FIBA 3x3 World Tour 2016
Season2016
DurationJuly 14 – September 25, 2016
(Qualification)
October 27–28, 2016
(Finals)
Number of teams12 (finals)
Regular season
Season MVPBosnia and Herzegovina Jasmin Hercegovac
Finals
ChampionsSlovenia Ljubljana (2nd title)
  Runners-upJapan Hamamatsu
SemifinalistsPuerto Rico Caguas
United Arab Emirates Novi Sad Al-Wahda
2015
2017

The 2016 FIBA 3x3 World Tour is the 5th season of the FIBA 3x3 World Tour, the highest professional 3x3 basketball competition in the World. The tournament is organized by FIBA.

The World Tour Final was held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates at the International Tennis Complex of the Zayed Sports City. Team Ljubljana of Slovenia were the champions, who defeated Team Hamamatsu of Japan in the final.[1]

Finals qualification

Seven Masters tournaments were held in seven cities in seven countries. The finals were held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The best team from each stop qualified as well as the best teams in the overall ranking.[2]

Event Date Location Berths Qualified
Mexico DF Masters 16–17 July Mexico Mexico City 1 Puerto Rico Caguas
Utsunomiya Masters 30–31 July Japan Utsunomiya 1 United Arab Emirates Novi Sad Al-Wahda
Prague Masters 6–7 August Czech Republic Prague 1 Slovenia Ljubljana
Lausanne Masters 26–27 August Switzerland Lausanne 1 Canada Saskatoon
Debrecen Masters 7–8 September Hungary Debrecen 1 N/A [3]
Beijing Masters 16–17 September China Beijing 1 N/A [4]
Americas Masters 24–25 September Mexico Mexico City 1 United States Chicago
World Tour Season Standings 7 Slovenia Piran (3)
Slovenia Kranj (5)
Poland Gdansk (6)
Brazil Sao Paulo (7)
Serbia Belgrade (8)
Russia St Petersburg (9)
Japan Hamamatsu (11)
TOTAL12

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 United Arab Emirates Novi Sad Al-Wahda 2 2 0 33 24 +9 4 Advanced to second round
2 Serbia Belgrade 2 1 1 24 25 1 3
3 Russia St. Petersburg 2 0 2 18 26 8 2 Eliminated
Source: FIBA

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Slovenia Ljubljana 2 2 0 39 34 +5 4 Advanced to second round
2 United States Chicago 2 1 1 37 34 +3 3
3 Brazil Sao Paulo DC 2 0 2 32 40 8 2 Eliminated
Source: FIBA

Group C

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Japan Hamamatsu 2 2 0 40 30 +10 4 Advanced to second round
2 Slovenia Piran 2 1 1 39 32 +7 3
3 Poland Gdańsk 2 0 2 25 42 17 2 Eliminated
Source: FIBA

Group D

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Puerto Rico Caguas 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 Advanced to second round
2 Slovenia Kranj 2 1 1 41 34 +7 3
3 Canada Saskatoon 2 0 2 26 42 16 2 Eliminated
Source: FIBA

Second round

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
A1 United Arab Emirates Novi Sad Al-Wahda 18
D2 Slovenia Kranj 13
United Arab Emirates Novi Sad Al-Wahda 14
Japan Hamamatsu 21
C1 Japan Hamamatsu 21
B2 United States Chicago 16
Japan Hamamatsu 12
Slovenia Ljubljana 21
B1 Slovenia Ljubljana 16
C2 Slovenia Piran 13
Slovenia Ljubljana 22
Puerto Rico Caguas 15
D1 Puerto Rico Caguas 21
A2 Serbia Belgrade 17

Final standing

[1]

Rank Team Record
1st place, gold medalist(s) Slovenia Ljubljana5-0
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Japan Hamamatsu4-1
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Puerto Rico Caguas3-1
4 United Arab Emirates Novi Sad Al-Wahda3-1
5 Slovenia Kranj1-2
6 United States Chicago1-2
7 Slovenia Piran1-2
8 Serbia Belgrade1-2
9 Brazil Sao Paulo DC0-2
10 Canada Saskatoon0-2
11 Poland Gdańsk0-2
12 Russia St. Petersburg0-2

References

  1. 1 2 "Ljubljana win 3x3 World Tour Abu Dhabi Final". 3x3 World Tour. FIBA. 28 October 2016. Archived from the original on December 14, 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  2. "2016 FIBA 3X3 WORLD TOUR CALENDAR ANNOUNCED". 3x3 Planet. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  3. The Debrecen leg was won by Novi Sad Al-Wahda. As this team were already qualified for Abu Dhabi, there would be no automatic qualifier from this tournament, instead another world ranking qualification spot was created.
  4. The Beijing leg was won by Novi Sad Al-Wahda. As this team were already qualified for Abu Dhabi, there would be no automatic qualifier from this tournament, instead another world ranking qualification spot was created.
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