FIBA 3×3 completed another week of international activity with three complementary focuses: Hangzhou Jingwei winning the FIBA 3×3 World Tour Shanghai 2026, Amsterdam Rabobank taking the FIBA 3×3 Hamburg Challenger 2026 title and the second FIBA Oceania 3×3 High Performance Camp being held in Gold Coast. The activity connected elite competition, access to the World Tour and regional development within the same global structure.
The three events show different layers of the FIBA 3×3 ecosystem: the World Tour as the main showcase for clubs and professional teams, the Challengers as a qualification route to new international stops, and regional programmes as a tool to expand the competitive, technical and officiating base. The week produced titles, qualification places and development work in a discipline that continues to grow across men’s, women’s and youth circuits.
Hangzhou Jingwei wins in Shanghai
Hangzhou Jingwei were crowned champions of the FIBA 3×3 World Tour Shanghai 2026 after defeating Ulaanbaatar MMC Energy 19-16 in the final. The result carried added value at the start of the season, as the Chinese team became the fourth different winner in the first four stops of the 2026 World Tour and claimed their first title on the circuit since 2023.
Serbia’s Vuk Borovićanin was named tournament MVP after leading Hangzhou Jingwei throughout the weekend and finishing first in player value and total points. The event also added a more entertaining element for the crowd, with the Shootout Contest won by Vuk Vukićević and the Slam Dunk Contest going to local favourite Ren Jia Rui. The circuit will now pause for the FIBA 3×3 World Cup 2026 in Warsaw before returning with the World Tour stop in Vienna, scheduled for 12 to 14 June.
Amsterdam Rabobank secures place at World Tour Ulaanbaatar
In the Challenger circuit, Amsterdam Rabobank won the FIBA 3×3 Hamburg Challenger 2026 after beating Toulouse 21-16 in the final. The victory gave the Dutch team their first Pro Circuit event win of the season and strengthened their position ahead of their next international appearances, with Worthy de Jong named MVP of the tournament.
The event also carried qualification value for the FIBA 3×3 World Tour Ulaanbaatar. Amsterdam Rabobank, Toulouse and Aachen secured the three available places, with the German team emerging as one of the standout stories after advancing from the qualifying draw, completing an unbeaten opening day and reaching the semi-finals. The Hamburg event again showed the role of Challengers as a bridge between national circuits, emerging teams and the main World Tour calendar.
Oceania strengthens its 3×3 development pathway
FIBA 3×3 activity also included a regional development component with the second FIBA Oceania 3×3 High Performance Camp, held in Gold Coast. The programme brought together 20 female athletes, 10 coaches and seven referees from the region, with support from PacificAus Sports, Olympic Solidarity, Commonwealth Sport and Griffith University.
The camp gathered athletes from Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Solomon Islands and New Caledonia, as well as coaches and referees from several Pacific countries, in a programme focused on training, physical preparation, leadership, wellbeing, recovery and officiating. Amanda Jenkins, FIBA Executive Director in Oceania, said these camps are “critical to building sustainable pathways for athletes, coaches, and referees in the 3×3 discipline”. The initiative comes in a year of preparation for the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow and the upcoming FIBA 3×3 Youth Nations League – Oceania.
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