Australia and China win FIBA 3×3 Asia Cup 2022
Australia and China win FIBA 3×3 Asia Cup 2022. SINGAPORE – The FIBA 3×3 Asia Cup 2022 was held from July 6-10 under the shadow of Singapore’s world-famous Marina Bay Sands.
The men’s tournament was won by Australia, and the women’s tournament was won by China.
After a nail-biting final against New Zealand, in which Australia prevailed 21-17, Australia won their third consecutive tournament overall. Andrew Steel, a sharpshooter, and Daniel Johnson, a large man, both finished with 8 points. Steel had ice in his veins. Johnson was a big man.
Jesse Wagstaff, a rising star in the sport, won the most valuable player after leading the league in scoring 42 points over the course of five games and clinched the championship with a layup. He was joined on the Team of the Tournament by Nikau McCullough of New Zealand and Jiaren Zhao, who is only 23 years old yet guided China to a podium finish. Both of these individuals are from China.
In the men’s game for the bronze medal, a young Chinese team prevailed over a ferocious push from the Philippines to win 20-18. This outcome was a repeat of the one that China achieved in 2019. In the paint, Zeyi Liu was unbeatable, and she concluded the game with 9 points. Meanwhile, Almond Vosotros, a standout player from the Philippines, had 8 points after a spectacular tournament.
China
In the women’s competition, China, who won bronze in the Tokyo Olympics and the Crelan FIBA 3×3 World Cup 2022, became the first team ever to win the Asia Cup. They did so by defeating the defending champions, Australia, by a score of 14-10 and capping off a strong run.
Towering China put an end to Australia’s aspirations of winning the tournament for a second time, with ZhiTing Zhang scoring the game’s highest point total of 6 points and Kun Huang contributing 5 points.
After proving once again that she thrives in the spotlight by being selected for the Team of the Tournament at the most recent World Cup, China’s starlet Lili Wang was awarded the Most Valuable Player award.
Anneli Maley (Australia) and bucket getter Kimberley Pierre-Louis, who led surprise packet Indonesia to a fairy-tale podium finish from qualifying after topping the overall scoring charts with 54 points from 5 games, joined Wang in the Team of the Tournament. Wang led Indonesia to a podium finish after qualifying after topping the overall scoring charts with 54 points from 5 games.
Indonesia
Indonesia made Asia Cup history by winning their first-ever medal in the competition by claiming the bronze medal in the women’s bronze medal match against Japan by a score of 21-17. Pierre-Louis maintained her scoring rampage with an astounding 14 points, breaking the hearts of Japanese fans who were rooting for their country to finish in third place for a second consecutive year.
The FIBA Secretary General, Andreas Zagklis, and the vice-president of the International Olympic Committee, Ng Ser Miang, were the ones to hand out the gold medals.
At this point, both Australia and China have secured their spots in the FIBA 3×3 World Cup in 2023.
It was the first time the Asia Cup has been held since 2019 and it was held in Singapore, which is notable for being the location where 3×3 was introduced to the rest of the globe at the Youth Olympic Games in 2010.
The thrilling, urban, and forward-thinking sport known as 3×3 is based on the many different varieties of streetball that are played all over the world. It is often considered to be the most popular urban team sport in the entire world. The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) is in charge of the competitions, which pit two teams of three players each against one another on a basketball half-court.
The first time it was used in an international tournament and the first time it was successful were both during the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore in 2010. Since that time, it has been able to thrive thanks to the introduction of a yearly professional circuit for both men and women (respectively known as the World Tour and Women’s Series), in addition to competitions between national teams.
The 3×3 competition made its debut for the first time in the Olympic Games in Tokyo in the year 2020.
FIBA 3×3 events make use of Enlio flooring, as well as Wilson balls, Schelde backstops, Bodet shot clocks and the Magic Sky canopy system. Additionally, these games make use of a variety of other products.