Monterrey, Vytautas Magnus emerge champions

The curtains came down on the 2023 FISU University World Cup 3x3 Basketball, the 7th edition of the tournament, at Qatar University yesterday, with Mexico’s Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (Monterrey Campus) and Vytautas Magnus University from Lithuania emerging champions in the women’s and men’s categories, respectively.
While Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education defeated American University Cairo, Egypt, 14-7, in the final to emerge as the women’s champions, Vytautas Magnus University, on the other hand, beat the University of Sydney, Australia, 21-12, to emerge victorious.
Vasyl Stefanyk Preparpathian National University, Ukraine, clinched the bronze medal after defeating National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucuresti-Pitesti University Center, Romania, 17-10, in the women’s category, while Sumy State University, Ukraine, defeated two-time defending champions Paulista University, Brazil, 20-18, in overtime to clinch the men’s bronze medal. The three-day event, which featured 12 women’s teams and 12 men’s teams, was hosted and organised by the Qatar Collegiate Sports Federation (QCSF). In attendance at the closing ceremony were QCSF President Dr Ibrahim bin Saleh al-Naimi, who awarded the winners of the men’s category; Qatar Basketball Federation (QBF) President Mohamed Saad al-Mughaiseeb; International University Sports Federation (FISU) Sports Director Juan Carlos Holgado; President of the University of Doha for Science and Technology (UDST) and QCSF Board member Dr Salem Al-Naemi, who presented the awards for the women’s champions; and other dignitaries. At the closing ceremony was the official handover of the tournament flag by Tournament Director Rashid Saeed Adiba to Xing Zunming, the representative of Huaqiao University, China, who are the next hosts in 2024.
In a historic landmark for Qatar, Qatar University reached the quarter-finals of the global tournament for the first time in history before losing to Paulista University from Brazil.
Speaking at the closing ceremony, Dr al-Naimi stated that the championship has elevated Qatar’s collegiate sports to a whole new level of excellence.