FIBA 3×3 World Tour Utsunomiya Final 2019
Xebio Co., Ltd. is presenting the newly established opening game “Utsunomiya Opener” in 2022, following the “FIBA 3×3 World Tour Utsunomiya Masters” held in Utsunomiya City from 2016 to 2019 for four consecutive years. As a partner, we will support the tournament. (In 2020 and 2021, the tournament was canceled due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection)
In addition, Xebio Group’s Cross Sports Marketing Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) participates as a member of the “FIBA 3×3 World Tour Utsunomiya Executive Committee”, which is the governing body of this tournament, and is responsible for the management of the tournament. I shall go.
Conference Name: FIBA 3×3 World Tour Utsunomiya Opener 2022
Date: May 13, 2022 (Friday) 3×3 Symposium (planned)
Opening ceremony (planned)
Saturday, May 14, 2022 World Tour Utsunomiya Opener Qualifying (planned)
May 15, 2022 (Sun) World Tour Utsunomiya Opener Final (planned)
Tournament venue: Utsunomiya Niarayama Shrine approach and Bamba Citizen’s Square
Hosted by: International Basketball Federation (FIBA)
Supervisor: FIBA 3×3 World Tour Utsunomiya Executive Committee
Cooperation: Japan Basketball Association (JBA)
Participating teams: All 12 teams
――Top 10 teams in the FIBA 3×3 team ranking of the previous season
–Host city frame 1 team
–Host country frame 1 team
Competition method: In qualifying, 12 participating teams will be divided into 4 groups, and each group will have a round robin (12 games).
In the final, the 1st place team will be decided by the tournament by the top 8 teams in the qualifying (7 games)
Others: Details of the tournament will be announced as soon as they are decided.
In the future, we will consider whether or not to hold the event based on the situation of the new coronavirus infection.
Tournament site:https://3x3exe.com/worldtour/
- About FIBA 3×3 World Tour
The “FIBA 3×3 World Tour” is the world’s best club team match for the three-player basketball “3×3” sponsored by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA). The 2022 “World Tour” will start in Utsunomiya in May, and “Masters” will be held in cities around the world until December. The winning teams of each Masters will gather at the “Final” in Abu Dhabi in December, and the 2022 club team will be the best in the world.
In addition, 3×3 became the first official event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, and is one of the urban sports that is currently attracting attention.
- About Xebio Group
We, the Xebio Group, are developing sports retail businesses nationwide, including “Super Sports Xebio,” “Victoria,” and “Golf Partner.” We are also expanding our business to include professional sports team management, facility business, credit card business, insurance business, etc., and continue to expand to support our customers’ lifestyles. With “Sports that move the heart” as our statement, we support the sustainable development of sports, contribution to the local community, and the realization of a healthy, fulfilling and prosperous life with sports nearby.
