FIBA 3x3 rules
E550915
FIBA 3x3 rules are the official international regulations that define how the half-court, three-a-side version of basketball is played, scored, and officiated worldwide.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| FIBA 3x3 rules canonical | 1 |
| Official FIBA 3x3 Basketball Rules | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5869626 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: FIBA 3x3 rules Context triple: [3x3 basketball, standardizationBy, FIBA 3x3 rules]
-
A.
FIBA 3x3 World Cup
The FIBA 3x3 World Cup is the premier international championship for national 3x3 basketball teams, featuring fast-paced half-court competition under the rules of the sport’s global governing body.
-
B.
3x3 basketball
3x3 basketball is a fast-paced, half-court variation of traditional basketball played three-a-side and recognized as an official international discipline, including at the Olympic Games.
-
C.
FIFA futsal laws of the game
The FIFA futsal laws of the game are the official global rules established by FIFA that govern how futsal is played, including its match procedures, player regulations, and disciplinary standards.
-
D.
FIBA
FIBA is the international governing body for basketball, responsible for overseeing global competitions, setting the rules of the game, and organizing major tournaments such as the Basketball World Cup and Olympic qualifying events.
-
E.
NBA rules
NBA rules are the official regulations that govern how professional basketball is played, officiated, and organized in the National Basketball Association.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: FIBA 3x3 rules Target entity description: FIBA 3x3 rules are the official international regulations that define how the half-court, three-a-side version of basketball is played, scored, and officiated worldwide.
-
A.
FIBA 3x3 World Cup
The FIBA 3x3 World Cup is the premier international championship for national 3x3 basketball teams, featuring fast-paced half-court competition under the rules of the sport’s global governing body.
-
B.
3x3 basketball
3x3 basketball is a fast-paced, half-court variation of traditional basketball played three-a-side and recognized as an official international discipline, including at the Olympic Games.
-
C.
FIFA futsal laws of the game
The FIFA futsal laws of the game are the official global rules established by FIFA that govern how futsal is played, including its match procedures, player regulations, and disciplinary standards.
-
D.
FIBA
FIBA is the international governing body for basketball, responsible for overseeing global competitions, setting the rules of the game, and organizing major tournaments such as the Basketball World Cup and Olympic qualifying events.
-
E.
NBA rules
NBA rules are the official regulations that govern how professional basketball is played, officiated, and organized in the National Basketball Association.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
basketball rules
ⓘ
sports regulations ⓘ |
| ballClearRequirement | ball must be cleared behind the arc after change of possession ⓘ |
| ballType | size 6 ball with weight of size 7 ⓘ |
| basketCount | 1 basket ⓘ |
| checkBallRequirement | play starts with a check-ball at the top of the arc ⓘ |
| clearDefinition | both feet of the player with the ball must be behind the arc ⓘ |
| continuousPlay | after made basket, opposing team must take ball directly under the basket and clear it ⓘ |
| courtType | half-court ⓘ |
| doubleBonusThreshold | 10 team fouls ⓘ |
| dribbleOrPassAfterCheck | offense must pass or dribble after check-ball before attempting a shot ⓘ |
| fouls10AndAbove | team fouls 10 and above result in 2 free throws and ball possession ⓘ |
| fouls6AndBelow | non-shooting fouls 1–6 result in check-ball unless in act of shooting ⓘ |
| fouls7To9 | team fouls 7–9 result in 2 free throws ⓘ |
| freeThrowValue | 1 point ⓘ |
| gameClockStart | game clock starts when ball is checked and legally in play ⓘ |
| gameDuration | 10 minutes game clock ⓘ |
| gameEndCondition |
first team to 21 points wins if before end of regulation time
ⓘ
team with higher score at end of 10 minutes wins if no team reaches 21 ⓘ |
| gameFormat | official FIBA 3x3 competitions use pool play followed by knockout phase ⓘ |
| governingBody | FIBA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governsCompetition |
FIBA 3x3 World Cup
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
FIBA 3x3 World Tour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jumpBallSituation | all jump ball situations result in possession to defensive team ⓘ |
| noCheckAfterScore | no check-ball after a made basket ⓘ |
| officialsNumber | 1 or 2 referees on court depending on competition level ⓘ |
| overtimeCondition | if score is tied at end of regulation, game goes to overtime ⓘ |
| overtimeWinCondition | first team to score 2 points in overtime wins ⓘ |
| possessionArrowUsage | no alternating possession arrow is used ⓘ |
| possessionStart | coin toss determines first possession or choice of ball in overtime ⓘ |
| rankingSystem | linked to FIBA 3x3 individual and federation ranking system ⓘ |
| scoringInsideArc | 1 point field goal ⓘ |
| scoringOutsideArc | 2 points field goal ⓘ |
| shootingFoulInsideArc | 1 free throw if shot missed inside arc ⓘ |
| shootingFoulOnMadeBasket | 1 additional free throw ⓘ |
| shootingFoulOutsideArc | 2 free throws if shot missed outside arc ⓘ |
| shotClockDevice | visible 12-second shot clock is required ⓘ |
| shotClockDuration | 12 seconds ⓘ |
| shotClockResetAfterDefensiveRebound | 12 seconds ⓘ |
| shotClockResetAfterFoulOrViolation | 12 seconds if ball is put in play behind arc ⓘ |
| shotClockResetAfterOffensiveRebound | no reset if ball did not touch the ring ⓘ |
| sport | 3x3 basketball ⓘ |
| substitutesPerTeam | 1 substitute ⓘ |
| substitutionLocation | substitutions at the substitution area behind endline ⓘ |
| substitutionProcedure | substitutions only during dead ball situations before check-ball ⓘ |
| teamFoulPenaltyThreshold | 7 team fouls ⓘ |
| teamSize | 3 players on court per team ⓘ |
| timeoutAllocation | 1 team timeout per game ⓘ |
| timeoutDuration | 30 seconds ⓘ |
| uniformRequirement | teams must wear same dominant color jerseys ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: FIBA 3x3 rules Description of subject: FIBA 3x3 rules are the official international regulations that define how the half-court, three-a-side version of basketball is played, scored, and officiated worldwide.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Official FIBA 3x3 Basketball Rules