The Sports Bureau (ID) announced yesterday at a press conference that the “3x3 Greater Bay Area (GBA) Tour 2025” will be held across five cities, with the finals to be staged in Macau from October 23-26 at the Ruins of St. Paul’s and Wynn Palace in Cotai.
The competition is co-organised by the Sports Bureau and Macau Star Entertainment Company, in conjunction with the Macau-China Basketball Association, Chaiioi Sports Company Limited, and Zhuixing Entertainment (Zhuhai Hengqin) Company Limited. Wynn Resorts provides one of the venues.
The tournament will run from late August to late October, with competitions in Shenzhen, Huizhou Guangzhou, Hengqin and Macau. The Macau finals will feature both men’s and women’s teams, competing for cash prizes and gifts valued at more than 700,000 patacas.
At the press conference, ID President Luís Gomes was joined by Lou Kit Long, CEO of Macau Star Entertainment, Wu Chong Fai, President of the Macau-China Basketball Association; Craig Fullalove, CFO & CAO of Wynn Resorts, along with members of the Sports Council, and other guests.
In his speech, Gomes noted the importance of the tournament for sports integration in the region.
“The 3x3 Greater Bay Area Tour 2025 will once again be held this year, promoting exchanges between the cities of the Greater Bay Area through sports, jointly creating a sports tourism brand in the region,” Gomes said, adding that holding the finals in Macau would help “create a strong three-on-three basketball atmosphere, further stimulating the passion for basketball and allowing everyone to feel the lively atmosphere of sports events.”
Registration for the first stage opened yesterday, with matches slated for August 30 and 31. Registration for the 32 men’s and the 24 women’s teams in the finals begins on October 10. Interested teams may register through www.macao3x3basketball.com, with spots allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, the statement said.
With the matches spanning five cities and the finals to be held in front of Macau’s UNESCO World Heritage-listed St Paul’s Ruins and at Wynn Palace in Cotai, the 3x3 Greater Bay Area Tour 2025 aims to strengthen sports exchange, foster regional cooperation, and highlight Macau’s role in promoting sports tourism within the GBA, the statement concluded.
CEO of Macau Star Entertainment Lou Kit Long (left), ID President Luís Gomes (centre) and Macau-China Basketball Association President Wu Chong Fai pose on the sidelines of yesterday’s “3x3 Greater Bay Area Tour 2025” press conference at the Sports Bureau in Zape. – Photo: Armindo Neves
