“NEFTCHI SOCAR” has been crowned champion of the Orléans (France) stop of the FIBA 3×3 Women’s Series.

In a thrilling final, the Azerbaijani side displayed great determination to defeat the host nation, France, by a narrow 21:20 margin and claim the title.

On their way to the final, “NEFTCHI SOCAR” suffered an 11:16 defeat to Japan’s Mitsubishi Electric in the group stage but bounced back with an 18:14 victory over the Uganda national team to advance to the quarterfinals.

In the knockout rounds, the team defeated the Spanish national team 20:14 in the quarterfinals and overcame the Netherlands’ Amsterdam club 17:13 in the semifinals to secure a place in the championship game.

It should be noted that Aleksandra Mollenhauer of “NEFTCHI SOCAR” was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player (MVP).