Hosts Bangladesh win SABA 3x3 men's Basketball Championship

Team Sri Lanka with their Runners Up trophy

Hosts Bangladesh have been crowned the champions of the inaugural edition of the South Asian Basketball Association (SABA) 3×3 Men’s Basketball Championship after they defeated Maldives 21-7 in the last match of the championship which was held at Dhaka, Bangladesh.

The hosts defeated all the participating countries to lift the trophy. They beat Bhutan 22-9, Sri Lanka 20-9, Nepal 20-18 and Maldives 21-9 en-route to their triumph.

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 – Bangladesh, Nepal, Maldives, Bhutan and Sri Lanka battled it out for 3×3 supremacy in South Asia.

Below are the teams’ positions at the end of the championship:

1. Bangladesh (4 wins)
2. Sri Lanka (3 wins 1 loss)
3. Nepal (2 wins 2 losses)
4. Maldives (1 win 3 losses)
5. Bhutan (5 losses)

Below are the complete results of the championship:

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

The South Asian Basketball Association (SABA), a FIBA ASIA affiliate, was the organizer of the first ever 3×3 SABA sub-zonal competition.