2017 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup – Men's tournament

The men's tournament of the 2017 FIBA 3x3 Under-18 World Cup was hosted in Chengdu, China in front of the New Century Global Center. It was contested by 20 teams.

2017 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup
Men's tournament
Tournament information
LocationChengdu, China
DateJuly 2–8
Host(s)China
Venue(s)New Century Global Center
Teams20
Final positions
Champion Belgium
1st runners-up Netherlands
2nd runners-up Slovenia
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Participating teams edit

The FIBA Zone of the Americas was not represented by at least one country in the continent. The top 20 teams, including the hosts, based on the FIBA National Federation ranking qualified for the tournament as of January 3, 2017.[1]

Main tournament edit

Preliminary round edit

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification          
1   Netherlands 4 4 0 73 49 +24 Qualification to knockout stage 13–10 21–16 21–11 18–12
2   Philippines 4 3 1 70 58 +12 10–13 19–17 20–14 21–14
3   Israel 4 2 2 67 58 +9 16–21 17–19 17–11 17–7
4   Poland 4 1 3 57 74 −17 11–21 14–20 11–17 21–16
5   Turkmenistan 4 0 4 49 77 −28 12–18 14–21 7–17 16–21
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-Head record; 3) Points scored; 4) Higher seed.

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification          
1   Ukraine 4 4 0 72 33 +39 Qualification to knockout stage 16–9 18–13 21–6 17–5
2   New Zealand 4 3 1 66 59 +7 9–16 14–13 22–20 21–10
3   Qatar 4 1 3 60 63 −3 13–18 13–14 17–19 17–12
4   Georgia 4 1 3 58 77 −19 6–21 20–22 19–17 13–17
5   Bahrain 4 1 3 44 68 −24 5–17 10–21 12–17 17–13
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-Head record; 3) Points scored; 4) Higher seed.

Group C edit

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification          
1   Hungary 4 4 0 74 57 +17 Qualification to knockout stage 15–12 17–14 20–18 22–13
2   Slovenia 4 3 1 73 50 +23 12–15 18–15 21–14 22–6
3   China 4 2 2 67 51 +16 14–17 15–18 21–6 17–10
4   Turkey 4 1 3 57 75 −18 18–20 14–21 6–21 19–13
5   South Korea 4 0 4 42 80 −38 13–22 6–22 10–17 13–19
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-Head record; 3) Points scored; 4) Higher seed.

Group D edit

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification          
1   Belgium 4 4 0 77 39 +38 Qualification to knockout stage 18–11 20–14 18–11 22–3
2   Romania 4 3 1 68 42 +26 11–18 18–8 21–7 18–9
3   Uganda 4 2 2 57 63 −6 14–20 8–18 20–18 15–7
4   Indonesia 4 1 3 57 68 −11 11–18 7–21 18–20 21–9
5   Jordan 4 0 4 28 75 −47 3–21 9–18 7–15 9–21
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-Head record; 3) Points scored; 4) Higher seed.

Knockout stage edit

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
  Netherlands 17
 
 
 
  Romania 13
 
  Netherlands 18
 
 
 
  New Zealand 10
 
  Hungary 15
 
 
 
  New Zealand 16
 
  Netherlands 12
 
 
 
  Belgium 17
 
  Ukraine 18
 
 
 
  Slovenia 20
 
  Slovenia 11
 
 
 
  Belgium 13 Bronze Final
 
  Belgium 18
 
 
 
  Philippines 14
 
  New Zealand 17
 
 
  Slovenia 21
 

Final standings edit

Pos Team Pld W L PF
1   Belgium 7 7 0 125
2   Netherlands 7 6 1 120
3   Slovenia 7 5 2 125
4   New Zealand 7 4 3 109
5   Ukraine 5 4 1 90
6   Hungary 5 4 1 89
7   Philippines 5 3 2 84
8   Romania 5 3 2 81
9   China 4 2 2 67
10   Israel 4 2 2 67
11   Uganda 4 2 2 57
12   Qatar 4 1 3 60
13   Georgia 4 1 3 58
14   Indonesia 4 1 3 57
15   Poland 4 1 3 57
16   Turkey 4 1 3 57
17   Bahrain 4 1 3 44
18   Turkmenistan 4 0 4 49
19   South Korea 4 0 4 42
20   Jordan 4 0 4 28

Individual contests edit

Dunk contest edit

Overall format

Each player will be allowed 75 seconds and 3 attempts per round to complete a dunk with the first successful dunk being considered as the valid one. Dunks are graded 0 or 5 to 10 by each member of a jury composing of five people.[2]

Qualification edit

Format

The qualification round took place on June 30 at 17:25h (GMT+8). Each 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.[2]

Country Dunker 1st round 2nd round Total
  Belgium Vincent Peeters 27 27 54
  Philippines Florencio Serrano 25 23 48
  China Haonan Li 24 24 48
  Slovenia Matej Susec 22 23 45
  Turkey Mert Halavurte 19 25 44
  New Zealand Isaia Jones 18 24 42
  Hungary Krisztian Hargitai 23 0 23
  Ukraine Ivan Myskovets 0 0 0

Knockout stage edit

The knockout stage consisting of a semi-final and final phase took place on July 2.[2]

Semi-final

The top two players advances to the final round.[2]

Country Dunker 1st round 2nd round Total
  Belgium Vincent Peeters 27 25 52
  Philippines Florencio Serrano 24 24 48
  Slovenia Matej Susec 23 25 48
Final

The time limit was eliminated for the final and the two players competed for three rounds instead of two.[2]

Country Dunker 1st round 2nd round 3rd round Total
  Belgium Vincent Peeters 27 29 30 86
  Philippines Florencio Serrano 23 0 15 38
Results
Team Player
    Belgium Vincent Peeters
    Philippines Florencio Serrano
    Slovenia Matej Susec

Awards edit

Team of the Tournament
MVP


 2017 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Champions – Men's  
 
Belgium
1st title

References edit

  1. ^ "Teams list - Men". FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup 2017. FIBA. Archived from the original on August 21, 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Dunk contest". FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup 2017. FIBA. Archived from the original on August 23, 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  3. ^ "MVP Nouhi headlines men's Team of the Tournament at FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup 2017". FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup 2017. FIBA. 2 July 2017. Archived from the original on December 31, 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.