FIBA 3-player game hits town

Video by Liu Xudong

The FIBA 3X3 Forward Group Futian Shenzhen Challenger 2023 is held at One Base, Futian District on Saturday. Team Beijing of China was crowned at the two-day event that ended Sunday. Sixteen international teams, six of them among world’s top 10, competed in the event, part of the FIBA 3x3 World Tour 2023 season. Ranking points collected by the top 25 players in each country until Oct. 31 will determine who will qualify directly to the Paris Olympics and to the Olympic Qualifying Tournaments.  

A player of China’s Team Wuxi (in red) shoots the ball in a qualifying match against Japan’s Saitama Alphas Exe during the FIBA 3X3 Forward Group Futian Shenzhen Challenger 2023. 

Players compete in the event.

China’s Team against Japan’s Saitama Alphas Exe during the match. 

Winners receive the awards.