The 2025 FIBA 3x3 World Tour tipped off with back-to-back bangers in Utsunomiya and Chengdu — and we’ve got all the smoke.

We kick things off with major news, plus updates on World Tour qualifications and the early leaderboard shifts. Who’s climbing? Who’s slipping? And who just made the personnel moves that could change the whole game?

Then it’s on to the action:
🇯🇵 Utsunomiya – Did the season opener live up to the hype?
🇨🇳 Chengdu – Physical, flashy, and full of surprises.

From breakout ballers to team chemistry checks, we’re unpacking it all — with that signature Word on the Str33ts flavor.