 | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | 3x3 basketball |
| Location | Philippines |
| Established | 2015 |
| Teams | 6 (2024) |
| Current champion | |
| Uratex Dream (1st title) | |
| Most recent tournament | |
| 2024 PBA Women's 3x3 Invitational | |
The Women's PBA (WPBA) 3x3 is a women's 3x3 basketball competition organized by the Philippine Basketball Association.
Following the promotion of the Philippine women's national team to Division I of the FIBA Asia Women's Championship due to their finish in the Division II tournament of the 2015 edition, the Philippine Basketball Association announced on September 24, 2015 that they would host a women's 3x3 tournament in the 2015–16 PBA season. The tournament was meant as a "test market" for women's basketball. [1] Among the regulations imposed on the players, is that they are not allowed to sport a "boy's cut" hairstyle. [2]
The tournament was officially launched on October 23, 2015 as the PBA Dickies Women's 3x3 Challenge [3] as part of the 2015-16 PBA Philippine Cup. [4] The first games of the tournament were also played as part of the launch. [5] Blackwater Elite claimed the inaugural title by beating Barangay Ginebra San Miguel in the best of three finals while NLEX Road Warriors claimed third place by winning over the Alaska Aces. [6]
For the second conference, the 2016 PBA Commissioner's Cup, the tournament featuring 12 teams was known as the PBA Tag Heuer Women’s 3×3 Tournament. [7] Ginebra placed third at the expense of TNT KaTropa [8] while NLEX claimed the title in Game 2 of their best of three finals against the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters. [9]
In the 2016 PBA Governors' Cup conference, the GlobalPort Batang Pier clinched the title by beating Ginebra in the best of three series. [10]
In October 2023, the PBA announced that it would be bringing back women's 3x3. [11] The Invitational WPBA 3x3 with six teams including two squads of the Philippine national team are set to launch in January 22, 2024, coinciding with the third conference of its men's counterpart. [12] [13] [14] [15]
The twelve franchise teams of the main men's league have played in the Women's PBA 3x3 for the 2015–16 season. For the 2023 tournament, all six teams are not linked to a franchise. [12]
| Team | Affiliated organization | Joined |
|---|---|---|
| Angelis Resort 3x3 | Angelis Resort | 2024 |
| Gilas A | N/A (Philippine national team) | 2024 |
| Gilas B | 2024 | |
| Philippine Air Force 3x3 | Philippine Air Force | 2024 |
| Philippine Navy 3x3 | Philippine Navy | 2024 |
| Uratex Dream | Uratex Philippines | 2024 |
| PBA season | Conference | Champion | Second place | Third place | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–16 | First | Blackwater Elite | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | NLEX Road Warriors | Alaska Aces |
| Second | NLEX Road Warriors | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | TNT KaTropa | |
| Third | GlobalPort Batang Pier | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | No information | ||
| 2016–17 to 2022–23 | Not held | ||||
| 2023–24 | Invitational | Uratex Dream | Gilas B | Angelis Resort | Philippine Navy |
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