Sanqin teenagers welcome the "basket" and the Shaanxi Provincial Youth 3-person Basketball Championship kicks off

The 2026 Shaanxi Provincial Youth 3-person Basketball Championship kicked off on the 13th at the Chang'an Campus of Shaanxi Normal University. 27 teams and 131 young athletes from 7 cities and schools across the province gathered on the field to compete for provincial honors.

This event is divided into two categories: male and female, divided into Group A (under 18 years old) and Group B (under 15 years old) according to age. On the field, the athletes were full of energy and high morale, dribbling breakthroughs, emergency stop jumpers, tacit passes and cuts, and the transitions between offense and defense fully demonstrated the fast-paced and strong confrontational characteristics of three-person basketball, fully demonstrating the youthful vitality and competitive charm of youth basketball.

The picture shows the youth competition venue. Photo courtesy of the event organizing committee

In the morning of the same day, the women's Group B match started first, kicking off the event. The first matchup was between Xi'an Team 2 and Weinan Team 2. At the beginning of the game, both sides quickly entered a high-intensity offensive and defensive rhythm, with fierce internal confrontation and frequent outside shooting. After a brief stalemate, Xi'an Team 2 gradually found their outside touch with their skillful passing and cutting cooperation. They hit many long shots in a row and quickly widened the point difference. Although Weinan Team 2 actively adjusted its defensive formation and struggled to organize a counterattack, it was never able to effectively limit the opponent's offensive. In the end, Xi'an Team 2 won the game 21:7, getting off to a good start.

In another subsequent contest, Xi'an Team 1 also played steadily and defeated Weinan Team 1 and won.

After the game, Cao Yuxi, a member of Xi'an Team 1, said: "I am very excited to win my first victory. I think the win today is mainly due to the tacit passing and cutting cooperation between teammates, plus the whole team's outside shooting is very hot." Speaking of the goal of this event, she said frankly: "We will go all out, hope to win the championship, and win an honor for the Xi'an team with our teammates."

The relevant person in charge of the event organizing committee said that as an official competition event of the Olympic Games, three-person basketball is highly competitive, highly ornamental and easy to popularize. It is an important carrier to promote the popularization of basketball events and cultivate reserve talents. In recent years, Shaanxi Province has focused on deepening the integration of sports and education, taking the construction of brand events as the starting point, continuously improving the youth three-person basketball competition system, promoting the project to campus and grassroots, constantly broadening the channels for youth participation, and expanding the population base of the project.

This event is hosted by the Shaanxi Provincial Sports Bureau and hosted by the Shaanxi Basketball and Volleyball Sports Management Center and the Shaanxi Basketball Association. (over)