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    Women to watch at FIBA 3x3 Champions Cup 2025

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    The women to watch from each team at FIBA 3x3 Champions Cup 2025.

    BANGKOK (Thailand) - It's time for the top players on the planet to become wonder women for the first time in 2025 as the FIBA 3x3 season comes alive at the Champions Cup on March 14-16.

    Here is a top player from each team you just have to watch.

    JianPing Zhang (China)

    China might be without some of their legendary names, but it's time for them to turn a new page. They have a youthful side in Bangkok, but there is still plenty of experience and talent with the standout being 22-year-old Zhang who has won medals at Asia Cup and U23 World Cup level.

    She's a born winner and could be wrapping a medal around her neck by the end of the tournament.

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    Lisa Berkani (France)

    There are some new names for France on the big stage and it's time for supremely talented Lisa Berkani to emerge from the shadows.

    The now 27-year-old was a former star at the U23 level for France and she's back on the half-court ready to make up for lost time. Berkani is an absolute magician with the Wilson in her hands and she will form a deadly one-two punch with Eve Wembanyama, the older sister of Victor.

    Vega Gimeno (Spain)

    Spain had an amazing double last year of Olympic silver and Europe Cup glory as Vega Gimeno stamped herself as a 3x3 legend. She gets the tough buckets for her country and her never say die attitude makes her a heart and soul type of player.

    Just watch her will her team over the line again and again in Bangkok.

    Meret Kleine-Beek (Germany)

    We saw Germany's heroes perform legendary deeds in Paris last year and it's now time for the New Gen to make their own mark. And there is a lot of excitement over this towering 6ft (1.86m) Kleine-Bleek, who has shown her silky skills at the U23 level and on the Women's Series.

    But now it's time for the 24-year-old to make the jump onto the big stage and you better believe she will succeed.

    Katherine Plouffe (Canada)

    Who is the best and most decorated women's player in Bangkok? It just has to be the No.3 ranked player on the planet who is looking for more silverware to add to her bulging trophy cabinet.

    Plouffe has anchored the paint for years for Canada and her presence there also ensures her teammates walk taller. If Plouffe lifts another MVP then she will again sing her favorite song - Oh Canada!

    Anneli Maley (Australia)

    Do you know how much representing her country and playing 3x3 means to this Aussie superstar? Maley was beside herself when Australia failed to reach the medal rounds at the Paris Olympics and it's left her heartbroken ever since.

    But she's out for new beginnings in 2025 and ready to inspire a new-look Gangurrus, who love nothing more than playing in Asia.

    Rattiyakorn Udomsuk (Thailand)

    The loudest cheers in Bangkok will be reserved for the Thai sensation who is more than capable of putting her country on her back. Udomsuk has had plenty of success over the years for Thailand and lifted her game to great heights at the Asia Cup and Women's Series.

    If she goes on a heater then the local fans will be going wild in the bleachers.

    Harisoa Hajanirina (Madagascar)

    This 26-year-old has long been one of the most hyped prospects in Africa. Watch her speed by with lightning speed on the half-court, but you better look quick because she'll flash by in an instant. Hajanirina can do a little bit of everything, including putting the Wilson on the floor and making a hard drive to the rack. Hajanirina was part of Madagascar's victory at the Africa Cup and you know she wants that momentum to spill over into 2025.

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