BIRMINGHAM (UNITED KINGDOM) - 3x3 is ready to create more history at next year's Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

The Commonwealth Games is considered one of the largest multi-sports competition in the world alongside the Olympics and the Asian Games - both of which 3x3 have participated in.

Traditionally, basketball has not been amongst the most popular in most Commonwealth countries where soccer, cricket and rugby generally hold sway. But things have started to change and 3x3 is helping hoops expand into new frontiers, including in many Commonwealth countries.

And 3x3's debut in Birmingham - from July 29-August 2- is much-anticipated and a golden opportunity to showcase this fast and furious game to a new audience.

3x3's format in the Commonwealth Games will mirror Tokyo, where eight teams in both men's and women's categories had gold in their sights.

Fourteen men's and women's teams have qualified for Birmingham with the final spots to be determined at the Home Nations Qualification Tournament on December 28 in Paisley, Scotland, where Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales will compete.

Men's category

Host
- England
Regional Qualification
- Kenya (Africa)
- Canada (Americas)
- Sri Lanka (Asia)
- Great Britain (Europe - a Home Nations Qualifier will determine who owns the slot)
- Trinidad and Tobago (Caribbean)
- New Zealand (Oceania)
Direct Qualification
- Australia

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Women's category

Host
- England
Regional Qualification
- Kenya (Africa)
- Canada (Americas)
- Sri Lanka (Asia)
- Great Britain (Europe - a Home Nations Qualifier will determine who owns the slot)
- St. Lucia (Caribbean)
- New Zealand (Oceania)
Direct Qualification
- Australia

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