2017 FIBA 3x3 World Tour – Saskatoon Masters explained
The 2017 FIBA 3x3 World Tour Saskatoon Masters was a 3x3 basketball tournament held in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada at a temporary venue constructed at the intersections of 4th Avenue and 21st Street from July 15–16, 2017. It was the first stop on the 2017 FIBA 3x3 World Tour. The top team, Ljubljana qualified for the 2017 FIBA 3x3 World Tour Final.
Participants
12 teams qualified to participate at the Saskatoon Masters. The United Arab Emirates' team Novi Sad Al-Wahda qualified but later withdrew from the tournament due to visa issues and was replaced by the Czech Team Humpolec. As well, Team Manta from Ecuador also was forced to withdraw due to visa issues and Team Hamilton from Canada replaced them.
| Event | Date | Location | Berths | Qualified |
|---|
| Final del Tour Nacional 3x3 | February 19, 2017 | Arecibo | 1 | Team Gurabo |
| USA 3x3 Basketball National Quest | April 9, 2017 |  Colorado Springs, Colorado | 1 | Team Princeton |
| Shopping Metro Tatuapé 3x3 | May 21, 2017 |  São Paulo | 1 | Team Rio de Janeiro |
| Club Triple E | June 18, 2017 |  Manta | 0 | Team Manta |
| NYC 3x3 Battle Finale | June 9–10, 2017 | New York City, New York | 1 | Team NYC Harlem |
| Cedevita Lipik 3x3 Challenger 2017 | June 30-July 1, 2017 | Lipik | 2 | Team Novi Sad Al-Wahda
Team Lipik
 Team Humpolec |
| 3x3 Canada Quest 2017 Finals | July 8–9, 2017 |  Edmonton, Alberta | 2+1 | Team Montreal
Team Winnipeg
Team Hamilton |
| Hard Seeded Qualifiers | N/A | N/A | 2 | Team Ljubljana
 Team Hamamatsu |
| Wildcard Qualifier | N/A | N/A | 1 | Team Saskatoon |
| TOTAL | | 12 | | |
|---|
Preliminary round
Pool A
| width=10px bgcolor=#ccffcc | | Qualified for Quarterfinals | |
|}| width=25% | | width=2% | | width=6% | | width=2% | | width=25% | |
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| July 15, 2017 |
| Ljubljana | | 17–11 | | Princeton | |
| Rio de Janeiro | | 12–21 | | Princeton | |
| Ljubljana | | 15–11 | | Rio de Janeiro | | |
Pool B
| width=10px bgcolor=#ccffcc | | Qualified for Quarterfinals | |
|}| width=25% | | width=2% | | width=6% | | width=2% | | width=25% | |
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| July 15, 2017 |
| Saskatoon | | 15–11 | | Winnipeg | |
| Hamilton | | 12–10 | | Winnipeg | |
| Saskatoon | | 14–13 | | Hamilton | | |
Pool C
| width=10px bgcolor=#ccffcc | | Qualified for Quarterfinals | |
|}| width=25% | | width=2% | | width=6% | | width=2% | | width=25% | |
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| July 15, 2017 |
| Liman | | 21–16 | | Montreal | |
| NYC Harlem | | 18–11 | | Montreal | |
| Liman | | 21–17 | | NYC Harlem | | |
Pool D
| width=10px bgcolor=#ccffcc | | Qualified for Quarterfinals | |
|}| width=25% | | width=2% | | width=6% | | width=2% | | width=25% | |
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| July 15, 2017 |
| Hamamatsu | | 14–19 | | Gurabo | |
| Humpolec | | 13–14 | | Gurabo | |
| Hamamatsu | | 17–19 | | Humpolec | | |
Final standings
| width=40 | Rank | width=180 | Team | width=60 | Record |
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| Ljubljana | 5–0 |
| Saskatoon | 4–1 |
| Gurabo | 3–1 |
| 4 | Hamilton | 3–1 |
| 5 | Liman | 2–1 |
| 6 | NYC Harlem | 1–2 |
| 7 | Princeton | 1–2 |
| 8 | Humpolec | 1–2 |
| 9 | Hamamatsu | 0–2 |
| 10 | Montreal | 0–2 |
| 11 | Rio de Janeiro | 0–2 |
| 12 | Winnipeg | 0–2 | |
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