CEBU City — Miami of the United States achieved an astonishing upset by winning the Chooks-to-Go FIBA 3×3 World Tour Cebu Masters before a wildy-cheering weekend crowd at the SM Seaside City here Sunday.

Led by former NBA player Jimmer Fredette, Miami came through with a hard-fought 22-19 victory over Vienna of Austria in the final to claim their first World Tour Masters title in four years.

..Miami’s victory over Vienna followed a hard-earned 21-17 win over San Juan of Puerto Rico’in the quarterfinals and a convincing 21-13 upset victory over top seed and world No. 1 Ub Huishan NE of Serbia, 21-13, in the semis.

Fredette, easily one of the more popular players in this basketball-crazy city in the South, finished with nine points and four rebounds to claim Most Valuable Player (MVP) honors.

Fredette’s heroics included the game-winning shot to clinch the victory — and the top cash prize of $40,000 — for the Americans.

Canyon Barry, son of NBA great Rick Barry, also made a significant contribution with eight points and four rebounds.

Kareem Maddox and Dylan Travis also proved to be instrumental in the triumph.

Travis also rose to the occasion with a steal off Quincy Diggs at the top of the key, effectively thrwarting the Austrians.

“This is an unbelievable tournament. Chooks-to-Go and FIBA did a great job putting it on. The fans here are the best in the world — the atmosphere, the energy, the support in every game all day long is incredible,” said Barry.

“Big shout out to the Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3×3. Thank you for having us.”

Vienna also did not disappoint.

The Austrians pulled off a remarkable 21-17 victory over Wuxi of China 21-17 in the quarterfinals a thrilling win over Amsterdam HiPRO of the Netherlands, thanks to a buzzer-beating floater by Quincy Diggs in the semifinals.

The Filipinos?

While they faced disappointment following a 14-21 setback to Ub Huishan NE in their knockout quarterfinals duel, the Filipinos 3×3 basketball team finally tasted victory after more than a year of hard-fought competition.

Clearly the highlight of the Filipinos’ campaign came when Mac Tallo sank a game-winning two-pointer in a 21-17 victory over Futian of China in Pool C of the main draw.

The last time a Chooks 3×3 team emerged victorious in the World Tour Masters was in Manila just a year ago, making their recent success all the more significant.

In the slam dunk contest, multiple-time world champion Rafal “Lipek” Lipinski of Poland, outshone the Philippines’ David “Air” Carlos to claim the $4,000 prize.

In the two-point shootout, Ulaanbaatar MMC Energy’s Steve Sir narrowly defeated Tallo, 14-13, to secure the championship in another exciting competition.