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2014 FIBA 3x3 World Tour

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FIBA 3x3 World Tour 2014
Tournament information
Dates11–12 October 2014 (finals)
Host(s)Philippines
China
United States
Czech Republic
Switzerland
Brazil
Japan (finals)
Teams13 (finals)
Final positions
ChampionsSerbia Novi Sad (1st title)
1st runners-upCanada Saskatoon
2nd runners-upSlovenia Kranj
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The 2014 FIBA 3x3 World Tour was an international 3x3 basketball between 3x3 basketball teams. The tournament is organized by FIBA.

The Grand Final of the 2014 FIBA 3x3 World Tour was held in Sendai, Japan on 11–12 October.

The winners of an event organised in Japan, the winners of the Beijing Masters and the best two teams from the other Masters fought for two days for the pride to represent their city, the 20,000 USD winners' cheque and a chance to be crowned FIBA 3x3 World Tour Champions.

A win at the FIBA 3x3 World Tour Final also means a guaranteed spot at the 2014 FIBA 3x3 All-Stars, held in Doha, Qatar on 12 December and whose prize money and appearance fee reached a grand total of 120,000 USD.

The fans also get to see a Dunk Contest and the Samsung Shoot-Out Contest, exhibition games and live performances from DJs, dancers and other street artists.

Finals Qualification

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Six Masters Tournaments were held in six cities in six countries. 12 teams participated in the finals to be which was held in Sendai, Japan on October 11–12. Best teams from each masters tournament qualified for the finals.

Event Date Location Berths Qualified
Direct Qualifier 11–12 October Japan Tokyo 1 Japan Kobe
Manila Masters 19–20 July Philippines Mandaluyong 2 Philippines Manila West
Qatar Doha
Beijing Masters 2–3 August China Beijing 1 China Wukesong
Chicago Masters 15–16 August United States Chicago 2 Canada Saskatoon
United States Denver
Prague Masters 23–24 August Czech Republic Prague 2 Serbia Novi Sad
Romania Bucharest
Lausanne Masters 29–30 August Switzerland Lausanne 2 Slovenia Kranj
Slovenia Trbovlje
Rio de Janeiro Masters 27–28 September Brazil Rio de Janeiro 2 Brazil São Paulo
Brazil Santos
TOTAL 12

Final standing

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Qualified for the FIBA 3x3 All-Star
Rank Team Record
1st place, gold medalist(s) Serbia Novi Sad
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Canada Saskatoon
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Slovenia Kranj
4 Romania Bucharest
5 Philippines Manila West
6 Slovenia Trbovlje
7 Indonesia Jakarta
8 United States Denver
9 Brazil São Paulo
10 Brazil Santos
11 Japan Kobe
12 China Wukesong