On the evening of September 17th, after two days of fierce competition, the FIBA Open 3×3 Yanjing Beer Cup Beijing Three-Man Basketball Open Finals ended successfully at the National Speed Skating Hall (Ice Ribbon). In the race for the first and second place, V10 Junda beat Beijing Jianyou in overtime to win the Beijing championship. In October, the two teams will join hands in the national finals held in Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province, and compete with teams from other seven provinces (cities) for the national championship.
FIBA Open 3×3 Yanjing Beer Cup Beijing Three-Man Basketball Open was hosted by FIBA China District, hosted by Beijing Sports Industry Association and Beijing Basketball Association, and named Yanjing Beer. Since its launch on August 19th, the event has taken the form of "5+1", passing through five sub-races of Shougang Park, Olympic Sports Center, Yizhuang, Changying and Wukesong, and the Beijing Finals held at the National Speed Skating Hall (Ice Ribbon). The 20 teams in the finals are composed of the top four in each of the five sub-races.
The competition attracted nearly 100 teams and more than 500 players to sign up through FIBA Basketball’s official APP. Both the five-station race and the finals were broadcast live on the official short video platform, and netizens said that the competition was exciting and intense, with a strong impression.
It is worth mentioning that before the last day of the game, small players from Youken Basketball Club formed an orange team and a blue team, and played a juvenile version of 3×3 basketball showdown to warm up for the upcoming 8-in-4 knockout. Jiao Jian, president of the Youth Committee of the Beijing Basketball Association, said: "The popularization and promotion of youth basketball is very important. The 3×3 basketball is relatively simple to set up, and two teams and six people can play it, so that children can get started more easily and experience the joy of basketball more."
Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Song Xiang
Editor/Zhang Kunlong