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

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

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.

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

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

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

Romania Romania (4)
Estonia Estonia (5)
Brazil Brazil (12)
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan (13)
Argentina 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 Turkey Italy Slovenia China Jordan
1 Turkey Turkey 4 4 0 65 43 +22 Quarterfinals 16–10 21–15
2 Italy Italy 4 3 1 70 52 +18 22–17 21–3
3 Slovenia Slovenia 4 2 2 65 52 +13 10–12 16–17
4 China China 4 1 3 62 80 −18 12–21 18–16
5 Jordan 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 Russia Ukraine Dominican Republic Turkmenistan Kazakhstan
1 Russia Russia 4 4 0 79 50 +29 Quarterfinals 21–16 22–5
2 Ukraine Ukraine 4 3 1 82 49 +33 22–12 22–6
3 Dominican Republic Dominican Republic 4 1 3 62 70 −8 14–17 18–19
4 Turkmenistan Turkmenistan 4 1 3 58 79 −21 15–19 18–20 OT
5 Kazakhstan 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 United States Mongolia Latvia Georgia (country) Belarus
1 United States United States 4 4 0 84 46 +38 Quarterfinals 21–9 21–14
2 Mongolia Mongolia (H) 4 3 1 69 68 +1 10–21 18–16
3 Latvia Latvia 4 2 2 69 78 −9 13–21 16–20
4 Georgia (country) Georgia 4 1 3 65 76 −11 19–21 21–16
5 Belarus 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 Argentina Romania Brazil Estonia Kyrgyzstan
1 Argentina Argentina 4 4 0 71 48 +23 Quarterfinals 21–17 14–6
2 Romania Romania 4 3 1 75 62 +13 19–17 OT 21–9
3 Brazil Brazil 4 2 2 64 60 +4 15–18 22–8
4 Estonia Estonia 4 1 3 75 76 −1 17–20 20–21
5 Kyrgyzstan 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 Turkey 21
 
7 June – 17:05
 
Mongolia Mongolia 18
 
Turkey Turkey 13
 
7 June – 13:25
 
Argentina Argentina 11
 
Argentina Argentina 21
 
7 June – 20:40
 
Ukraine Ukraine 20
 
Turkey Turkey 12
 
7 June – 15:10
 
United States United States 16
 
Russia Russia 20
 
7 June – 17:30
 
Romania Romania 9
 
Russia Russia 17
 
7 June – 15:35
 
United States United States 18 OT Bronze medal
 
United States United States 19
 
7 June – 18:55
 
Italy Italy 12
 
Argentina Argentina 21
 
 
Russia 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 United States 7 7 0 137 87 +50
2 Turkey Turkey 7 6 1 111 88 +23
3 Argentina Argentina 7 6 1 124 99 +25
4 Russia Russia 7 5 2 134 95 +39
5 Ukraine Ukraine 5 3 2 102 70 +32
6 Mongolia Mongolia 5 3 2 87 89 –2
7 Romania Romania 5 3 2 84 82 +2
8 Italy Italy 5 3 2 82 71 +11
9 Latvia Latvia 4 2 2 69 78 –9
10 Slovenia Slovenia 4 2 2 65 52 +13
11 Brazil Brazil 4 2 2 64 60 +4
12 Estonia Estonia 4 1 3 75 76 –1
13 Georgia (country) Georgia 4 1 3 65 76 –11
14 China China 4 1 3 62 80 –18
15 Dominican Republic Dominican Republic 4 1 3 62 70 –8
16 Turkmenistan Turkmenistan 4 1 3 58 79 –21
17 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 4 1 3 47 80 –33
18 Belarus Belarus 4 0 4 63 82 –19
19 Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan 4 0 4 41 80 –39
20 Jordan 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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