2015 SABA Championship

The 2015 SABA Championship was the 4th SABA Championship, and the qualifying event in the SABA subzone, one of the FIBA Asia's subzone for the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship. The games were held from 3 July to 5 July in Bengaluru, India. The tournament was originally set to be hosted in Bangladesh.[1][2][3]

2015 SABA Championship
4th South Asian Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host nationIndia
Dates3–5 July
Teams6 
(from 8 federations)
Venues1 
(in 1 host city)
Champions India
(3rd title)
Tournament leaders
PlayersTeams
Points  India (110.4)
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India successfully defended their title by sweeping the entire tournament. Winning their third overall SABA Championship title, they also got the only slot for South Asia subzone en route to the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship.[4] Sri Lanka finished second and Nepal ended third, wherein they improved their finishes in this edition compared to their positions in the 2014 SABA Championship.

On 13 June, the Indian Ministry of Sports called for all basketball tournaments in India including the SABA Championship to be put on hold following a leadership dispute at the Indian Basketball Federation.[5] By 28 June, the faction led by K. Govindraj, which has been approved by FIBA, secured a court order from the Karnataka High Court to host the tournament as planned.[6]

Venue

The Kanteerava Indoor Stadium is set to host the games.[5]

Bengaluru
Kanteerava Indoor Stadium
Kanteerava
2015 SABA Championship (India)
Capacity: 4,000

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  India (C, H, Q) 5 5 0 552 220 +332 10 Qualification to 2015 FIBA Asia Championship
2  Sri Lanka 5 4 1 392 347 +45 9
3    Nepal 5 2 3 332 370 38 7[lower-alpha 1]
4  Bangladesh 5 2 3 334 424 90 7[lower-alpha 2]
5  Maldives 5 2 3 348 419 71 7[lower-alpha 3]
6  Bhutan 5 0 5 292 470 178 5
Source:
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) Champion; (H) Host; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Notes:
  1. 1–1 head-to-head, 1.06 goal average vs. Bangladesh and Maldives
  2. 1–1 head-to-head, 0.99 goal average vs. Nepal and Maldives
  3. 1–1 head-to-head, 0.95 goal average vs. Nepal and Bangladesh

Results

3 July 2015
8:00
Bangladesh  7665  Maldives
Scoring by quarter: 22–9, 17–11, 15–15, 22–30
Pts: Sarkan 24
3 July 2015
9:45
Nepal    3790  India
Scoring by quarter: 10–29, 10–21, 10–23, 7–17
Pts: Mathema 10
Rebs: Maharjan 6
Asts: Pradhan 3
Pts: Grewal 17
Rebs: Arvind 10
Asts: P. Singh 3
3 July 2015
11:00
Sri Lanka  10057  Bhutan
Scoring by quarter: 31–14, 18–13, 31–9, 20–21
Pts: Udumalagala 28 Pts: Wangchuk 28
3 July 2015
17:00
India  12239  Bangladesh
Scoring by quarter: 29–4, 30–8, 36–8, 27–19
Pts: Arvind 19
Rebs: Pethani 11
Asts: Akhilan 8
Pts: Sarkan 12
Rebs: Aziz 6
Asts: Mohammad, Aziz 2
3 July 2015
18:30
Nepal    7258  Bhutan
4 July 2015
8:00
Sri Lanka  9266  Maldives
Scoring by quarter: 19–12, 17–17, 25–22, 31–15
Pts: Udumalagala 28 Pts: Aushan 28
4 July 2015
9:30
Nepal    8774  Bangladesh
4 July 2015
11:00
India  11952  Bhutan
Scoring by quarter: 39–6, 20–20, 33–16, 26–10
Pts: G. Singh 20 Pts: Dorji 14
4 July 2015
17:00
Bangladesh  6380  Sri Lanka
Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 14–15, 16–23, 12–22
Pts: Biswas 20
Rebs: Biswas 13
Asts: Biswas 3
Pts: Udumalagala 26
Rebs: Ahamed 11
Asts: Dhanawansa, Sooriyaarachchi 4
4 July 2015
18:30
Maldives  7268    Nepal
5 July 2015
9:30
India  12848  Maldives
Scoring by quarter: 28–8, 39–10, 34–16, 27–14
Pts: Venkatesh 26 Pts: Latheef 14
5 July 2015
11:00
Sri Lanka  7668    Nepal
Scoring by quarter: 18–23, 18–17, 22–15, 18–14
Pts: Sooriyaarachchi 16 Pts: Singh 14
5 July 2015
17:30
Sri Lanka  4493  India
Scoring by quarter: 13–22, 13–24, 10–29, 8–18
Pts: Udumalagala 13
Rebs: De Croos 6
Asts: Sooriyaarachchi 3
Pts: Annadurai 22
Rebs: Annadurai 13
Asts: J. Singh, Annadurai 4
5 July 2015
18:30
Maldives  9755  Bhutan

Final rankings

Rank Team
 India
 Sri Lanka
   Nepal
4  Bangladesh
5  Maldives
6  Bhutan

Awards

 2015 SABA Champions 

India
Third title

References

  1. "SABA Championship 2015 to be held in India". BasketballSansar. 15 June 2015. Archived from the original on 24 June 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  2. "SABA decides India will host the 4th SABA Championship / Qualifying Round 2015". Basketball Federation of India. 11 June 2015. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015.
  3. "South Asian basketball in Bengaluru". The Hindu. 9 June 2015.
  4. "India clinch SABA title, qualify for FIBA Asia Championship". 6 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  5. "Sports ministry asks warring BFI factions to put all basketball events on hold: Report". Z News. Zee Media Bureau. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  6. "Court clearance given to host SABA Men's Qualifiers in Bengaluru from 3rd to 5th July". Ekalavyas. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
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