Rosters confirmed on eve of FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup 2018

2 Oct 2018

XI'AN (FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup 2018) - The finalized rosters of the 20 men's and 20 women's teams participating at the first-ever FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup 2018, in Xi'an, China, have now been confirmed.

With the action set to begin on Wednesday, October 3, all rosters have been trimmed to 4 players.

Pool action will take place from October 3 to October 6, with the top two teams from each pool in both women's and men's categories, earning a direct ticket to the Quarter-Finals. The Knock-Out Rounds - culminating with the finals - will be held on October 7.

Xi’an will be the capital of basketball in October as the FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup will be held in parallel with the FIBA World Basketball Summit 2018.

Click on the teams below to view the full rosters.

Men's Category
Pool A: Latvia, Mongolia, Estonia, Hungary, Indonesia
Pool B:
Russia, Netherlands, France, Kyrgyzstan, Egypt
Pool C: Serbia, Slovenia, China, Turkmenistan, Philippines
Pool D: 
Japan, Romania, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Chinese Taipei

Women's Category
Pool A:
 China, Hungary, Romania, Germany, Uganda
Pool B: Ukraine, Netherlands, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Belarus
Pool C: 
France, Mongolia, Japan, Czech Republic, Argentina
Pool D: 
Russia, Andorra, Iran, Sri Lanka, Malaysia

Stay up-to-date on the official website: FIBA.basketball/3x3U23, watch the livestream on Youtube.com/FIBA3x3 and follow us on FacebookTwitterInstagram at @FIBA3x3 for reactions, photos, livescores and more. Start the conversation using the official hashtag #3x3U23.

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Exciting, urban and innovative, 3x3 is inspired by several forms of streetball played worldwide and is considered the world’s number one urban team sport. Steered by FIBA, games see two teams of three players face off on a basketball half-court. 

It was played successfully for the first time in international competition at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore and since then has benefited from the launch of a yearly city-based FIBA 3x3 World Tour (www.fiba.basketball/3x3worldtour) and national-team FIBA 3x3 World & Continental Cups. On 9 June 2017, 3x3 was added to the Olympic Program, starting from the Tokyo 2020 Games. 

For further information about 3x3, visit fiba3x3.basketball, FIBA 3x3 accounts on FacebookInstagramSina WeiboTencentTwitter, Youku and YouTube or contact 3x3media@fiba.com.