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The 2017 SABA Championship is the 6th SABA Championship, and the qualifying event in the SABA sub-zone, one of the FIBA Asia's subzone for the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup and 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Asian Qualifiers. The games were held from 19 to 23 May in Malé, Maldives. India successfully defended their SABA crown after sweeping the whole tournament. With this win, they qualified for the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup and the first round of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Asian Qualifiers.[1] The tournament followed a single round robin format.[2]
6th South Asian Basketball Championship | |
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![]() Official logo of the 2017 SABA Championship | |
Tournament details | |
Host country | ![]() |
Dates | 19–23 May |
Teams | 5 |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
This tournaments marked the first time the Maldives hosted an international basketball tournament. Aside from the hosts, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Bangladesh participated in the tournament.[3]
Standings
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | India (C, Q) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 404 | 218 | +186 | 8 | Qualified to 2017 FIBA Asia Cup and 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Asian Qualifiers[4] |
2 | Bangladesh | 4 | 3 | 1 | 323 | 340 | −17 | 7 | |
3 | Sri Lanka | 4 | 1 | 3 | 285 | 312 | −27 | 5[a] | |
4 | Nepal | 4 | 1 | 3 | 236 | 306 | −70 | 5[a] | |
5 | Maldives (H) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 222 | 294 | −72 | 5[a] |
Rules for classification: (1) Tournament points, (2) Head-to-head tournament points, (3) Head-to-head goal average, (4) Overall goal average, (5) Drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
Results
editAll times are in Maldivian Time (UTC+05:00)
19 May 2017
21:00 |
India | 84–42 | Maldives |
Scoring by quarter: 22–3, 24–12, 22–13, 16–14 | ||
Pts: Am. Singh 25 | Pts: Zilaal 12 |
21 May 2017
17:00 |
Sri Lanka | 61–88 | India |
Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 17–27, 15–16, 12–22 | ||
Pts: Perera 18 | Pts: Am. Singh 28 |
22 May 2017
17:00 |
India | 142–71 | Bangladesh |
Scoring by quarter: 36–9, 32–20, 45–13, 29–29 | ||
Pts: Am. Singh 22 | Pts: Biswas 25 |
23 May 2017
17:00 |
Nepal | 44–90 | India |
Scoring by quarter: 6–25, 7–20, 13–45, 18–19 | ||
Pts: Shrestha 9 | Pts: Bhriguvanshi 22 |
Final rankings
editQualified for: |
Rank | Team |
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India | |
Bangladesh | |
Sri Lanka | |
4th | Nepal |
5th | Maldives |
References
edit- ^ "India aiming for SABA Championship 5-peat". FIBA. 19 May 2017. Archived from the original on May 23, 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ "India open with a win on Day 1 of the 5th SABA Championship 2017". Basketball Federation of India. Archived from the original on 30 May 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ "Basketball: Teams participating in SABA Championship arrives". vNews. Island Broadcasting Company Pvt Ltd. 19 May 2017. Archived from the original on 27 May 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ table