West Melbourne Stateside Bow Out Of FIBA World Tour Chengdu Masters

West Melbourne Stateside’s FIBA 3×3 World Tour Chengdu Masters campaign is over, after losing their two pool games on Saturday.

Facing tough opposition, the new look Stateside team of Lucas Walker, Peter Crawford, Cooper Wilks and Tim Keating weren’t able to secure a victory in the pool stages.

They lost their first match to Riga, the world’s number three ranked team, 21-17. It was a mighty effort from West Melbourne, but they just fell short at the death.

A mighty effort from West Melbourne Stateside wasn’t enough to defeat Riga, as our #3x3Hustle boys lose their first game of the @FIBA3x3 World Tour Chengdu Masters 21-17 #3x3WT

Next game 👉 4:40pm AEST ⏰ pic.twitter.com/41pTrfCwmM

— 3x3Hustle (@3x3Hustle) June 1, 2019

Stateside were no match for Gagarin in their second clash, losing 21-9.

West Melbourne Stateside’s @FIBA3x3 World Tour Chengdu Masters campaign is over, after a 21-9 loss to Gagarin #3x3WT pic.twitter.com/iJ1cBcR7rW

— 3x3Hustle (@3x3Hustle) June 1, 2019

West Melbourne’s focus now turns to next weekend’s FIBA 3×3 Ulaanbaatar Challenger.