2021 SABA Championship
| 8th South Asian Basketball Championship | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Bangladesh |
| Dates | 15–19 November |
| Teams | 4 |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  India (6th title) |
The 2021 SABA Championship was the 8th SABA Championship, and also known as Bangabandhu 6th South Asian Basketball Championship. The games were held from 15 to 19 November in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Aside from the host country, other confirmed participants are from India, Sri Lanka and Maldives. [1] [2] [3]
India swept the tournament en route to their sixth overall subzone title and their first title after four years. Defending champions Sri Lanka finished second, followed by the hosts Bangladesh and Maldives.
FIBA rankings
[edit | edit source]Here are the FIBA rankings of the participating teams prior to the start of the tournament (rankings as of 9 August 2021):[4]
India - 78th (World Rank), 14th (Asian Rank)
Sri Lanka - 132nd (World Rank), 28th (Asian Rank)
Maldives - 142nd (World Rank), 31st (Asian Rank)
Bangladesh - 146th (World Rank), 33rd (Asian Rank)
Standings
[edit | edit source]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India
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3 | 3 | 0 | 308 | 120 | +188 | 6 | |
| 2 |  Sri Lanka
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3 | 2 | 1 | 192 | 215 | −23 | 5 | Qualified to 2025 FIBA Asia Cup Pre-Qualifiers |
| 3 | File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 183 | 238 | −55 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Maldives
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3 | 0 | 3 | 141 | 251 | −110 | 3 |
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
(H) Hosts
Results
[edit | edit source]All times are in Bangladesh Standard Time (UTC+06:00)
15 November 2021
10:00 |
[Boxscore]
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| Bangladesh File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg | 56–67 | Sri Lanka |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–14, 15–16, 15–11, 11–26 | ||
17 November 2021
09:00 |
[Boxscore]
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| Sri Lanka |
48–114 | India |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–30, 15–28, 2–31, 14–25 | ||
17 November 2021
11:00 |
[Boxscore]
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| Bangladesh File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg | 86–65 | Maldives |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–10, 19–15, 16–21, 26–19 | ||
18 November 2021
10:00 |
[Boxscore]
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| Maldives |
45–77 | Sri Lanka |
| Scoring by quarter: 8–21, 15–22, 9–17, 13–17 | ||
19 November 2021
10:00 |
[Boxscore]
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| India |
106–41 | File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh |
| Scoring by quarter: 33–11, 26–15, 28–6, 19–9 | ||
Final rankings
[edit | edit source]| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
|
India
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| File:Silver medal icon.svg | Sri Lanka
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| File:Bronze medal icon.svg | File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh |
| 4 | Maldives
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Awards
[edit | edit source]| 2021 SABA champions |
|---|
| Error creating thumbnail: India Sixth title |
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