FIBA 3x3 World Cup

FIBA 3x3 World Cup

Current season, competition or edition: 2017 FIBA 3x3 World Cup
Sport	3x3 basketball
Founded	2012
No. of teams	24
Country	FIBA members
Continent	FIBA (International)
Most recent champion(s)	M:  Serbia (3rd title) W:  Russia (1st title)

The FIBA 3x3 World Cup is the largest tournament for 3x3 Basketball. 3x3 Basketball is a new initiative by FIBA to help make basketball a more versatile sport. The debut of the tournament then named as the FIBA 3x3 World Championship was held in August 2012 in Athens, Greece. The current champions are Serbia in the men's division and Russia in the women's division.

There are two events in the tournament; one for men and another for women. Each team has 4 players (3 on court, 1 bench). In the first edition there was a mixed event where each team composed of 2 men and 2 women. The match is played on a half court and every rule applies as well as a 12-second shot clock and clearance needed on a new possession. 3x3 Basketball received olympic status in 2017.

Basic rules

FIBA releases from time-to-time a 3x3 supplement to its official basketball rules. The rules state that regular FIBA rules apply to all situations not specifically addressed in the FIBA 3x3 rules. The current set, both in an abbreviated version^[1] and longer format,^[2] has been published in early 2016 and a video has been posted on YouTube.^[3]

Under the 2016 rules, the departures from regular full-court basketball are as follows:

• Each team consists of three players and one substitute.
• The game is played on a half-court, with one basket.
• A size 6 basketball (circumference of 727–734 mm/28.5–29.0 in) is used for all divisions, including men's competitions. This is the standard size for women's basketball, and smaller than the size 7 standard (749–780 mm/29.5–30.7 in) used in the full-court men's game.
• A jump ball is not used to start the game. Instead, a coin toss is held immediately before the game. The winning team can choose to take possession of the ball at the start of the game, or take the first possession of a potential overtime period.
• There are no jump balls at any time in the game; neither is there an alternating possession rule. In any held ball situation, the defensive team is granted possession.
• Every successful shot inside the arc is awarded one point, while every successful shot behind the arc is awarded two points.
• The game is a single period of 10 minutes with sudden death at 21 points. The winner is the first team to score 21 or the team with the highest score at the end of the 10 minutes. A tie in regulation leads to an untimed overtime period, which is won by the first team to score two points in overtime. Note that if a game is tied at 20 at the end of regulation, reaching 21 does not end the games.
• Game play starts with the defensive team exchanging the ball with the offensive team behind the arc. This exchange is also used to restart the game from any dead ball situation. If a foul is committed that results in the non-fouling team retaining possession — i.e., a technical or "unsportsmanlike" foul (the latter essentially the same as the "flagrant foul" of North American rule sets) — the non-fouling team will receive the exchange.
• A 12-second shot clock is used.
• If the defense gains possession of the ball within the arc, by a steal, a block or a rebound, the team must move the ball behind the arc before being allowed to take a shot.
• After a made goal or free throw (except for technical or unsportsmanlike fouls and team fouls 10 or more), play restarts with a player from the non-scoring team taking the ball directly under the basket and then dribbling or passing it to a point behind the arc. The defense is not allowed to play for the ball inside the block/charge semi-circle under the basket.
• The only common feature between the substitution procedure in full-court and 3x3 is that it can occur only in a dead ball situation. In 3x3, a substitute can only enter from behind the end line opposite the basket, and the substitution becomes official once the player leaving the game has made physical contact with the substitute. Unlike the full-court game, no action from referees or table officials is required.
• Each team is allowed one timeout (The officials may still stop the game in case of player injury or other dangerous situations, as in the standard FIBA rules).
• Individual personal foul counts are not kept. In other words, players cannot be disqualified on the basis of personal fouls. However, a player who commits two unsportsmanlike fouls is disqualified.
• Fouls during the act of shooting inside the arc are awarded 1 free throw, whilst fouls during the act of shooting behind the arc are awarded 2 free throws. However, team fouls 7, 8 and 9 are awarded two free throws, whilst team fouls 10 or more are awarded two free throws and possession of the ball.
• Technical fouls (including unsportsmanlike fouls) result in two free throws plus possession of the ball, as in the standard full-court game.

Results

Men's tournament

Year	Host		Final				Third place match
			Champion	Score	Runner-up		Third place	Score	Fourth place
2012 Details	Athens		Serbia	16–13	France		Ukraine	19–18	Israel
2014 Details	Moscow		Qatar	18–13	Serbia		Russia	19–18	Lithuania
2016 Details	Guangzhou		Serbia	21–16	United States		Slovenia	17–16	Spain
2017 Details	Nantes[4]		Serbia	21–18	Netherlands		France	18–17	Slovenia
2018 Details	Manila[5]
2019 Details	Amsterdam[6]

Women's tournament

Year	Host		Final				Third place match
			Champion	Score	Runner-up		Third place	Score	Fourth place
2012 Details	Athens		United States	17–16	France		Australia	18–17	Ukraine
2014 Details	Moscow		United States	15–8	Russia		Belgium	14–12	Czech Republic
2016 Details	Guangzhou		Czech Republic	21–11	Ukraine		United States	20–14	Spain
2017 Details	Nantes[4]		Russia	19–12	Hungary		Ukraine	15–13	Netherlands
2018 Details	Manila[5]
2019 Details	Amsterdam[6]

Mixed tournament

Year	Host		Final				Third place match
			Champion	Score	Runner-up		Third place	Score	Fourth place
2012 Details	Athens		France	14–8	Argentina		Ukraine	15–8	Czech Republic

Statistics

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Serbia	3	1	0	4
2	United States	2	1	1	4
3	France	1	2	1	4
4	Russia	1	1	1	3
5	Czech Republic	1	0	0	1
	Qatar	1	0	0	1
7	Ukraine	0	1	3	4
8	Argentina	0	1	0	1
	Hungary	0	1	0	1
	Netherlands	0	1	0	1
11	Australia	0	0	1	1
	Belgium	0	0	1	1
	Slovenia	0	0	1	1
Total		9	9	9	27

Participating teams

Men's Nation 2012 2014 2016 2017 2018 2019  Andorra – – 13th 13th  Argentina 12th 18th – –  Brazil 22nd 19th – –  Bulgaria 16th – – –  China – 15th 18th –  Croatia – 5th – –  Czech Republic 15th 6th – –  Egypt 14th – 16th 18th  England 11th – – –  El Salvador – – – 19th  Estonia 17th 10th – 14th  France 2nd – – 3rd  Germany – 23rd – –  Greece 6th – –  Guam 23rd – – –  Hungary – – 7th –  Indonesia – 24th 12th 16th  Israel 4th – – –  Italy – – 15th –  Japan – 20th 11th –  South Korea – – – 17th  Latvia 18th – – –  Lebanon 21st – – –  Lithuania – 4th – –  Mexico 20th – – –    Nepal 24th – – –  Netherlands – 21st 6th 2nd  New Zealand – 12th 19th 15th  Philippines – – 9th 11th  Poland – 7th 20th 10th  Puerto Rico – 16th – 9th  Qatar – 1st 5th 6th  Romania 10th 8th 14th 12th  Russia 5th 3rd 10th 8th  Serbia 1st 2nd 1st 1st  Sri Lanka – – – 20th  Slovenia 9th 9th 3rd 4th  Spain 13th – 4th –  Tunisia – 11th – –  Turkey 19th 17th 17th –  Ukraine 3rd – – 5th  United States 7th 14th 2nd 7th  Uruguay – 13th 8th –  Venezuela 8th 22nd – –

Women's Nation 2012 2014 2016 2017 2018 2019  Andorra – 24th 16th 14th  Angola 20th – – –  Argentina 11th 10th 8th 11th  Australia 3rd – 11th 9th  Belgium – 3rd – –  Brazil 18th 15th – –  Bahrain – – – 19th  Bulgaria 12th – – –  China – 11th 10th 17th  Chinese Taipei 7th – 15th –  Cameroon – – – -  Cook Islands – – 20th –  Czech Republic 6th 4th 1st 7th  England 14th – – –  Estonia 16th 13th – –  France 2nd 5th 5th 10th  Germany 13th 8th – 12th  Greece 8th – –  Hungary 5th 22nd 6th 2nd  Indonesia – 17th 17th –  Italy – 20th 9th 5th  Japan – – 19th 13th  Jordan 22nd – – –  Kazakhstan – – – 15th  Kyrgyzstan – – – 20th  Macau – – 18th –  Mexico 23rd – – –    Nepal 24th – – –  Netherlands 21st 12th 7th 4th  New Zealand – – 12th –  Poland – – 13th –  Romania 17th 7th 14th –  Russia 9th 2nd – 1st  Slovakia 19th – – –  Spain 10th 9th 4th 8th  Switzerland – 6th – 6th  Syria – 21st – –  Thailand – 23rd – –  Turkmenistan – – – 16th  Tunisia – 18th – –  Turkey 15th – – –  Uganda – 14th – –  Ukraine 4th 19th 2nd 3rd  United States 1st 1st 3rd –  Uruguay – 16th – –  Venezuela – – – 18th

Mixed

Nation	2012
Argentina	2nd
Brazil	10th
Bulgaria	5th
Czech Republic	4th
England	7th
Estonia	8th
France	1st
Greece	11th
Jordan	15th
Mexico	6th
Nepal	16th
Romania	12th
Russia	9th
Spain	14th
Turkey	13th
Ukraine	3rd

See also

• 3x3 (basketball)
• World Street 3s

References