MIES (Switzerland) – FIBA is thrilled to announce that Hong Kong, China will host the FIBA 3×3 UOQT 1 – Olympic Qualifying Tournament in April 2024.

Hong Kong, China has been one of the hosts of the FIBA 3×3 World Tour since 2022, achieving remarkable success on and off the court. Their creative approach has consistently brought exciting new initiatives to the event.

Hong Kong, China hosted the FIBA 3×3 World Tour in 2022 & 2023, and it witnessed record-breaking attendance, with enthusiastic fans filling the venue to capacity. The vibrant atmosphere and strong fan engagement showcased Hong Kong’s ability to create a thrilling sports spectacle.

In addition to Hong Kong, China, FIBA 3×3 has also revealed the locations and dates for the following Olympic Qualifying Tournaments:

• FIBA 3×3 UOQT 2: Utsunomiya, Japan, will take place from 3 to 5 May 2024.
• FIBA 3×3 OQT: Debrecen, Hungary, will take place from 16 to 19 May 2024

Each tournament will showcase the top teams from around the globe as they battle it out for a coveted spot in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. A total of 64 teams will participate in the FIBA 3×3 Olympic Qualifying Tournaments. The participating teams for each tournament are: 

UOQT 1 – Hong Kong, China will take place in April 2024

MEN: Hong Kong, Netherlands, Mongolia, Latvia, Austria, Switzerland, Egypt, New Zealand

WOMEN: Hong Kong, Hungary, Netherlands, Azerbaijan, Poland, Egypt, Mongolia, Chile

UOQT 2 – Utsunomiya, Japan, will take place from 3 to 5 May 2024

MEN: Egypt, Puerto Rico, Mongolia, Lithuania, Japan, France, Latvia

WOMEN: Kenya, Brazil, Australia, Netherlands, Japan, Germany, Canada, Austria

OQT – Debrecen, Hungary, will take place from 23 to 26 May 2024.

MEN: Hungary, Egypt, Madagascar, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mongolia, Japan, France, Lithuania, Netherlands, Latvia, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Poland

WOMEN: Hungary, Egypt, Tunisia, Canada, Chile, Japan, Mongolia, Germany, Spain, Netherlands, Lithuania, Azerbaijan, Poland, Czechia, Italy, Israel

The highly anticipated 3×3 Olympic event is scheduled from 30 July to 5 August 2024 at the iconic Place de la Concorde, nestled in the heart of Paris. This historic location, near landmarks such as the Grand Palais, Champs-Elysées, and The Louvre, is the perfect backdrop for this electrifying competition and is poised to become the epicenter of 3×3’s dynamic atmosphere during the Games.

JEDDAH (Saudi Arabia) – No.1 ranked Strahinja Stojacic has earned the MVP award for the FIBA 3×3 World Tour 2023 regular season voted on by a panel of fans and players.

‘Dr. Strange’ made back-to-back MVP Honors with top-seeded Ub Huishan NE and in spectacular fashion. Forging the side to one of the most dominant starts in World Tour history, Ub won six Masters in a row. Stojacic won three MVPs in the process. 

If that wasn’t proof enough, the stats are astoundingly in his favor. He leads in almost every category, including scoring (408), Player Value (442.7), highlights (297), key assists (110), rebounds (212) and more. 

The 31-year-old Serbian has made waves for his country as well, coming away with the title at the FIBA 3×3 World Cup 2023 in Vienna as well as the Europe Cup 2023.

In consecutive years, player voting was on Stojacic’s side with 23.9%. Following him in the list would be Amsterdam HiPRO’s Worthy De Jong (19.7%) and Miami’s Jimmer Fredette (14.1%). 

Dr. Strange was once again a fan-favorite with 13%, albeit this time taking runners-up in that regard to Liman’s Ning Zhang who garnered a whopping 44% of fan votes. Following the two was Worthy De Jong with 11%. 

Stojacic etches his name into the history books once again as he adds his name into the array of 3×3’s premier stars. Previous winners have been Dusan Bulut (2018), Dominique Jones (2019), Nauris Miezis (2020) and Karlis Lasmanis (2021).