6 Jan 2015
MIES (3x3) - Dejan Majstorovic, the number one 3x3 player in Serbia and the entire world, headlines the list of players (men and women) who finished 2014 and started 2015 as the best 3x3 players in their respective countries and territories.
Among them are some familiar faces such as the reigning FIBA 3x3 World Champion with Qatar (and former FIBA U19 World Championship top scorer) Yaseen Musa and NCAA superstar with Notre Dame and FIBA 3x3 World Champion with USA, Jewell Loyd.
The new generation is taking over with 23-year-old Terrence Bill Romeo on top of the men's rankings in the Philippines and 19-year-old rising star Hind Ben Abdelkader jumping to number one 3x3 women's player in Belgium (and in the rest of the world).
Full list of number one men and women 3x3 players*:
Albania: #1 men: Klaudio Ndoja
Algeria: #1 men (tied): AbdElHamid Sofiane Djahnit, Fayed Ahmeol Zaiol, Ishak Boukhalfa and Ahchene Bouoline; #1 women (tied): Aicha Benaouda, Lynda Kernoua, Rili Nesrine, Lylia Tlemsani
Andorra: #1 men: Oriol Fernandez; #1 women: Nàdia Mun
Angola: #1 men (tied): Gerson Domingos, Jerson Goncalves, Alexandre Joao Jungo, Simao Lutonda; #1 women (tied): Joana Antonio, Christiana Correia, Erica Guilherme, Emanuela Nateus
Antigua and Barbuda: #1 men (tied): Mario Davis, Kareem Edwards, Kwame Payne; #1 women: Nenye Okafor
Argentina: #1 men: Cristian Maestra; #1 women: Natacha Perez
Armenia: #1 men (tied): Konstantin Mirzoyants, Artyom Shahnazarov
Australia: #1 men (tied): Petar Cvjeticanin, Vlado Jankovic, Nemanja Kovacina, Ivan Popovic; #1 women (tied): Claire Campbell, Paris Murray, Jess Smith
Austria: #1 men (tied) Jürgen Brandner, Jasmin Marevac, Georg Rülling; #1 women: Agi Horti
Azerbaijan: #1 men: Rolandas Alijevas; #1 women: Tatyana Deniskina
Bahamas: #1 men: Torrington Cox; #1 women: Tatiana Fontes
Bahrain: #1 men (tied): Younes Hassan Kuwayed, Ahmed Ismaeil, Mohamed Kuwayed
Bangladesh: #1 men (tied): Md Khaled Mahmud Akash, Md Tareq Aziz, Mithun Kumar Biswas, Md. Shamsuzzaman Khan Soyab
Belarus: #1 men (tied): Victor Kravstov, Nikita Selevich, Valery Salauyou, Yura Shalima
Belgium: #1 men: Nick Celis; #1 women: Hind Ben Abdelkader
Benin: #1 men: Rael Gbonou
Bhutan: #1 men (tied): Chophel Galden, Wangchuk Kezang, Dorji Rinchen, Penjor Tshering
Bolivia: #1 men: José Luis Cadencia
Bosnia and Herzegovina: #1 men: Slobodan Todorovic
Botswana: #1 men (tied): Bushe Ramabu, Eric Sentongo-Lukwago, Bathusi Utlwatsang Tirelo, Phenyo Tsheko; #1 women: Lerato Molefhe, Gamu Nkobodo, Motshidisi Ramoshebi, Monica Tlou
Brazil: #1 men: Juninho Mariano Jr, #1 women: Flavia Santos
Bulgaria: #1 men: Cvetan Stoilov; #1 women: Angelina Nikolova
Cameroon: #1 men: Wafo Fotso Yves Bertrand
Canada: #1 men: Michael Linklater; #1 women (tied): Haley England, Robin Eyer, Alyssa Grant, Jessa Ivicak, Tia Ruddock
Chile: #1 men: Francisco Granados; #1 women (tied): Ignacia Gatica, Consuelo Peters, Antonia Zapata
China: #1 men: Cong Wang; #1 women: Huang Yinting
Chinese Taipei: #1 men: Han-Sheng Li; #1 women (tied): Jou Chen Huang, Pin Lo, Yi-Ching Su
Colombia: #1 men: Jhon Edward Klinger Delgado; #1 women (tied): Wuildrey Katherien Aguilera García, Norma Constanza Ortiz Rodríguez
Cook Islands: #1 men: Teo Akania
Croatia: #1 men: Duje Kaliterna; #1 women: Marijana Kovacic
Cuba: #1 men (tied): Luis Orlando Acosta Gonzalez, Nicolas Collazo, Osmel Lopez Gonzalez, Yuri Martinez Gonzalez, Roberto Monzon Gonzalez, Raul Murabi, Nelson Padron Romero, Abdul Rahman, Yoendy Raveiro Ruviera, Richiu Richarson, Bright Sargo, Osvaldo C. Vergara Castañeda; #1 women: Maypù Peralta
Cyprus: #1 men: Savvas Mavrommatis; #1 women (tied): Tonie Andreou, Elena Antoniou, Caterina Demetriou, Stephanie Foukaris
Czech Republic: #1 men: Jan Stehlík; #1 women: Petra Reisingerová
Democratic Republic of the Congo: #1 men: Emmanuel Christ Kangudia; #1 women: Diane Massamba
Denmark: #1 men (tied): Marius Hansen, Jens Erik Nielsen; #1 women: Naqwa Brown
Dominica: #1 men: Tonio Ettienne
Dominican Republic: #1 men: Bryant Inoa Piantini
Ecuador: #1 men: Vilo Peralvo, #1 women (tied): Domenica Camila Astudillo Benavides, Natalia Campos, Camila Illescas, Andrea Pesantez, Maria Pia Tola
Egypt: #1 men: Ahmed Tripis, #1 women: Sarah Nady
El Salvador: #1 men (tied): Carlos Chavez, Jose Erazo, Daniel Romero; #1 women: Odalis Calderon
England: #1 men: Jordan Russel; #1 women (tied): Katie Bayliss, Victoria Hind, Esme Kinghorn
Equatorial Guinea: #1 men: Bowy Greg Bohó
Eritrea: #1 men: Merron Estifanos
Estonia: #1 men: Ardi Oja, #1 women: Annika Köster
Ethiopia: #1 men: Dilebo Ephrem Temesgen
Fiji: #1 men: William Bilitaki, #1 women: Leba Korovou
Finland: #1 men: Justice Graham
France: #1 men: Thomas Laurent, #1 women: Hhadydia Minté
F.Y.R. of Macedonia (MKD): #1 men: Ivan Jovanov
Gabon: #1 men: Lionel Mintsa
Gambia: #1 men: Babou Carr
Georgia: #1 men: Zurab Maisuradze, #1 women: Nestan Mikeladze
Germany: #1 men: Marc Rass, #1 women: Anni Danckert
Ghana: #1 men (tied): Ishmael Ayiwole, Gideon Nana Boakye Jnr; #1 women: Mamata Yussif
Greece: #1 men: Nikos Konstantinakos; #1 women: Aikaterini Spatharou
Guam: #1 men: Bruce Merrill; #1 women: Destiny Castro
Guatemala: #1 men (tied): Brandon Raul Barrios Rosales, Jose Alejandro Samayoa Sanchez; #1 women: Maya Evelyn Lisset Glinz Velásquez
Guinea: #1 men: Yacouba Sylla
Guinea-Bissau: #1 men: Antigana Pereira Da Silva
Guyana: #1 men: Aylwin Baleshar
Haiti: #1 men: Steeve Louissaint
Honduras: #1 men (tied): Edmer Flores, Danilo Lobo, Roger Enrique Pizzati Chevez, Virgilio Alberto Quiroz Barahona; #1 women (tied): Alison Christell Bonilla Aguilar, Karla Rosario Contretas Fuentes, Katherine Michell Jimenez Berrios, Maeshell Xiomara Montero Montalvan
Hong Kong: #1 men: Derek Sin; #1 women (tied): Yee Kwan Ng, Yik Lam Tse
Hungary: #1 men: Gergő Szollár; #1 women: Vivien Mészáros
India: #1 men (tied): Vishesh Bhriguvanshi, Amritpal Singh, Pratham Singh, Yadwinder Singh; #1 women (tied): Kavita Kavita, Jeena Palanilkumkalayil, Rajapriyadharshini Rajaganapathi
Indonesia: #1 men: Fandi Andika Ramadhani; #1 women: Yoshida Ratu Moetia
Iran: #1 men (tied): Amir Fakher Eftekhari, Danial Eskandari, Behrooz Razeghin, Shara Zadoorian; #1 women: Negar Taatizadeh
Iraq: #1 women: Hanine Issa
Ireland: #1 men: Jermaine Turner; #1 women: Grainne Dwyer
Israel: #1 men: Amit Simhon; #1 women: Maya Isseroff
Italy: #1 men: Andrea Bassani; #1 women: Alice Quarta
Ivory Coast: #1 men: Yohann N'Dri
Jamaica: #1 men: Robert Williams
Japan: #1 men: Tomoya Ochiai; #1 women (tied): Oono Ayumi, Namie Sugai, Saori Tsuchida
Jordan: #1 men: Omar Jundi
Kazakhstan: #1 men (tied): Maxim Chernyak, Adilzhan Shuinshaliev, Timur Zhigmitov; #1 women: Yelena Ponkrashkina
Kenya: #1 men: John Akoko
Kiribati: #1 men (tied): Tewaieta Bangke, Raurenti Beeta, Timote Kaireiti, Karakaua Tiaon
Kuwait: #1 men: Yousef Almutiri; #1 women: Fatma Barkallah
Laos: #1 men (tied): Phimmasone Phannolath, Johnly Phanthady, Sonesack Phonsavanh, Chaleunphon Sounthala
Latvia: #1 men: Raimonds Elbakjans; #1 women: Laura Audere
Lebanon: #1 men: Alaa El Din Arnaout; #1 women: Lea Abi Ghosn, Nour Choucair, Leila Fares
Lesotho: #1 men (tied): Ntlama Hlasoa, Nqosa Lehloenya, Khotso Maseela, Phakoa Moiloa
Libya: #1 men: Mohamed Eledrisi
Lithuania: #1 men: Ovidijus Varanauskas; #1 women: Kristina Alminaite
Luxembourg: #1 men: Matthias Van Hove
Macao: #1 men (tied): HipSang Cheong, Ho Fai Chong, Zhong Chun Wu; #1 women (tied): Wengsan Cheong, Mannga Hon, Man I Wong
Malaysia: #1 men: Sean Yeoh; #1 women: Jia Xin How
Maldives: #1 men (tied): Noor Ahmed, Sirfaan Rushdhee; #1 women (tied): Nashfa Amira, Aishath Azal, Zulaikha Ibrahim, Hawwa Michaela, Shizna Rasheedh, Aishath Shamma, Aminath Shiura, Aishath Zana
Mali: #1 men: Vanni Jay Candungag; #1 women (tied): Mariam Alou Coulibaly, Awa Keita, Djeneba N'Diaye, Assitan Traore
Mauritius: #1 women (tied): Samirah Andine, Marie Jhabeemissur
Mexico: #1 men: Bernardo Williams; #1 women: Alejandra Ugalde Rojas
Moldova: #1 men: Nicu Boitan
Mongolia: #1 men (tied): Delgernyam Davaasambuu, Jambaldorj Munkh-Erdene, Sergelen Otgonbaatar, Batyamba Sainbayar, Sedbazar Shinen; #1 women (tied): Solongo Bayasgalan, Ganzul Davaasuren, Bayartsetseg Ganbat, Munkhsuvd Janchivdorj
Montenegro: #1 men: Ivan Maras
Morocco: #1 men: Mohammed Aboud
Mozambique: #1 women (tied): Stefania Chiziane, Clitan De Sousa, Neidy Ocuane, Vilma Palmira
Nepal: #1 men: Rohit Karki; #1 women: Malla Anusha, Sneha Shrestha, Lunniva Singh, Preeti Tulachan
Netherlands: #1 men: Niels Plieger; #1 women: Karen Heinen
New Zealand: #1 men: Patrich Bolstad; #1 women: Emma Bryant
Nicaragua: #1 men (tied): Roger Hernandez, Jose Rios
Nigeria: #1 men: Hycenth Nwoke
Oman: #1 men (tied): Mazin Amber Zaher Al Hadidi, Ahmed Rashid Mohammed Al Haloali, Ali Saud Nasser Mattar Al Sabahi, Mahmood Ali Rashid Al Souli; #1 women: Mzoan Al Habisy
Pakistan: #1 men: Salman Manzur
Palestinian Territory: #1 men: Ahmed Ahmed; #1 women: Yusef Odeh
Panama: #1 men: Alejandro Grant
Paraguay: #1 men: Bernardo Pereyra Rolon; #1 women: Luciana Belén Vergara Romero
Peru: #1 men: Diego Alonso Moller-Hergt
Philippines: #1 men: Terrence Bill Romeo; #1 women (tied): Maria Lalaine Flormata, Mary Joy Galicia, Melissa Jacob, Denise Patricia Tui
Poland: #1 men: Przemysław Lewandowski; #1 women: Klaudia Sosnowska
Portugal: #1 men (tied): Rui Campos, Miguel Correia, Jose Marques, Edivino Miranda; #1 women (tied): Marta Costa, Rita Flor, Liliana Gonçalves, Ana Luisa Morais
Puerto Rico: #1 men: Jose Lopez; #1 women: Miriam Maria Sanchez
Qatar: #1 men: Yaseen Musa; #1 women (tied): Zeina Ezzat; Dana Suleiman; Mona Suleiman
Republic of the Congo: #1 men: Benito Kiniali; #1 women (tied): Amanda Lusamba Kabantu, Betthy Sarah Lwambo, Deborah Moto
Romania: #1 men: Angel Santana; #1 women: Andra Haas
Russia: #1 men: Alexandr Pavlov; #1 women: Anastasia Logunova
Rwanda: #1 women (tied): Umutoni Better, UMUHOZA Martine Umuhoza, Nadine Rutagengwa, Odette Jordan Umuhoza
Samoa: #1 men: Josiah Williams
Saudi Arabia: #1 men: Faisal Aldawsari
Senegal: #1 men: Ousseynou Karbala Gueye; #1 women: Olivia Marian Badji
Serbia: #1 men: Dejan Majstorovic; #1 women: Jelena Krsmanovic
Singapore: #1 men: Zhao Hui Chong; #1 women (tied): Nur Aqidah Abdul Latiff, Emiliati Ibrahim, Nur Adlina Ismail, Putri Nursyazwani
Slovakia: #1 men (tied): Jaroslav Ciho, Miroslav Ciho, Richard Hanacek; #1 women: Alexandra Riecka
Slovenia: #1 men: Simon Finzgar; #1 women: Maša Piršič
Somalia: #1 men: Hoessein Adow
South Africa: #1 men (tied): Thapelo Lerotholi, Sandile Zitha; #1 women (tied): Wendy Khabo, Buhle Mahlangu, Sive Somhlahlo, Zodwa Steleki
South Korea: #1 men: Kisung Hong; #1 women: Eun A Yang
Spain: #1 men: Juan Vasco Trabado; #1 women: Amaya Gastaminza
Sri Lanka: #1 men (tied): Mithila Abeysekera, Sandeepa Ratnayake, Kasun Uyangoda; #1 women (tied): Swairie Fernando, Jeanelle Senaratne
Sudan: #1 men: Ayob Ayob
Sweden: #1 men (tied): William Ahlberg, Kevin Okot; #1 women: Cecile Makakala
Switzerland: #1 men: Jean-Claude Porte; #1 women: Caroline Turin
Syria: #1 men: Yaser Hasan; #1 women (tied): Caroline Abo Ltef, Kinaz Akil, Dima Al Aysami
Thailand: #1 men: Wutipong Dasom; #1 women: Juthathip Mathuros
Tonga: #1 men: Joel Vaiangina; #1 women: Seini Schaumkel
Tunisia: #1 men: Slim Bousetta; #1 women: Houda Hamrouni
Turkey: #1 men: Gürcan Cüceloğlu; #1 women: Nihan Demirkol
Turkmenistan: #1 men (tied): Timur Allanurov, Toyly Bayriyev, Igor Mazuroz, Aleksandr Pashkov; #1 women (tied): Ayna Gokova, Mahrijemal Jumageldiyeva, Irina Kasparova, Nigyara Nagiyeva
Uganda: #1 men: Kassim Nagwere; #1 women: Judith Nansobya
Ukraine: #1 men (tied): Serghei Fraseniuc, Yurii Fraseniuc; #1 women: Alina Iagupova
United Arab Emirates: #1 men: Adham A; #1 women: Kris Belen
United States: #1 men: Willie Murdaugh; #1 women: Jewell Loyd
Uruguay: #1 men: Fernando Gutierrez; #1 women: Victoria Pereyra
Venezuela: #1 men: Carlos Rodriguez; #1 women: Laury Garcia
Vietnam: #1 men: Vo Binh An; #1 women: Tracy Nguyen
Wales: #1 men (tied): Jared Adams, Damian Cope; #1 women: Laura Shanahan
Yemen: #1 men: Ameen Bahartha
Zambia: #1 men: Masauso Mas
Zimbabwe: #1 men: Allen Danga; #1 women (tied): Mary Chawayipira, Tracey Makovere, Petra Mukondo, Christelle Nyauchi
*The list only includes countries and territories with 3x3 players - from the countries'/territories' nationality - registered on 3x3 planet.com.
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