The 3×3 circuit of the International Basketball Federation -FIBA- staged events in Lausanne, Singapore and Baku over the same weekend. Baskets Bonn won the ninth World Tour stop, Toulouse claimed their first title of the year and three teams secured places in Malaga, while the Netherlands extended their dominance in the women’s competition following an earlier victory for their U25 team.
The results came from three different levels of the international competition structure. The FIBA 3×3 World Tour brings together the leading men’s teams, Challengers provide one of the qualification routes into its events and the Women’s Series follows its own calendar towards the Shanghai Final. The simultaneous competitions underlined the international scale of the circuit as the World Tour moved into its second half and the Women’s Series approached its conclusion.
Baskets Bonn confirm their rise in Lausanne
Lausanne hosted the World Tour for the 13th time at Place de la Navigation, on the shores of Lake Geneva. The city, home to the International Olympic Committee -IOC- since 1915 and officially recognised as the Olympic Capital since 1994, welcomed the circuit back after a five-week break. Baskets Bonn completed an unbeaten tournament and defeated Raudondvaris Hoptrans 21-9 in the final to secure their second title of 2026 after their earlier success in Amsterdam.
Fabian Giessmann was named MVP after scoring 51 points in five games, recording a player value of 59.2 and leading the tournament with 15 dunks. The 21-year-old German had also received the award in Amsterdam. Six different teams have now won at least one of the opening nine stops: Liman, Ub, Baskets Bonn, Miami, Hangzhou Jingwei and Amsterdam RABOBANK. Liman, Ub and Baskets Bonn have each collected two titles. Eight regular events remain before the Rio de Janeiro Final on 12-13 December.
Singapore opens the door to the World Tour
Toulouse secured their first stop title of the season across both the Challenger and World Tour circuits in Singapore. The French team defeated Hangzhou Jingwei 21-12 in the final after also overcoming them during the pool stage. Hugo Suhard hit the title-winning two-pointer and was named MVP after registering 27 points, 20 rebounds, 16 key assists and a player value of 43.6.
The event was the 18th Challenger of the year and awarded three places at the Malaga World Tour stop. Toulouse and Hangzhou Jingwei qualified as the two finalists, while Amsterdam RABOBANK earned the third ticket after completing the podium. The Bordeaux Challenger on 21-22 August and the Beijing Challenger on 22-23 August will offer further qualification opportunities before the World Tour resumes in Debrecen on 29-30 August.
Two Dutch teams extend their presence
The Netherlands U25 team claimed their first Women’s Series title of the season in Singapore after recovering against Slovenia in the final. The Dutch trailed 12-7 with fewer than three minutes remaining but levelled the score and eventually won 16-14 in overtime through a two-pointer from Quinta van Schijndel. Hennie van Schaik was named MVP after scoring 27 points and leading the tournament with 32 rebounds.
The senior Dutch team then extended its own winning run at the Sea Breeze stop in Baku. The Netherlands defeated Madrid 13-8, secured their fifth title of 2026 and recorded a fourth consecutive stop victory. Ilse Kuijt finished as the tournament’s leading scorer with 25 points and received the MVP award. Madrid reached their first final since winning in Vienna after eliminating hosts Neftchi SOCAR in overtime. The Women’s Series will continue in Bordeaux on 19-20 August, with four stops remaining before the Shanghai Final, for which only eight teams will qualify.
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