Mongolia will forever be part of Spanish basketball history after a Sunday afternoon in which the Spanish Men 3x3 National Team was crowned world champion after defeating Switzerland in the grand final.

A game in which Diego de Blas led the scoring from the perimeter and a great dunk by Iván Aurrecoechea would seal a victory that will be remembered as the first major international success for our men basketball team in this sport.

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The Spanish National Team had already made history by qualifying for the Final after defeating Germany in the semifinal game, but the toughest part was still ahead for the national team. Because, to win the title, the Spanish 3x3 National Team had to break with that unwritten premise of 3x3 competitions that speaks of the complexity of beating the same opponent twice in the same championship. A myth that our team would shatter with a final victory against a Switzerland team they had played against last week, and which could do little against the drive of a team driven by good defensive work, the success of Diego de Blas outside shot, and a final dunk by Iván Aurrecoechea that sealed the Gold Medal game (17-21).

A game that will go down in the history of national basketball, and with which the team formed by Guim Expósito, Diego de Blas, Carlos Martínez, and Iván Aurrecoechea would culminate a championship in which the 2-2 draw in the First Phase would pave the way for a playoff series in which Spain went from strength to strength to lift the title with four consecutive wins. A tremendous success achieved in Mongolia and which marks the first major world achievement for the Spanish 3x3 Men National Team.

The Summary of the World Cup for Spain:

First Round: Spain vs. Switzerland (21-12)

First Round: Lithuania vs. Spain (14-21)

First Round: Great Britain vs. Spain (21-19)

First Round: Spain vs. Netherlands (16-21)

Round of 16: Australia vs. Spain (10-21)

Quarterfinals: China vs. Spain (16-21)

Semifinals: Spain vs. Germany (21-15)

Final: Switzerland vs. Spain (17-21)