2019 FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup – Men's tournament explained

Tourney Name:FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup – Men's tournament
Year:2019
Size:300px
City:Lanzhou
Country:China
Dates:2–6 October
Num Teams:20
Champion Other: Russia
Count:2
Second Other: Ukraine
Third Other: Serbia
Fourth Other: Netherlands
Mvp: Alexander Zuev
Prevseason:2018
Nextseason:2022

The 2019 FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup – Men's tournament is the second edition of this championship. The event was held in Lanzhou, China. It was contested by 20 teams. Russia are the defending champions.

Russia won their second title with a win against Ukraine in the final.[1]

Host selection

Chinese city, Lanzhou, was given the hosting rights on 17 July 2018. Although 2018 host city, Xi'an, originally planned to host it.[2] [3]

Teams

FIBA announced the qualified teams on 19 December 2018.[4]

Africa
Americas
Asia and Oceania
Europe

Seeding

The pools were announced on 19 December 2018.[4]

The seeding and groups were as follows:

width=25%Pool A width=25%Pool B width=25%Pool C width=25%Pool D
Russia (1)
Slovenia (8)
Turkey (9)
Argentina (16)
New Zealand (17)
China (2) (H)
Romania (7)
Latvia (10)
Kazakhstan (15)
United States (18)
Qatar (3)
Ukraine (6)
Brazil (11)
Italy (14)
Kyrgyzstan (19)
Mongolia (4)
Netherlands (5)
Lithuania (12)
Serbia (13)
South Korea (20)

Venue

Preliminary round

Pool D

Knockout stage

All times are local.

Final standings

Tiebreakers

width=30Pos width=240Team width=30width=30width=30width=30width=30width=30
1 7 7 0 100% 145 20.7
2 7 5 2 71% 122 17.4
3 7 6 1 86% 131 18.7
4 7 4 3 57% 118 16.9
5 5 4 1 80% 100 20.0
6 5 3 2 60% 89 17.8
7 5 3 2 60% 85 17.0
8 5 3 2 60% 78 15.6
9 4 3 1 75% 68 17.0
10 4 2 2 50% 78 19.5
11 4 2 2 50% 73 18.3
12 4 2 2 50% 70 17.5
13 4 1 3 25% 66 16.5
14 4 1 3 25% 63 15.8
15 4 1 3 25% 61 15.3
16 4 1 3 25% 61 15.3
17 4 0 4 0% 65 16.3
18 4 0 4 0% 58 14.5
19 4 0 4 0% 51 12.8
20 4 0 4 0% 38 9.0

Awards

These players were given the awards after the competition:[5]

Most valuable player

Top scorer

Team of the tournament

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Russia repeat and Japan avenge heartbreak at FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup 2019. October 6, 2019. fiba3x3.com.
  2. Web site: Xi'an to host inaugural edition of FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup. July 17, 2018. fiba3x3.com.
  3. Web site: China's Xi'an to hold 2019 FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup in October - Xinhua | English.news.cn. www.xinhuanet.com.
  4. Web site: Who will challenge Russia’s title defense at the FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup 2019?. December 19, 2018. fiba3x3.com.
  5. Web site: Zuev headlines men's team of the tournament at FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup 2019. October 6, 2019. fiba3x3.com.
  6. Web site: Top Scorers | FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup 2019. fiba3x3.com.