Incredible finish to qualify for Paris in 3×3 matches – Spain’s… upside down buzzer beater

The last six teams for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games were confirmed after the 3×3 Olympic qualifying tournament which was held in Debrecen, Hungary from May 16 to 19.

The teams that qualified for the Olympic Games are:

MEN: Serbia, USA, China, Latvia, Netherlands, France, Lithuania, Poland

WOMEN: China, USA, France, Azerbaijan, Australia, Germany, Spain, Canada

In the category of of men, France got the ticket to the Olympic Games to be held in their country after defeating Mongolia with a buzzer beater by Timote Vergia (21-20) who also took the title of MVP of the tournament. Lithuania earned the second ticket with their impressive victory over Poland (21-15)

At women both matches were decided by bazaar beaters at the end of the match. In the first of two games that offered a ticket to the Olympics, Svenia Brunckhorst silenced the crowd with a buzzer beater to end the game 19-17 as Spain beat Canada in the last second to advance to the Paris 2024 Olympics with another incredible backhand shot from Gratia Alonso.

Spain’s 3×3 women’s team just qualified for the Olympics in the craziest way?? pic.twitter.com/oIqdcZmC5G

— ninja (@aslongasnever) May 19, 2024

Canada earned the last available ticket after defeating hosts Hungary 21-10, and world No. 1 player Kathryn Plouffe was named the tournament’s MVP.

The 3×3 tournament at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games will be held in Place de La Concorde from July 30th to August 5th.