In brief
In a closely contested final held at Festival Bay, Dubai Festival City, Serbia’s Ub secured the FIBA 3x3 World Tour 2026 title with a 20‑19 win over Germany’s Baskets Bonn. Strahinja Stojacic earned MVP honors after scoring 34 points and dishing 11 assists. Side contests saw Toronto’s Adris De Leon take the Shootout Contest and Poland’s Piotr Grabowski claim a third Slam Dunk title.
DUBAI—Serbia’s Ub captured the 2026 FIBA 3x3 World Tour Dubai title after a 20‑19 victory over Germany's Baskets Bonn in the final held Saturday, 7 November, at Festival Bay in Dubai Festival City.
Organised under the umbrella of the Dubai Sports Council and supervised by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), the two‑day tournament marked Dubai’s inaugural hosting of a World Tour event and featured 14 teams from around the globe.
Ub’s star player, Strahinja Stojacic, was named the Most Valuable Player of the tournament, recording a season‑high 34 points and 11 key assists during the decisive match.
In the side competitions that ran alongside the main bracket, Toronto’s Adris De Leon of Canada won the Shootout Contest, scoring 12 points in the final round. Polish player Piotr Grabowski claimed a third Slam Dunk Contest title this season, solidifying his reputation as a dominant dunker in the 3x3 circuit.
The 2026 World Tour season concludes in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 12‑13 December. Dubai’s hosting of the event is part of a three‑year partnership with FIBA that extends through 2028.
While the final result locked in Ub’s place as the Dubai champions, the broader implications for their standing in the World Tour rankings and potential effects on qualification for the Rio finale remain to be seen. The tournament’s outcome will influence the seeding and parity of future meets, but specific standings have not yet been published. No official statements detail how the victory alters the competitive landscape beyond the immediate title win.
