2019 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup – Men's tournament

The 2019 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup – Men's tournament is the seventh edition of this championship. The event was held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. It was contested by 20 teams.

2019 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup – Men's tournament
Tournament details
Host countryMongolia
CityUlaanbaatar
Dates3–7 June
Teams20
Final positions
Champions United States (1st title)
Runners-upTurkey Turkey
Third placeArgentina Argentina
Fourth placeRussia Russia
Tournament statistics
MVPUnited States Dawson Garcia
2017
2021

United States won their first title with a win against Turkey in the final.[1]

Host selection

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Mongolia's capital, Ulaanbaatar, was given the hosting rights on 31 October 2018.[2] This marks the first time that Mongolia is hosting a world championship in a team sport.

Teams

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FIBA announced the qualified teams on 20 December 2018.[3]

Seeding

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The pools were announced on 6 March 2019.[4] The seeding and groups were as follows:

Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D

  China (1)
  Slovenia (8)
  Italy (9)
  Jordan (16)
  Turkey (17)

  Russia (2)
  Ukraine (7)
  Turkmenistan (10)
  Kazakhstan (15)
  Dominican Republic (18)

  Latvia (3)
  United States (6)
  Belarus (11)
  Mongolia (14) (H)
  Georgia (19)

  Romania (4)
  Estonia (5)
  Brazil (12)
  Kyrgyzstan (13)
  Argentina (20)

Venue

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Preliminary round

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Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification          
1   Turkey 4 4 0 65 43 +22 Quarterfinals 16–10 21–15
2   Italy 4 3 1 70 52 +18 22–17 21–3
3   Slovenia 4 2 2 65 52 +13 10–12 16–17
4   China 4 1 3 62 80 −18 12–21 18–16
5   Jordan 4 0 4 38 73 −35 8–16 11–18
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored.

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification          
1   Russia 4 4 0 79 50 +29 Quarterfinals 21–16 22–5
2   Ukraine 4 3 1 82 49 +33 22–12 22–6
3   Dominican Republic 4 1 3 62 70 −8 14–17 18–19
4   Turkmenistan 4 1 3 58 79 −21 15–19 18–20 OT
5   Kazakhstan 4 1 3 47 80 −33 10–22 12–18
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   United States 4 4 0 84 46 +38 Quarterfinals 21–9 21–14
2   Mongolia (H) 4 3 1 69 68 +1 10–21 18–16
3   Latvia 4 2 2 69 78 −9 13–21 16–20
4   Georgia 4 1 3 65 76 −11 19–21 21–16
5   Belarus 4 0 4 63 82 −19 15–21 18–19
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored.
(H) Hosts

Pool D

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification          
1   Argentina 4 4 0 71 48 +23 Quarterfinals 21–17 14–6
2   Romania 4 3 1 75 62 +13 19–17 OT 21–9
3   Brazil 4 2 2 64 60 +4 15–18 22–8
4   Estonia 4 1 3 75 76 −1 17–20 20–21
5   Kyrgyzstan 4 0 4 41 80 −39 8–16 16–21
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored.

Knockout stage

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All times are local.

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
7 June – 13:00
 
 
  Turkey 21
 
7 June – 17:05
 
  Mongolia 18
 
  Turkey 13
 
7 June – 13:25
 
  Argentina 11
 
  Argentina 21
 
7 June – 20:40
 
  Ukraine 20
 
  Turkey 12
 
7 June – 15:10
 
  United States 16
 
  Russia 20
 
7 June – 17:30
 
  Romania 9
 
  Russia 17
 
7 June – 15:35
 
  United States 18 OT Bronze medal
 
  United States 19
 
7 June – 18:55
 
  Italy 12
 
  Argentina 21
 
 
  Russia 18
 

Final standings

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Tiebreakers

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  • 1) Wins
  • 2) Points scored
  • 3) Seeding
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD
1   United States 7 7 0 137 87 +50
2   Turkey 7 6 1 111 88 +23
3   Argentina 7 6 1 124 99 +25
4   Russia 7 5 2 134 95 +39
5   Ukraine 5 3 2 102 70 +32
6   Mongolia 5 3 2 87 89 –2
7   Romania 5 3 2 84 82 +2
8   Italy 5 3 2 82 71 +11
9   Latvia 4 2 2 69 78 –9
10   Slovenia 4 2 2 65 52 +13
11   Brazil 4 2 2 64 60 +4
12   Estonia 4 1 3 75 76 –1
13   Georgia 4 1 3 65 76 –11
14   China 4 1 3 62 80 –18
15   Dominican Republic 4 1 3 62 70 –8
16   Turkmenistan 4 1 3 58 79 –21
17   Kazakhstan 4 1 3 47 80 –33
18   Belarus 4 0 4 63 82 –19
19   Kyrgyzstan 4 0 4 41 80 –39
20   Jordan 4 0 4 38 73 –35

Awards

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These players were given the awards after the competition:[5]

Most valuable player

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Top scorer

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Team of the tournament

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "USA complete unprecedented double at FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup 2019". fiba3x3.com. June 7, 2019.
  2. ^ "Mongolia to host FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup 2019". fiba3x3.com. October 31, 2018.
  3. ^ "Youth Olympics winners Argentina and USA stand out in list of FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup 2019 participants". fiba3x3.com. December 20, 2018.
  4. ^ "Excitement builds after pools announced for FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup". fiba3x3.com. March 6, 2019.
  5. ^ "Garcia headlines men's Team of the Tournament at FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup 2019". fiba3x3.com. June 7, 2019.
  6. ^ "Top Scorers | FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup 2019". fiba3x3.com.
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