KOROR (Palau) - The inaugural FIBA 3x3 Youth Nations League - Oceania officially tips off today. This landmark event marks a significant step forward for youth FIBA 3x3 basketball in the region, offering a direct pathway to international competition.

Twelve nations from across the Oceania region will be battling it out in both men's and women's categories. Participating nations are Fiji, Guam, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tahiti, Tonga, and Vanuatu.

How to Watch & Follow

Basketball fans can catch the action live with games to be streamed on the official FIBA3x3 YouTube channel.

To stay up to date with schedules, results, and news, follow the official FIBA 3x3 event websites, and Palau Basketball Federation social media channels.

Competition Format

The FIBA 3x3 Youth Nations League - Oceania is integrated within the Pacific Mini Games, providing a unique and exciting multi-sport experience. The competition will run in a ‘stops’ format, with multiple events (stops) held over the course of the weeklong event. Teams will accumulate points based on their performance in each stop.

Qualification Pathways

The FIBA 3x3 Youth Nations League - Oceania serves as a dual qualifier for two major international events:

Key Matchups to Watch

Based on the strong performances at the Pacific Games 2023, and the FIBA 3x3 Oceania High Performance Camp 2024, several nations will be looking to assert their dominance and provide thrilling matchups:

Men's Competition

Women's Competition:

• Tahiti:

  The Gold Medallists from the FIBA 3x3 Pacific Games 2023, the women from Tahiti will head into the event as firm favourites with recent competition experience at the FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup set to boost their confidence.

The inaugural FIBA 3x3 Youth Nations League - Oceania promises to be an electric event, showcasing the rising talent of the region and providing invaluable opportunities for young athletes in the region to compete at the highest levels.

About FIBA 3x3 Exciting, urban and innovative, 3x3 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. 3x3 made its Olympic debut at the Tokyo 2020 Games. For further information about 3x3, visit fiba3x3.basketball, FIBA 3x3 accounts on Douyin, Facebook, Instagram, Sina Weibo, Tencent, TikTok, Twitch, Twitter, Youku and YouTube or contact [email protected].