Following the promotion of the
Philippine women's national team to Division I of the
FIBA Asia Women's Championship due to their finish in the Division II tournament of the
2015 edition, the
Philippine Basketball Association announced on September 24, 2015 that they would host a women's 3x3 tournament in the
2015–16 PBA season. The tournament was meant as a "test market" for women's basketball. Among the regulations imposed on the players, is that they are not allowed to sport a "boy's cut" hairstyle.
2015–16 PBA season The tournament was officially launched on October 23, 2015 as the PBA Dickies Women's 3x3 Challenge as part of the
2015-16 PBA Philippine Cup. The first games of the tournament were also played as part of the launch.
Blackwater Elite claimed the inaugural title by beating
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel in the best of three finals while
NLEX Road Warriors claimed third place by winning over the
Alaska Aces. For the second conference, the
2016 PBA Commissioner's Cup, the tournament featuring 12 teams was known as the PBA Tag Heuer Women’s 3×3 Tournament. Ginebra placed third at the expense of
TNT KaTropa while NLEX claimed the title in Game 2 of their best of three finals against the
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters. In the
2016 PBA Governors' Cup conference, the
GlobalPort Batang Pier clinched the title by beating Ginebra in the best of three series.
2023–24 PBA season: Invitational In October 2023, the PBA announced that it would be bringing back women's 3x3. The Invitational WPBA 3x3 with six teams including two squads of the
Philippine national team are set to launch in January 22, 2024, coinciding with the
third conference of its
men's counterpart. ==Teams==