2022 FIBA 3x3 World Cup – Men's tournament

2022 FIBA 3x3 World Cup
Tournament details
Host countryBelgium
CityAntwerp
DatesJune 21–26
Teams20
Final positions
Champions Serbia (5th title)
Runners-up Lithuania
Third place France
Fourth place Belgium
Tournament statistics
MVPSerbia Dejan Majstorović
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The 2022 FIBA 3x3 World Cup was held in Antwerp, Belgium and was contested by 20 teams.[1]

Serbia won their fifth title with a win over Lithuania.[2]

Participating teams

All five FIBA zones were represented. The top 20 teams, including the hosts, based on the FIBA National Federation ranking qualified for the tournament.[3]

After the exclusion of Russia due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Slovenia was named as the replacement team.[4][5]

FIBA Africa
Team
 Egypt (14)
FIBA Americas
Team
 United States (5)
 Puerto Rico (9)
 Brazil (17)
 Chile (19)
FIBA Asia and FIBA Oceania
Team
 Mongolia (10)
 Japan (15)
 Chinese Taipei (16)
 New Zealand (18)
 China (20)
FIBA Europe
Team
 Serbia (1)
 Lithuania (2)
 Latvia (3)
 Belgium (4) {hosts}
 Netherlands (6)
 Germany (7)
 France (8)
 Poland (11)
 Austria (12)
 Slovenia (13)

Players

Seed Team Players
12  Austria[6] Nico Kaltenbrunner Steven Kaltenbrunner Matthias Linortner Martin Trmal
4  Belgium[7] Nick Celis Bryan De Valck Maxime Depuydt Thibaut Vervoort
17  Brazil[8] André Ferros Renato Scholz Fabrício Veríssimo William Weihermann
20  China[9] Guo Hanyu Li Haonan Yan Peng Zhu Yuanbo
16  Chinese Taipei[10] Chun Chiang Han Chieh-yu Liu Cheng-hsun Wang Kai-yu
19  Chile[11] Felipe Inyaco Jorge Schuler Fernando Schuler Sebastián Silva
14  Egypt[12] Ramy Abdallah Ahmed Yasser Mohamed Moaz Ayman Mohamed Mido Taha
8  France[13] Léopold Cavalière Antoine Eito Franck Seguela Alex Vialaret
7  Germany[14] Alan Boger Kevin Bryant Niklas Geske Bastian Landgraf
15  Japan[15] Soichiro Fujitaka Tomoya Ochiai Ryo Sadohara Ryuto Yasuoka
3  Latvia[16] Agnis Čavars Kārlis Lasmanis Nauris Miezis Artūrs Strēlnieks
2  Lithuania[17] Gintautas Matulis Darius Tarvydas Marijus Užupis Ignas Vaitkus
10  Mongolia[18] Ariunboldyn Anand Davaasambuugiin Delgernyam Enkhbatyn Dölgöön Onolbaataryn Enkhbaatar
6  Netherlands[19] Julian Jaring Arvin Slagter Dimeo van der Horst Jessey Voorn
18  New Zealand[20] Jayden Bezzant Dom Kelman-Poto Nikau McCullough Tai Wynyard
11  Poland[21] Łukasz Diduszko Paweł Pawłowski Szymon Rduch Przemysław Zamojski
9  Puerto Rico[22] Gilberto Clavell Josué Erazo TJ Fernández Luis Hernández
1  Serbia[23] Marko Branković Dejan Majstorović Strahinja Stojačić Mihailo Vasić
13  Slovenia[24] Adrian Hirschmann Gašper Jordan Rojko Jure Ličen Jakob Strel
5  United States[25] Kidani Brutus Khalil Iverson Dominique Jones James Parrott

Preliminary round

The pools were announced on April 4, 2022.[26] The schedule was released on May 12, 2022.[27]

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1  Serbia 4 4 0 86 60 +26 Quarterfinals 22–15 22–7
2  France 4 2[a] 2 72 65 +7 Play-in 21–13 21–14
3  New Zealand 4 2[a] 2 71 78 −7 19–21 20–18
4  Puerto Rico 4 1[b] 3 71 78 −7 19–21 20–16
5  Brazil 4 1[b] 3 57 76 −19 16–15 18–19
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b France 21–13 New Zealand
  2. ^ a b Puerto Rico 20–16 Brazil

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1  Lithuania 4 4 0 86 52 +34 Quarterfinals 21–19 22–3
2  Mongolia 4 3 1 76 64 +12 Play-in 15–21 22–15
3  Germany 4 2 2 77 63 +14 16–19 20–16
4  Chile 4 1 3 64 82 −18 15–22 12–20
5  Chinese Taipei 4 0 4 45 87 −42 7–22 20–21
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
1  Netherlands 4 4 0 78 56 +22 Quarterfinals 19–7 21–15
2  Latvia 4 3 1 85 41 +44 Play-in 19–21 22–5
3  Poland 4 2 2 56 69 −13 9–22 21–13
4  China 4 1 3 57 80 −23 6–22 15–19
5  Japan 4 0 4 51 81 −30 15–16 18–21
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
1  Belgium (H) 4 4 0 83 64 +19 Quarterfinals 20–18 21–12
2  United States 4 3 1 82 57 +25 Play-in 21–17 22–9
3  Austria 4 1 3 77 72 +5 18–21 22–8
4  Slovenia[a] 4 1 3 64 84 −20 16–21 22–20
5  Egypt 4 1 3 52 81 −29 11–21 21–17
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ Slovenia replaced Russia.[4]

Knockout stage

 
Play-inQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
25 June
 
 
 Serbia22
 
25 June
 
 Latvia17
 
 Latvia21
 
26 June
 
 Germany12
 
 Serbia17
 
25 June
 
 Belgium12
 
 Mongolia17
 
25 June
 
 Poland20
 
 Poland14
 
 
 Belgium18
 
 
26 June
 
 
 Serbia21
 
25 June
 
 Lithuania16
 
 France19
 
25 June
 
 Austria13
 
 France18
 
 
 Netherlands12
 
 
26 June
 
 
 France17
 
25 June
 
 Lithuania18 Third place
 
 United States21
 
25 June26 June
 
 New Zealand20
 
 United States11 Belgium17
 
 
 Lithuania21  France (OT)18
 
 
 
 

Final standings

# Team[28] Pld W L PF PA PD
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Serbia 7 7 0 146 105 +41
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Lithuania 7 6 1 141 101 +40
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  France 8 5 3 144 125 +19
4th  Belgium 7 5 2 130 113 +17
Eliminated in the quarterfinals
5th  Netherlands 5 4 1 90 74 +16
6th  Latvia 6 4 2 123 75 +48
7th  United States 6 4 2 114 98 +16
8th  Poland 6 3 3 90 104 −14
Eliminated in the play-in round
9th  Mongolia 5 3 2 93 84 +9
10th  New Zealand 5 2 3 91 99 −8
11th  Germany 5 2 3 89 84 +5
12th  Austria 5 1 4 90 91 −1
Eliminated in the preliminary round
13th  Puerto Rico 4 1 3 71 78 −7
14th  Slovenia 4 1 3 64 84 −20
15th  Chile 4 1 3 64 82 −18
16th  Brazil 4 1 3 57 76 −19
17th  China 4 1 3 57 80 −23
18th  Egypt 4 1 3 52 81 −29
19th  Japan 4 0 4 51 81 −30
20th  Chinese Taipei 4 0 4 45 87 −42

Statistics and awards

Statistical leaders

Name[29] Points
Lithuania Darius Tarvydas 46
Serbia Dejan Majstorović 44
Lithuania Ignas Vaitkus
Serbia Mihailo Vasić 43
Belgium Thibaut Vervoort 41

Awards

 2022 FIBA 3x3 World Cup champion 

Serbia
Fifth title

Individual awards

The awards were announced on 26 June 2022.[30]

All-Star team
Serbia Dejan Majstorović
Lithuania Ignas Vaitkus
Belgium Thibaut Vervoort
MVP
Serbia Dejan Majstorović

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