May 30, 2017

Indonesia (Women) and China (Men) win 2017 FIBA 3x3 U18 Asia Cup


Indonesia’s women and China’s men struck gold in the third edition of the FIBA 3x3 U18 Asia Cup, held in the Gem-In Shopping Mall in Cyberjaya, Malaysia from May 26-28, 2017. Both of India's teams lost on the first day of the tournament in the qualifying round.

After dropping their first preliminary round game, Indonesia's Women won four straight to get the gold medal, including a dominant performance in the final against hosts Malaysia, 13-6.

In the men’s category, China’s men won gold after defeating Chinese Taipei in the final 17-12.

India's junior boys and girls teams started the tournament in qualifying groups but failed to qualify for the preliminary round stage. The junior boys lost their first game against Lebanon 12-18 and went on to lose their second game against Turkmenistan 9-20 to finish with a 0-2 record in the tournament. The junior women finished the tournament 1-1 as they beat Turkmenistan 21-9 but fell to Chinese Taipei 17-12

Final Standings

Women
  • 1. Indonesia
  • 2. Malaysia
  • 3. China

Men
  • 1. China
  • 2. Chinese Taipei
  • 3. Qatar

China's Hoanan Li and Indonesia's Lea Kahol were named MVPs of the tournament.

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