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Iran fails to cruise to 3x3 FISU World University League semi-finals

Sunday, 23 October 2016 10:30 AM [ Last Update: Sunday, 23 October 2016 10:32 AM ]

Iran’s Payame Noor University 3x3 basketball team

Iranian basketball players have failed to get through to the semi-final round of the 3x3 Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire (FISU) World University League 2016 in China, after losing in their quarterfinal match to Croatian opponents.

On Sunday, the Payame Noor University outfit, which is representing the Islamic Republic of Iran in the three-day tournament in the southeastern Chinese city of Xiamen, lost to University of Split 11-21, the website of the National University Sports Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran reported.

The defeat came a day after Payame Noor University players had chalked up a narrow 16-15 win over counterparts from Serbia’s University of Kragujevac.

The 3x3 FISU World University League 2016 started in Xiamen, China, on October 21 and will conclude on October 23, 2016.

A total of 32 teams — 16 teams of each gender — from 23 countries, including Argentina, Canada, China, Iran, Italy, Macau, South Africa, Switzerland, Thailand, Uganda and Venezuela, are representing five continents in the tournament.

The 3x3 (pronounced three on three) basketball is a form of the game played with three players on each side and one hoop.

The basketball discipline is currently being promoted and structured by the Fédération Internationale de Basketball Amateur (FIBA), and the highest profile tournament for national 3x3 teams is the FIBA 3x3 World Championships.

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