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During the end of the 2015 season, a strike involving the FBA players and controllers of the FBA left a new season in doubt, at best delayed and at worst cancelled. Spying an oppurtunity to make an entreprenerial move to make roads into international basketball and to utilise FBA players on strike and not currently covered by contract thanks to red tape, James Dynn (owner of the Las Vegas Wildcards and casino congolomerate owner) went about organising an international tournament like no other - and World Jam was set up. The relative ease of getting three players together made getting a vast number of teams interested in the tournament a cinch, and a fervour instantly kicked in amongst fans around the globe about the possibile dream match ups. Much of the early furore was about the potential for a USA vs Canada and a match up between Shane Rufus (in his last games) and Rocky Caracal. Many teams from around the globe chose their three players, but others put their team selection up for nomination, including USA, Canada, Japan, Great Britain, Ireland, Spain, Germany, Russia and China. The FBA voted in their droves and the starting threes were selected. At the start of the process, not a single ticket had been sold and no television coverage had been agreed, giving the tournament a rebellious edge like no other, which undoubtedly appealed to fans. By the tournaments end, games were sold out in the rooftop stadium at the Dynn Complex, and a deal reportedly worth a few million dollars had been signed with TV companies. Dynn is now in negotiations for further tournaments with the next one pencilled in for Jakarta, Indonesia. In future, the 16 FBA finalists in any given year will be put into a hat and pulled out, with the country pulled out hosting the next tournament. | During the end of the 2015 season, a strike involving the FBA players and controllers of the FBA left a new season in doubt, at best delayed and at worst cancelled. Spying an oppurtunity to make an entreprenerial move to make roads into international basketball and to utilise FBA players on strike and not currently covered by contract thanks to red tape, James Dynn (owner of the Las Vegas Wildcards and casino congolomerate owner) went about organising an international tournament like no other - and World Jam was set up. The relative ease of getting three players together made getting a vast number of teams interested in the tournament a cinch, and a fervour instantly kicked in amongst fans around the globe about the possibile dream match ups. Much of the early furore was about the potential for a USA vs Canada and a match up between Shane Rufus (in his last games) and Rocky Caracal. Many teams from around the globe chose their three players, but others put their team selection up for nomination, including USA, Canada, Japan, Great Britain, Ireland, Spain, Germany, Russia and China. The FBA voted in their droves and the starting threes were selected. At the start of the process, not a single ticket had been sold and no television coverage had been agreed, giving the tournament a rebellious edge like no other, which undoubtedly appealed to fans. By the tournaments end, games were sold out in the rooftop stadium at the Dynn Complex, and a deal reportedly worth a few million dollars had been signed with TV companies. Dynn is now in negotiations for further tournaments with the next one pencilled in for Jakarta, Indonesia. In future, the 16 FBA finalists in any given year will be put into a hat and pulled out, with the country pulled out hosting the next tournament. | ||
== Teams == | |||
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*Ain Iannizzi replaced Adriana Ramaglia ''(Giugliano Calcio)'' in the main tournament. | *Ain Iannizzi replaced Adriana Ramaglia ''(Giugliano Calcio)'' in the main tournament. | ||
== Qualifying == | |||
<p>Prior to the tournament, the 32 teams were ranked from 1-32, and the top four were automatically qualified for the tournament. These records were based on international competition prior to World Jam rather than the quality of the players themselves, which led to some controversy when Spain were seeded in the initial rankings. After some negotiations, it was decided the final top four were USA (hosts), Canada, Germany and Russia.</p><p>Another group of teams were deemed to be the eight worst and would have to play an extra round of qualification. The remaining 20 teams would join the four winners in a series of 12 playoffs in the second round of qualifying to join USA, Canada, Germany and Russia in the World Jam Finals.</p> | <p>Prior to the tournament, the 32 teams were ranked from 1-32, and the top four were automatically qualified for the tournament. These records were based on international competition prior to World Jam rather than the quality of the players themselves, which led to some controversy when Spain were seeded in the initial rankings. After some negotiations, it was decided the final top four were USA (hosts), Canada, Germany and Russia.</p><p>Another group of teams were deemed to be the eight worst and would have to play an extra round of qualification. The remaining 20 teams would join the four winners in a series of 12 playoffs in the second round of qualifying to join USA, Canada, Germany and Russia in the World Jam Finals.</p> | ||
=== 1st Round Qualifying Draw === | |||
<strong>Mexico </strong>(Oliveira, Villagomez, Soto) <strong>vs Cameroon </strong>(Okayu, Hounsou, Priso) </p><p><strong>The Netherlands</strong> (Hengst, Ixtlahuac, Van Agreten) <strong>vs Peru </strong>(Girau Girau, Pimona, Frizell-Ibanez)</p><p><strong>Colombia </strong>(Masalia, Fernandez, Garcia) <strong>vs Poland </strong>(Lewandowski, Kustowski, Bosko)</p><p><strong>Congo </strong>(Bbwaddene, Alofayan, Zakandi) <strong>vs Brazil </strong>(Hill, Vilata, Trabuco)</p><p> </p> | <strong>Mexico </strong>(Oliveira, Villagomez, Soto) <strong>vs Cameroon </strong>(Okayu, Hounsou, Priso) </p><p><strong>The Netherlands</strong> (Hengst, Ixtlahuac, Van Agreten) <strong>vs Peru </strong>(Girau Girau, Pimona, Frizell-Ibanez)</p><p><strong>Colombia </strong>(Masalia, Fernandez, Garcia) <strong>vs Poland </strong>(Lewandowski, Kustowski, Bosko)</p><p><strong>Congo </strong>(Bbwaddene, Alofayan, Zakandi) <strong>vs Brazil </strong>(Hill, Vilata, Trabuco)</p><p> </p> | ||
=== 1st Round Results === | |||
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=== 2nd Round Qualifying Draw === | |||
<p><strong>Finland </strong>(Hirvonen, Okkonen, Aalto) <strong>vs Mexico</strong> (Oliveira, Villagomez, Soto) </p><p><strong>China </strong>(Fook, Fenwatcher, C-S Hwa) <strong>vs Indonesia</strong> (Matthews, Anggun, Fangetsu)</p><p><strong>Puerto Rico</strong> (La Tierra, Rodrigues, Quinones) <strong>vs Ireland</strong> (Marley, McLee, McCarthy)</p><p><strong>Great Britain</strong> (MacQuilkin, Slade, Turner) <strong>vs South Korea</strong> (Kim, J-S Lee, Poong)</p><p><strong>South Africa</strong> (De Hugo, Pretorius, Xabbu) <strong>vs Japan</strong> (Takamoto, Inoue, Kurosaki)</p><p><strong>Slovenia </strong>(Kikovic, Elkasevic, Pisorevic) <strong>vs Argentina</strong> (Kosiciuko, Cajeta, Garza)</p><p><strong>Peru </strong>(Girau-Girau, Pimona, Frizell-Ibanez) <strong>vs Italy</strong> (Serra, Aurelias, Ianizzi)</p><p><strong>Egypt </strong>(Hawyer, Zarif, Jafet) <strong>vs Jamaica</strong> (Wilds, Carnell, Macey) </p><p><strong>France </strong>(Mange, Antouille, Cross-Kiraly) <strong>vs Colombia</strong> (Masalia, Fernandez, Garcia) </p><p><strong>India </strong>(Balasubramaniam, Mahi, Rajni) <strong>vs Sweden</strong> (Bengtzing, Strom, Eklund)</p><p><strong>Greece </strong>(Pappalomous, Konstantidis, Straka) <strong>vs Australia</strong> (Jazz, Rae-Brine, Murphy)</p><p><strong>Brazil </strong>(Hill, Vilata, Trabuco) <strong>vs Spain</strong> (Lawless, Toboso, Imperio)</p><p> </p> | <p><strong>Finland </strong>(Hirvonen, Okkonen, Aalto) <strong>vs Mexico</strong> (Oliveira, Villagomez, Soto) </p><p><strong>China </strong>(Fook, Fenwatcher, C-S Hwa) <strong>vs Indonesia</strong> (Matthews, Anggun, Fangetsu)</p><p><strong>Puerto Rico</strong> (La Tierra, Rodrigues, Quinones) <strong>vs Ireland</strong> (Marley, McLee, McCarthy)</p><p><strong>Great Britain</strong> (MacQuilkin, Slade, Turner) <strong>vs South Korea</strong> (Kim, J-S Lee, Poong)</p><p><strong>South Africa</strong> (De Hugo, Pretorius, Xabbu) <strong>vs Japan</strong> (Takamoto, Inoue, Kurosaki)</p><p><strong>Slovenia </strong>(Kikovic, Elkasevic, Pisorevic) <strong>vs Argentina</strong> (Kosiciuko, Cajeta, Garza)</p><p><strong>Peru </strong>(Girau-Girau, Pimona, Frizell-Ibanez) <strong>vs Italy</strong> (Serra, Aurelias, Ianizzi)</p><p><strong>Egypt </strong>(Hawyer, Zarif, Jafet) <strong>vs Jamaica</strong> (Wilds, Carnell, Macey) </p><p><strong>France </strong>(Mange, Antouille, Cross-Kiraly) <strong>vs Colombia</strong> (Masalia, Fernandez, Garcia) </p><p><strong>India </strong>(Balasubramaniam, Mahi, Rajni) <strong>vs Sweden</strong> (Bengtzing, Strom, Eklund)</p><p><strong>Greece </strong>(Pappalomous, Konstantidis, Straka) <strong>vs Australia</strong> (Jazz, Rae-Brine, Murphy)</p><p><strong>Brazil </strong>(Hill, Vilata, Trabuco) <strong>vs Spain</strong> (Lawless, Toboso, Imperio)</p><p> </p> | ||
=== 2nd Round Results === | |||
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| <strong>Finland 51 - 37 Mexico</strong> | | <strong>Finland 51 - 37 Mexico</strong> | ||
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== The Finals == | |||
Group Stage | ===Group Stage=== | ||
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Indonesia 41-51 Australia - Anggun 16, Fangestu 14, Matthiews 11 ~ Jazz 26, Brine 14, Murphy 11, POTG - Barnaby Jazz | Indonesia 41-51 Australia - Anggun 16, Fangestu 14, Matthiews 11 ~ Jazz 26, Brine 14, Murphy 11, POTG - Barnaby Jazz | ||
QUARTER FINALS | ===QUARTER FINALS=== | ||
USA 50-30 France | USA 50-30 France | ||
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The pre-match build up was all about Barnaby Jazz, but shockingly it was Diego Imperio who stamped his authority before bursting into tears at the final whistle and his career defining performance. | The pre-match build up was all about Barnaby Jazz, but shockingly it was Diego Imperio who stamped his authority before bursting into tears at the final whistle and his career defining performance. | ||
SEMI FINALS | ===SEMI FINALS=== | ||
USA 61 - 65 Spain (OT) | USA 61 - 65 Spain (OT) | ||
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The British team were nearly stunned by a cavalcade of threes from Rodrigues and an 'unfortunate' incident that saw McQuilkin get a muzzle full of vixen cleavage, but a quick three 30 seconds into overtime from Turner won the game. | The British team were nearly stunned by a cavalcade of threes from Rodrigues and an 'unfortunate' incident that saw McQuilkin get a muzzle full of vixen cleavage, but a quick three 30 seconds into overtime from Turner won the game. | ||
THE GRAND FINAL | ===THE GRAND FINAL=== | ||
Great Britain 50-45 Spain | Great Britain 50-45 Spain | ||
Revision as of 13:52, 17 March 2016
Hosted In Las Vegas,USA Held October 2015 16 Teams Held at the Dynn Casino Complex Champions - Great Britain Runners Up - Spain Semi Finalists - USA and Puerto Rico Finals MVP - Ambrose Slade
World Jam was the inaugral 3v3 international tournament, hosted in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was the first time that a 3v3 streetball tournament featuring FBA players had ever been achieved. The tournament was in a shortform format, with the first team to 50 points winning the game. 32 teams attempted to qualify but only sixteen reached the World Jam Finals. For the purposes of this first tournament, qualifiers were also held in Las Vegas.
History
During the end of the 2015 season, a strike involving the FBA players and controllers of the FBA left a new season in doubt, at best delayed and at worst cancelled. Spying an oppurtunity to make an entreprenerial move to make roads into international basketball and to utilise FBA players on strike and not currently covered by contract thanks to red tape, James Dynn (owner of the Las Vegas Wildcards and casino congolomerate owner) went about organising an international tournament like no other - and World Jam was set up. The relative ease of getting three players together made getting a vast number of teams interested in the tournament a cinch, and a fervour instantly kicked in amongst fans around the globe about the possibile dream match ups. Much of the early furore was about the potential for a USA vs Canada and a match up between Shane Rufus (in his last games) and Rocky Caracal. Many teams from around the globe chose their three players, but others put their team selection up for nomination, including USA, Canada, Japan, Great Britain, Ireland, Spain, Germany, Russia and China. The FBA voted in their droves and the starting threes were selected. At the start of the process, not a single ticket had been sold and no television coverage had been agreed, giving the tournament a rebellious edge like no other, which undoubtedly appealed to fans. By the tournaments end, games were sold out in the rooftop stadium at the Dynn Complex, and a deal reportedly worth a few million dollars had been signed with TV companies. Dynn is now in negotiations for further tournaments with the next one pencilled in for Jakarta, Indonesia. In future, the 16 FBA finalists in any given year will be put into a hat and pulled out, with the country pulled out hosting the next tournament.
Teams
| Argentina | Australia | Brazil | Cameroon |
| Seba Kosiciuko (Williamsburg Minutemen) |
Barnaby Jazz (Las Vegas Wildcards) |
Juniper Hill (Baltimore Spirits) |
Okan Okayu (Acadandia University) |
| Esequiel Cajeta (Seattle Summit) |
Bobby Rae-Brine (Montana Howlers) |
Jorge Vilata (D-League) |
Roger Hounsou (Free Agent) |
| Antonio Garza (Hawaii Kahunas) |
Alan Murphy (Pittsburgh Keystones) |
Gonçalo Trabuco (Fortaleza SC) |
C-A Priso (Youande) |
| Canada | Colombia | China | DR Congo |
| Rocky Caracal (Edmonton Totems) |
Teo Masalia (Hawaii Kahunas) |
Li Ho Fook (Las Vegas Wildcards) |
Kwaku Bbwaddene (San Jose Thrust) |
| Yves Carbonneau (Winnipeg Voyagers) |
Julia Fernandez (Free Agent) |
Redawn Fenwatcher (San Jose Thrust) |
Zuri Afolayan (D-League) |
| Charles Yotechuk (Retired) |
Daniel Garcia (Villavicencio) |
Cho Song-Hwa (Queens Pride) |
Cesar Zakandi (Etoile Fatima) |
| Egypt | Finland | France | Germany |
| Georgette Hawyer (Seattle Summit) |
Luukas Hirvonen (Edmonton Totems) |
Blanc Mange (Bangor Tides) |
Klaus Korber (Tallahassee Typhoons) |
| Mahmud Zarif (Pittsburgh Keystones) |
Otto Okkonen (Williamsburg Minutemen) |
Julian Cross-Kiraly (Hawaii Kahunas) |
Siegfried Romanaren (Edmonton Totems) |
| Godric Jafet (Free Agent) |
Eetu Aalto (Helsinki Norsemen) |
Renard Antouille (Lorain Firestorm) |
Dirk Von Stryker (Winnipeg Voyagers) |
| Great Britain | Greece | India | Indonesia |
| D’Angelo McQuilkin (Hunstville Mayors) |
Gorge Pappamalous (Lorain Firestorm) |
Mathiyazhagan Balasubramaniam (Baltimore Spirits) |
Cliff Matthews (Alaska Arctics) |
| Jake Turner (Seattle Summit) |
Paramonimos Konstantidis (Alaska Arctics) |
Bali Mahi (Tennessee Moonshiners) |
Aditya Anggun (Santa Ana Spectrums) |
| Ambrose Slade (Alaska Arctics) |
Nektorios Straka (Free Agent) |
Shubra Rajni (Pittsburgh Keystones) |
Tasya Fangetsu (Jakarta) |
| Ireland | Italy | Jamaica | Japan |
| Mikaylah Marley (Williamsburg Minutemen) |
Alessandro Serra (Alaska Arctics) |
Zoie Wilds (Winnipeg Voyagers) |
Ren Inoue (Tallahassee Typhoons) |
| Jacob McLee (Lorain Firestorm) |
Daius Aurelias (Santa Ana Spectrums) |
Treshaun Carnell (Seattle Summit) |
Shirley Takamoto (Pittsburgh Keystones) |
| Morgan McCarthy (Arizona Whips) |
Ain Iannizzi (Santa Ana Spectrums)* |
Hammond Macey (Kingston Town) |
Keitaro Kurosaki (Dakota Bikers) |
| Mexico | The Netherlands | Peru | Poland |
| Marcella Oliviera (Williamsburg Minutemen) |
Christiaan Hengst (Santa Ana Spectrums) |
Adolfa Girau Girau (Free Agent) |
Jaeger Lewandowski (Free Agent) |
| Javier ‘Flash’ Villagomez (D-League) |
Moki Ixtlahuac (Biloxi Voodoo) |
Rudy Pimona (Free Agent) |
Alec Kustowski (FSKA Moskva) |
| Zoraida Soto (Academica Mexico City) |
Andreas Van Agteren (Utrecht) |
Cooper Frizell-Ibañez (Matamoras College, NY) |
Jakob Bosko (FSKA Moskva) |
| Puerto Rico | Russia | Slovenia | South Africa |
| Vera La Tierra (Williamsburg Minutemen) |
Kasa Yalenchka (Plymouth Taproots) |
Stefan Kikovic (Queens Pride) |
Leonardo De Hugo (Lorain Firestorm) |
| Ricardo Rodrigues (Montana Howlers) |
Vladimir Andreiovich Zhidkov (San Jose Thrust) |
Nebojša Elkasevic (Tallahassee Typhoons) |
Gerrit-Jan Pretorious (Plymouth Taproots) |
| Carol Quinones (Heraklion Warriors) |
Sasha Ivanovich (Albany Alphas) |
Mila Pisarović (KK Ljubljana) |
Dennis Xabbu (Tennessee Moonshiners) |
| South Korea | Spain | Sweden | USA |
| Derek Kim (Winnipeg Voyagers) |
Elisa Lawless (Dakota Bikers) |
Sterling Bengtzing (Montana Howlers) |
Shane Rufus (retired) |
| Lee Jin-Sung (Albany Alphas) |
Balthasar Torrealba y Toboso (Huntsville Mayors) |
Saga Ström (Pittsburgh Keystones) |
Nina Lime (Plymouth Taproots) |
| Lim Poong (D-League) |
Diego Imperio (Montana Howlers) |
Hedvin Eklund (Tallahassee Typhoons) |
Rodger Umaechi (Albany Alphas) |
- Ain Iannizzi replaced Adriana Ramaglia (Giugliano Calcio) in the main tournament.
Qualifying
Prior to the tournament, the 32 teams were ranked from 1-32, and the top four were automatically qualified for the tournament. These records were based on international competition prior to World Jam rather than the quality of the players themselves, which led to some controversy when Spain were seeded in the initial rankings. After some negotiations, it was decided the final top four were USA (hosts), Canada, Germany and Russia.
Another group of teams were deemed to be the eight worst and would have to play an extra round of qualification. The remaining 20 teams would join the four winners in a series of 12 playoffs in the second round of qualifying to join USA, Canada, Germany and Russia in the World Jam Finals.
1st Round Qualifying Draw
Mexico (Oliveira, Villagomez, Soto) vs Cameroon (Okayu, Hounsou, Priso)
The Netherlands (Hengst, Ixtlahuac, Van Agreten) vs Peru (Girau Girau, Pimona, Frizell-Ibanez)
Colombia (Masalia, Fernandez, Garcia) vs Poland (Lewandowski, Kustowski, Bosko)
Congo (Bbwaddene, Alofayan, Zakandi) vs Brazil (Hill, Vilata, Trabuco)
1st Round Results
| Colombia 50 - 35 Poland | Netherlands 44 - 51 Peru |
| Masalia 22, Fernandez 21, Garcia 10 | Hengst 23, Ixtlahuac 15, Van Agreten 6 |
| Lewandowski 22, Bosko 8, Kustowski 5 | Pimona 22, Girau-Girau 21, Frizell-Ibanez 8 |
| Player Of The Game - Jaeger Lewandowksi (Poland) | Player Of The Game - Rudy Pimona |
| Mexico 51 - 40 Cameroon | Congo 33 - 51 Brazil |
| Villagomez 18, Oliveira 17, Soto 16 | Alofayan 16, Zakandi 12, Bbwaddene 5 |
| Okayu 20, Hounsou 12, Priso 8 | Hill 29, Vilata 15, Trabuco 7 |
| Player Of The Game - Zoraida Soto (Mexico) | Player Of The Game - Juniper Hill |
2nd Round Qualifying Draw
Finland (Hirvonen, Okkonen, Aalto) vs Mexico (Oliveira, Villagomez, Soto)
China (Fook, Fenwatcher, C-S Hwa) vs Indonesia (Matthews, Anggun, Fangetsu)
Puerto Rico (La Tierra, Rodrigues, Quinones) vs Ireland (Marley, McLee, McCarthy)
Great Britain (MacQuilkin, Slade, Turner) vs South Korea (Kim, J-S Lee, Poong)
South Africa (De Hugo, Pretorius, Xabbu) vs Japan (Takamoto, Inoue, Kurosaki)
Slovenia (Kikovic, Elkasevic, Pisorevic) vs Argentina (Kosiciuko, Cajeta, Garza)
Peru (Girau-Girau, Pimona, Frizell-Ibanez) vs Italy (Serra, Aurelias, Ianizzi)
Egypt (Hawyer, Zarif, Jafet) vs Jamaica (Wilds, Carnell, Macey)
France (Mange, Antouille, Cross-Kiraly) vs Colombia (Masalia, Fernandez, Garcia)
India (Balasubramaniam, Mahi, Rajni) vs Sweden (Bengtzing, Strom, Eklund)
Greece (Pappalomous, Konstantidis, Straka) vs Australia (Jazz, Rae-Brine, Murphy)
Brazil (Hill, Vilata, Trabuco) vs Spain (Lawless, Toboso, Imperio)
2nd Round Results
| Finland 51 - 37 Mexico | Puerto Rico 51 - 20 Ireland |
| A plucky Mexico side ultimately give way to a classier Scandinavian outfit in this exciting encounter. |
An embarrassing shocking decimation for a young and promising Irish side by the spectacular Puerto Ricans. |
| Hirvonen 30, Okkonen 14, Aalto 7 | Quinones 22, La Tierra 18, Rodrigues 10 |
| Villagomez 17, Soto 14, Oliveira 6 | McLee 10, Marley 8, McCarthy 2 |
| Player Of The Game - Luukas Hirvonen (Finland) | Player of the Game - Carol Quinones (Puerto Rico) |
| Slovenia 52 - 56 Argentina OT | Peru 49 - 52 Italy |
| Cajeta scores winning basket in overtime after closest match n WJ Qualifying so far. Slovenia so very close to making the tournament. |
Plucky Peru catch Italy snoozing but Serra makes his mark just in time to save Italian blushes. |
| Kikovic 21, Elkasevic 14, Pirosevic 10 | Pimona 25, Frizell-Ibanez 17, Girau-Girau 7 |
| Kosciuko 20, Garza 14, Cajeta 12 | Serra 22, Ianizzi 18, Aurelius 12 |
| Player of the Game - Seba Kosiciuko | Player of the Game - Alessandro Serra |
| Egypt 59 - 56 Jamaica OT | France 52 - 30 Colombia |
| The Jamaicans nearly saved by a Zoie Wilds supershow taking the game to overtime, but a workmanlike performance |
A super team performance from the French gave little room for Colombia to create openings and class shone through overall. |
| Zarif 35, Jafet 15, Hawyer 9 | Mange 22, Cross-Kiraly 15, Antouille 15 |
| Wilds 36, Carnell 17, Macey 5 | Masalia 11, Garcia 10, Fernandez 9 |
| Player of the Game - Mahmud Zarif | Player of the Game - Blanc Mange |
| India 50 - 43 Sweden | Brazil 46 - 51 Spain |
| A rejuvenated Moby shows what he has against a young Swedish team who held well but lacked |
After a great start Spain very nearly blow it, but rallying with eleven points in a row saves it for the Spaniards. |
| Balasubramaniam 28, Mahi 14, Rajni 8 | Vilata 16, Trabuco 15, Hill 15 |
| Strom 17 Bentzing 15, Eklund 11 | Toboso 26, Lawless 15, Imperio 10 |
| Player of the Game - Mathiyazhagan Balasubramaniam | Player of the Game - Balthazar Torrealba y Toboso |
| South Korea 44 - 51 Great Britain | China 43 - 50 Indonesia |
| Despite some obvious tiredness and jetlag, and some good work from the Koreans, Team GB never looked troubled. |
A flashy solo start from Li Ho Fook is not enough as Anggun and Matthiews grind down the Chinese |
| MacQuilkin 18, Turner 17, Slade 15 | Fook 26, C-S Hwa 10, Fenwatcher 7 |
| Kim 22, J-S Lee 14, Poong 8 | Matthiews 22, Anggun 18, Fangetsu 10 |
| Player of the Game - Jake Turner | Player of the Game - Li Ho Fook |
| South Africa 37 - 50 Japan | Greece 33 - 50 Australia |
| Japan comfortably ensure their place in World Jam with this clever erformance, their pace too much for the lions of South Africa. |
An inspired Barnaby Jazz performance and the Aussies canter to victory over Greece and book the last spot in World Jam! |
| Xabbu 19, De Hugo 8, Pretorious 8 | Paramonious 15, Straka 12, Pappalomous 6 |
| Takamoto 24, Kurosaki 14, Inoue 12 | Jazz 28, Murphy 11, Brine 11 |
| Player of the Game - Shirley Takamoto | Player of the Game - Barnaby Jazz |
The Finals
Group Stage
USA 9 PUERTO RICO 6
ITALY 2 ARGENTINA 1
Argentina – Seba Kosiciuko (Williamsburg Minutemen), Esequiel Cajeta (Seattle Summit), Antonio Garza (Hawaii Kahunas)
Italy – Alessandro Serra (Alaska Arctics), Daius Aurelias (Santa Ana Spectrums), Ain Ianizzi (Santa Ana Spectrums)
Puerto Rico – Vera La Tierra (Williamsburg Minutemen), Ricardo Rodrigues (Montana Howlers), Carol Quinones (Heraklion Warriors)
USA – Shane Rufus (retired), Nina Lime (Plymouth Taproots), Rodger Umaechi (Albany Alphas)
USA 50-45 Argentina - Umaechi 25, Lime 15, Rufus 12 ~ Kosciuko 24, Garza 14, Cajeta 7, POTG - Rodger Umaechi
Puerto Rico 50-40 Italy - La Tierra 25, Rodrigues 15, Quinones 10 ~ Serra 25, Aurelias 12, Iannizzi 3, POTG - Vera La Tierra
USA 50-40 Puerto Rico - Rufus 24, Umaechi 20, Lime, 6 ~ La Tierra 15, Quinones 14, Rodrigues 11, POTG - Shane Rufus
Argentina 53-56 Italy (OT) - Kosciuko 30, Cajeta 14, Garza 9 ~ Iannizzi 28, Serra 16, Aurelias 14, POTG - Ain Iannizzi
USA 50-32 Italy - Lime 22, Umaechi 22, Rufus 8 ~ Serra 16, Iannizzi 8, Aurelias 8, POTG - Nina Lime
Argentina 49-52 Puerto Rico - Kosciuko 24, Garza 15, Cajeta 10 ~ Quinones 26, La Tierra 13, Rodrigues 13, POTG - Carol Quinones
Group B -
JAPAN 6 FRANCE 6
CANADA 3 EGYPT 3
Canada – Rocky Caracal (Edmonton Totems), Yves Carbonneau (Winnipeg Voyagers), Charles Yotechuk (Retired) Egypt – Georgette Hawyer (Seattle Summit), Mahmud Zarif (Pittsburgh Keystones), Godric Jafet (Free Agent) France – Blanc Mange (Bangor Tides), Julian Cross-Kiraly (Hawaii Kahunas), Renard Antouille (Lorain Firestorm) Japan – Ren Inoue (Tallahassee Typhoons), Shirley Takamoto (Pittsburgh Keystones), Keitaro Kurosaki (Dakota Bikers)
Canada 42-50 France - Yotechuk 23, Carbonneau 14, Caracal 5 ~ Mange 19, Cross-Kiraly 17, Antouille 14, POTG - Julian Cross-Kiraly Egypt 23-51 Japan - Zarif 16, Hawyer 6, Jafet 1 ~ Takamoto 22, Inoue 18, Kurosaki 11, POTG - Shirley Takamoto Canada 47-50 Egypt - Caracal 23, Carbonneau 15, Yotechuk 10 ~ Hawyer 26, Zarif, 24, Jafet 0, POTG - Georgette Hawyer France 36-50 Japan - Mange 25, Cross-Kiraly 9, Antouille 2 ~ Inoue 23, Takamoto 16, Kurosaki 11 POTG - Ren Inoue Canada 51-41 Japan - Carbonneau 30, Yotechuk 14, Caracal 7 ~ Takamoto 20, Kurosaki 15, Inoue 6, POTG - Yves Carbonneau France 51-43 Egypt - Mange 27, Cross-Kiraly 13, Antouille 11 ~ Hawyer 23, Zarif 17, Jafet 3, POTG - Georgette Hawyer
Group C -
GREAT BRITAIN 9 SPAIN 6
GERMANY 3 INDIA 0
Germany – Klaus Korber (Tallahassee Typhoons), Siegfried Romanaren (Edmonton Totems), Dirk Von Stryker (Winnipeg Voyagers) Great Britain – D’Angelo McQuilkin (Hunstville Mayors), Jake Turner (Seattle Summit), Ambrose Slade (Alaska Arctics) India – Mathiyazhagan Balasubramaniam (Baltimore Spirits), Bali Mahi (Tennessee Moonshiners), Shubra Rajni (Pittsburgh Keystones) Spain – Elisa Lawless (Dakota Bikers), Balthasar Torrealba y Toboso (Huntsville Mayors), Diego Imperio (Montana Howlers)
Germany 44-50 Spain - Korber 27, Romanaren 14, Von Stryker 3 ~ Toboso 27, Lawless 15, Imperio 8, POTG - Balthasar Torrealba y Toboso Great Britain 51-32 India - Turner 32, MacQulkin 14, Slade 5 ~ Rajni 14, Mahi 10, Balasubramaniam 8, POTG - Jake Turner Germany 51-54 Great Britain (OT) - Romanaren 20, Korber 18, Von Stryker 13 ~ Turner 30, McQuilkin 14, Slade 10 POTG - Jake Turner Spain 50-27 India - Toboso 25, Imperio 14, Lawless 11 ~ Balasubramaniam 14, Mahi 11, Rajni 2, POTG - Balthasar Torrealba y Toboso Germany 50-32 India - Von Stryker 23, Korber 20, Romanaren 7 ~ Mahi 12, Balasubramaniam 10, Rajni 10 POTG - Dirk Von Stryker Spain 26-52 Great Britain - Toboso 20, Imperio 4, Lawless 2 ~ Turner 31, McQuilkin 15, Slade 6, POTG - Jake Turner
Group D -
AUSTRALIA 7 FINLAND 6
INDONESIA 3 RUSSIA 2
Australia – Barnaby Jazz (Las Vegas Wildcards), Bobby Rae-Brine (Montana Howlers), Alan Murphy (Pittsburgh Keystones) Finland – Luukas Hirvonen (Edmonton Totems), Otto Okkonen (Williamsburg Minutemen), Eetu Aalto (Helsinki Norsemen) Indonesia – Cliff Matthews (Alaska Arctics), Aditya Anggun (Santa Ana Spectrums), Tasya Fangetsu (Jakarta) Russia – Kasa Yalenchka (Plymouth Taproots), Vladimir Andreiovich Zhidkov (San Jose Thrust), Sasha Ivanovich (Albany Alphas)
Russia 32-52 Indonesia - Ivanovich 15, Yalenchka 14, Zhidkov 3 ~ Matthiews 23, Anggun 16, Fangestu 13, POTG - Cliff Matthiews Australia 50-38 Finland - Murphy 23, Jazz 16, Brine ~ Hirvonen 21, Okkonen 11, Aalto 7, POTG - Alan Murphy Russia 53-50 Australia (OT) - Yalenchka 22, Zhidkov 22, Ivanovich 9 ~ Jazz 29, Murphy 11, Brine 10, POTG - Barnaby Jazz Indonesia 28-50 Finland - Matthiews 11, Anggun 10, Fangestu 7 ~ Hirvonen 35, Okkonen 12, Aalto 3, POTG - Luukas Hirvonen Russia 36-50 Finland - Yalenchka 18, Zhidkov 16, Ivanovich 4 ~ Hirvonen 30, Aalto 15, Okkonen 5, POTG - Luukas Hirvonen Indonesia 41-51 Australia - Anggun 16, Fangestu 14, Matthiews 11 ~ Jazz 26, Brine 14, Murphy 11, POTG - Barnaby Jazz
QUARTER FINALS
USA 50-30 France Rufus 26, Umeachi 17, Lime 7 ~ Mange 22, Cross-Kiraly 4, Antouille 4 - POTG - Shane Rufus
The USA crowd are thrilled as Shane Rufus rolls back the years with this awesome performance that decimated France despite Mange efforts.
Japan 35-51 Puerto Rico Takamoto 16, Inoue 12, Kurosaki 7 ~ La Tierra 38, Rodrigues 9, Quinones 4 - POTG - Vera La Tierra
God mode Vera propels Puerto Rico into an unlikely semi final in this stellar performance.
Great Britain 51-32 Finland Turner 24, Slade 18, McQuilkin 9 ~ Hirvonen 18, Aalto 10, Okkonen 4 - POTG - Jake Turner
Finland stop the super hot Firefox running riot, but ultimate the Brits are just too good for the Finns.
Australia 29 - 50 Spain Jazz 11, Brine 10, Murphy 8 ~ Imperio 23, Lawless 18, Toboso 9 - POTG - Diego Imperio
The pre-match build up was all about Barnaby Jazz, but shockingly it was Diego Imperio who stamped his authority before bursting into tears at the final whistle and his career defining performance.
SEMI FINALS
USA 61 - 65 Spain (OT) Lime 27, Umaechi 22, Rufus 12 ~ Lawless 25, Imperio 24, Toboso 16 - POTG - Elisa Lawless
An epic game for the ages, which saw Spain take a sstrong lead, before a great comeback from USA. The match went to Spain, but no-one deserved to lose it what would end up beind Shane Rufus' curtain call.
Puerto Rico 51-54 Great Britain (OT) Quinones 22, Rodrigues 17, La Tierra 12 ~ McQuilkin 25, Turner 22, Slade 7 POTG - Ricardo Rodrigues
The British team were nearly stunned by a cavalcade of threes from Rodrigues and an 'unfortunate' incident that saw McQuilkin get a muzzle full of vixen cleavage, but a quick three 30 seconds into overtime from Turner won the game.
THE GRAND FINAL
Great Britain 50-45 Spain Slade 26, Turner 13, McQuilkin 11 ~ Lawless 22, Toboso 14, Imperio 9 - POTG - Ambrose Slade
Spain lead by ten points early on, and look like maintaining their lead to bring in a shock 66/1 outsider win, but the Brits show their class and grind them down thanks to Ambrose Slade. It goes to the wire, but Imperio misses a vital two which rebounds off the rim and straight to Slade who dunked the ball empathically to make Great Britain the first ever World 3v3 Champions.
Great Britain vs Finland Australia vs Spain