The 2017 FIBA 3x3 World Tour Utsunomiya Masters was a 3x3 basketball tournament held in Utsunomiya, Japan at a temporary venue constructed at the Futaarayama Jinja shrine from July 29–30, 2017. It was the second stop on the 2017 FIBA 3x3 World Tour. The top team, Novi Sad Al-Wahda qualified for the 2017 FIBA 3x3 World Tour Final.
Participants 12 teams qualified to participate at the Utsunomiya Masters. Team Ljubljana was hard seeded for the tournament, but finished 2nd at the Nanjing 3x3 Challenger, thus the third-place finisher Team Ulaanbaatar qualified. Ljubljana also won the World Hoops 3x3 Challenger, thus the third-place finisher Team Kraków qualified.
EventDateLocationBerthsQualifiedBurger King 3x3 Quest TourMarch 25, 2017 Auckland1 Tamaki Central known as Team Auckland for the tournament.Nanjing 3x3 Challenger 2017April 29–30, 2017 Nanjing2 Team Zemun Masters Team Ljubljana Team UlaanbaatarWorld Hoops Penang 3x3 Challenger 2017May 13–14, 2017 George Town, Penang2 Team Ljubljana Team St. Petersburg Team KrakówUlaanbaatar 3x3 Challenger 2017June 3–4, 2017 Ulaanbaatar2 Team Liman Team Novi Sad Al-Wahda2017 Hsin An Cup FinalJuly 2, 2017 Hsinchu1 Team Dada Supreme Taiwan known at the tournament as Team HsinchuSouth Korean TourJuly 22, 2017 Seoul1 Team SeoulHard Seeded QualifiersN/AN/A2 Team Ljubljana Team PiranWildcard QualifierN/AN/A1 Team Okayama TOTAL 12
Preliminary round
Pool A Qualified for Quarterfinals
July 29, 2017 Ljubljana 11–14 Ulaanbaatar Okayama 19–18 Ulaanbaatar Ljubljana 12–14 Okayama
Pool B Qualified for Quarterfinals
July 29, 2017 Novi Sad Al-Wahda 21–12 Seoul St. Petersburg 22–14 Seoul Novi Sad Al-Wahda 21–16 St. Petersburg
Pool C Qualified for Quarterfinals
July 29, 2017 Piran 22–11 Auckland Kraków 21–12 Auckland Piran 18–17 Kraków
Pool D Qualified for Quarterfinals
July 29, 2017 Liman 22-15 Hsinchu Zemun 21–15 Hsinchu Zemun 21–19 Liman
Final Round
Final standings Qualified for the 2017 FIBA 3x3 World Tour Finals RankTeamRecord Novi Sad Al-Wahda 5–0 Piran 4–1 Liman 2–24 Ulaanbaatar 2–25 Zemun 2–16 Okayama 2–17 Kraków 1–28 St. Petersburg 1–29 Hsinchu 0–210 Seoul 0–211 Ljubljana 0–212 Auckland 0–2
References
External links Utsunomiya Masters Official Website