Spain opened this week’s competition sequence in FIBA 3×3 with their first title of the season in the Women’s Series. The Spanish team won the FIBA 3×3 Women’s Series Bucharest 2026 after defeating Lithuania 15-10 in the final, with Alba Prieto as MVP, in a schedule that continues almost without pause with new women’s stops in Marseille and Xiantao, and with the men’s World Tour also taking place in the French city.
The run of tournaments reflects the usual density of a circuit that combines national teams, professional teams and projects linked to cities or clubs. Bucharest opened the week in the women’s calendar, Marseille will take over across both the women’s and men’s circuits, and Xiantao will again place China and Asia on the Women’s Series map. Spain also appears on two fronts: as champions in Bucharest and with men’s representation in Marseille through Fuengirola and Barcelona.
Spain find reward in Bucharest
Spain’s title was built through a low-scoring final against Lithuania. The Baltic side started better and moved 4-1 ahead, but Spain adjusted from defence, drew level midway through the game and closed the final with the last four points, scored by Helena Oma and Marta Canella. Before the title game, Spain had beaten Ireland and Poland on the opening day, Netherlands U25 in the quarter-finals and the Netherlands, the top seed, 17-14 in the semi-finals.
Alba Prieto finished the tournament as the most valuable player, with the best player value of the competition, 30 points and 11 two-pointers made, a figure she shared at the top with Kamile Nacickaite-van der Horst. Her performance summed up a Spanish win built on collective balance and perimeter production. Lithuania, meanwhile, produced one of the tournament’s most notable runs after advancing from the Qualifying Draw and putting together six wins before the final, including victories over Germany, Latvia, Czechia and Rapid Bucharest.
Marseille and Xiantao continue the Women’s Series
The Women’s Series will have barely any pause after Bucharest. Marseille takes over on 3 and 4 July, before the circuit moves back to China for the Xiantao stop on 4 and 5 July. The continuity between venues maintains the competitive rhythm of a season in which the women’s circuit alternates national teams, under-25 structures, clubs and local projects within an increasingly distributed international calendar.
Xiantao features a field with a strong Asian presence and several established teams on the circuit. Ulaanbaatar Amazons will start as top seeds, followed by Yanjing, Mongolia, Thailand and Philippines. The Main Draw is organised into four pools: Ulaanbaatar Amazons will share Pool A with Manila and Amgalan; China will lead Pool B alongside Takasaki and Sukhbaatar; Yanjing will be in Pool C with Philippines and the winner of Qualifying Draw A; and Mongolia will headline Pool D with Thailand and the winner of Qualifying Draw B.
The men’s World Tour settles in Marseille
The French city will also host the FIBA 3×3 World Tour Marseille 2026, with several of the leading teams from the men’s circuit. Ub arrives as top seed and will share Pool A with Barcelona and Marijampole MANTINGA. Liman, the number-one team of the season and recent champion in Ulaanbaatar, will lead Pool B alongside Fuengirola and Los Angeles. Antwerp will play in Pool C with Toulouse and Zvornik, while Raudondvaris Hoptrans, Hangzhou Jingwei and Élancourt will form a Pool D featuring several teams capable of challenging in the knockout rounds.
The line-up also brings together very different profiles across the circuit. Strahinja Stojacic again appears as Ub’s reference point; Stefan Milivojevic arrives with the momentum of his MVP award in Ulaanbaatar; Jonaes Foerts supports Antwerp’s recent growth; Vuk Borovićanin represents Hangzhou Jingwei’s competitive step forward; and Franck Seguela will have the home element with Toulouse. From a Spanish perspective, Diego De Blas and Jaume Zanca bring part of Spain’s recent momentum to Marseille after qualification for the FIBA 3×3 Europe Cup 2026. Without turning the week into a turning point, Bucharest, Marseille and Xiantao offer a clear picture of the current 3×3 calendar: connected venues, active men’s and women’s circuits, and Spanish presence in more than one competitive line.
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