KXO (Korea 3×3 Basketball Federation) held the NH Nonghyup Bank 2024 KXO 3×3 Budget Tour and KXO League 6th Round at the outdoor special court in Muhancheon Sports Park in Yesan for two days on the 29th and 30th. The competition, which was held in four types: U15, U18, men’s open division, and KXO League, was hosted by Yesan County, Yesan County Sports Council, Yesan County Basketball Association, and sponsored by Hanul Construction, Yedang Tourism Farm, The H Resort and Wilson.
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There was a rain forecast due to the overlapping period of the tournament and the rainy season, but the two-day game schedule was successfully completed with the cooperation of Yesan-gun officials and participants.
This year’s KXO budget tour also attracted attention from overseas teams. Japanese teams Sagamihara and Shinagawa visited Japan to participate in the sixth round of the KXO League, which is a ticket to an international competition. The two teams competed fiercely with Korean 3×3 teams including Yesan Hanul Construction, Seoul Cosmo, Hongcheon, Busan Clean Shot and Hamo Jinju for two days.
Despite the ever-changing weather, the participants performed their best. On the first day of the championship, Choi Jae-gu, Yesan County Mayor, Choi Kwang-sun, chairman of Yesan County Sports Council, Jeong Un-kyo, director of Yesan County Administration and Welfare Bureau, Kang Seung-gyu, National Assemblyman Lee Dae-woong, president of Yesan County Basketball Association, Kwon Ki-bok, chairman of KXO, and Park Geon-yeon, vice chairman of KXO, visited the stadium and encouraged the participants with abundant souvenirs. The efforts of the teams to stand at the top of the KXO Yesan Tour also shone.
In the U15 division, RKDR2, who found a budget from Changwon far away to participate in the tournament, won the championship with Song Ji-ho’s one-man show, while in the U18 division, FBP, where Kim Min-chul burst a buzzer beater, took the top spot at the end of the game. In the men’s open division, which is as exciting as a professional game, Stuff Bison, who first stepped on the KXO court through the KXO budget tour, enjoyed his first victory with Kim Han-sung’s 15-point performance.
In the sixth round of the KXO League, where the match between Korea and Japan was held with the participation of Japanese players, Yesan Hanul Construction, who suffered a calf injury in the semifinals, fought hard against Sagamihara, Japan, but failed to overcome the numerical inferiority and gave up the championship unfortunately.
Sagamihara, who won its first participation in the KXO League, won the FIBA 3×3 Kaohsiung Challenger 2024 ticket to be held in Taiwan in September. NH Nonghyup Bank 2024 KXO 3×3 Budget Tour and the sixth round of the KXO League, which was completed with active support from Yesan County, Yesan County Sports Council, and Yesan County Basketball Association, ended with a promise of next year in the joy of the winning teams.
