HONG KONG – Ub (SRB) continue their red-hot form in the circuit, defeating Hangzhou (CHN) 21 – 14 to win the FIBA 3×3 World Tour Hong Kong 2025 on July 20.

Despite a stuttering start to their season, there’s been no denying the Serbian Giants in recent stops, coming into Hong Kong with back-to-back stop wins in Marseille and Vienna. However, their job would be considerably different without world number one Strahinja Stojacic. Things only got tougher for Ub as they would have to continue on without Dejan Majstorovic who was dealing with an injury coming into the knockout rounds. 

They would take on Hangzhou in the final, who have turned heads all season but were particularly potent in Hong Kong. They battled their way through the Qualifying Draw to earn a spot to the quarter-final. They came up clutch in the knockout games, taking down the Skyliners and Kandava to book a clash against Ub. 

The three-man Serbian side stayed true to plan and got scoring going early, Marko Brankovic orchestrating things with Nemanja Barac and Nenad Nerandzic providing the end-product. It was a physical battle to start the contest, both sides battling in the paint to acquire their points for the most part.

As the game went on however, Ub’s experience showed. Despite a clear disadvantage, an on-fire Brankovic and Barac grabbed the offensive reins, combining for 16 points. Nerandzic was crucial on the boards and contributed timely buckets. Filip Kaluderovic would try to answer back for Hangzhou but to no avail. Marko Brankovic would seal the game with a turn around fadeaway to hand Ub a 21 – 14 victory over Hangzhou, making it 3 stops in a row for the Serbians. 

Brankovic was a man on a mission for Ub. He finished the tournament as the top scorer (46), with the highest player value total (57.2) and the most key assists (12). He was the engine behind Ub coming through despite losing Dejan Majstorovic to injury mid-tournament and was the driving force behind their surge in the final where he put up a team-high 9 points. Brankovic would earn MVP plaudits in Hong Kong for his efforts. 

In the individual contests, Trey Bardsley (Miami) won the Shoot-Out Contest presented by Wilson while Brodie Stevens won the Dunk Contest. 

STANDINGS

Ub (SRB)

Hangzhou (CHN)

Chongming (CHN)

Kandava Turiba (LAT)

Partizan (SRB)

Skyliners (GER)

Toulouse (FRA)

Ulaanbaatar MMC Energy (MGL)

Amsterdam RABOBANK (NED)

Miami (USA)

Seef (BRN)

Hong Kong (HKG)

Doha (QAT)

Shanghai (CHN)

Milan (ITA)

Guangzhou STR Revo (CHN)

About FIBA 3×3

Exciting, urban and innovative, 3×3 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 professional circuit for men and women (World Tour and Women’s Series respectively) and national-team competitions. 3×3 made its Olympic debut at the Tokyo 2020 Games.

Wilson is the Global Ball Partner of the FIBA 3×3 World Tour 2024.

FIBA 3×3 events are played on Enlio floors with Wilson balls, Schelde backstops, Bodet shot-clocks, the Magic Sky canopy and the Avant seating system.

Marko Brankovic named FIBA 3×3 World Tour Hong Kong MVP

USA are celebrating another piece of silverware after successfully defending their crown at the FIBA U19 Women’s Basketball World Cup 2025 with an 88-76 victory over Australia in the Final.

Winning a fourth consecutive edition and an 11th title in total, USA also extended their record-breaking winning streak in the competition to 28 games.

Their success in the Final was built around yet another sensational effort from Saniyah Hall. She excelled with a brilliant performance efficiency valuation of 35 after contributing 25 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists.

Australia finished as runners-up in the competition for the third time in four editions.

Hall lands TISSOT MVP honor
Saniyah Hall capped a tremendous individual tournament by being deservedly named TISSOT Most Valuable Player. She collected the prestigious award having averaged 19.9 points, 6.4 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.9 steals per game in the tournament. She shot 52.6 percent from the field – helped by 39.3 percent from the perimeter.

Hall was joined on the All-Star Five by teammate Sienna Betts, along with Bonnie Deas of Australia, Somtochukwu Okafor of Spain and Syla Swords of Canada.

Spain won bronze as they squeezed out Canada 70-68 in a thrilling Third Place Game. Okafor proved to be the game-winner with a superb 23 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals.

USA are U19 Women’s World Champion once again
Final Standings of the FIBA U19 Women’s Basketball World Cup 2025

1. USA
2. Australia
3. Spain
4. Canada
5. France
6. Japan
7. Portugal
8. Hungary
9. Korea
10. Israel
11. China
12. Nigeria
13. Czechia
14. Brazil
15. Argentina

Saniyah Hall was named the TISSOT Most Valuable Player of the FIBA U19 Women’s Basketball World Cup 2025 after leading USA to an astonishing 11th title.

The versatile and super-talented Hall, who is also eligible to play at the next edition of the competition in 2027, was on-fire from start to finish in the tournament.

In the Final she showed why she was a worthy winner of the individual accolade with a monstrous display to take her team past Australia 88-76. She accrued an eye-popping efficiency of 35 after recording 25 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists.

Saniyah Hall led the All-Star Five after registering an average performance efficiency valuation of 24.0 across the 2025 edition. This was achieved after a phenomenal return of 19.9 points, 6.4 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.9 steals per game. She also shot brilliantly too – netting 52.6 percent from the field and shooting 39.3 percent from three-point range.

Bonnie Deas, Somto Okafor, Saniyah Hall and Sienna Betts. Syla Swords is not present
Hall was joined on the All-Star Five by USA teammate Sienna Betts along with Australian guard Bonnie Deas, Spanish ace Somtochukwu Okafor and Canadian leader Syla Swords.

Betts was a constant problem for opposing defenses from the first jump-ball. She eventually harvested a tournament double-double of 14.6 points and 10.0 rebounds per outing, also blocking 2.1 shots per game and shooting a fantastic 58.7 percent from the floor.

Deas was instrumental in Australia making their run to the title game and averaged 12.3 points, 7.7 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game.

Okafor put in a special double-double display in the Third Place Game to propel Spain to bronze and the guard averaged 12.5 points and 6.5 rebounds in the competition.

Swords completes the lineup after finishing the tournament for fourth placed Canada averaging 15.9 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game.

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