2017 FIBA 3x3 World Tour – Utsunomiya Masters explained

The 2017 FIBA 3x3 World Tour Utsunomiya Masters was a 3x3 basketball tournament held in Utsunomiya, Japan at a temporary venue constructed at the Futaarayama Jinja shrine from July 29–30, 2017. It was the second stop on the 2017 FIBA 3x3 World Tour. The top team, Novi Sad Al-Wahda qualified for the 2017 FIBA 3x3 World Tour Final.

Participants

12 teams qualified to participate at the Utsunomiya Masters. Team Ljubljana was hard seeded for the tournament, but finished 2nd at the Nanjing 3x3 Challenger, thus the third place finisher Team Ulaanbaatar qualified. Ljubljana also won the World Hoops 3x3 Challenger, thus the third place finisher Team Kraków qualified.

Event	Date	Location	Berths	Qualified
Burger King 3x3 Quest Tour	March 25, 2017	Auckland	1	Tamaki Central known as Team Auckland for the tournament.
Nanjing 3x3 Challenger 2017	April 29–30, 2017	Nanjing	2	Team Zemun Masters Team Ljubljana Team Ulaanbaatar
World Hoops Penang 3x3 Challenger 2017	May 13–14, 2017	George Town, Penang	2	Team Ljubljana Team St. Petersburg Team Kraków
Ulaanbaatar 3x3 Challenger 2017	June 3–4, 2017	Ulaanbaatar	2	Team Liman Team Novi Sad Al-Wahda
2017 Hsin An Cup Final	July 2, 2017	Hsinchu	1	Team Dada Supreme Taiwan known at the tournament as Team Hsinchu
South Korean Tour	July 22, 2017	Seoul	1	Team Seoul
Hard Seeded Qualifiers	N/A	N/A	2	Team Ljubljana Team Piran
Wildcard Qualifier	N/A	N/A	1	Team Okayama
TOTAL			12

Preliminary round

Pool A

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Qualified for Quarterfinals

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July 29, 2017
Ljubljana		11–14		Ulaanbaatar
Okayama		19–18		Ulaanbaatar
Ljubljana		12–14		Okayama

Pool B

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Qualified for Quarterfinals

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July 29, 2017
Novi Sad Al-Wahda		21–12		Seoul
St. Petersburg		22–14		Seoul
Novi Sad Al-Wahda		21–16		St. Petersburg

Pool C

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Qualified for Quarterfinals

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July 29, 2017
Piran		22–11		Auckland
Kraków		21–12		Auckland
Piran		18–17		Kraków

Pool D

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Qualified for Quarterfinals

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July 29, 2017
Liman		22-15		Hsinchu
Zemun		21–15		Hsinchu
Zemun		21–19		Liman

Final standings

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Qualified for the 2017 FIBA 3x3 World Tour Finals

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	Piran	4–1
	Liman	2–2
4	Ulaanbaatar	2–2
5	Zemun	2–1
6	Okayama	2–1
7	Kraków	1–2
8	St. Petersburg	1–2
9	Hsinchu	0–2
10	Seoul	0–2
11	Ljubljana	0–2
12	Auckland	0–2

External links

• Utsunomiya Masters Official Website