FIBA 3×3 World Tour Final Headed to Saudi Arabia
Jeddah will be the last stop on the 18-event global tour
Posted On: June 13, 2023 By :FIBA has announced the 12th edition of the 3×3 World Tour Final will take place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on December 8–9, 2023.
The announcement was made during a ceremony at the FIBA 3×3 World Cup 2023, in Vienna, Austria. FIBA President Hamane Niang and Dr. Ghassan Tashkandi, president of the Saudi Arabia Basketball Federation, were on hand for the announcement.
“We could not be happier to be returning to Jeddah for the hosting of the prestigious FIBA 3×3 World Tour Final in 2023,” Niang said. “We are excited by the opportunities that will come from bringing the most thrilling urban team sport back to Saudi Arabia and inspiring the next generation of 3×3 stars in the region.”
The tournament was previously hosted in Saudi Arabia in 2020 and 2021. The World Tour Masters were there in 2019 and 2022. Hosted in cooperation with the Saudi Arabian Basketball Federation, the final will showcase the world’s best 3×3 players and drive the development of 3×3 basketball throughout the Middle East.
“We are very pleased to host the 3×3 World Tour Final for the third time since 2020 and we will work hard to make it another successful event,” said Tashkandi.
The 2023 FIBA 3×3 World Tour will feature 17 stops before the finals in Saudi Arabia. The season began April 29 in Utsunomiya, Japan and includes one North American stop in Edmonton from July 28-29.
Full 2023 3×3 World Tour Season
April 29-30: Utsonomiya, Japan
May 20-21: Manila
June 30-July 1: Marseille
July 8-9: Macau
July 28-29: Edmonton
August 5-6: Prague
August 18-19: Lausanne
August 26-27: Debrecen, Hungary
September 9-10: Constanta, Romania
September 23-24: Cebu, Phillipines
October 6-7: Amsterdam
October 14-15: Shanghai
October 21-22: Chengdu, China
October 27-28: Abu Dhabi
November 4-5: Wuxi, China
November 16-17: Manama (presented by Bahrain Tourism)
November 25-26: Hong Kong
December 8-9: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (World Tour final)