MIES, Switzerland, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) announced Tuesday the host cities for the 2026 3x3 World Tour, with several familiar stops returning for the new season.

Japan's Utsunomiya will host the season opener on April 25-26. The tour will then travel through Asia and Europe before concluding with the World Tour Final in December, with the host city to be announced later.

Five of the 13 stops will be in China, including Chengdu, Shanghai, Deqing, Macao and Hong Kong.

In Europe, Austria's Vienna, France's Marseille and Switzerland's Lausanne are also among the host cities.

Serbia's Ub won the 2025 title last November in Manama, Bahrain, defeating Lithuania's Raudondvaris Hoptrans 20-16 in the final.

Following is the list of the host cities:

Utsunomiya, Japan - April 25-26

Chengdu, China - May 2-3

Zadar, Croatia - May 15-16

Shanghai, China - May 23-24

Vienna, Austria - June 12-14

Amsterdam, Netherlands - June 19-21

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - June 27-28

Marseille, France - July 4-5

Lausanne, Switzerland - August 14-15

Debrecen, Hungary - August 29-30

Deqing, China - September 26-27

Macao, China - October 17-18

Hong Kong, China - November

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