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In the first of three tournaments to be played this week and with the same status, the Utena Juventus-Uniclub Casino team made a strong debut, having sensationally won second place in the Debrecen Masters tournament.
The men of Šakiai “Gulbelė” will try to repeat or even improve the achievement of the residents of Utena at the Europe Masters tournament on Saturday. Šakiškiai won all four matches played on Friday, and due to a place in the semifinals at 6.15pm. In Lithuanian time, he will face the Jeda team of Saudi Arabia.
The FIBA 3×3 World Tour is a series of Masters tournaments competing for cash prizes ($ 109,000 per tournament this year, $ 40,000 for first place) and the title of the best club team in the world.
“Each Masters tournament is a new story. There are many capable teams here. For example, the second tournament was won by basketball players from Riga, they probably won’t win on Saturday, because here everything is changing fast,” said Dainius Novickas, the Head coach of Lithuanian 3×3 basketball teams, on the difficult predictability of tournaments.
Qualifying for the Masters competition is simple: a certain number of invitations are distributed to the best FIBA 3×3 team qualifying teams. Otherwise, you must win first or second place in Challenger tournaments or win Quest status competitions. Such was the Hoptrans 3×3 tournament organized by the Lithuanian 3×3 Basketball Association, Betsafe-LKL and the Lithuanian Basketball Federation, from which Utena’s team entered the Debrecen Masters.
In the first two stages of the World Tour this season, the forks received invitations for sixth place in the ranking, in the third “Gulbelė” is fighting as the winner of the Lithuanian 3×3 championship, which had the status of “Quest”.
Typically, there are eleven Masters tournaments (one or two per month) and a final in the World Tour season, with the twelve teams with the most points playing.
100 points are awarded for first place in the World Round stage, 80 for the second, 70 for the third, 60 for the fourth, 50 for the fifth, 45 for the sixth, 40 for the seventh, 35 for the eighth , 20 for the ninth, for the tenth – 18, for the eleventh – 16, for the twelfth – 14.
It is not clear yet how many Masters tournaments will take place this season, but currently, during the third tournament, Utena Juventus-Uniclub Casino (80 points) shares 6-7 places, and Šakiai Swan (38 points). ranks eleventh. If the circumstances are right, it is possible to see both Lithuanian clubs in the final stage.
More than 50 teams from around the globe participate in the World Tour during the season. Last year, Šakiai “Gulbelė” participated in four stages of the World Tour, one of which was won, and the points accumulated during all stages were enough for the hairpins to enter the final tournament. It was ranked sixth.
Sakiai 🇱🇹 and Riga 🇱🇻 dominated Day 1 of # 3x3WT Europe Masters 2020! pic.twitter.com/36LGlzwO5G
– FIBA3x3 (@ FIBA3x3) September 4, 2020
When will we see the World Tour stage in Lithuania? It could be that fast, says the trio’s basketball coach.
“We had a high-level tournament in Palanga in terms of organization, level of play and visibility. I think we have a good chance to have a Masters tournament with us this season. Those languages exist, but it’s all about finance: prize funds, finding sponsors. After Hoptrans 3×3, we get a lot of attention from FIBA, they liked everything, ”said D. Novickas.
These are the teams that tomorrow will fight for the championship in this # 3x3WT European Masters 2020 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/KKHpG6KHL5
– FIBA3x3 (@ FIBA3x3) September 4, 2020
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