FIBA 3×3 closed several days of intense international activity with new champions on the World Tour and the Women’s Series, places at stake on the professional circuit and the full lineup confirmed for the FIBA 3×3 Europe Cup Crelan 2026. The succession of events in Amsterdam, Sumgait, Singapore and the European qualifiers showed the breadth of a calendar built around international venues, different competition formats and new pathways into its major events.
The standout figure came at the FIBA 3×3 World Tour Amsterdam 2026, where Baskets Bonn claimed their first World Tour title after defeating Amsterdam Rabobank 21-19 in the final. The German team reached the main draw through the qualifying phase and completed a run that had started on Friday, at a stop that once again underlined Amsterdam’s place on the circuit through the quality of the venue, the response of the crowd and packed bleachers across the three days of competition.
Baskets Bonn opens up the World Tour picture in Amsterdam
Baskets Bonn came back from a seven-point deficit in the final against the home team, who had led 16-9 with less than five minutes remaining. Fabian Giessmann led the German response, finished the game with 13 points and was named MVP of the FIBA 3×3 World Tour Amsterdam 2026 after ending the event as top scorer, with 50 points in five games, and leader in player value, with 56.5.
The victory for Baskets Bonn confirmed one of the most significant notes of the early season: the FIBA 3×3 World Tour 2026 has produced six different winners in its first six stops. The circuit will continue on June 27 and 28 with the FIBA 3×3 World Tour Ulaanbaatar 2026, while Amsterdam also featured victories for Eric Demers in the Shoot-Out Contest and Mounir Konate in the NXT LEVEL Dunk Contest.
Women’s Series adds titles for Australia and the Netherlands
The FIBA 3×3 Women’s Series 2026 also maintained its competitive rhythm with two notable stops. Australia won their first title of the season in Sumgait after defeating Ukraine 21-13 in the final, with a performance built around the inside presence of Hannah Hank and the contribution of Marena Whittle, who was named MVP after leading a team that completed an unbeaten campaign in Azerbaijan.
In Amsterdam, the Netherlands defended their crown in front of their home crowd with a 20-14 victory over Rapid Bucharest in the final of the FIBA 3×3 Women’s Series Amsterdam 2026. The Dutch team also finished the event unbeaten at NDSM Wharf, with Noortje Driessen named MVP after leading the competition in points and key assists, while the women’s calendar continues with the Ulaanbaatar and Poitiers stops.
Antwerp wins in Singapore and secures Lausanne place
The Challenger circuit produced another important move in Singapore, where Antwerp won the FIBA 3×3 Lion City Challenger 2026 after beating Shibuya 21-14 in the final. The Belgian team, led by MVP Dennis Donkor, claimed their second Challenger title of the season and secured qualification for the FIBA 3×3 World Tour Lausanne 2026 alongside Valencia Basket, the other eligible team best placed together with the Japanese finalist.
The week also completed the qualification process for the FIBA 3×3 Europe Cup Crelan 2026, which will be played in Antwerp. Ireland men and Azerbaijan women qualified through the Kosovo qualifier; Switzerland men, Italy men, Hungary women and Slovenia women advanced from Slovakia; and Spain men, Estonia men, Ukraine women and Sweden women completed the allocation from Romania.
Spain will return to the men’s Europe Cup after missing the 2025 edition, while Estonia will make their first appearance since 2021 and Sweden will play the women’s competition for the first time. The FIBA 3×3 Europe Cup Crelan 2026 will bring together 12 men’s and 12 women’s national teams in Antwerp, with Belgium, Serbia, the Netherlands, Lithuania, France, Germany, Latvia, Italy, Switzerland, Ireland, Estonia and Spain in the men’s draw, and Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain, France, Germany, Poland, Czechia, Hungary, Slovenia, Azerbaijan, Ukraine and Sweden in the women’s draw.
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