Ranking Compendium
Version 2015.01
1. CONVENTIONS
Ranking:
the result of collecting points at endorsement competitions and pick-ups.
BallerLevel:
evaluates the skill level of a player based on his playing record and is the
expected relative performance based, so that the ballerlevel difference
between two opponents reflects the expected win/loss ratio.
Competitions:
can be of various types such as tournaments, ladders and leagues;
whereas FIBA 3x3 Official Competitions are defined as Olympic
Tournaments, FIBA 3x3 World & Zone Championships (incl U18), the FIBA
3x3 World Tour and the FIBA 3x3 All Stars
Tournaments:
a 3x3 competition that is played in classic or double elimination format
Classic:
the classic tournament 3x3 is comprised by round robins followed by a
single elimination phase
Single elimination: One bracket tournament, winner proceeds whilst losers are eliminated
Tour:
series of minimum 3 connected tournaments ending with a final.
Ladders*:
a sort of pyramidal competition, whereas teams progress up and down in a
set of hierarchized groups
Leagues*:
All play against all in a regular fashion
Category:
the partition of a tournament by proficiency, age and gender.
Division:
subpartition of a category that ends up with a winner.
Level:
measures the tournament’s level hierarchy (in descending order): black,
red, brown, purple, blue, olive, green, orange, yellow, white.
Edition:
A competition can have a new edition each year.
U-category:
A U-nn (e.g. U18) means that said player does not become older nn
(e.g.18) years in the current year.
Glossary:
Definition of terms can be found in www.fiba.com/3x3/downloads
Herein calculations are applied for all FIBA-endorsed events registered in 3x3planet.com and
are subject to FIBA’s disciplinary actions, if any.
* Not yet supported by 3x3planet.com
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2. RANKING
The ranking of the players is calculated from points gained in competitions and pick-up games.
For the time being only classic tournaments are taken into account for ranking purposes.
Leagues, single and double elimination require FIBA’s prior approval. Variations of this format
have to be approved by FIBA on a one-by-one basis.
The number of ranking points is comprised by the outcome of the games played the last full
12 months:
- the best 3 World Tour events and the best 6 FIBA-endorsed events (ex 3 best World
Tour) results played over the last year; the number of points earned at an event will depend
on the event level (see Appendices 1 & 2) and (i) final standings, (ii) wins & losses in the
pool or league games (iii) individual performance based on scored points (if full scouting);
however (1) only the latest played editions are taken into account for black & red events as well as
FIBA 3x3 Zone Champs U18, e.g. Prague Challenger 2012 overrides Prague Challenger 2011, and
(2) points pursuant yearly annual black & red events as well as FIBA 3x3 Zone Champs U18 are kept
until the new edition has been played albeit not longer than 15 months;
- The 200 best pick-up results over the last year with a limit of 10 results per day (pick-up
games are worth fewer points than FIBA-endorsed event games);
The ranking points will be updated Monday to Thursday, at 1200 hours UTC, except for a
New Years’ break between 24 December and 06 January (both inclusive) of the following year,
without prejudice of precedent, ranking will be calculated on 1 November irrespectively of date
of the week:
a. the results of the completed competitions that have been reported by said cut-off time;
b. the time stamp of an event is its finishing time, ergo for ranking purposes calculation that is
time used for all its games;
c. the results of the reported pick-up games for full days, whereas a day is considered to start
at 1200 hours UTC.
2.1 Event points
The number of ranking points awarded at an event’s category is related to its level. A
competition will follow the hierarchisation criteria of Appendix 1. Over time, existing
competitions’ category level can be adjusted based on the average ballerlevel of the 8 best
teams of the prior edition.
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Individual ranking points are award to each player based on the event level-color and the
following formulas:
:
** The actual number of ranking points awarded for final standing and win & loss in pool phase
as well as the factor to be applied to the individual scoring for the various event levels is listed in
Appendix 2, though FIBA reserves the right to modify from time to time, as well as to apply
amendments retroactively. In order to collect the points derived from scoring performance all
games require full scouting.
The official and recommended FIBA 3x3 age categories are 30+, open, U18, U15 and U13
(although U12 do not collect ranking points).
Color level applicable to age for U-nn is individual driven, i.e. a U15 playing in U18 gets
points for U15 irrespectively of playing in a U18 category. This rule is not applied in black, red or
brown events. U15 cannot play in black-coded events.
Color level applicable to gender is individual driven, i.e. a female playing in men or mixed
gets female points. This rule is not applied in black, red or brown city-based events.
If a player participates at a tournament above its assigned level and loses all games, the
player receive no points, if it had the option of playing at a more appropriate level, e.g. 17
year old team playing in 18+ in spite of being able to play in a U18 category or a women team
playing in a men or open category in spite of being able to play in a women category.
With prejudice of previous, if a player participates in two categories, only the games of the
lower category are taken into account for ranking purposes, i.e. player gets zero points for
the upper category.
If a team is being eliminated from the competition and benefits from a repechage, it will get no
ranking points for those additional games, although these additional will be considered for
BallerLevel.
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2.2 Event color upgrade & downgrades
Event colors are upgraded or downgraded for the following:
Case
Color up/down grading
Prize money above USD 5000 in open*
1 upgrade**
Non-World Tour categories in Quests
1 upgrade
Tour finals, other than Quest and Satellite ones, in
categories with 100 or more teams in all stops ex-final
Female***
1 upgrade**
Category with “competitive” and “recreational”
1 downgrade for recreational
Multiple divisions in one gender & age category other
than pursuant competitive vs recreational
National-team if one country more than one team
1 downgrade
Incomplete registration data****
1 downgrade
Small size division*, lower 12 teams
2 downgrade**
1 downgrade
1 downgrade
Gradings can be cumulated, minimum color is white.
U13 is always white irrespectively of gradings.
* Not applicable to Black, Red and Brown Levels
**Not applicable to national team competitions
***Not applicable in Black, Red and Brown city-based competitions
**** Events validated with players’ incomplete data; complete data include name, surname, day of birth, gender, city &
country of residence, nationality
Certain up or downgrades may happen once the event is finished, e.g. small size division.
2.3 Sanctions
Sanctions to player by FIBA can include the partial or complete loss of ranking points.
-
Players forfeiting a game will not earn points in said game; however if promoter
consider the forfeit unjustifiable or a team forfeits two games in same competition the
0 points will be awarded for said competition.
-
All team members of a team tortuously defaulting or forfeiting a game will lose all its
ranking points.
-
Players not playing at FIBA 3x3 Official Competitions, in spite of being registered
or qualified, will automatically lose all ranking points collected at FIBA 3x3 Official
Competitions, except in case of proven injury or justified force majeure, however they
will still be able to add up to 6 other endorsed events to their ranking.
-
Other sanctions may apply at FIBA discretion
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2.4 Classic tournament specific rules
A classic tournament’s minimum category or division size is composed by 4 teams; if the
number of teams is lower than 4 then the games will be treated as regular pick-up games for
ranking purposes. The ranking points collected will depend on the final standing and the 3 best
results of the pool phase.
If round-robin groups are of dissimilar size in a tournament level, the worst results in the larger
round robin are ignored to equalize the number of round-robins counted for all teams playing the
given level.
2.5 Leagues
The ranking points collected will depend on the final standing and the 20 best results of the
league season.
2.6 Single elimination specific rules
The minimum number of teams is 4. If the number of teams is lower than 4, then the games
will be treated as regular pick-up games for ranking purposes.
2.7 Pick-up games
The number of points awarded at a recorded pick-up games 30 for a win and 10 for a loss;
whereas only the best 200 results in the last 12 months are taken into account with a limit of 10
per day. At least one player in each team requires a confirmed account.
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Appendix 1
3x3 Competition Network’s hierarchisation
The first * above is equivalent to the following downgrades
Black, Red, Brown
Purple, Blue
Olive
Green
U18
no downgrade
2 downgrades
1 downgrade
n.a.
U15
6 downgrades
4 downgrades
3 downgrades
2 downgrades
Note: In a Quest only non-WT categories get an upgrade, hence the implicit upgrade in the
Quest categories in the table above. Challengers are considered as if Quests.
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Appendix 2
Table of awarded ranking points
Black
Red
Brown
Purple
Blue
Olive
Green Orange
Yellow
White
Ranking points formula = A + B (best 3 pool* games) + C**
A
B
C
Final Standing
1
144,000
2
115,200
3
100,800
4
86,400
5
72,000
6
62,400
7
52,800
8
43,200
9
21,600
10
19,200
11
16,800
12
14,400
13
12,000
14
9,600
15
7,200
16
4,800
17-32
1,920
33 or worse
1,200
72,000
57,600
50,400
43,200
36,000
31,200
26,400
21,600
10,800
9,600
8,400
7,200
6,000
4,800
3,600
2,400
960
600
48,000
38,400
33,600
28,800
24,000
20,800
17,600
14,400
7,200
6,400
5,600
4,800
4,000
3,200
2,400
1,600
640
400
36,000
28,800
25,200
21,600
18,000
15,600
13,200
10,800
5,400
4,800
4,200
3,600
3,000
2,400
1,800
1,200
640
400
24,000
19,200
16,800
14,400
12,000
10,400
8,800
7,200
3,600
3,200
2,800
2,400
2,000
1,600
1,200
800
640
400
18,000
14,400
12,600
10,800
9,000
7,800
6,600
5,400
2,700
2,400
2,100
1,800
1,500
1,200
900
600
480
300
12,000
9,600
8,400
7,200
6,000
5,200
4,400
3,600
1,800
1,600
1,400
1,200
1,000
800
600
400
320
200
9,000
7,200
6,300
5,400
4,500
3,900
3,300
2,700
1,350
1,200
1,050
900
750
600
450
300
240
150
3,000
2,400
2,100
1,800
1,500
1,300
1,100
900
450
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
80
50
1,500
1,200
1,050
900
750
650
550
450
225
200
175
150
125
100
75
50
40
25
7,200
2,400
3,600
1,200
2,400
800
2,400
800
2,400
800
1,800
600
1,200
400
900
300
300
100
150
50
Scoring performance
Factor
12,000
6,000
4,000
1,200
800
600
400
300
100
50
Pool Games*
Win
Loss
´* In case of a league, win & loss points are decimated and the best 20 are taken into account
´** Requires full points scouting
Final team standings are calculated as foreseen in the Official 3x3 Rules:
http://www.fiba.com/downloads
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