National 3×3 Men’s team took flight to Dhaka, Bangladesh on the 13th April 2014 to participate in the First South Asian 3X3 Basketball Championship from the 14th April to the 17th April 2014.
Sri Lanka Cagers showed a roaring performance in the Championship unfortunately losing only to team Bangladesh.
SABA 3X3 Basketball Championship – Results
Game #1 Bangladesh 22 – Bhutan 09
Game #2 Nepal 15 – Sri Lanka 17
Game #3 Maldives 14 – Bhutan 12
Game #4 Bangladesh 20 – Sri Lanka 09
Game #5 Nepal 18 – Maldives 11
Game #6 Sri Lanka 21 – Bhutan 04
Game #7 Bangladesh 20 – Nepal 18
Game #8 Sri Lanka 21 – Maldives 07
Game #9 Nepal 22 – Bhutan 06
Game #10 Bangladesh 21 – Maldives 09
The Championship was played in league format, the host country Bangladesh was crowned as the Champions following Sri Lanka and Nepal secured Silver and Bronze respectively. After India, Pakistan and Afghanistan pulled out of the championship, five countries of South Asia, Hosts Bangladesh, Nepal, Maldives, Bhutan and Sri Lanka battled it out for 3×3 supremacy in the South Asia.
Below is the ranking after the championship
Bangladesh (4 Win)
Sri Lanka (3 Win 1 Loss)
Nepal (2 Win 2 Loss)
Maldives (1 Win 3 Loss)
Bhutan (5 Loss)