Serbian outfit Ub continued their dominant 2026 campaign by winning the FIBA 3×3 Madrid Challenger stop last night, defeating Baskets Bonn of Germany 17-13 in the Final at Pabellon Amaya Valdemoro in Alcobendas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Led by tournament MVP Dejan Majstorovic, Ub secured their fifth Challenger stop win of the season, while Baskets Bonn and Barcelona (ESP) also booked their tickets to the FIBA 3×3 World Tour Manama 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ub once again showed why they remain one of the most formidable teams on the FIBA 3×3 Pro Circuit, navigating a challenging field to lift another banner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Serbian powerhouse opened their campaign with a 21-16 win over Diadema of Brazil, with Filip Kalu\u0111erovi\u0107’s nine points leading the way. They followed that up with another 21-16 victory against Liberec DEKSTONE<\/em> of the Czech Republic to sweep their pool and advance directly to the quarter-Ffnals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ub maintained their momentum in the knockout stage, overcoming Ulaanbaatar MMC Energy<\/em> of Mongolia 21-16 before producing a dominant 21-9 Semi-Final victory over Skyliners of German. They exploded out of the gates with a 10-3 run and never looked back, sinking five two-pointers to reach the Final with more than three minutes remaining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Against Baskets Bonn, Ub delivered another composed performance, with every player contributing at least four points in a balanced attack that proved decisive. The victory marked their fifth Challenger stop win of the season and added another milestone to what has been an outstanding campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Baskets Bonn once again demonstrated their championship credentials, reaching the Final after an impressive run through the knockout stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The German side defeated Liberec DEKSTONE<\/em> 22-15 in the quarter-finals, with Denzel Agyeman leading the charge with nine points. They then overcame Barcelona 21-18 in a hard-fought Semi-Final, powered by Fabian Giessmann’s 10 points and seven rebounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Barcelona threatened to force a late turnaround, with Jaume Zanca’s two-pointer cutting the deficit to 19-18. However, Agyeman and Sidi Beikame scored the last two points to send Baskets Bonn into the titular game against Ub.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Despite falling short against the Serbians, Baskets Bonn secured their place at FIBA 3×3 World Tour Manama 2026, adding another important result to a season that has already featured three World Tour victories and three Challenger stop wins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The tournamet’s Final was a physical, defensive-minded battle, with neither side finding it easy to generate clean scoring opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ub gradually gained control through their collective offensive effort, with all four players contributing at least four points. Majstorovic chipped in five points, while the Serbian side’s balanced scoring proved enough to keep Baskets Bonn at bay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The 17-13 victory capped a composed performance from Ub, who delivered when it mattered most to secure the Madrid banner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Majstorovic was named MVP after an outstanding tournament. He finished with 35.6 total player value, 31 total points (2nd overall), 8 assists (2nd overall) and led the entire field with 10 two-pointers. His impressive scoring helped steer Ub to another Challenger triumph and underlined his value to one of the world’s elite pro 3×3 basketball units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ub and Baskets Bonn secured World Tour Manama qualification, while Barcelona claimed the third available ticket under the event’s qualification allocation rules, with only one German team eligible to qualify outright from Madrid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. Ub (SRB) \u2013 qualified for WT Manama 2. Baskets Bonn (GER) \u2013 qualified for WT Manama 3. Skyliners (GER) 4. Barcelona (ESP) \u2013 qualified for WT Manama 5. Liman (SRB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. Fabian Giessmann (Baskets Bonn) – 39 pts 2. Dejan Majstorovic (Ub) – 31 pts 3. Filip Kalu\u0111erovi\u0107 (Ub) – 30 pts 4. Jaume Zanca (Barcelona) – 29 pts 5. Denzel Agyeman (Baskets Bonn) – 27 pts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Serbian outfit Ub continued their dominant 2026 campaign by winning the FIBA 3×3 Madrid Challenger stop last night,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16329,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[94,52],"class_list":["post-16328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international","tag-3-x-3","tag-basketball"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\tFinal Standings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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