SAN JUAN (Puerto Rico) –  8 men’s teams and 8 women’s teams will compete for the last 3 tickets – in each category – for the FIBA 3×3 World Cup 2019 at the FIBA 3×3 World Cup Qualifier in San Juan, Puerto Rico on May 4-5, 2019.

Hosts Puerto Rico were seeded in men’s Pool B alongside FIBA 3×3 Asia Cup 2018 winners Australia, Czech Republic and Romania. 

The seeding is conducted automatically according to the FIBA 3×3 Federation Ranking of each national federation at the February 1, 2019 cut-off date. As per FIBA 3×3 regulations (Book 6), teams are seeded as follows:

FIBA 3×3 World Cup 2016 bronze medalists France will face Germany, Italy and FIBA 3×3 Africa Cup 2017 winners Nigeria in men’s Pool A.

The pool winners are directly qualified for the Semi-Finals and the 2nd- and 3rd-placed teams in each pool will play a Quarter-Final with the winners advancing to the Semi-Finals. The winners of the Semi-Finals will be qualified directly to the FIBA 3×3 World Cup 2019, while the losers of the Semi-Finals will play a final game for the final spot in the FIBA 3×3 World Cup. 2019, which takes place in Amsterdam, Netherlands on June 18-23.

In the women’s category, hosts Puerto Rico were placed in a tough group with Asia Cup 2018 bronze medalists Australia as the team to beat. Uganda and Estonia complete Pool A.

Last, but not least, the 2-time FIBA 3×3 Africa Cup winners Mali will meet FIBA 3×3 Asia Cup defending champs New Zealand and basketball powerhouses Brazil and Spain in Pool B.

Fans can find more information about the event on the official competition website and react to the seeding on social media with the hashtag #3x3WC.