2021 SABA Championship
8th South Asian Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Bangladesh
Dates15–19 November
Teams4
Venue(s)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

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

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:
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

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

15 November 2021
10:00
[Boxscore]
Bangladesh  5667  Sri Lanka
Scoring by quarter: 15–14, 15–16, 15–11, 11–26
Shaheed Suhrawardy Indoor Stadium, Dhaka
16 November 2021
10:00
[Boxscore]
India  8831  Maldives
Scoring by quarter: 26–4, 28–7, 17–11, 17–6
Shaheed Suhrawardy Indoor Stadium, Dhaka

17 November 2021
09:00
[Boxscore]
Sri Lanka  48114  India
Scoring by quarter: 17–30, 15–28, 2–31, 14–25
Shaheed Suhrawardy Indoor Stadium, Dhaka
17 November 2021
11:00
[Boxscore]
Bangladesh  8665  Maldives
Scoring by quarter: 25–10, 19–15, 16–21, 26–19
Shaheed Suhrawardy Indoor Stadium, Dhaka

18 November 2021
10:00
[Boxscore]
Maldives  4577  Sri Lanka
Scoring by quarter: 8–21, 15–22, 9–17, 13–17
Shaheed Suhrawardy Indoor Stadium, Dhaka
19 November 2021
10:00
[Boxscore]
India  10641  Bangladesh
Scoring by quarter: 33–11, 26–15, 28–6, 19–9
Shaheed Suhrawardy Indoor Stadium, Dhaka

Final rankings

Rank Team
 India
 Sri Lanka
 Bangladesh
4  Maldives

Awards

 2021 SABA champions 

India
Sixth title

References

  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
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