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Serbia and France are world champions!

It was a hot week in Belgium as we have witnessed fantastic 3×3 basketball in Antwerp. In the men’s part of the draw, Serbia had the role of the main favorite for the gold medal. In the women’s competition, France had been a black horse before the tournament.

Serbian guys confirmed the status in a big manner and won gold for the fifth time. France women’s national squad, against all odds, became world champions for the first time.

There were eight teams per category to play qualification for the quarterfinals after the group stage. In the men’s competition, those fixtures were Latvia vs Germany, Mongolia vs Poland, France vs Austria, Usa vs New Zealand. Latvia, Poland, France, and Usa proceeded to the quarterfinals.

In the women’s part of the draw, those games were Lithuania vs Netherland, Canada vs Germany, Belgium vs Brazil, and France vs Mongolia. Lithuania, Canada, Belgium, and France progressed through this phase of the competition.

Quarterfinals were played on the same day as the last 16 round. In the men’s quarterfinals, Serbia beat Latvia with 22-17, Belgium defeated Poland with 18-14, France won against the Netherlands with 18-12, and Lithuania stunned Usa with a 21-11 victory. Here you can see the most important moments from Serbia vs Latvia game:

Now we are going to see results from the women’s quarterfinals.

Canada shocked Usa with a 21-14 victory, France beat Spain with 15-14, Lithuania defeated Poland with 19-16, and China won against Belgium with 21-13. Here are the highlights from France vs Spain game:

Semifinals in the men’s part of the draw gave us tremendous excitement. Serbia won against Belgium with 17-12. Lithuania beat France 18-17 after overtime. Here are the highlights from Serbia vs Belgium game:

Women’s semifinals brought us two super-exciting fixtures. Canada defeated Lithuania with 16-14. France stunned China with a 17-16 victory. Here are the crucial moments from France vs China game:

France played against Belgium for the third place in the men’s tournament. France made a 18-17 victory after overtime. Serbia and Lithuania played the final game. Serbian guys won convincingly with 21-16. Here are highlights from the final game:

Lithuania and China were having a match for the bronze medal. Lithuania suffered a 21-11 loss against China. The women’s final was played between France and Canada. French ladies defeated Canada with 16-13. Here are the most significant moments from France vs Canada game:

Dejan Majstorovic led Serbia in scoring and he got an award for Most Valuable Player of the Championship. On the other side, Laetitia Guapo did the same thing in women’s competition.  

The team of the men’s tournament includes Dejan Majstorovic, Thibaut Vervoort, and  Ignas Vaitkus. Laetitia Guapo, Michelle Plouffe, and Lily Wang are in the team of the women’s tournament.

Dejan Majstorovic aka “Maestro” holds the record for most successful player with four world championship titles.

Piotr Grabowski aka “Grabo”, dunker from Poland, won the Dunk Contest at Fiba 3×3 World Cup. Remco Franklin from Poland won the silver medal, and Kristaps Dargais from Latvia took the bronze medal.

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Marjan Nikolic

Passionate sports guy, coming from the eastern Europe where best basketball is played (yeah, I know you will not agree!). Dynamic 3x3 basket has special place in my heart.

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