SABA Championship

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SABA Championship
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Basketball current event.svg 2021 SABA Championship
Sport Basketball
Founded2002
Country SABA member nations
Continent FIBA Asia (Asia)
Most recent
champion(s)
Flag of India.svg  India (6th title)
Most titlesFlag of India.svg  India (6 titles)

The SABA Championship is a basketball tournament for national teams organized by the South Asia Basketball Association, a sub-zone of the FIBA Asia. It serves as a qualifier for various FIBA Asia events such as the FIBA Asia Championship and the FIBA Asia Cup. [1] [2]

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Starting immediately at the end of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, a new qualification format for 2021 FIBA Asia Cup, and for every continental championships thereafter, has been introduced, wherein home and away games will be done during the pre-qualifiers in order to determine the participants for the main qualifiers that will battle for the 16 berths of the continental championships. [3]

Summary

YearHostFinalThird-place game
ChampionScoreSecond PlaceThird PlaceScoreFourth Place
2002
Details
Flag of India.svg
Guwahati
Flag of India.svg
India
No playoffsFlag of Bangladesh.svg
Bangladesh
No playoffs
2013
Details
Flag of Bangladesh.svg
Dhaka
Flag of Bangladesh.svg
Bangladesh
No playoffsFlag of Pakistan.svg
Pakistan
Flag of Nepal.svg
Nepal
No playoffsFlag of Maldives.svg
Maldives
2014
Details
Flag of Nepal.svg
Kathmandu
Flag of India.svg
India
No playoffsFlag of Bangladesh.svg
Bangladesh
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
Sri Lanka
No playoffsFlag of Nepal.svg
Nepal
2015
Details
Flag of India.svg
Bengaluru
Flag of India.svg
India
No playoffsFlag of Sri Lanka.svg
Sri Lanka
Flag of Nepal.svg
Nepal
No playoffsFlag of Bangladesh.svg
Bangladesh
2016
Details
Flag of India.svg
Bengaluru
Flag of India.svg
India
No playoffsFlag of Maldives.svg
Maldives
Flag of Nepal.svg
Nepal
No playoffsFlag of Bangladesh.svg
Bangladesh
2017
Details
Flag of Maldives.svg
Malé
Flag of India.svg
India
No playoffsFlag of Bangladesh.svg
Bangladesh
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
Sri Lanka
No playoffsFlag of Nepal.svg
Nepal
2018
Details
Flag of Bangladesh.svg
Dhaka
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
Sri Lanka
No playoffsFlag of Bangladesh.svg
Bangladesh
Flag of Maldives.svg
Maldives
No playoffsFlag of Bhutan.svg
Bhutan
2021
Details
Flag of Bangladesh.svg
Dhaka
Flag of India.svg
India
No playoffsFlag of Sri Lanka.svg
Sri Lanka
Flag of Bangladesh.svg
Bangladesh
No playoffsFlag of Maldives.svg
Maldives

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of India.svg  India 6006
2Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 1416
3Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 1225
4Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 0123
5Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 0112
6Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 0101
Totals (6 entries)89623

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References

  1. "SABA Championship 2015 to be held in India". BasketballSansar. 15 June 2015.
  2. "SABA decides India will host the 4th SABA Championship / Qualifying Round 2015". Basketball Federation of India. 11 June 2015. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015.
  3. "Road to FIBA Basketball World Cup China 2019 and FIBA Asia Cup 2021" (PDF).