2014 FIBA 3x3 World Tour
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 11–12 October 2014 (finals) |
Host(s) | Philippines China United States Czech Republic Switzerland Brazil Japan (finals) |
Teams | 13 (finals) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Serbia Novi Sad (1st title) |
1st runners-up | Canada Saskatoon |
2nd runners-up | Slovenia Kranj |
The 2014 FIBA 3x3 World Tour was an international 3x3 basketball between 3x3 basketball teams. The tournament is organized by FIBA. The Grand Final of the 2014 FIBA 3x3 World Tour was held in Sendai, Japan on 11–12 October. The winners of an event organised in Japan, the winners of the Beijing Masters and the best two teams from the other Masters fought for two days for the pride to represent their city, the 20,000 USD winners' cheque and a chance to be crowned FIBA 3x3 World Tour Champions. A win at the FIBA 3x3 World Tour Final also means a guaranteed spot at the 2014 FIBA 3x3 All-Stars, held in Doha, Qatar on 12 December and whose prize money and appearance fee reached a grand total of 120,000 USD. The fans also get to see a Dunk Contest and the Samsung Shoot-Out Contest, exhibition games and live performances from DJs, dancers and other street artists.
Finals Qualification
Six Masters Tournaments were held in six cities in six countries. 12 teams participated in the finals to be which was held in Sendai, Japan on October 11–12. Best teams from each masters tournament qualified for the finals.
Event | Date | Location | Berths | Qualified |
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Direct Qualifier | 11–12 October | Japan Tokyo | 1 | Japan Kobe |
Manila Masters | 19–20 July | Philippines Mandaluyong | 2 | Philippines Manila West Qatar Doha |
Beijing Masters | 2–3 August | China Beijing | 1 | China Wukesong |
Chicago Masters | 15–16 August | United States Chicago | 2 | Canada Saskatoon United States Denver |
Prague Masters | 23–24 August | Czech Republic Prague | 2 | Serbia Novi Sad Romania Bucharest |
Lausanne Masters | 29–30 August | Switzerland Lausanne | 2 | Slovenia Kranj Slovenia Trbovlje |
Rio de Janeiro Masters | 27–28 September | Brazil Rio de Janeiro | 2 | Brazil São Paulo Brazil Santos |
TOTAL | 12 |
Final standing
Qualified for the FIBA 3x3 All-Star |
Rank | Team | Record |
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1st place, gold medalist(s) | Serbia Novi Sad | |
2nd place, silver medalist(s) | Canada Saskatoon | |
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | Slovenia Kranj | |
4 | Romania Bucharest | |
5 | Philippines Manila West | |
6 | Slovenia Trbovlje | |
7 | Indonesia Jakarta | |
8 | United States Denver | |
9 | Brazil São Paulo | |
10 | Brazil Santos | |
11 | Japan Kobe | |
12 | China Wukesong |