2023-07-07 13:55:16
Text/Yangcheng Evening News all-media reporter Zhou Fangping from Macau
The “2023 FIBA 3×3 Macau Masters Macau Masters” will be held on the outdoor lawn at the South Gate of the Wynn Palace in Macau, China from the 8th to the 9th. 14 participating teams from all over the world compete for the honor and jointly compete for a total prize money of up to US$200,000.
The event is hosted by the Macau Sports Bureau and Macau Star Entertainment Production Co., Ltd., and the title sponsor of Wynn Resorts (Macau) Co., Ltd. The FIBA 3×3 Masters Tournament started in 2012. It is a world-class three-on-three event (English name: FIBA 3×3) founded by FIBA. The number of sub-stations will reach 9 stations from 2018. It is a representative The highest level of international professional competition in three-on-three basketball. This is the first time that the FIBA 3×3 Masters (Main Match) has settled in the Macau Special Administrative Region of China. In 2021, Macau once held the “FIBA3X3 Macau Masters Wynn Cup Greater Bay Area Qualification Tournament”. In the end, the Guangdong Dongguan team, with the Jakarta Asian Games champion members as its team, won the championship. The competition attracted more than 200 teams from cities in the Greater Bay Area and Macau, and it has a huge influence.
The 2023 FIBA 3×3 Macau Masters Macau Masters has strong participating teams, including Serbia’s UB team ranked No. 1 in the world, Lithuania’s Raudondvaris team ranked No. 5, and Latvia’s Riga team ranked No. 6. Among them, the UB team won the 2022 FIBA3X3 annual championship. At the same time, there are three Serbian national team members in the team. This year, they have successively won the World Cup, Utsunomiya Masters and Manila Masters. Strong 3×3 team; Most of the Raudondvaris team has national team experience, and the team’s individual points occupy the top four in Lithuania; Although the Riga team has entered the transition period this year, the record has not been affected at all. The Mongolian Ulaanbaatar Challenge still maintains the competitiveness of the semi-finals.
It is worth mentioning that China will send two teams, Beijing Team and Futian Team, to participate in this Masters. The Chinese Beijing team is currently ranked 8th in the world. In the 2023 season, the Chinese Beijing team introduced LASMANIS Karlis Pauls, the main member of the three-person basketball champion of the Tokyo Olympics, and MIEZIS Nauris, who was selected as the best team for the 2022 season. Both players have strong offensive and scoring capabilities . The four domestic players of the Chinese Beijing team are Yan Peng, Lu Wenbo, Liu Zeyi, and Zhu Yuanbo. Such a strong lineup gives the Chinese Beijing team the strength to play against the world’s top teams. The China Futian team is a team formed in the 2023 season, currently ranked 11th in the world, with a solid lineup. VERVOORT Thibaut is currently ranked No. 6 in the personal world, and is regarded as the absolute ace of Belgian three-person basketball. He is famous for his “big heart” often contributing key goals; VAN DER HORST Dimeo Armando is currently ranked No. 8 in the personal world. As an inside player, His fundamentals are solid and his touch is soft. They are regarded as one of the strongest duos in professional three-man basketball. Guo Hanyu is the main force of the three-person men’s basketball team, Chen Jianghe is a fierce dunker, and Zhang Dongliang has outstanding basic skills at the basket.
There will also be a three-point shooting contest in this Masters. 14 teams will send one of the strongest three-point shooting players in the team, with a total of 10 shooting opportunities, to compete for the title of three-point shooting master; there will be wonderful games between the official games A terrific slam dunk contest.
Edit: Long Xi
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