Riga (LAT) beat Antwerp (BEL) 21-19 in a thrilling final to win the first-ever FIBA 3×3 World Tour Cebu Masters on October 2, 2022.
Karlis Lasmanis fueled the explosive atmosphere in the packed Shopping Mall Seaside with a quick two-pointer. Edgars Krumins’ long-range goal gave Riga a 14-9 lead.
Antwerp regained the lead with an 8-0 run, but Nauris Miezis scored. The ‘Maze’ made big shots after big shots, including his team’s last 7 points, to give Riga their second Masters victory of the season, after Montreal.
Miezis scored 10 points to win MVP after being second in player value (49) and first in points (40).
Antwerp won in Debrecen but struggled in Utrecht.
Thibaut Vervoort won the Chooks to Go shoot-out, while Piotr Grabowski won the Dunk Contest by Chooks!
FINAL STANDINGS
- Riga (LAT) (LAT)
- Anvers (BEL)
- 3.HiPRO Amsterdam (NED)
- Ulaanbaatar MMC (MGL)
- 5.UtsunomiyaBREX (JPN)
- SAIPA (JPN)
- O3B (USA)
- Lausanne Sport (SUI)
- Jeddah (KSA)
- Cebu Chickens (PHI)
- Sansar MMC (MGL)
- Doha QSC (QAT)
- Manila chickens (PHI)
- INBL-Ludhiana (IND)
Paris Masters kicks off the FIBA 3×3 World Tour (October 7-8).
3×3 is the world’s most popular urban team sport, influenced by numerous variants of streetball. Two teams of three players compete on a basketball half-court.
First played internationally at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore, it has subsequently gained a professional circuit for men and women (World Tour and Women’s Series) and national-team contests.
Tokyo 2020 debuted 3×3.
Global Ball Partner is Wilson. Wilson is the Apparel Partner, Maurice Lacroix is the Official Timekeeper, and Chooks-to-Go is the Global Partner.
FIBA 3×3 tournaments use Enlio flooring, Wilson balls, Schelde backstops, Bodet shot-clocks, and Magic Sky canopies.
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