2022 FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup – Men's tournament

For the equivalent women's tournament, see 2022 FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup – Women's tournament.
2022 FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup – Men's tournament
Tournament details
Host countryRomania
CityBucharest
Dates5–9 October
Teams20
Final positions
Champions Poland (1st title)
Runners-up Serbia
Third place France
Fourth place Lithuania
Tournament statistics
MVPPoland Mateusz Szlachetka
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The 2022 FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup – Men's tournament is the 3rd edition of this championship. The event was held in Bucharest, Romania.[1] It was contested by 20 teams. Russia are the defending champions.

Poland won their first title with a win against Serbia in the final.[2]

Host selection

Bucharest was given the hosting rights on 24 January 2022.[1]

Teams

Seeding

The pools were announced on 2 October 2022.[3]

The seeding and groups were as follows:

Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D

 Mongolia (1)
 China (8)
 Latvia (10)
 Slovakia (16)
 Chile (17)

 Lithuania (2)
 Japan (5)
 Romania (9) (H)
 Egypt (13)
 Chinese Taipei (18)

 France (3)
 Poland (7)
 Netherlands (11)
 Ukraine (15)
 Brazil (19)

 Israel (4)
 Germany (6)
 Serbia (12)
 Qatar (14)
 Kazakhstan (20)

Venue

The venue is inside the Bucharest Metropolitan Circus, which also hosted the 2018 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup.[1]

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification Latvia China Mongolia Chile Slovakia
1  Latvia 4 4 0 81 63 +18 Quarterfinals 17–16 OT 20–17
2  China 4 3 1 78 64 +14 20–22 17–14
3  Mongolia 4 2 2 72 65 +7 18–20 21–14
4  Chile 4 1 3 57 69 −12 10–22 14–17
5  Slovakia 4 0 4 54 81 −27 10–21 13–19
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 Lithuania Japan Egypt Romania Chinese Taipei
1  Lithuania 4 4 0 82 63 +19 Quarterfinals 21–17 19–17 OT
2  Japan 4 3 1 83 61 +22 22–15 22–12
3  Egypt 4 2 2 72 67 +5 13–22 21–12
4  Romania (H) 4 1 3 63 76 −13 13–22 14–21
5  Chinese Taipei 4 0 4 51 84 −33 16–20 11–21
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored.
(H) Hosts

Pool C

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification Poland France Ukraine Netherlands Brazil
1  Poland 4 3[a] 1 80 67 +13 Quarterfinals 21–17 19–22
2  France 4 3[a] 1 80 59 +21 16–19 22–9
3  Ukraine 4 2 2 53 64 −11 12–21 19–13
4  Netherlands 4 1[b] 3 58 66 −8 18–21 8–13
5  Brazil 4 1[b] 3 59 74 −15 13–21 11–15
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Poland 19–16 France
  2. ^ a b Netherlands 15–11 Brazil

Pool D

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification Serbia Germany Israel Qatar Kazakhstan
1  Serbia 4 4 0 86 66 +20 Quarterfinals 22–19 22–16
2  Germany 4 3 1 70 50 +20 15–21 22–13
3  Israel 4 2 2 70 55 +15 7–11 22–12
4  Qatar 4 1 3 58 83 −25 9–22 21–17
5  Kazakhstan 4 0 4 56 86 −30 16–21 10–22
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored.

Knockout stage

All times are local.

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 9 October – 14:00
 
 
 Latvia 20
 
 9 October – 17:50
 
 France 17
 
 France 15
 
 9 October – 14:25
 
 Serbia 17
 
 Serbia 20
 
 9 October – 20:35
 
 Japan 17
 
 Serbia 20
 
 9 October – 15:50
 
 Poland 21
 
 Lithuania 21
 
 9 October – 18:15
 
 Germany 14
 
 Lithuania 18
 
 9 October – 16:15
 
 Poland 21 Bronze medal
 
 Poland 21
 
 9 October – 19:15
 
 China 17
 
 France 21
 
 
 Lithuania 17
 

Final standings

Tiebreakers

  • 1) Wins
  • 2) Points scored
  • 3) Seeding
Pos Team Pld W L W% PF PA
1  Poland 7 6 1 86% 143 20.4
2  Serbia 7 6 1 86% 143 20.4
3  France 7 5 2 71% 137 19.6
4  Lithuania 7 5 2 71% 138 19.7
5  Latvia 5 4 1 80% 91 18.2
6  Japan 5 3 2 60% 100 20.0
7  China 5 3 2 60% 95 19.0
8  Germany 5 3 2 60% 94 16.8
9  Mongolia 4 2 2 50% 72 18.0
10  Egypt 4 2 2 50% 72 18.0
11  Israel 4 2 2 50% 70 17.5
12  Ukraine 4 2 2 50% 53 13.3
13  Romania 4 1 3 25% 63 15.8
14  Brazil 4 1 3 25% 59 14.8
15  Netherlands 4 1 3 25% 58 14.5
16  Qatar 4 1 3 25% 58 14.5
17  Chile 4 1 3 25% 57 14.3
18  Kazakhstan 4 0 4 0% 56 14.0
19  Slovakia 4 0 4 0% 54 13.5
20  Chinese Taipei 4 0 4 0% 51 12.8

Awards

Team of the tournament[4]
Poland Mateusz Szlachetka France Lorenzo Thirouard-Samson Serbia Nikola Kovacevic
Most valuable player
Poland Mateusz Szlachetka
Top scorer[5]
France Lorenzo Thirouard-Samson (53 points)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup 2022 to take place in Bucharest, Romania". fiba3x3.com. January 24, 2022.
  2. ^ "Poland's men and France's women win FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup 2022 in heartbreaking fashion". fiba3x3.com. October 9, 2022.
  3. ^ "Mongolia's men and France's women unveiled as tops seeds at FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup 2022". fiba3x3.com. October 2, 2022.
  4. ^ "MVP Szlachetka headlines men's team of the tournament at FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup 2022". fiba3x3.com. October 9, 2022.
  5. ^ "Top Scorers | FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup 2022". fiba3x3.com.