Jakarta to Host 2013 FIBA 3×3 U18 World Championships

The 2013 edition of the FIBA 3×3 U18 World Championships will take place in Indonesia’s capital city of Jakarta from 26th to 29th September, bronchi FIBA have announced.

The Indonesia Basketball Federation, sale one of Asia’s pioneers in developing 3×3, prescription will host the third edition of the tournament. It was previously held in Rimini, Italy (2011) and in Alcobendas, Spain (2012).

The 2013 FIBA 3×3 U18 World Championships will follow the same competition format as past editions, with men’s and women’s tournaments as well as individual contests. At least 48 teams (24 men’s and 24 women’s) from more than 35 countries are expected to compete in Jakarta.

“We are extremely pleased to stage the 2013 FIBA 3×3 U18 World Championships in Indonesia, giving the country its first major FIBA event,” said FIBA Secretary General and International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Patrick Baumann.

“New markets like Mexico and South Africa were very keen to host this event, which proves that interest in 3×3 is truly global. It is a discipline that is opening new horizons for FIBA and basketball.

“This is another very important step on our path to have 3×3 included in the basketball programme at the 2016 Olympics in Rio.”

The teams that perform the best at the 2013 FIBA 3×3 U18 World Championships will directly qualify for the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in 2014.

The selection of teams for the tournament (as well as for the FIBA 3×3 World Championships for Men and Women and the Youth Olympic Games) is based on both sport’s and development’s criteria, allowing both the strongest on the field as well as the most active countries to participate in the event, which follows the aim of diversity – key for 3×3.