Canada reaches Round of 16 at women’s 3×3 basketball World Cup
The Round of 16 at World Cup is where the Canadian women’s 3×3 basketball squad will be competing.
After an 18-16 overtime loss against Spain, the team won 21-12 over the Netherlands to make it to the knockout stage in Antwerp, Belgium.
Canada finishes Pool D round-robin play in second place with a 3-1 record after opening its tournament on Tuesday with a pair of resounding wins over Israel and Chile.
Canada, ranked 13th in the world, was grouped together with No. 4 Spain, No. 5 Spain, No. 11 Israel and Number. 14 Chile in Pool D. The top three teams reach the playoffs, with the first-place finisher in each pool qualifying directly for the quarter-finals. Each knockout round is single-elimination.
Canada falls to Spain in OT:| Canada falls to Spain in OT:
Watch Canada and Spain face off at the FIBA 3×3 women’s basketball World Cup in Antwerp (Belgium).
The Canadians will now draw top-ranked Germany. They scuffled to an impressive 2-2 record in pool play in Round of 16 on Saturday, at 5:35 a.m. ET.
The sport made its Olympic debut in Tokyo 2020, but neither Canada’s men’s nor women’s teams qualified.
The final 16 and quarter-final rounds take place Saturday and the semifinals and medal games are on Sunday.
Live coverage of the event will be available at CBCSports.ca as well as the CBC Sports app, CBC Gem and CBC Sports App.
Canada tops the Netherlands:| Canada tops the Netherlands:
Watch Canada and Netherlands face off at the FIBA 3×3 women’s basketball World Cup in Antwerp (Belgium).
Source: CBC Sports
