Vienna becomes the 3x3 basketball stronghold: Mega event on weekends!

Vienna becomes the 3x3 basketball stronghold: Mega event on weekends!

Wien, Österreich - Vienna is hosting for an important 3 × 3 basketball master event of the FIBA ​​World Tour, which takes place from June 12th to 15th, 2025. It is the first Master event of the World Tour, which is held in Austria, and teams from all over the world expect. Fabio Söhler from Altach with his team "3 × 3 Vienna" takes part in this event, with the first opponent being the team from Miami on Saturday at 2:35 p.m. The teammates of Söhler are Quincy Diggs, Matthias Linortner and Nico Kaltenbrunner.

sons describes the tournament as one of the best-occupied master events that has taken place so far. The event in Vienna is the sixth of a total of 18 stations of this year's World Tour, and the final takes place complementary in Manama, Bahrain at the end of the year. After the home tournament, Söhnel travels to the 3 × 3 World Cup in Mongolia with the Austrian national team, with the aim of winning a medal.

context and meaning of the event

Austria has now catapulted itself into the top of the world in the 3 × 3 basketball area. Söhnel also strives to participate in the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, where 3 × 3 basketball has been an Olympic discipline since the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. About five years ago, Söhnel returned after a serious shoulder injury, which he suffered during his college stay in the United States, and was discovered in a 3 × 3 tournament, which inspired him to return.

in parallel to this top-class event there is also a 3 × 3 streetball tournament in Dornbirn, organized by the Dornbirn PearTrees. A profit tournament and a hobby tournament will be held on Saturday.

The future of 3 × 3 basketball in Vienna

The anticipation for the coming weekend is great. Fiba-3 × 3 boss Alex Sanchez described Vienna as the best 3 × 3 tournament in the world. The city will not only host the master tournament, but also an event of the FIBA ​​3 × 3 Women’s Series for women and a competition of the Austrian 3 × 3 Rollstuhl-Basketball team. The 3 × 3 arena is built on historical soil at the Vienna Heumarkt, a location that has already drawn over 120,000 fans at the capital city events in recent years.

ÖBV general secretary Aldin Saracevic emphasizes the importance of visibility for basketball sports, while Nico Kaltenbrunner enthusiastically leaves the chances that the event for Austrian basketball offers. Ticket sales will soon be launched on 3x3vienna.at to give fans the opportunity to experience this spectacular event on site.