Who started 2018 as number one 3x3 player in your country?

10 Jan 2018

MIES (3x3) - Dejan Majstorovic - the number one 3x3 player in Serbia and the entire world - headlines the list of athletes (men and women) who started 2018 as the best 3x3 players in their respective countries and territories. 

Full list of number one men and women 3x3 players*:

Afghanistan: #1 man: Karim Shudzhaulla, #1 woman: Tahera Yousofi
Albania: #1 man: Erjon Llazani, #1 woman: Malika Khakimova
Algeria: #1 man: Mohammed Rebbouh, #1 woman: Nesrine Taibi
American Samoa: #1 man: Afi Nimoai, #1 woman: Jada Lee
Andorra: #1 man: Jordi Fernández, #1 woman: Patricia Vicente
Angola: #1 man: Manuel Tumba, #1 woman: Rosaria Caleia
Anguilla: #1 man: Ivan Colak
Antigua and Barbuda: #1 man: Judah Ferris, #1 woman: Luana Minadeo
Argentina: #1 man: Hernan Losito, #1 woman: Luz Mia De Giacomo
Armenia: #1 man: Suren Melixetyan, #1 woman: Annie Tarakchian
Aruba: #1 man: Christopher Eubanks
Australia: #1 man: Tim Keating, #1 woman: Carlie Smith
Austria: #1 man: Jasmin Marevac, #1 woman: Camilla Neumann
Azerbaijan: #1 man: Rehman Tymurbekov, #1 woman: Tatyana Deniskina

Bahamas: #1 man: Jordan Coakley
Bahrain: #1 man: Mohammed Salah, #1 woman: Fatima Bushehri
Bangladesh: #1 man: Oliver Marcy, #1 woman: Oishe Rimi Mondal
Barbados: #1 man: Deroni Hurley, #1 woman: Rashanna Thorne
Belarus: #1 man: Yevgeniy Kostyukevich, #1 woman: Alyona Sudnik
Belgium: #1 man: Maxime Depuydt, #1 woman: Nikki Starckx
Belize: #1 man: Emory Bennett
Benin: #1 man: Romaric Yemalin, #1 woman: Mariame Salami
Bhutan: #1 man: Asik 
Bolivia: #1 man: Yelmy Siani, #1 woman: Nayeli Machicao
Bosnia and Herzegovina: #1 man: Zeljko Palavra
Botswana: #1 man: Kabo Seleka, #1 woman: Rithabile Tonkope
Brazil: #1 man: Luiz Felipe Soriani, #1 woman: Debora Reis
British Virgin Islands: #1 man: Lance Symister, #1 woman: Paige Vyse
Brunei Darussalam: #1 man: Brendam Lim, #1 woman: Shing Shing Ho
Bulgaria: #1 man: Stoil Aladzhov, #1 woman: Sonya Nikolova
Burkina Faso: #1 man: Loic Niodogo
Burundi: #1 man: Billy Ishmwe, #1 woman: Landra Nduwamahoro 



Cambodia:
 #1 man: Allan Yuok
Cameroon: #1 man: Yannick Atemengue, #1 woman: Sandrine Ayangma Meyini
Canada: #1 man: Nolan Brudehl, #1 woman: Emma Cander Weyst
Cape Verde: #1 man: Fabbio Oliveira, #1 woman: Carla Évora
Central African Republic: #1 man: Florian Panthelic, #1 woman: Adrienne GodBold
Chad: #1 man: Mihaye Fiarcre
Chile: #1 man: Luis Eduardo Merida Salas, #1 woman: Javiera Jilberto Vallejos
China: #1 man: Jiayi Wang, #1 woman: Jinxian Wang
Chinese Taipei: #1 man: Hsieh Cheng-Yang, #1 woman: Wei-Ju Wu
Colombia: #1 man: Jose David Lozano Toro, #1 woman: Lucia Torres
Cook Islands: #1 man: Theo Farrow, #1 woman: Keziah Lewis
Costa Rica: #1 man: Debonair Edwards, #1 woman: Diana López
Croatia: #1 man: Sinisa Stemberger, #1 woman: Daria Dudko
Cuba: #1 man: Enrique Ramos, #1 woman: Yeinny Dihigo
Cyprus: #1 man: Marios Georgiou, #1 woman: Alexandra Pittali
Czech Republic: #1 man: Roman Zachrla, #1 woman: Sára Krumpholcová
Côte d'Ivoire: #1 man: Adjo Didier Bokobri, #1 woman: Mamiky Cisse

Democratic Republic of the Congo: #1 man: Richie Muk, #1 woman: Diane Massamba
Denmark: #1 man: Martin Hermansen, #1 woman:Helle Kristiansen
Djibouti: #1 man: Ousleyeh Abdillahi Moussa
Dominica: #1 man: Adam Fontaine, #1 woman: Yasemin Charles
Dominican Republic: #1 man: Jose Dominguez, #1 woman: Giocelis Reynoso

Ecuador: #1 man: Alexander Guerra, #1 woman: Vanessa Ochoa
Egypt: #1 man: Ramy Ibrahim, #1 woman: Tamara Shash
El Salvador: #1 man: Kevin Espinoza, #1 woman: Mónica Michelle Canjura Merino
Equatorial Guinea: #1 man: Bowy Greg Bohó
Eritrea: #1 man: Merron Estifanos
Estonia: #1 man: Mario Polusk, #1 woman: Greeta Üprus
Ethiopia: #1 man: Ruben Fessehazion

Fiji: #1 man: Henry Tabuduka, #1 woman: Amalaini Ralivenitoga
Finland: #1 man: Daniel Villas Boas, #1 woman: Anna Lehtinen
France: #1 man: Anthony Christophe, #1 woman: Alice Nayo
French Guiana: #1 man: Florian Alger, #1 woman: Juliette Raymi 
French Polynesia: #1 man: Heiau Metua, #1 woman: Orama Laval

Gabon: #1 man: Étienne Junior Ravoro
Gambia: #1 man: Balajo Dawda, #1 woman: Awa Fofana
Georgia: #1 man: Vaso Kutaladze
Germany: #1 man: Dia Soliman, #1 woman: Nicole Melssen
Ghana: #1 man: Elvis Pobi Siaw, #1 woman: Primise Nana Afia Ofori
Great Britain: #1 man: AJ Roberts, #1 woman: Amy Andrews
Greece: #1 man: Antonis Mykoniatis, #1 woman: Theodora Panteli
Grenada: #1 man: Abreu Harris
Guadeloupe: #1 man: Emerick Foucan, #1 woman: Paméla Ligarius
Guam: #1 man: Tomas Calvo, #1 woman: Lindsey Wilson
Guatemala: #1 man: Anthony Masson Guerra, #1 woman: Luisa Enriquez
Guinea: #1 man: Yacouba Sylla, #1 woman: Bangoura Rougui
Guyana: #1 man: Kevin Meyers

Haiti: #1 man: Pierre Moise Dorelris, #1 woman: Veronica Cherizol
Hong Kong: #1 man: Ho Chun Lin, #1 woman: Ting Cheuk
Hungary: #1 man: Tamás Ivosev, #1 woman: Vivi Böröndy

Iceland: #1 man: Ísak Ágústsson
India: #1 man: Palpreet Singh Brar, #1 woman: Raspreet Sidhu
Indonesia: #1 man: Rivaldo Pangesthio, #1 woman: Lea Kahol
Iran: #1 man: Jalal Manesh, #1 woman: Delaram Vakili
Iraq: #1 man: Ismael Ali Muayad
Ireland: #1 man: Adewale Adedeji, #1 woman: Elizhabet Esan
Israel: #1 man: Sergey Shaulov, #1 woman: Lior Halevi
Italy: #1 man: Bryant Piantini, #1 woman: Marcella Filippi

Jamaica: #1 man: Akeem Johnson, #1 woman: Maurita Reid
Japan: #1 man: Masahiro Komatsu, #1 woman: Rena Isogai
Jordan: #1 man: Malek Kanaan, #1 woman: Anoud Al Assi

Kazakhstan: #1 man: Anton Kotenko, #1 woman: Aizhan Mukhamedyarova
Kenya: #1 man: Mike Gatete, #1 woman: Vilma Achieng Owino
Kiribati: #1 man: Lilly Natario, #1 woman: Kimarawa Mourongo
Kosovo: #1 man: Fisnik Juniku, #1 woman: Krenare Maloku
Kuwait: #1 man: Tareq El-Helou
Kyrgyzstan: #1 man: Shakirzhan Kuranbaev, #1 woman: Shirin Kudaibergenova

Laos: #1 man: Ralfs Vartins
Latvia: #1 man: Nauris Miezis, #1 woman: Dina Rozenberga
Lebanon: #1 man: Rabih Dib, #1 woman: Dima Chahine
Liberia: #1 man: Gayflor Mulbah
Libya: #1 man: Mohamed Eledrisi
Lithuania: #1 man: Edvardas Vetrenka, #1 woman: Gerda Morkunaite
Luxembourg: #1 man: Mike Becker, #1 woman: Lara Schmit

Macau: #1 man: Chon Pong Lao, #1 woman: I Tong Mak
Macedonia: #1 man: Nebojsa Kilijan, #1 woman: Ivona Kolobasiovska
Madagascar: #1 man: Elly Randriamampionona, #1 woman: Sarobidy Randriatahiana
Malawi: #1 man: Kai Jun Leong
Malaysia: #1 man: Yen Yee Fong, #1 woman: Chia Qian Tai
Maldives: #1 man: Ahmed Husham, #1 woman: Shizna Rasheed
Mali: #1 man: Mamadou Keita, #1 woman: Djeneba Ndiaye
Malta: #1 man: Nikola Vasovic, #1 woman: Christina Grima
Marshall Islands: #1 man: Harry Mokkey
Martinique: #1 man: Gregory Lessort, #1 woman: Sarah Yung-Hing
Mauritania: #1 man: Baba Bilal Diakhaté, #1 woman: Mariem Diallo
Mauritius: #1 man: Alexandre Wong
Mexico: #1 man: Diego Sierra Lopez, #1 woman: Natalia Castro Fuentes
Moldova: #1 man: Vladislav Solopa, #1 woman: Margarita Solopa
Monaco: #1 woman: Maeva Bianchi
Mongolia: #1 man: Tsenguunbayar Gotov, #1 woman: Bolorerdene Baatar
Montenegro: #1 man: Vaso Aleksic, #1 woman: Luisina Martinez
Morocco: #1 man: Sife Cherkaoui, #1 woman: Nawal Azzi
Mozambique: #1 man: Lonzo Franks

Namibia: 
#1 man: Mantius Amukoshi, #1 woman: Petrina Aron
Nauru: #1 man: Mendi Mwareouw, #1 woman: Shania Ika
Nepal: #1 man: Ashim Shrestha, #1 woman: Asmita Malla Thakuri
Netherlands Antilles: #1 man: David Labardy, #1 woman: Aïsha Carty
Netherlands: #1 man: Jesper Jobse, #1 woman: Charlotte van Kleef
New Caledonia: #1 man: André Walico, #1 woman: Marie-Claire Uto
New Zealand: #1 man: Rory Fannon, #1 woman: Jess Bygate
Nicaragua: #1 man: Eduardo Martinez
Niger: #1 man: Moustapha Magagi Gagara, #1 woman: Aissata Salmoy Moctar Karanso
Nigeria: #1 man: Solomon Bamiro, #1 woman: Nkechi Akashili
Norfolk Island: #1 man: Afolabi Timothy
North Korea: #1 man: Kim Chong II
Northern Mariana Islands: #1 man: Preston Basa, #1 woman: Eleina Santos
Norway: #1 man: Michal Szupin, #1 woman: Karyn Sanford

Oman: #1 man: Osama Najib

Pakistan: #1 man: Maheer Khan, #1 woman: Syeda Khadija Mukhtar
Palau: #1 man: Theilen Johanes
Palestinian Territory: #1 man: Paul Shamieh, #1 woman: Zein Asmari
Panama: #1 man: Travus Valiant
Papua New Guinea: #1 man: Liam Wright, #1 woman: Rosa Kairi
Paraguay: #1 man: Matheus Blaich, #1 woman: Sofia Villasboa
Peru: #1 man: Marcelo Olivera
Philippines: #1 man: Rhayyan Amsali, #1 woman: Kristine Cayabyab
Poland: #1 man: Michael Hicks, #1 woman: Karolina Brzozowska
Portugal: #1 man: Ruben De Matos, #1 woman: Martina Gomes Pereira
Puerto Rico: #1 man: Tjader Fernandez, #1 woman: Ashley Gomez

Qatar: #1 man: Abdulrahman Mohamed Saad, #1 woman: Warda Morjan Mohammed

Republic of the Congo: #1 man: Steven Biaya
Romania: #1 man: Alin Alexandru Spahiu, #1 woman: Andra Haas
Russia: #1 man: Leo Lagutin, #1 woman: Anastasia Logunova
Rwanda: #1 man: Alain Rodrique Kalisa, #1 woman: Rosine Micomyiza

Saint Kitts and Nevis: #1 man: Kachife Bradshaw
Saint Lucia: #1 man: Kivani Emile, #1 woman: Jermiah Evariste
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: #1 man: Nyika Williams, #1 woman: Ranique Harry
Samoa: #1 man: Ezra Pama Tufuga, #1 woman: Linda Junita Kelsall
Saudi Arabia: #1 man: Nassir Abojalas
Senegal: #1 man: Diadia Mbaye, #1 woman: Diallo Niauz
Serbia: #1 man: Dejan Majstorovic, #1 woman: Ana Radovic
Seychelles: #1 man: Bertin Beejay, #1 woman: Cecile Christelle 
Singapore: #1 man: Yong-An Thng, #1 woman: Joanne Lim Jing Jing
Slovakia: #1 man: Ondrej Haviar, #1 woman: Sandra Hujsiova
Slovenia: #1 man: Jasmin Hercegovac, #1 woman: Karin Kotar
Solomon Islands: #1 man: Sarara Sarara, #1 woman: Elsie Daiwo
Somalia: #1 man: Hoessein Adow
South Africa: #1 man: Edward Lehloenya, #1 woman: Purity Wachira
South Korea: #1 man:Minsu Park, #1 woman: Eun Ji Lee
South Sudan: #1 man: Wal Deng, #1 woman: Nyankiir Abuoi
Spain: #1 man: José Rojas, #1 woman: Aitana Cuevas Mediavilla
Sri Lanka: #1 man: Arnold Brent Thevakumar, #1 woman: Imesha Thathsarani
Sudan: #1 man: Bahaa Othman, #1 woman: Nyakoang Gach
Suriname: #1 man: Sergio de Randamie, #1 woman: Cyarah Kensmil
Swaziland: #1 man: Themba Noumonvi, #1 woman: Makin Hope Rachel
Sweden: #1 man: Viktor Henriksson, #1 woman: Elise Almkvist
Switzerland: #1 man: Westher Molteni, #1 woman: Sarah Kershaw
Syria: #1 man: Basel Sheno, #1 woman: Alicia Magarian

Tahiti: #1 man: Larry Teriitemataua
Tajikistan: #1 man: Ibrohim Faiziev, #1 woman: Liang Yamei
Tanzania: #1 man: Msati Kalindaga
Thailand: #1 man: Sukhdave Ghogar, #1 woman: Thidaporn Maihom
Togo: #1 man: Aguemte Site Malapa, #1 woman: Elise Afetse
Tonga: #1 man: Semisi Tu'uefuafi, #1 woman: Noa Lineni 
Trinidad and Tobago: #1 man: Tyrik Singh, #1 woman: Sophronia Sallard
Tunisia: #1 man: Mohamed Ahmed Trimech, #1 woman: Sirini Dridi
Turkey: #1 man: Yunus Yurttagul, #1 woman: Doga Comba
Turkmenistan: #1 man: Aleksandr Pashkov, #1 woman: Ayna Gokova
Tuvalu: #1 man: Chris Kauapa

U.S. Virgin Islands: #1 man: Pawel Lozinski
Uganda: #1 man: Jonah Otim, #1 woman: Jamila Nansikombi
Ukraine: #1 man: Andrii Kobets, #1 woman: Krystyna Filevych

United Arab Emirates: #1 man: Mohammed Al Ali, #1 woman: Flóra Simon
United States: #1 man: Michael Linklater, #1 woman: Janelle Bailey
Uruguay: #1 man: Emiliano Giano, #1 woman: Camila Panetta
Uzbekistan: #1 man: Vadim Halimov, #1 woman: Elena Khusnitdinova

Vanuatu: #1 man: Aaron Daniel, #1 woman: Frances Izono
Venezuela: #1 man: Hector Ortega, #1 woman: Daniela Wallen
Vietnam: #1 man: Kenny Bui, #1 woman: Thi Tieu Duy Nguyen

Zambia: #1 man: Philip Daka
Zimbabwe: #1 man: Irvine Manzini, #1 woman: Lorraine Manjoro

*The list only includes countries and territories with 3x3 players - from the countries'/territories' nationality - registered on play.fiba3x3.com

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