2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup – Individual contests explained

As part of the 2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup held from June 8 to 12, 2018, three tournaments in addition to the main 3x3 men's and women's tournaments were contested. The Dunk-out contest was for men, the Skills contest for women, and the Shoot-out contest for both men and women.

Dunk contest

Qualification phase

FormatEach player competed in two rounds and four players with the highest score advances to the knockout stage. In a case of a tie, the tied players would have to perform again and in case they were still tied, the jury would have to decide the player who will advance through a majority decision.^[1]

Dunker	1st round	2nd round	Total
Guy Dupuy	26	27	53
Vadym Poddubchenko	24	24	48
David Carlos	21	26	47
Dmytro Krivenko	23	24	47
Gediminas Zitlinskas	23	0	23
	19	0	19
Piotr Renkiel	16	0	16

Knockout stage

Semi-final

The top two players advances to the final round.^[1]

Dunker	1st round	2nd round	Total
Guy Dupuy	24	27	51
Dmytro Krivenko	27	24	51
David Carlos	21	25	46
Vadym Poddubchenko	24	0	24

Final

Two players will compete for three rounds instead of two.^[1]

Country	Dunker	1st round	2nd round	3rd round	Total
	Dmytro Krivenko	23	30	26	79
	Guy Dupuy	0	30	30	60

Results

	Team	Player
		Dmytro Krivenko
		Guy Dupuy
		David Carlos

Skills contest

The skills contest was contested by women players from the qualified 3x3 national teams of the main tournament. Each team can enter at most a single player for the competition. The contest which had a time limit of 45 seconds involves a qualification phase and a knockout round. The players begins on the starting line on the side of their choice. Upon a signal, the player must execute the following in order:^[2]

A corner shot
Pass a slalom through 4 cones while dribbling
A straight pass into a targe
Pass another slalom with 2 balls forward and then backwards
Another straight pass
Dribble through a slalom and score the basket

The four women with the best time record qualify for the knock-out round

Qualification phase

+Day 1	Country	Player	Time
	Marie-Eve Paget	20"41
	Nancy Fora	25"86
	Alexandra Theodorean	26"05
	Zalina Kurazova	26"20
	Afril Bernardino	29"15
		—
	Luana Rodefled	—

+Day 2	Country	Player	Time
	Sabrina Ionescu	27"3
	Nigyar Nagiyeva	27"35
	Rae Lin D'Alie	30
	Wei Yin Saw	30
	Anna Leshkovtseva	30
	Claudia Brunet	—
	Fanny Kalumata	—
	Mozhgan Khodadadi	—
	Gloria Lamunu	—

Knockout round

Semifinal

Head to head
2	Alexandra Theodorean	W–L	3	Nancy Fora
1	Marie-Ève Paget	W–L	4	Zalina Kurazova

Finals

Bronze medal match

Gold medal match

Result

	Team	Player
		Alexandra Theodorean
		Marie-Eve Panget
		Zalina Kurazova

Shoot-out contest

The shoot-out contest is a mixed-gender competition with at most one male and one female player from 3x3 national teams participating in the main tournaments.^[3]

Qualification phase

Format^[3] Each player were to attempt 10 shots with every successful shot worth one point

Five from the right wing
Five from the left wing (45º angle from the baseline) and with a 30" shot clock.

Two male and two female players with the most points in the shortest amount of time advance to the final. In case of a tie or players scoring the same points within the same amount of time, the tied players were tasked to shoot again.^[3] The round concluded on June 11, 2018.^[4]

Men

+Day 1	Country	Player	Score	Time
	Marin Hrvoje	7	23"
		5	26"
	Edgars Krumins	5	27"
	David Godwin	5	29"
	Michael Hicks	4	27"
	Adin Kavgic	4	28"
	Maksym Zakurdaiev	4	28"
	Ali El-Zubi	3	30"

+Day 2	Country	Player	Score	Time
	Maksim Dybovskii	6	24"
	Dejan Majstorovic	6	24"
	Eric Gosal	6	25"
	Steve Sir	6	26"
	Shkirzhan Kuranbaev	5	29"
		2	25"
	Tsenguunbayar Gotov	1	28"
	Luiz Felipe Soriani	1	30"
	Vlad Dumitrescu	0	29"

Women

+Day 3	Country	Player	Score	Time
		6	22"
	Jiaying Jiang	6	30"
	Paula Palomares	5	24"
	Tamara Yagodkina	5	26"
	Evita Herminjard	5	27"
	Johanna Tayeau	3	26"
	Karin Kuijt	3	27"
	Lara Muller	3	29"
	Nora Rukaj	2	27"
	Victoria Llorente	1	30"

+Day 4	Country	Player	Score	Time
	Alexandra Stolyar	7	30"
	Leyla Malilova	5	27"
	Eva Villarrublia	5	28"
	Jovita Elizhabet Simon	5	28"
	Elli Saeedeh	3	25"
	Andrea Ovsikova	3	26"
	Jamila Nansikombi	3	30"
	Erin Boley	2	28"
	Fook Yee Yap	1	29"
	Marcella Filippi	1	30"

Final

FormatPlayers were to attempt 18 shots from four different locations:

Five from the right wing (45° angle from the baseline)
Five from the top of the arc
Five from the left wing (45° from the baseline)
Three from the 3x3 logo.

Shots made from the 3x3 are worth 2 points while the rest of the shots of are worth 1 point. The tiebreaker which was used in the qualification phase is used again for the final.^[3]

Final was held on June 12, 2018 was won by Janine Pontejos of the Philippines' women's team. She won over Alexandra Stolyar of Russia's women's team due to a better time record despite both players having tied scores.^[5]

Player	Gender	Score	Time
Janine Pontejos	W	14	41"86
Alexandra Stolyar	W	14	49"9
Marin Hrvoje	M	11
Maksim Dybovskii	M	7

Results

	Team	Player
		Janine Pontejos
		Alexandra Stolyar
		Marin Hrvoje

Notes and References

Web site: Dunk Contest . FIBA 3x3 World Cup 2018 . 10 June 2018.
Web site: Skills Contest . FIBA 3x3 World Cup 2018 . 13 June 2018.
Web site: Shoot-Out Contest . FIBA 3x3 World Cup 2018 . 13 June 2018.
News: Saldajeno . Ivan Stewart . Pontejos earns seat in 3x3 WC shootout finals . 13 June 2018 . Philippine News Agency . 12 June 2018.
News: Saldajeno . Ivan Stewart . Janine Pontejos rules FIBA 3x3 World Cup shootout . 13 June 2018 . Philippine News Agency . 12 June 2018.