2016 SABA Championship
The 2016 SABA Championship was the 5th SABA Championship, and the qualifying event in the SABA subzone, one of the FIBA Asia's subzone for the 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge. The games were held from 6 July to 8 July in Bengaluru, India.
| 2016 SABA Championship | |||||||||||||
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| 5th South Asian Basketball Championship | |||||||||||||
| Tournament details | |||||||||||||
| Host nation | India | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 6–8 July | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 4 (from 8 federations) | ||||||||||||
| Venues | 1 (in 1 host city) | ||||||||||||
| Champions |  India (4th title) | ||||||||||||
| Tournament leaders | |||||||||||||
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India successfully defended their title by sweeping the tournament, 3-0, winning the subzone title and the subzone's lone spot for the main tournament.[1]
After a three-way tie for the second spot, Maldives notched their first podium finish by winning the point differential against third-place Nepal and fourth-place Bangladesh.
Venue
The Kanteerava Indoor Stadium was set to host the games for the second successive year.
| Bengaluru | |
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| Kanteerava Indoor Stadium |   Kanteerava 2016 SABA Championship (India) |
| Capacity: 4,000 | |
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Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | India (C, H, Q) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 272 | 128 | +144 | 6 | Qualification to 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge |
| 2 |  Maldives |
3 | 1 | 2 | 162 | 208 | −46 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 3 |  Nepal |
3 | 1 | 2 | 186 | 208 | −22 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | |
| 4 |  Bangladesh |
3 | 1 | 2 | 158 | 234 | −76 | 4[lower-alpha 3] |
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:
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 head-to-head, 1.08 goal average vs. Nepal and Bangladesh
- 1–1 head-to-head, 1.05 goal average vs. Bangladesh and Maldives
- 1–1 head-to-head, 0.88 goal average vs. Nepal and Maldives
Results
6 July 2016 17:00 |
| India |
81–53 | Nepal |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–4, 17–21, 21–8, 20–20 | ||
| Pts: Bhriguvanshi 11 Rebs: Singh, Pethani 5 Asts: Bhriguvanshi 4 |
Pts: Pradhan 13 Rebs: S. Shrestha, Maharjan, A. Shrestha 5 Asts: Sonam, Singh 1 | |
6 July 2016 18:30 |
| Bangladesh |
50–68 | Maldives |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–14, 14–9, 9–21, 15–24 | ||
| Pts: M. A. Rahman 10 Rebs: M. A. Rahman 7 Asts: Biswas 3 |
Pts: Rashad, Zabeer 14 Rebs: Zilaal 4 Asts: Zilaal, Shareef 3 | |
7 July 2016 17:00 |
| Nepal |
71–73 | Bangladesh |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–18, 13–11, 20–21, 22–23 | ||
| Pts: Pradhan 26 Rebs: Maharjan 8 Asts: Sonam 4 |
Pts: Biswas, M. A. Rahman 22 Rebs: M. A. Rahman 10 Asts: Khan, Biswas 2 | |
7 July 2016 18:30 |
| Maldives |
40–96 | India |
| Scoring by quarter: 5–23, 9–28, 19–23, 7–22 | ||
| Pts: Yoosuf 9 Rebs: Rashad, Abdulla, Shareef 4 Asts: Fazlee, Abdulla, Zabeer 1 |
Pts: Shahi 15 Rebs: Aravind 10 Asts: Bhriguvanshi 7 | |
8 July 2016 17:00 |
| Maldives |
54–62 | Nepal |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–13, 18–17, 11–13, 11–19 | ||
| Pts: Latheef, Zilaal 10 Rebs: Zabeer 7 Asts: Zabeer 3 |
Pts: A. Shrestha, Singh 15 Rebs: Joshi 12 Asts: Sonam 3 | |
8 July 2016 18:30 |
| India |
95–35 | Bangladesh |
| Scoring by quarter: 36–13, 24–8, 19–8, 16–6 | ||
| Pts: Bhriguvanshi 16 Rebs: Aravind 7 Asts: Shahi 15 |
Pts: Biswas 8 Rebs: Hossian, M. A. Rahman 2 Asts: Khan 3 | |
Final rankings
| Rank | Team |
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India |
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Maldives |
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Nepal |
| 4 | Bangladesh |
References
- "India three-peat as SABA Champs and qualify to the FIBA Asia Challenge". Ekalavyas. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
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