3x3 basketball at the 2026 Commonwealth Games
| 3x3 basketball at the 2026 Commonwealth Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | SEC Centre, Glasgow |
| Dates | 24 – 29 July 2026 |
| 3x3 basketball at the 2026 Commonwealth Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| men | women | |
| Wheelchair | ||
| men | women | |
3x3 basketball will be among the sports contested at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, held in Glasgow, Scotland. This variation of basketball and its wheelchair counterpart will be staged at the Games for the second time following its debut at the previous games. All four tournaments will take place between 24 and 29 July and 2 August 2026.[1]
The able-bodied tournaments are expanded to twelve teams each, while the wheelchair tournaments expand to eight teams each.
Schedule
The competition schedule was as follows:[2]
| G | Group stage | CM | Classification matches | ¼ | Quarter-finals | ½ | Semi-finals | B | Bronze medal match | F | Gold medal match |
Date Event |
Fri 24 | Sat 25 | Sun 26 | Mon 27 | Tue 28 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Session → | M | A | E | M | A | E | A | E | A | E | A | E | |
| Men | G | G | G | ¼ | ½ | B | F | ||||||
| Women | G | G | G | ¼ | ½ | B | F | ||||||
| Men WC | G | G | G | ½ | CM | B | F | ||||||
| Women WC | G | G | G | ½ | CM | B | F | ||||||
Venue
The competitions will be held at the SEC Centre, Glasgow, along side indoor bowls, boxing and judo.[3]
Medal summary
Medal table
* Host nation (Scotland)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals (0 entries) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Medallists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men |
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| Women |
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| Wheelchair men |
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Qualification
Summary
3x3 basketball
Twelve nations qualify for each tournament at the 2026 Commonwealth Games:[4][5]
- The host nation;
- Winner of the 3x3 competition at the Pacific Mini Games;
- The top nation in the FIBA 3x3 Federation Rankings from each of the other five CGF regions;
- The five highest-ranked nations not already qualified.
As Great Britain were the highest ranked European region nation in all four competitions, but do not participate as Great Britain at the Commonwealth Games, a Home Nations Qualifier will be held in each event to select the Great Britain/Europe Entrant.
- Men
| Means of qualification | Date | Location | Quotas | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | — | 1 | Scotland | |
| 2025 Pacific Mini Games | 2 February 2006 | Palau | 1 | Fiji |
| FIBA 3x3 Federation Rankings (Regional Qualification) |
4 | Kenya Singapore Cayman Islands Australia | ||
| FIBA 3x3 Federation Rankings (Open Qualification) |
5 | New Zealand Nigeria Jamaica Malaysia Guyana | ||
| Home Nations Qualifier | 1 | |||
| TOTAL | 12 | |||
- Women
| Means of qualification | Date | Location | Quotas | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | — | 1 | Scotland | |
| 2025 Pacific Mini Games | 2 February 2006 | Palau | 1 | Fiji |
| FIBA 3x3 Federation Rankings (Regional Qualification) |
4 | Kenya Singapore Cayman Islands Australia | ||
| FIBA 3x3 Federation Rankings (Open Qualification) |
5 | New Zealand Uganda Jamaica Papua New Guinea Tonga | ||
| Home Nations Qualifier | 1 | |||
| TOTAL | 12 | |||
- Notes
3x3 wheelchair basketball
Eight nations qualify for each tournament at the 2026 Commonwealth Games:
- The host nation.
- The winners of the four IWBF Zonal Qualifiers, with two teams coming from the combined Asia-Pacific competition.
- two nations not already qualified will receive a CGF/IWBF Bipartite Invitation.
- Men
| Means of qualification | Date | Location | Quotas | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | N/a | N/a | 1 | Scotland |
| IWBF Africa Qualifier | 1 | |||
| IWBF Americas Qualifier | 1 | |||
| IWBF Asia-Pacific | 2 | |||
| IWBF Europe Qualifier | 1 | |||
| Bipartite Invitation | N/a | 2 | ||
| TOTAL | 8 | |||
- Women
| Means of qualification | Date | Location | Quotas | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | N/a | N/a | 1 | Scotland |
| IWBF Africa Qualifier | 1 | |||
| IWBF Americas Qualifier | 1 | |||
| IWBF Asia-Pacific | 2 | |||
| IWBF Europe Qualifier | 1 | |||
| Bipartite Invitation | N/a | 2 | ||
| TOTAL | 8 | |||
- Qualifier scheduling issue
References
- ^ "Glasgow 2026 | 3x3 Basketball and 3x3 Wheelchair Basketball". Glasgow 2026. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ^ "Glasgow 2026 | Games Schedule Day-By-Day". Glasgow 2026. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
- ^ "Venues for the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games". Glasgow 2026. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
- ^ Berkeley, Geoff (30 November 2021). "Birmingham 2026 3x3 basketball line-up almost complete as 14 teams qualify". Inside the Games. Dunsar Media. Archived from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ Selection Policy and Standards | 3x3 BASKETBALL (PDF). Commonwealth Games Scotland. 17 March 2021. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.