The tournament, organized by the university trade union with the physical education department as co-organizer, is open to teams formed by the university’s branch trade unions. Games will be played at the staff home facility on the Shihu campus on Dec. 2 at 1:30 p.m., Dec. 4 at 3:30 p.m. and Dec. 9 at 1:30 p.m., according to the notice.
Registration closes Nov. 24, draw set for Nov. 25
Teams must submit registration forms by noon on Tuesday, Nov. 24, as an email attachment to [email protected], with a contact person and phone number listed on the form. The group draw will be held online from 12:00 to 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 25, with details posted in the staff sports event group chat. Teams must sign a participation waiver, which will be collected on site at the competition venue; late submissions will not be accepted. Li Jianlong is the listed contact, reachable at 18115848291.
Who can enter and how teams are built
Each branch trade union fields its own team. Players must be current, dues-paying staff members of the union they represent and in good health; the notice warns that teams caught using ineligible players will be disqualified and publicly criticized. Each team may register one team leader and four players, and the leader may also play. Once registered, rosters cannot be changed without cause. Unions with 50 or fewer members may combine to form a joint team, while unions with 100 or more members may enter two teams. A team of physical education department basketball instructors has also been invited to play in the group stage only, outside the standings.
21-point format, 10-minute games
Matches are half-court, three-a-side affairs played under a 21-point cap: the first team to 21 wins, and if the game is tied at the final buzzer, overtime decides it with the first team to score 2 additional points taking the game. Each game lasts 10 minutes of running time, with the clock stopping during timeouts, free throws and the final minute of play.
Scoring follows FIBA 3×3 conventions: a shot from beyond the arc counts 2 points, an inside shot 1 point and a free throw 1 point. The final minute of each game operates under a 12-second shot clock, and offensive players may not linger in the key for more than 3 seconds or hold the ball with their back to the basket for more than 3 seconds without shooting.
After a defensive rebound or steal, the ball must be moved or passed outside the three-point line before the offense can attack; an offensive rebound, by contrast, allows an immediate put-back attempt. Each team gets one 30-second timeout per game, and substitutions are unlimited but only permitted on dead balls, with the incoming player entering from the end line opposite the basket after a high-five with the outgoing player.
Team fouls accumulate across the whole game. Once a team reaches six fouls, the seventh, eighth and ninth fouls award the opponent two free throws, while the 10th and subsequent fouls award two free throws plus possession. Players are not disqualified for accumulating personal or technical fouls, but two unsportsmanlike fouls send a player off. A team that arrives more than five minutes late, or fields fewer than three players, forfeits the game by a W-0 score.
Four seeded groups, then a cross-elimination bracket
The first stage is a round-robin group phase in four groups — A, B, C and D — with the top two from each group advancing.
The second stage on Dec. 9 is a cross-elimination bracket that decides the top eight: Group A’s winner meets Group B’s runner-up and Group C’s winner meets Group D’s runner-up in the upper bracket, while Group A’s runner-up faces Group B’s winner and Group C’s runner-up faces Group D’s winner in the lower bracket. Group standings are decided by wins, then head-to-head results, then average points scored in games between tied teams, then total points across all group games.
Medals for the top eight, student referees
No trophies or cash prizes are on offer — the top eight teams receive medals. Games will be officiated by students, with Li Peng serving as chief referee and Li Jianlong as deputy chief referee. The notice states that referees’ decisions are final, though team leaders may appeal to the arbitration committee. Apart from the specific local rules above, play follows the latest FIBA-approved 3×3 basketball rules adopted by the Chinese Basketball Association, and all games use the size 6 ball required under FIBA 3×3 regulations.
The tournament’s stated purpose, per the union notice, is to enrich staff cultural and sports life, promote fitness among employees and strengthen the cohesion of the union organization. The first games tip off Dec. 2 at 1:30 p.m. at the Shihu campus staff home.
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