SABA 3x3 Men's Basketball Championship; Bangladesh win Title, Nepal settled for third

- April 18, 2014

POSTED BY: Eurobasket News

Hosts Bangladesh are crowned the champions of the inaugural edition of South Asian Basketball Association (SABA) 3x3 Men's Basketball Championship after it defeated Maldives 21 - 7 in their last match of the championship which was held at Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Hosts defeated all the participating countries to lift the championship. They beat Bhutan 22 - 09, Sri Lanka 20 - 09, Nepal 20 - 18 and Maldives 21 - 09 en-route to lifting the first edition of the SABA 3x3 Men's Basketball Championship.

Meanwhile, Sri Lanka won silver and Nepal secured third position in the championship.

After India, Pakistan and Afghanistan pulled out of the championship, five countries of South Asia, Hosts Bangladesh, Nepal, Maldives, Bhutan and Sri Lanka battled it out for 3x3 supremacy in the South Asia.

Below is the ranking after the championship

Bangladesh (4 Win)
Sri Lanka (3 Win 1 Loss)
Nepal (2 Win 2 Loss)
Maldives (1 Win 3 Loss)
Bhutan (5 Loss)

Below is the complete results of the championship.

Game #1 Bangladesh 22 09 Bhutan
Game #2 Nepal 15 17 Sri Lanka
Game #3 Maldives 14 12 Bhutan
Game #4 Bangladesh 20 09 Sri Lanka
Game #5 Nepal 18 10 Maldives
Game #6 Sri Lanka 21 04 Bhutan
Game #7 Bangladesh 20 18 Nepal
Game #8 Sri Lanka 21 - Maldives 7
Game #9 Nepal 22 - Bhutan 06
Game #10 Bangladesh 21 - Maldives 09

South Asian Basketball Association (SABA); a FIBA ASIA affiliate, is the organizer of the first ever 33 SABA sub-zonal competition.