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2021 SABA Championship

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2021 SABA Championship
8th South Asian Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryBangladesh
Dates15–19 November
Teams4
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions India (6th title)
2018

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

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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

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  India 3 3 0 308 120 +188 6
2  Sri Lanka 3 2 1 192 215 −23 5 Qualified to 2025 FIBA Asia Cup Pre-Qualifiers
3  Bangladesh (H) 3 1 2 183 238 −55 4
4  Maldives 3 0 3 141 251 −110 3
Source: [citation needed]
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

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All times are in Bangladesh Standard Time (UTC+06:00)

15 November 2021
10:00
[Boxscore]
Bangladesh  56–67  Sri Lanka
Scoring by quarter: 15–14, 15–16, 15–11, 11–26
16 November 2021
10:00
[Boxscore]
India  88–31  Maldives
Scoring by quarter: 26–4, 28–7, 17–11, 17–6

17 November 2021
09:00
[Boxscore]
Sri Lanka  48–114  India
Scoring by quarter: 17–30, 15–28, 2–31, 14–25
17 November 2021
11:00
[Boxscore]
Bangladesh  86–65  Maldives
Scoring by quarter: 25–10, 19–15, 16–21, 26–19

18 November 2021
10:00
[Boxscore]
Maldives  45–77  Sri Lanka
Scoring by quarter: 8–21, 15–22, 9–17, 13–17
19 November 2021
10:00
[Boxscore]
India  106–41  Bangladesh
Scoring by quarter: 33–11, 26–15, 28–6, 19–9

Final rankings

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Rank Team
 India
 Sri Lanka
 Bangladesh
4  Maldives

Awards

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 2021 SABA champions 

India
Sixth title

References

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  1. ^ "Basketball Federation of India announces team roster for 2021 SABA Men's Championship". NBA India. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Sri Lanka coach Susil Udukumbura confident of doing well in SABA Championship". Sri Lanka Basketball Federation. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  3. ^ "15-member squad picked for SABA Championship". ThePapare. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  4. ^ Latest FIBA World Rankings