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]
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]
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Standings
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Results
Final rankings
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Awards
References
- ↑ SABA Championship 2015 to be held in India. BasketballSansar(15 June 2015). Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ↑ SABA decides India will host the 4th SABA Championship / Qualifying Round 2015. Basketball Federation of India(11 June 2015).
- ↑ South Asian basketball in Bengaluru. The Hindu(9 June 2015).
- ↑ India clinch SABA title, qualify for FIBA Asia Championship(6 July 2015).
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Sports ministry asks warring BFI factions to put all basketball events on hold: Report(13 June 2015).
- ↑ Court clearance given to host SABA Men’s Qualifiers in Bengaluru from 3rd to 5th July. Ekalavyas.