2014 FIBA 3x3 World Tour explained

FIBA 3x3 World Tour 2014
Start Date:11
End Date:12 October 2014 (finals)
Host:Philippines
China
United States
Czech Republic
Switzerland
Brazil
Japan (finals)
Teams:13 (finals)
Champions: Novi Sad (1st title)
Runners-Up1: Saskatoon
Runners-Up2: Kranj
Previous:2013
Next:2015

The 2014 FIBA 3x3 World Tour was an international 3x3 basketball between 3x3 basketball teams. The tournament is organized by FIBA.

The Grand Final of the 2014 FIBA 3x3 World Tour was held in Sendai, Japan on 11–12 October.

The winners of an event organised in Japan, the winners of the Beijing Masters and the best two teams from the other Masters fought for two days for the pride to represent their city, the 20,000 USD winners' cheque and a chance to be crowned FIBA 3x3 World Tour Champions.

A win at the FIBA 3x3 World Tour Final also means a guaranteed spot at the 2014 FIBA 3x3 All-Stars, held in Doha, Qatar on 12 December and whose prize money and appearance fee reached a grand total of 120,000 USD.

The fans also get to see a Dunk Contest and the Samsung Shoot-Out Contest, exhibition games and live performances from DJs, dancers and other street artists.

Finals Qualification

Six Masters Tournaments were held in six cities in six countries. 12 teams participated in the finals to be which was held in Sendai, Japan on October 11–12. Best teams from each masters tournament qualified for the finals.

EventDateLocationBerthsQualified
Direct Qualifier11–12 October Tokyo1 Kobe
Manila Masters19–20 July Mandaluyong2 Manila West
Doha
Beijing Masters2–3 August Beijing1 Wukesong
Chicago Masters15–16 August Chicago2 Saskatoon
Denver
Prague Masters23–24 August Prague2 Novi Sad
Bucharest
Lausanne Masters29–30 August Lausanne2 Kranj
Trbovlje
Rio de Janeiro Masters27–28 September Rio de Janeiro2 São Paulo
Santos
TOTAL 12

Final standing

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Novi Sad
Saskatoon
Kranj
4 Bucharest
5 Manila West
6 Trbovlje
7 Jakarta
8 Denver
9 São Paulo
10 Santos
11 Kobe
12 Wukesong