2016 FIBA 3x3 World Tour

The 2016 FIBA 3x3 World Tour is the 5th season of the FIBA 3x3 World Tour, the highest professional 3x3 basketball competition in the World. The tournament is organized by FIBA.

FIBA 3x3 World Tour 2016
Competition details
Season 2016
Teams 12 (finals)
Dates July 14 – September 25, 2016
(Qualification)
October 27–28, 2016
(Finals)
Final positions
Champions Ljubljana (2nd title)
Runners-up Hamamatsu
Semifinalists Caguas
Novi Sad Al-Wahda
Awards
MVP Jasmin Hercegovac
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The World Tour Final was held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates at the International Tennis Complex of the Zayed Sports City. Team Ljubljana of Slovenia were the champions, who defeated Team Hamamatsu of Japan in the final.[1]

Qualification

Seven Masters tournaments were held in seven cities in seven countries. The finals were held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The best team from each stop qualified as well as the best teams in the overall ranking.[2]

Event Date Location Berths Qualified
Mexico DF Masters 16–17 July Mexico City 1 Caguas
Utsunomiya Masters 30–31 July Utsunomiya 1 Novi Sad Al-Wahda
Prague Masters 6–7 August Prague 1 Ljubljana
Lausanne Masters 26–27 August Lausanne 1 Saskatoon
Debrecen Masters 7–8 September Debrecen 1 N/A [3]
Beijing Masters 16–17 September Beijing 1 N/A [4]
Americas Masters 24–25 September Mexico City 1 Chicago
World Tour Season Standings 7 Piran (3)
Kranj (5)
Gdansk (6)
Sao Paulo (7)
Belgrade (8)
St Petersburg (9)
Hamamatsu (11)
TOTAL12

Group stage

Group A
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Novi Sad Al-Wahda 2 2 0 33 24 +9 4 Advanced to second round
2 Belgrade 2 1 1 24 25 −1 3
3 St. Petersburg 2 0 2 18 26 −8 2 Eliminated
Source: FIBA

Group B
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Ljubljana 2 2 0 39 34 +5 4 Advanced to second round
2 Chicago 2 1 1 37 34 +3 3
3 Sao Paulo DC 2 0 2 32 40 −8 2 Eliminated
Source: FIBA

Group C
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Hamamatsu 2 2 0 40 30 +10 4 Advanced to second round
2 Piran 2 1 1 39 32 +7 3
3 Gdańsk 2 0 2 25 42 −17 2 Eliminated
Source: FIBA

Group D
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Caguas 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 Advanced to second round
2 Kranj 2 1 1 41 34 +7 3
3 Saskatoon 2 0 2 26 42 −16 2 Eliminated
Source: FIBA

Second round
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
A1 Novi Sad Al-Wahda 18
D2 Kranj 13
Novi Sad Al-Wahda 14
Hamamatsu 21
C1 Hamamatsu 21
B2 Chicago 16
Hamamatsu 12
Ljubljana 21
B1 Ljubljana 16
C2 Piran 13
Ljubljana 22
Caguas 15
D1 Caguas 21
A2 Belgrade 17

Final standing

[1]

Rank Team Record
Ljubljana5-0
Hamamatsu4-1
Caguas3-1
4 Novi Sad Al-Wahda3-1
5 Kranj1-2
6 Chicago1-2
7 Piran1-2
8 Belgrade1-2
9 Sao Paulo DC0-2
10 Saskatoon0-2
11 Gdańsk0-2
12 St. Petersburg0-2
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References
  1. "Ljubljana win 3x3 World Tour Abu Dhabi Final". 3x3 World Tour. FIBA. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  2. "2016 FIBA 3X3 WORLD TOUR CALENDAR ANNOUNCED". 3x3 Planet. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  3. The Debrecen leg was won by Novi Sad Al Wahda. As this team were already qualified for Abu Dhabi, there would be no automatic qualifier from this tournament, instead another world ranking qualification spot was created.
  4. The Beijing leg was won by Novi Sad Al Wahda. As this team were already qualified for Abu Dhabi, there would be no automatic qualifier from this tournament, instead another world ranking qualification spot was created.
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