The 2017 FIBA 3x3 World Tour Saskatoon Masters was a 3x3 basketball tournament held in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada at a temporary venue constructed at the intersections of 4th Avenue and 21st Street from July 15–16, 2017. It was the first stop on the 2017 FIBA 3x3 World Tour. The top team, Ljubljana qualified for the 2017 FIBA 3x3 World Tour Final.
Participants 12 teams qualified to participate at the Saskatoon Masters. The United Arab Emirates' team Novi Sad Al-Wahda qualified but later withdrew from the tournament due to visa issues and was replaced by the Czech Team Humpolec. As well, Team Manta from Ecuador also was forced to withdraw due to visa issues and Team Hamilton from Canada replaced them.
EventDateLocationBerthsQualifiedFinal del Tour Nacional 3x3February 19, 2017 Arecibo1 Team GuraboUSA 3x3 Basketball National QuestApril 9, 2017 Colorado Springs, Colorado1 Team PrincetonShopping Metro Tatuapé 3x3May 21, 2017 São Paulo1 Team Rio de JaneiroClub Triple EJune 18, 2017 Manta0 Team MantaNYC 3x3 Battle FinaleJune 9–10, 2017 New York City, New York1 Team NYC HarlemCedevita Lipik 3x3 Challenger 2017June 30-July 1, 2017 Lipik2 Team Novi Sad Al-Wahda Team Lipik Team Humpolec3x3 Canada Quest 2017 FinalsJuly 8–9, 2017 Edmonton, Alberta2+1 Team Montreal Team Winnipeg Team HamiltonHard Seeded QualifiersN/AN/A2 Team Ljubljana Team HamamatsuWildcard QualifierN/AN/A1 Team Saskatoon TOTAL 12
Preliminary round
Pool A Qualified for Quarterfinals
July 15, 2017 Ljubljana 17–11 Princeton Rio de Janeiro 12–21 Princeton Ljubljana 15–11 Rio de Janeiro
Pool B Qualified for Quarterfinals
July 15, 2017 Saskatoon 15–11 Winnipeg Hamilton 12–10 Winnipeg Saskatoon 14–13 Hamilton
Pool C Qualified for Quarterfinals
July 15, 2017 Liman 21–16 Montreal NYC Harlem 18–11 Montreal Liman 21–17 NYC Harlem
Pool D Qualified for Quarterfinals
July 15, 2017 Hamamatsu 14–19 Gurabo Humpolec 13–14 Gurabo Hamamatsu 17–19 Humpolec
Final Round
Final standings Qualified for the 2017 FIBA 3x3 World Tour Finals RankTeamRecord Ljubljana 5–0 Saskatoon 4–1 Gurabo 3–14 Hamilton 3–15 Liman 2–16 NYC Harlem 1–27 Princeton 1–28 Humpolec 1–29 Hamamatsu 0–210 Montreal 0–211 Rio de Janeiro 0–212 Winnipeg 0–2
References
External links Saskatoon Masters Official Website