7 Jan 2016
MIES (3x3) - Dusan Domovic Bulut, the number one 3x3 player in Serbia and the entire world, headlines the list of players (men and women) who finished 2015 and started 2016 as the best 3x3 players in their respective countries and territories.
The new generation is taking over with 23-year-old Troy Rosario leading the FIBA 3x3 Individual World Ranking in the Philippines and University of Notre Dame star Arike Ogunbowale being the number one woman in the United States.
Full list of number one men and women 3x3 players*:
Afghanistan: #1 men: Zamir Ahmadzai ; #1 women: Parisa Wahedi
Albania: #1 men: Rigers Zogaj; #1 women: Melissa Ismailani
Algeria: #1 men: Adel Yacef
Andorra: #1 men (tied): Jordi Fernández Vilarrubla, Oriol Fernández;#1 women: Patricia Vicente
Angola: #1 men: Lenda Sheriff; #1 women: Alexia Dizeko
Argentina: #1 men: Ignacio Spagnuolo; #1 women: Micaela Gonzalez
Armenia: #1 men: Konstantin Mirzoyants
Aruba: #1 women: Luna Monserrat
Australia: #1 men: Jack White; #1 women: Chantel Horvat
Austria: #1 men (tied): Georg Rülling, Jasmin Marevac, Jürgen Brandner; #1 women: Diana Picorusevic
Azerbaijan: #1 men: Amil Hamzayev; #1 women: Tatyana Diniskina
Bahamas: #1 men: Dorde Beronja
Bahrain: #1 men: Mohamed Hussain Ali Abbas Jan; #1 women: Hawra Jaffar
Bangladesh: #1 men: Tomer Zalmason; #1 women: Noor A Afrin
Barbados: #1 men: Bronly Dumas
Belarus: #1 men (tied): Ilyas Salsanov, Nikita Meshcheryakov; #1 women: Maryia Ivanenka
Belgium: #1 men (tied): Barry Dictus, Leroy Anthonis; #1 women: Lara Moucheron
Belize: #1 men: Nuri Thomas
Benin: #1 men (tied): Apollinaire Tchaby, Cédric Mariel Adjovi, Donald Savi; #1 women: Machiatou Ladani
Bhutan: #1 men: Tenpa Tshering
Bosnia and Herzegovina: #1 men (tied): Damir Palata, Fedja Vuleta; #1 women: B. Skoljic
Bolivia: #1 men: Freddy Alvarez Castellon; #1 women: Nathalia Montenegro
Brazil: #1 men: Marcelao Silva; #1 women: Cristal Rocha
Brunei Darussalam: #1 men: Ashraf Tanbrin; #1 women: Alexa Khoo
Bulgaria: #1 men: Ivan Mirchev; #1 women: Sonya Nikolova
Cambodia: #1 men: Allan Youk; #1 women: Jana Nováčková
Cameroon: #1men: Georges Manyaka; #1 women (tied): Aicha Njike, Francisca Chedjou, Edith Laure Kameni Tosom, Rosine Style Tankeu Hyantie
Canada: #1 men: Michael Linklater; #1 women: Jessica Lubin
Cape Verde: #1 men: Gilson Mendes Landim
Cayman Islands: #1 men: Mak Vuk
Central African Republic: #1 men (tied): Josue Mamadu, Panthelic Florian
Chad: #1 men: Bubaker Dawood Abubaker
Chile: #1 men: Francisco Granados; #1 women: Erika Bertens
China: #1 men: Shao Hua Guo; #1 women: Dilana Dilixiati
Chinese Taipei: #1 men: Tai-Chieh Wang
Colombia: #1 men (tied): Andres Giovanny Muñoz Montoya, Cristian David Lopez, Juan Esteban Taborda Florez, Alvaro Nazario Santacruz Mora
Cook Islands: #1 men: Brendo Heath; #1 women: Jasmine Davis
Côte d'Ivoire: #1 men: Yohann N`Dri
Croatia: #1 men: Zeljko Palavra; #1 women (tied): Eleona Pericic, Josipa Tuftan, Lea Oreskovic, Lorena Leoni, Patricija Ahel, Rea Vukic
Cuba: #1 men: Lázaro Perez; #1 women: Meylis Sanchez
Cyprus: #1 men (tied): Demetris Makri, Marios Argyrou; #1 women (tied): Athina Papagianni, Elysa Ioannou, Ingrid Akathiotis, Tea Charlton
Czech Republic: #1 men: Jan Stehlík; #1 women: Michaela Gaislerová
Denmark: #1 men: Martin Hermansen; #1 women: Sophia Fjeldsoe
Dominica: #1 men: Adam Fontaine
Dominican Republic: #1 men: Bryant Piantini
Ecuador: #1 men: Julio Porozo; #1 women (tied): Belen Carpio, Doris Lasso, Karla Yépez, Marcia Espinoza
Egypt: #1 men: Karim Deif; #1 women (tied): Aya Hossam El-Dien, Heba Abd Elrahman, Nada Elgizy, Nancy Elgizy, Tokka Gamal
England: #1 men: Robert Abou Zeid; #1 women: Vicky Champion
Eritrea: #1 men: Merron Estifanos
El Salvador: #1 men: Augusto Gomez
Estonia: #1 men: Raido Ringmets; #1 women: Kätrin Varik
Ethiopia: #1 men: Pangi Abala
Fiji: #1 men: Benjamin Colata; #1 women: Ada Dansey
Finland: #1 men: Zacharias Eerikinharju; #1 women: Sofia Pelander
France: #1 men: Angelo Tsagarakis; #1 women: Alexia Chartereau
Gabon: #1 men: Daniel Awurah
Gambia: #1 men: Yusupha Mboge
Georgia: #1 men: Mikheil Panchulidze; #1 women: Nika Nasuashvili
Germany: #1 men: Michael Schmak; #1 women: Nicole Melssen
Ghana: #1 men: Ebenezer Aboagye; #1 women (tied): Martey Mavis Naki, Ofori Promise Nana-Afia
Gibraltar: #1 women: Julianne Coleing
Greece: #1 men: Ioannis Athanasoulas; #1 women (tied): Afroditi Kosma, Aikaterini Spatharou, Nafsika Stavridou, Karampatsa Vasiliki Zuzana.
Grenada: #1 men: Andre Ambrose
Guam: #1 men: Joe Blas; #1 women: Destiny Castro
Guatemala: #1 men: Anthony Masson Guerra Porres, #1 women (tied): Daniela Buenafe, Emilia Fernandez, Meli Pereira, Nathaly Pinelo, Nicolle Sierra Hengstenberg, Vicky Willenny Juarez Euler.
Guinea: #1 men: Yacouba Sylla
Guyana: #1 men: Aylwin Baleshar
Hong Kong: #1 men (tied): Chunkwong Lam, Ho Yee Fu, HungHing Tsoi, TszLong Chan; #1 women (tied): HiuLam Kwong, KaMan Ching, WingSum Liu, Wong Man Sze
Hungary: #1 men: Mohácsi Máté; #1 women: Nina Daniella Aho
Iceland: #1 men: Balázs Konta; #1 women: Niamh Braham
Indonesia: #1 men: Fandi Andika Ramadhani; #1 women: Fitryana Dewi
India: #1 men: Jeevanantham Pandi; #1 women: Indri Indri
Iran: #1 men (tied): Der Ghokasian Dro, Gheidari Arash, Jafari Mehdi, Torabi Mohammad
Iraq: #1 men: Ehab Ibade; #1 women: Tabark Nori
Ireland: #1 men (tied): Jermaine Turner, Kevin Lacey, Michael Bonaparte, Paul Dick; #1 women (tied): Grainne Dwyer, Niamh Dwyer, Orla O Reilly, Suzann Maguire
Israel: #1 men: Roi Kantor; #1 women: Yaara Yizchaki
Italy: #1 men: Patrizio Verri; #1 women (tied): Marcella Filippi, Sara Canova
Japan: #1 men: Tomoya Ochiai; #1 women (tied): Akosuya Miki, Natsumi Moriyama
Jordan: #1 men: Mohammed Darwish
Kazakhstan: #1 men: Alexander Danilchenko; #1 women (tied): Dinara Ismailova, Ekaterina Pivneneko, Luda Ponkrashkina, Yelena Ponkrashkina
Kenya: #1 men: Cliff Oluande; #1 women: Vilma Owino
Kiribati: #1 men: Baiera Eritai; #1 women: Al´Tava Kenei
Kosovo: #1 men: Kreshnik Gashi
Kuwait: #1 men (tied): Abdulaziz Alhamidi, Abdullah Al Shammari; #1 women: Jenni Al-Mutawa
Kyrgyzstan: #1 men: Vladimir Trunov; #1 women (tied): Aigul Dzhaparova, Alla Kolesnichenko, Anastasia Korchagina
Laos: #1 women: Nampheung Sayalath
Latvia: #1 men: Toms Upe; #1 women: Anete Horelika
Lebanon: #1 men: Omar El Ayoubi; #1 women (tied): Alexandra Ayoubi, Batoul Toutonji, Lina Abdel Rahman, Sarah Yehya
Lesotho: #1 men: Nqosa Lehoenya; #1 women: Rachelle Shofeny
Liberia: #1 men: Abraham S. Petors
Libya: #1 men: Mohammed Elsaadi
Liechtenstein: #1 men: Pierre El Fakhry
Lithuania: #1 men: Ovidijus Varanauskas; #1 women: Ramunè Vainoraitè
Luxembourg: #1 men: Giacomo Migliory; #1 women: Paulina Scheuren
Macao: #1 men (tied): HipMeng Lo, KamChi Un, PuiSan Iao, WengKin Ao; #1 women (tied): Chi Cheng Sou, Itong Mak, Man Kei Chan, Ngasi Cheang
Macedonia: #1 men: Blazho Mitkov; #1 women (tied): Jovana Petrusevska, Snezana Serafimoska
Madagascar: #1 men: Toky Razafindrabe; #1 women: Ange Rasoambolanoro
Malaysia: #1 men (tied): Shoghi Gan, Tan Wing Jet, Wong Wen Jie; # 1 women (tied): Ngiap Ying Kho, Yan Yan Chu
Maldives: #1 men (tied): Amzar Abdulla, Najeel Ahmed, Sameer Mohamed Ahmed, Ali Mohamed Khuwailid; #1 women (tied): Laisha Aslam Aishath, Mishka Mular Aishath, Shailan Afzal Fathimath, Ahmed Asim Nafha.
Mali: #1 men : Makan Coulibaly; #1 women: Balkissa Abdoullahi
Mauritania: #1 men: Cheick Fall
Mauritius: #1 men: Cedric Tigresse
Mexico: #1 men: Manu Gascon; #1 women (tied): Samanta Mata, Sonia Virginia Navarro
Micronesia: #1 men: Bernard Tammed; #1 women: Cari Gajdusek
Moldova: #1 men: Nicu Boitan
Mongolia: #1 men (tied): Avarzed Gansukh, Borgil Batzolboo, Dulguun Enkhbat, Gerel Chibat; #1 women (tied): Enkhtauvan Chimeddolgor, Erdene Battar Boloe, Munkhsaikhan Tserenlkham, Shagdarjav Unurmaa
Montenegro: #1 men: Ivan Mirotic; #1 women: Alek Dobrovic
Morocco: #1 men: Adnan Touz
Netherlands: #1 men: Jesper Jobse; #1 women: Danisha Kruiner
Netherlands Antilles: #1 men: Juan Pedro Shayron
Nepal: #1 men (tied): Ashim Shrestha, Ayush Singh, Bikram Joshi, Sadhish Pradhan; #1 women: Anisha Prajapati
Nigeria: #1 men: Ukoha Uma-Okoro; #1 women (tied): Chika Sarah Ogoke, Nkechi Akashili, Priscilla Chioma Udeaja, Upe Esther Atosu
Norway: #1 men (tied): Kestas Zvilna, Richard Nykvist, Spencer Riveram Tomas Kreivaitis; #1 women (tied): Jeanine Flaaten, Therese Hager, Tina Moen, Tori Halvorsen
New Caledonia: #1 men: Teddy Theodore
New Zealand: #1 men: Karl Noyer; #1 women: Krystal Leger-Walker
Oman: #1 men: Al-souli Mahmood Ali; #1 women (tied): Nassrah Al Busaidi, Safah Al Harthy, Samyah Al Maskriy, Samyah al Rwayi.
Pakistan: #1 men (tied): Serab Ahmed, Umais Afif, Usman Khalid; #1 women (tied):Habiba Ismail, Tayyaba Ismail
Palestinian Territory: #1 men: Ahmed Ahmed; #1 women: Dania A
Papua New Guinea: #1 men: Kala Sibona
Paraguay: #1 men: Roberto Maria Forte
Peru: #1 women: Ingrid Delgado
Philippines: #1 men: Troy Rosario; #1 women: Vio Rivera
Poland: #1 men: Szymon Rduch; #1 women: Marta Marcinkowska
Portugal: #1 men: Antonio Mendes; #1 women: Julia Ribeiro
Puerto Rico: #1 men: Jorge Matos; #1 women: Carmen Vega, Judyana Batiz, Zacha Gonzalez.
Qatar: #1 men: Tanguy Ngombo; #1 women: Ghaliya Saida Al-Abid
Republic of the Congo: #1 men: Yannick Kodia Mbemba
Romania: #1 men: Stefan Adrian Vasile; #1 women (tied): Sipos Anca, Andra Hass
Russia: #1 men: Andrey Kanygin; #1 women (tied): Anna Leshkovtseva, Maria Cherepanova, Tatiana Petrushina
Rwanda: #1 men: Kami Kabange; #1 women: Rosine Micomyiza
Saint Lucia: #1 men (tied): Joel Polius, Kelcent Fulgence, Rahim Auguste, Troy Louison; #1 women: Carlyn Williams, Janice Hector, Nicole Jn Marie
Samoa: #1 men: Ratu Levy; #1 women: Cheryl Levy
San Marino: #1 men (tied): Leonardo Fiorani, Lorenzo Francini, Lorenzo Maiani, Manuel Clementi
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: #1 men: Nyika Williams
Sant Kitts and Nevis: #1 men: Bojan Panov
Saudi Arabia: #1 men: Abdulaziz Alalawi; #1 women (tied): F. Deema, S. Fahda, B. Lamees.
Scotland: #1 men: Marcus Quirk; #1 women (tied): Lauren Forde, Leah Stewart, Rachel Wallce, Ruth Allison
Senegal: #1 men: Doudou Seck; #1 women: Kamara Aminata
Serbia: #1 men: Dusan Domovic Bulut; 1 women (tied): Ana Cucukov, Elena Pijebac, Jelena Repic
Sierra Leone: #1 men: Alim Bundu
Singapore: #1 men (tied): Tay Ding Loon, Rong Hui Gui, Ong Leonard, Lee Zoel; #1 women: Rachel Yeo
Slovakia: #1 men: Miroslav Ciho; #1 women: Sandra Hujsiova
Slovenia: #1 men: Jasmin Hercegovac; #1 women: Ziva Zdolsek
Solomon Islands: #1 men: Willie Abuito: #1 women: Daphine Maneniaru
Somalia: #1 men: Ziyad Gulyd
South Africa: #1 men (tied): Alfonzo Coolen, Suleiman Jobson; #1 women: Lehlohonolo Sharon Tolo, Tsholofelo Setswadi
Spain: #1 men: Juan Vasco Trabado; #1 women: Laia Solé
Sri Lanka:#1 men: Gayan Decroos; #1 women: Anandani de Silva
South Korea: #1 men Ki Chan Oh; #1 women: Peku Kyongfa
South Sudan: #1 men: Bol Akol
Sudan: #1 men (tied): Mahgoob Hashim, Omda Omda; #1 women: Aewa Eltayeb, Asma Salah
Suriname: #1 men: Quincy Tjon Afoo
Sweden: #1 men: William Ahlberg; #1 women (tied): Emilia Stocklassa, Karolina Tellman, Matilda Salén
Switzerland:#1 men: Nikola Stevanovic; #1 women: Sarah Kershaw
Syria: #1 men: Muhi Aldeen Kasaballi; #1 women: Caroline Abo Ltef
Tanzania: #1 men: Nzumbe Nyanduga
Thailand: #1 men (tied): Brianm Sherman, Pasucha Veerakijakarn, Pongsatorn Tarn, Sivapan Yencham, Waravut Prommakun; #1 women: Amphawa Thuamon, Nutthamon Surin, Supira Klanbut, Warunee Kitrksa
Tonga: #1 men: Andrew Funaki; #1 women: Seini Schaumkel
Trinidad and Tobago: #1 men: Tommaso Claudi
Tunisia: #1 men: Bilel Msakni; #1 women (tied): Mouna Jemal, Sfaxi Siwar
Turkey: #1 men: Kivanç Dinler; #1 women: Selen Vicdanli
Turkmenistan: #1 men: Aleksandr Pashkov; #1 women: Anastasia Hydyrova
Togo: #1 men: Kounta Assoumatine; #1 women: Darilix Rachelle Ndukue
Uganda: #1 men: Kassim Nagwere; #1 women: Amoding Moreen
Ukraine: #1 men: Vitaliy Vintonyak; #1 women: Olga Maznichenko
United Arab Emirates: #1 men: Hamid Moeini; #1 women: Marian Brooks
United States: #1 men: Sammy Monroe; #1 women: Arike Ogunbowale
Uruguay: #1 men (tied): Fernando Gutierrez, Maximiliano Larrosa Ortiz; #1 women: Sabina Bello
Uzbekistan: #1 men: Kamil Kapkaev; #1 women (tied): Alexandra Shubcova, Irina Averyanova, Vera Titova, Veronica Moskaleva
Vanuatu: #1 men: Kevin Roslyn
Venezuela: #1 men (tied): Edgar Alexis Sifontes Romero, Jackson Zapata, Michaell Alejandro Flores Urbaez, Pedro Miguel Brito Rondon; #1 women: Laury Garcia
Vietnam: #1 men: Nick Tran, #1 women: Huynh Thanh Tam
Wales: #1 men: Matthew Broderick; #1 women: Chloe Richards
Yemen: #1 men: Ayad Al-Dahbali
Zambia: #1 men: Limbuyoti Mwangala
Zimbabwe: #1 men: Katsidzira Farasei Norman; #1 women: Nicole Mangondo
*The list only includes countries and territories with 3x3 players - from the countries'/territories' nationality - registered on 3x3planet.com