The three-player basketball “Cleran FIBA (International Basketball Federation) 3×3 Basketball World Cup 2022” will open on June 21st, and the men’s and women’s pool match (group stage) will start. Pool A’s Japan Women’s National Team lost to Lithuania 14-21 in the first match of the tournament and started the black star. The second match against China was won 17-14, the first victory of the tournament. Mai Yamamoto (Toyota Antelopes) marked the team’s highest score (7 points against Lithuania, 8 points against China) in two games. The Japan Women’s National Team has finished the first day with 1 win and 1 loss.
Women’s Pool A finished two games for each team, with Lithuania leading with two wins. Japan, China and Germany have 1 win and Romania have 0 wins. On the 22nd, the Japanese men’s national team will participate in two pool games. Face the Polish national team match and the Latvia national team match.
Cleran FIBA 3×3 Basketball World Cup 2022(FIBA official website)
■ Combination
＜Men＞
- POOL A: Serbia, France, Puerto Rico, Brazil, New Zealand
- POOL B: Lithuania, Germany, Mongolia, Chinese Taipei, Chile
- POOL C: Latvia, Netherlands, Poland, Japan, China
- POOL D: Belgium, USA, Austria, Egypt, Slovenia
- POOL A: Germany, Romania, Lithuania, Japan, China
- POOL B: France, USA, Austria, Brazil, New Zealand
- POOL C: Poland, Mongolia, Egypt, Dominican Republic, Belgium
- POOL D: Spain, Netherlands, Canada, Chile, Israel
* The parentheses after the country name are the FIBA rankings on April 4th.
■ Japan national team competition schedule / broadcast schedule
[Broadcast schedule]
[Competition schedule / scheduled delivery start time]
June 21st (Tuesday) Day 1 Pool Battle
- 18:15[Women]vs. Lithuania National Team
- 22:15[Women]vs. Representative of the People’s Republic of China
June 22 (Wednesday) 2nd day pool game
- 18:45[Men]vs. Poland National Team
- 22:50[Men]vs. Latvia National Team
June 23 (Thursday) 3rd day pool game
- 18:15[Women]vs. Romanian National Team
- 21:50[Women]vs. Germany National Team
June 24th (Friday) 4th day pool game
- 18:45[Men]vs. Representative of the People’s Republic of China
- 21:50[Men]vs. Netherlands National Team
June 25th (Sat) 5th Final Tournament
- [Men][Women]Last 16 games, quarterfinals
June 26th (Sun) 6th Final Tournament
- [Men][Women]Semifinals, 3rd place playoff, finals
■ 3 × 3 Basketball World Cup
Unlike the “FIBA 3×3 World Tour,” which allows players to participate in open members with no restrictions on nationality, the “Cleran FIBA World Cup 2022” tournament is held as a competition for each team representing each country and region, and this is the seventh time. Count. Popular with young people, 3×3 basketball made its debut as the first Olympic Games in Tokyo 2020 last summer, and will be held in Paris 2024.
With 20 teams from around the world for both men and women, this tournament will be divided into four pools, each of which has five teams, based on the FIBA World Rankings. Each pool will play four games per team using a round robin (brute force) method, and if they reach first place in the pool, they will advance to the quarterfinals. If you reach 2nd or 3rd place in the pool, you will have a play-in match called “Last 16 Games” to compete for tickets to the final tournament.
21 – 26 Jun
3×3 Basketball | Clerin World Cup | Antwerp
