Just two weeks after presenting the schedule for the 2025 3×3 World Tour season, FIBA has revealed the first batch of Challenger tournaments that will serve as international qualifiers for the premier 3×3 basketball competition.
Challengers are elite tournaments that offer teams the opportunity to qualify directly for various World Tour events. In this initial announcement, FIBA has confirmed the following Challengers along with their dates and the World Tour tournaments they will qualify for:
2025 CHALLENGERS SCHEDULE
| World Tour | Challenger | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | Lusail | April 18-19 |
| Marseille | Baoding | April 12-13 |
| Vienna | Hongcheon | May 9-10 |
| Ulaanbaatar | Xi’an | May 17-18 |
| Hong Kong | Zhijiang | May 24-25 |
| Edmonton | Sukhbaatar | May 31 – June 1 |
| Lausanne | Pristina | July 19-20 |
| Lausanne | Jakarta | July 26-27 |
| Debrecen | Lanzarote | August 2-3 |
| Shanghai | Taipei | August 23-24 |
| Shanghai | Sansar | September 6-7 |
| Shenzhen | Brasilia | September 12-14 |
| Macau | Manila | September 20-21 |
| Macau | Mataró | September 27-28 |
| Abu Dhabi | Tianjin | October 1-2 |
| Abu Dhabi | Kaohsiung | October 4-5 |
| Abu Dhabi | Yichang | October 7-8 |
| To be confirmed | Dongguan | October 9-10 |
| To be confirmed | Kigali | October 11-12 |
| To be confirmed | Deqing | October 18-19 |
HOW TO QUALIFY FOR THE CHALLENGERS
Teams can earn a spot in a Challenger through three methods:
- Winning a Lite Quest, which can be part of a circuit or a standalone event that grants direct access to a Challenger.
- Via the FIBA 3×3 Team Ranking, as the highest-ranked teams at the time of automatic allocation (five weeks before the event) receive priority access.
- Receiving a wildcard invitation, granted by tournament organizers.
FIBA has announced that the first list of Lite Quest events will be released at a later stage and made available on their official website.
Organizers interested in hosting a World Tour qualifying event can contact FIBA’s 3×3 for more information.
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