SABA 3x3 Men’s Basketball Championship: India not to take part in event

South Asian Basketball giant India is not participating in the first South Asian 3×3 Men’s Basketball Championship which is all set to start in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 15th April 2014. After India’s withdrawal from the regional 3×3 men’s competition, only 5 teams – Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives and Nepal – are participating in the inaugural edition of this championship. The top three basketball teams of South Asia – India, Afghanistan and Pakistan – are not participating in the maiden edition of the championship.

The competition will be played in a league format with all five participating teams playing each other.

Below is the championship schedule; the schedule is in Dhaka local time:

15th April 2014

Game #1 Bangladesh VS Bhutan – at 3:00pmGame #2 Nepal VS Sri Lanka– at 4:00pmGame #3 Maldives VS Bhutan– at 4:30pmGame #4 Bangladesh VS Sri Lanka– at 5:00pmGame #5 Nepal Vs Maldives– at 5:30pmGame #6 Sri Lanka VS Bhutan– at 6:00pmGame #7 Bangladesh VS Nepal– at 6:30pm

16th April 2014

Game #8 Sri Lanka VS Maldives– at 2:30pmGame #9 Nepal VS Bhutan– at 3:00pmGame #10 Bangladesh VS Maldives – at 4:00pm