Toulouse (FRA) rise to the top, defeating Liman (SRB) 21 – 19 in OT to win the FIBA 3×3 World Tour Amsterdam 2025 on May 18.
The French side dominated the knockout phase, defeating the home side Amsterdam and Vienna to earn their spot in the final. They would go on to face undefeated Liman, whom they had already lost to in pool play.
In the final, Liman started out the gate first through buckets on the inside before Toulouse answered back through Hugo Suhard. The electric Zigon went to work early for the Serbians while Toulouse went to Rambaut and Djoko to keep them within reach.
Both sides continued to trade buckets, with a point separating them for the majority of the action. Liman were first to create some distance as a two from Marko Stevanovic put them ahead 10 – 7 with just over 4 minutes to go.
The advantage stayed with the Serbian side until the last couple minutes of action, where the French rallied back thanks to timely twos from Jules Rambaut and paint work from Franck Seguela. Toulouse managed to take the lead thanks to the offensive duo, but a late two from Stevanovic tied things up with seconds to go at 19 apiece.
Seguela managed to fire a shot that was assumed to be the winner at the buzzer, but was ruled out due to it being just after it sounded. The game went to OT, where Paul Djoko came in clutch, drilling the all-important two to hand Toulouse their first stop win of the season in dramatic fashion, a 21 – 19 thriller.
The Joker was the hero was Toulouse, finishing the tournament with a team-high 29 points including 5 in the final against Liman. His impact both offensively and defensively made the French side unstoppable on the day and earned him MVP plaudits in Amsterdam.
In the individual contests, Trey Bardsley (Miami, USA) won the Shoot-Out Contest powered by MVB BOUW while Piotr “Grabo” Grabowski won the Dunk Contest presented by NXT Level.
STANDINGSToulouse (FRA)Liman (ARB)Vienna (AUT)Hangzhou (CHN)Amsterdam RABOBANK (NED)Carolina (PUR)Miami (USA)Vračar (SRB)Riffa (BRN)Utrecht (NED)Lausanne (SUI)Düsseldorf (GER)
The 3×3 World Tour is back next weekend in Marseille.
About FIBA 3×3
Exciting, urban and innovative, 3×3 is inspired by several forms of streetball played worldwide and is considered the world’s number one urban team sport. Steered by FIBA, games see two teams of three players face off on a basketball half-court.It was played successfully for the first time in international competition at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore and since then has benefited from the launch of a yearly professional circuit for men and women (World Tour and Women’s Series respectively) and national-team competitions. 3×3 made its Olympic debut at the Tokyo 2020 Games.Wilson is the Global Ball Partner of the FIBA 3×3 World Tour 2024.FIBA 3×3 events are played on Enlio floors with Wilson balls, Schelde backstops, Bodet shot-clocks, the Magic Sky canopy and the Avant seating system.For further information about 3×3, visit fiba3x3.basketball, FIBA 3×3 accounts on Douyin, Facebook, Instagram, Sina Weibo, Tencent, TikTok, Twitch, Twitter, Youku and YouTube or contact 3×3@fiba.basketball.
Source: FIBA
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