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DOHA (Qatar) – The Latvian team completed an incredible comeback to beat Liman (SRB) in the final and defend their FIBA 3×3 World Tour Doha Masters title on November 21, 2020.
Down 20-15, the world’s No. 3 team Riga (LAT) relentlessly overcame the gap until Karlis Lasmanis landed an impossible Tissot Buzzer Beater on the dribble from behind the arc for his team to win 21-20.
The 26-year-old left-hander advanced into the final with 11 points, the game’s most. It was a team effort for Riga all weekend, as sniper Edgars Krumins led all scorers (34 points in 5 games) and speedy Nauris Miezis received the MVP trophy, from
The First Vice President of the Qatar Olympic Committee and President of FIBA Asia, HE Sheikh Saud Bin Ali Al Thani, and the President of the Qatar Basketball Federation, Ahmed Abdulrahman al-Muftah, after leading his team in key assists , rebounds and player value.
Riga went 5-0 at the modern Al Gharafa sports complex and Liman confirmed their dominance in 3×3 in Doha. The two teams have combined to win all four FIBA 3×3 World Tour Masters this season.
They will meet again in the final of the FIBA 3×3 World Tour, to be held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, from December 18 to 19, 2020. In total, twelve teams will compete in the final: Riga (LAT), Liman ( SRB), NY Harlem (United States), Novi Sad (SRB), Utena Uniclub (LTU), Jeddah (KSA), Lausanne Catapult (SUI), Piran (SLO), Sakiai Gulbele (LTU), Ub (SRB), Amsterdam (NED) and Ulaanbaatar MMC energy (MGL), which became the first Mongolian team to reach the FIBA 3×3 World Tour Final.
In individual contests, Chris Staples (USA) won the McDonald’s Dunk contest, while former FIBA Basketball World Cup entrant Kostas Vasileiadis (from Greece, playing for Lusail, QAT) dominated the contest of Tissot penalties.
All health and safety measures requested by local and national authorities and the Guidelines for the Return to Basketball, developed by the FIBA Medical Advisory Group (MAG), which were successfully introduced for the return of FIBA 3×3 World Tour in Debrecen, were implemented once again. .
DOHA MASTERS RANKINGS
1. Riga (LAT)
2. Liman (SRB)
3. Utena Uniclub (LTU)
4. Jeddah (KSA)
5. Princeton (United States)
6. Lausanne Catapult (SUI)
7. Bielefeld LFDY (GER)
8. Lusail (QAT)
9. Yoyogi Crayon.EXE (JPN)
10. Ub (SRB)
11. Manila Chooks TM (FI)
12. NY Harlem (United States)
13. Riyadh (KSA)
14. Kamakura Made by nature (JPN)
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Exciting, urban and innovative, the 3×3 is inspired by various forms of streetball played around the world and is considered the number one urban team sport in the world. Run by FIBA, the games see two teams of three players square off on a half basketball court.
It was first played successfully in international competition at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore and has since benefited from the launch of an annual FIBA 3×3 World Tour in the city and the FIBA World and Continental Cups. 3×3 of the national team.
On June 9, 2017, 3×3 was added to the Olympic Program, starting with the Tokyo Games.
Wilson is the global partner for costumes and balls and Tissot is the official FIBA 3×3 timekeeper.
FIBA 3×3 events are played on Enlio floors with Wilson balls, Schelde back bumpers and the Magic Sky awning system.
For more information on 3×3, visit fiba3x3.basketball, FIBA 3×3 accounts on Facebook, Instagram, Sina Weibo, Tencent, TikTok, Twitter, Youku and YouTube or contact 3×[email protected].
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