Team Ljubljana (SLO) won the 2016 FIBA 3×3 World Tour Final after defeating Hamamatsu (JPN) (21-12) in the title game in Abu Dhabi on 27-28 October. It was for the second year in a row that the UAE capital city hosted the final with the support of the Abu Dhabi Sports Council. Continue reading Ljubljana won the FIBA 3×3 World Tour in front of frenetic crowd
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“Come fly with us!” Dunking Devils are back in Abu Dhabi
Jumping higher than the basketball hoop and perform amazing tricks in the air. That’s how it looks like a day in the office for the Dunking Devils, the acrobat dunking team that will showcase their skills at the FIBA 3×3 World Tour Final. The basketball event will take place on 27-28 of October, in Zayed Sports City – International Tennis Centre, daily starting at 5PM. Continue reading “Come fly with us!” Dunking Devils are back in Abu Dhabi
The best 3×3 teams in the world, ready to rock in Abu Dhabi
The best 12 teams from FIBA 3×3 World Tour will gather for the second consecutive year in Abu Dhabi for the FIBA 3×3 World Tour final. The event will take place in the iconic International Tennis Centre from Zayed Sports City, on 27-28 October.
Following the Master Americas, the last of the seventh FIBA 3×3 World Tour tournaments from 2016, Chicago was the team gaining a spot in the big final as the winner of the tournament.
Chicago joined Caguas (PUR), Novi Sad Al Wahda (UAE), Ljubljana (SLO) and Saskatoon (CAN) as the five teams which qualified by winning a Masters.
The other 7 finalists earned their ticket because they finished in the Top 12 in the World Tour season standings. They are: Gdansk (POL, 6th), São Paulo DC (BRA, 7th), Piran (SLO, 8th), St Petersburg (RUS, 9th), Hamamatsu (JPN, 10th), Kranj (SLO, 11th) and Belgrade (SRB, 12th).
Official site of the Abu Dhabi 3x3 Basketball 