3×3 Basketball Tournament at Guildford This Weekend
Vancouver Bandits and Basketball BC present 3×3 Clutch, a three-a-side basketball tournament that will take place inside Surrey’s Guildford Town Centre this Family Day long weekend.
3×3 Basketball Tournament at Guildford This Weekend
3×3 Clutch is designed to increase awareness and interest in 3×3 basketball through collaborative events hosted across British Columbia throughout the calendar year.
- Dates: Friday, February 13, to Monday, February 16, 2026
- Location: Inside Guildford Town Centre (10355 152 St, Surrey)
- Tickets: Games are open to the public; spectators are welcome to attend for free as no admission fee will be charged.
The tournament will welcome nearly 250 young athletes from across the Lower Mainland competing on a custom-built court setup at Guildford Town Centre. Athletes will be competing in the following age groups; Boys U12, U13, U14 and Girls U12, U13.
This upcoming 3×3 Clutch event will mark the first time that a 3×3 basketball tournament will be held inside a shopping centre in BC, following in the footsteps of recent 3×3 basketball events in Canada including in Edmonton during Summer 2025.
“Hosting the first-ever 3×3 basketball tournament inside a shopping centre in British Columbia speaks to how creative and accessible this sport can be. Our partnership with Guildford Town Centre is built around growing the game in meaningful ways and bringing community together,” says Dylan Kular, Vancouver Bandits team president. “3×3 basketball thrives in community spaces and this event shows how the game can adapt, grow, and reach new audiences in exciting ways.”
In addition to exciting basketball action, the weekend will also feature several youth development clinics led by Bandits coaching staff, and interactive basketball opportunities for shoppers and the public.
3×3 basketball is played in a half-court setting, thus requiring less space to play and also affords each player more opportunities to touch the ball given the reduced amount of players on the court. The sport is a fast-paced rendition of the traditional 5-on-5 game that is played globally. Thanks to its surging popularity and global interest in the format, the sport was incorporated at the Olympics for the first time at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Games.
Launched in the summer of 2023 and featuring its inaugural tournament at the Canadian Elite Basketball League’s 2023 Championship Weekend festivities at Langley Events Centre, the goal of 3×3 Clutch is to provide a recreational and competitive framework for youth and adult 3×3 basketball.
The Vancouver Bandits are British Columbia’s professional basketball team. They are the westernmost club in the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) and play at the Envision Financial Court at Langley Events Centre (LEC).
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