Egypt and Japan crowned champions in Red Bull Half Court World Finals

VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM RED BULL HALF COURT WORLD FINAL 2025 – 3X3 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT IN DUBAI / EGYPT V NORTH MACEDONIA MEN’S FINAL AND JAPAN V EGYPT WOMEN’S FINAL / SOUNDBITES OF EGYPT’S MALAK HESHAM, WOMEN’S MVP KIRI ENDO OF JAPAN AND MEN’S MVP MOHAMED TAHA OF EGYPT RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (NOVEMBER 29, 2025) (RED BULL CONTENT POOL – See restrictions) 1. AERIAL VIEW OF THE RED BULL HALF COURT VENUE IN THE BACKDROP OF THE MUSEUM OF THE FUTURE IN DUBAI 2. AERIAL VIEW OF THE VENUE FOR THE FINALE 3. SPONSOR BOARD READING RED BULL HALF COURT   WOMEN'S FINALE –  EGYPT (WHITE SHIRT) V JAPAN (BLUE SHIRT) 4. JAPAN SHOOT A BASKET FROM LONG RANGE 5. ANOTHER BASKET BY JAPAN FROM CLOSE RANGE 6. EGYPT SHOOT A BASKET 7. PLAY IN PROGRESS / SHOT BY JAPAN MISSES BASKET 8. ANOTHER MISS BY JAPAN /  JAPAN PLAYER TALKING TO REFEREE 9. PLAY IN PROGRESS / JAPAN PLAYER REACTING 10. VARIOUS OF JAPAN TEAM CELEBRATING WIN 11. JAPAN PLAYERS WITH WINNERS TROPHY 12. (SOUNDBITE) (English) EGYPTIAN WOMEN'S TEAM PLAYER, MALAK HESHAM, SAYING: "To participate in the Red Bull Half Court, the vibes, the environment, the people, the show, the floor, the LED lights, everything, it's just amazing. It's the first time I have ever experienced something like this. And let me say, I've had goosebumps seeing everything. Once I hit the bottom, the floor changed, everything. No, the experience is more than amazing."  MEN'S FINALE – EGYPT (BLUE SHIRT) V NORTH MACEDONIA (WHITE SHIRT) 13. EGYPT SHOOT A BASKET FROM LONG RANGE 14. FANS CHEERING 15. PLAY ENDING UP WITH A CLOSE RANGE BASKET BY EGYPT 16. NORTH MACEDONIA SCORE POINTS SHOOTING FROM LONG RANGE 17. REFEREE SIGNALLING 18. PLAY LEADING UP TO ANOTHER CLOSE-RANGE BASKET FOR EGYPT 19. NORTH MACEDONIA SHOOT FROM LONG RANGE, AND SCORE FROM REBOUND 20. MISS BY NORTH MACEDONIA 21. EGYPT'S MOHAMED TAHA CELEBRATING 22. DUNK BY NORTH MACEDONIA 23. TAHA EMBRACING NORTH MACEDONIA PLAYER AFTER EGYPT WIN 24. TAHA CELEBRATING WITH TEAMMATE 25. VARIOUS OF EGYPT TEAM CELEBRATING WITH FLAGS 26. TAHA CELEBRATING WITH DIFFERENT PLAYERS AND COLLECTING MVP TROPHY 27. EGYPT MEN'S TEAM WITH WINNERS TROPHY 28. TAHA POSING WITH MVP TROPHY ALONGSIDE WOMEN'S MVP WINNER KIRI ENDO OF JAPAN 29. (SOUNDBITE) (English) WOMEN'S MOST VALUABLE PLAYER, KIRI ENDO OF JAPAN, SAYING: "I'm so happy to win. Dream come true." 30. (SOUNDBITE) (English) MEN'S MOST VALUABLE PLAYER, MOHAMED TAHA OF EGYPT, SAYING:   "Feels great, like it's payoff. It's a pleasure, you know, to play here in Red Bull, of course. We deserve that. We work hard and we play together like a family, so we deserve that. I feel so happy. It's my first time here to play Red Bull, but it's really, really amazing. Like Dubai for sure, it's an amazing country and the vibe is really awesome. Like everyone vibing, everyone having fun, so I think it's really great, like a hundred out of ten." 31. VARIOUS OF FANS CHEERING STORY: Egypt and Japan were crowned champions at the Red Bull Half Court World Finals that unfolded beneath the iconic Museum of the Future in Dubai on Saturday (November 29).  Egypt secured the men’s title after a high-octane final against North Macedonia with a commanding 21–12 victory. In the women’s category Japan edged Egypt 9-8 in a tactical thriller – marking Japan’s third Red Bull Half Court title since 2022. Japan’s Kiri Endo claimed the women’s FILA MVP honours while Egypt’s Mohamed Taha bagged the men's MVP trophy. Thousands packed the Jumeirah Emirates Towers Plaza, where the Museum of the Future served as a breathtaking backdrop for two intense days of 3×3 basketball action with 30 teams from 18 countries battled in front of a sold-out crowd on a stunning, fully interactive LED court, pushing the limits of creativity, speed, and street style. (Production: Bhagya Ayyavoo)

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