2022 FIBA 3x3 World Cup – Men's tournament

The 2022 FIBA 3x3 World Cup was held in Antwerp, Belgium and was contested by 20 teams.[1]

2022 FIBA 3x3 World Cup
Tournament details
Host countryBelgium
CityAntwerp
DatesJune 21–26
Teams20
Final positions
Champions Serbia (5th title)
Runners-up Lithuania
Third place France
Fourth place Belgium
Tournament statistics
MVPSerbia Dejan Majstorović
2019
2023

Serbia won their fifth title with a win over Lithuania.[2]

Participating teams

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All five FIBA zones were represented. The top 20 teams, including the hosts, based on the FIBA National Federation ranking qualified for the tournament.[3]

After the exclusion of Russia due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Slovenia was named as the replacement team.[4][5]

FIBA Africa
Team
  Egypt (14)
FIBA Americas
Team
  United States (5)
  Puerto Rico (9)
  Brazil (17)
  Chile (19)
FIBA Asia and FIBA Oceania
Team
  Mongolia (10)
  Japan (15)
  Chinese Taipei (16)
  New Zealand (18)
  China (20)
FIBA Europe
Team
  Serbia (1)
  Lithuania (2)
  Latvia (3)
  Belgium (4) {hosts}
  Netherlands (6)
  Germany (7)
  France (8)
  Poland (11)
  Austria (12)
  Slovenia (13)

Players

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Seed Team Players
12   Austria[6] Nico Kaltenbrunner Steven Kaltenbrunner Matthias Linortner Martin Trmal
4   Belgium[7] Nick Celis Bryan De Valck Maxime Depuydt Thibaut Vervoort
17   Brazil[8] André Ferros Renato Scholz Fabrício Veríssimo William Weihermann
20   China[9] Guo Hanyu Li Haonan Yan Peng Zhu Yuanbo
16   Chinese Taipei[10] Chun Chiang Han Chieh-yu Liu Cheng-hsun Wang Kai-yu
19   Chile[11] Felipe Inyaco Jorge Schuler Fernando Schuler Sebastián Silva
14   Egypt[12] Ramy Abdallah Ahmed Yasser Mohamed Moaz Ayman Mohamed Mido Taha
8   France[13] Léopold Cavalière Antoine Eito Franck Seguela Alex Vialaret
7   Germany[14] Alan Boger Kevin Bryant Niklas Geske Bastian Landgraf
15   Japan[15] Soichiro Fujitaka Tomoya Ochiai Ryo Sadohara Ryuto Yasuoka
3   Latvia[16] Agnis Čavars Kārlis Lasmanis Nauris Miezis Artūrs Strēlnieks
2   Lithuania[17] Gintautas Matulis Darius Tarvydas Marijus Užupis Ignas Vaitkus
10   Mongolia[18] Ariunboldyn Anand Davaasambuugiin Delgernyam Enkhbatyn Dölgöön Onolbaataryn Enkhbaatar
6   Netherlands[19] Julian Jaring Arvin Slagter Dimeo van der Horst Jessey Voorn
18   New Zealand[20] Jayden Bezzant Dom Kelman-Poto Nikau McCullough Tai Wynyard
11   Poland[21] Łukasz Diduszko Paweł Pawłowski Szymon Rduch Przemysław Zamojski
9   Puerto Rico[22] Gilberto Clavell Josué Erazo TJ Fernández Luis Hernández
1   Serbia[23] Marko Branković Dejan Majstorović Strahinja Stojačić Mihailo Vasić
13   Slovenia[24] Adrian Hirschmann Gašper Jordan Rojko Jure Ličen Jakob Strel
5   United States[25] Kidani Brutus Khalil Iverson Dominique Jones James Parrott

Preliminary round

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The pools were announced on April 4, 2022.[26] The schedule was released on May 12, 2022.[27]

Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification          
1   Serbia 4 4 0 86 60 26 Quarterfinals 22–15 22–7
2   France 4 2[a] 2 72 65 7 Play-in 21–13 21–14
3   New Zealand 4 2[a] 2 71 78 −7 19–21 20–18
4   Puerto Rico 4 1[b] 3 71 78 −7 19–21 20–16
5   Brazil 4 1[b] 3 57 76 −19 16–15 18–19
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b France 21–13 New Zealand
  2. ^ a b Puerto Rico 20–16 Brazil

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification          
1   Lithuania 4 4 0 86 52 34 Quarterfinals 21–19 22–3
2   Mongolia 4 3 1 76 64 12 Play-in 15–21 22–15
3   Germany 4 2 2 77 63 14 16–19 20–16
4   Chile 4 1 3 64 82 −18 15–22 12–20
5   Chinese Taipei 4 0 4 45 87 −42 7–22 20–21
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored.

Pool C

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification          
1   Netherlands 4 4 0 78 56 22 Quarterfinals 19–7 21–15
2   Latvia 4 3 1 85 41 44 Play-in 19–21 22–5
3   Poland 4 2 2 56 69 −13 9–22 21–13
4   China 4 1 3 57 80 −23 6–22 15–19
5   Japan 4 0 4 51 81 −30 15–16 18–21
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored.

Pool D

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification          
1   Belgium (H) 4 4 0 83 64 19 Quarterfinals 20–18 21–12
2   United States 4 3 1 82 57 25 Play-in 21–17 22–9
3   Austria 4 1 3 77 72 5 18–21 22–8
4   Slovenia[a] 4 1 3 64 84 −20 16–21 22–20
5   Egypt 4 1 3 52 81 −29 11–21 21–17
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ Slovenia replaced Russia.[4]

Knockout stage

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Play-inQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
25 June
 
 
  Serbia22
 
25 June
 
  Latvia17
 
  Latvia21
 
26 June
 
  Germany12
 
  Serbia17
 
25 June
 
  Belgium12
 
  Mongolia17
 
25 June
 
  Poland20
 
  Poland14
 
 
  Belgium18
 
 
26 June
 
 
  Serbia21
 
25 June
 
  Lithuania16
 
  France19
 
25 June
 
  Austria13
 
  France18
 
 
  Netherlands12
 
 
26 June
 
 
  France17
 
25 June
 
  Lithuania18 Third place
 
  United States21
 
25 June26 June
 
  New Zealand20
 
  United States11  Belgium17
 
 
  Lithuania21   France (OT)18
 
 
 
 

Final standings

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# Team[28] Pld W L PF PA PD
    Serbia 7 7 0 146 105 41
    Lithuania 7 6 1 141 101 40
    France 8 5 3 144 125 19
4th   Belgium 7 5 2 130 113 17
Eliminated in the quarterfinals
5th   Netherlands 5 4 1 90 74 16
6th   Latvia 6 4 2 123 75 48
7th   United States 6 4 2 114 98 16
8th   Poland 6 3 3 90 104 −14
Eliminated in the play-in round
9th   Mongolia 5 3 2 93 84 9
10th   New Zealand 5 2 3 91 99 −8
11th   Germany 5 2 3 89 84 5
12th   Austria 5 1 4 90 91 −1
Eliminated in the preliminary round
13th   Puerto Rico 4 1 3 71 78 −7
14th   Slovenia 4 1 3 64 84 −20
15th   Chile 4 1 3 64 82 −18
16th   Brazil 4 1 3 57 76 −19
17th   China 4 1 3 57 80 −23
18th   Egypt 4 1 3 52 81 −29
19th   Japan 4 0 4 51 81 −30
20th   Chinese Taipei 4 0 4 45 87 −42

Statistics and awards

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Statistical leaders

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Name[29] Points
  Darius Tarvydas 46
  Dejan Majstorović 44
  Ignas Vaitkus
  Mihailo Vasić 43
  Thibaut Vervoort 41

Awards

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 2022 FIBA 3x3 World Cup champion 
 
Serbia
Fifth title

Individual awards

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The awards were announced on 26 June 2022.[30]

All-Star team
  Dejan Majstorović
  Ignas Vaitkus
  Thibaut Vervoort
MVP
  Dejan Majstorović

References

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