 
Russia Russia 21
 
7 October – 15:55
 
Japan Japan 12
 
Ukraine Ukraine 21
 
7 October – 18:30
 
Iran Iran 8
 
Ukraine Ukraine 17
 
7 October – 16:20
 
Japan Japan 20 Bronze medal
 
Japan Japan 18
 
7 October – 19:45
 
Hungary Hungary 12
 
Germany Germany 14
 
 
Ukraine Ukraine 18
 

Final standings

Tiebreakers

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

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. ^ "Pools announced for inaugural edition of FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup". fiba3x3.com. September 26, 2018.
  4. ^ "Pools announced for inaugural edition of FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup". fiba3x3.com. September 26, 2018.
  5. ^ "Top Scorers | FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup 2018". fiba3x3.com.