3×3 The best team in the world this year was Amsterdam.
Only 14 teams selected from around the world participated in the FIBA 3×3 World Tour Hong Kong Final 2024 held in Hong Kong for two days on the 23rd and 24th, competing to determine the world’s best 3×3 team in 2024.
In the final between Amsterdam (the Netherlands) and Paris (France), Amsterdam, which scored a finishing two-point shot by ace Worthy De Jong to determine the championship after a close game, beat Paris 22-20 to win the championship.
Amsterdam formed a team three years ago and played in the FIBA 3×3 Pro Circuit (World Tour, Challenger), and has emerged as a dark horse that will shake the world’s 3×3 game every year.
Amsterdam reached the final of the FIBA 3×3 World Tour Jeddah Final in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia last year, but was unfortunately runner-up due to being blocked by the world’s best 3×3 team Upp (Serbia).
Amsterdam, which returned with a stronger organization this year and won the Ulaanbaatar World Tour in June and the Abu Dhabi World Tour in October, reached the final once again following last year on the world tour final stage, trying to blow away the disappointment of last year’s runner-up with a victory this year.
Amsterdam’s victory journey was like a drama. Amsterdam has risen to the top after overcoming all the difficult journeys from qualifying to the finals.
Amsterdam started the tournament nervously, losing to Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia) in its first Group C match, with four players: Worthy De Jong (World No. 2, 194 cm), Irvin Slagter (World No. 6, 192 cm), Jan Drissen (World No. 25, 202 cm), and Brian Albuzz (World No. 37, 195 cm).
Afterwards, they defeated Lippa (Barain) by a score of 21-20 to secure their first win. Group C was a mixed race. Lippa, Amsterdam, and Ulaanbaatar recorded one win and one loss as they bit and bit each other. If three or more teams are tied, Lippa and Amsterdam advanced to the final by ranking first and second, respectively, in line with the competition rules that determine the number of goals scored by multiple goals.
Amsterdam, which has advanced to the quarterfinals by overcoming numerous instances, faced the world’s strongest team, Oop, in the quarterfinals. As expected, Amsterdam was on the verge of losing 16-20 by struggling with Oop. It is a brinkmanship where a single goal is given to the team, which has to pack up immediately. However, from then on, there is a huge twist that is hard to believe.
Amsterdam was on the verge of losing 16-20, but Irvin Slagter scored a free throw, and ace Worthy Deyong scored an incredible two-point shot in a row in the ensuing attack to win 21-20.
Amsterdam, which easily advanced to the semifinals by beating Loudon Baris of Lithuania 20-17, had its last match with Paris of France for the title. The match between the two teams also drew attention as a return match for the 3×3 basketball finals at the 카지노사이트 Olympics.
The finals were fierce until the last minute. With 26 seconds left in the game, France was the first team to score 20 points thanks to its ace, Frank Seguella. However, Worthy de Jong scored a dramatic tie-breaking field goal seven seconds before the game ended, and the two teams’ games went to extra time.
According to the FIBA 3×3 rules, the team with the first two points wins, Paris was in the first place. However, Amsterdam’s ace Worthy De Jong grabbed his failed shot again after the defense succeeded and hit a finishing two-point shot from the outside, becoming the world tour’s final champion. It was deja vu from the final round of the Paris Olympics.
World No. 2 Worthy Deyong has been named the MVP of the FIBA 3×3 World Tour Finals in 2024. Worthy Deyong, who has grown to become one of the world’s top players since 2021 when Amsterdam formed the team, has grown tremendously by banking on his brilliant technique and good temperament. In the final match against Paris, Worthy Deyong scored 13 points by banking on his highly accurate outer shot, leading his team to its first win.
Amsterdam, which represented the Netherlands at the 2024 Paris Olympics and won its first-ever gold medal, rose to the throne until the FIBA 3×3 World Tour Final in August, reigning as the world’s best 3×3 team in name and reality.
FIBA, which has conducted 17 world tours in 2024, will end its world tour in 2024 with the Hong Kong Final.
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