Mohammad Azam Dar
ISLAMABAD: Under the patronage of the Federal Basketball Association (FBBA), the Federal Cup 3x3 Basketball Tournament has started here at the F-6 Multipurpose court, as 37 teams from Rawalpindi and Islamabad are participating in the tournament.
According to Secretary FBBA, Ouj E Zahoor, a large number of basketball clubs are participating in the four-day event as 37 teams have been divided into eight pools in the tournament to be played under floodlights.
Ouj-E-Zahoor said:
“To promote the 3x3 basketball standard and to increase the interest of this game amongst the youth is the main objective to organize the tournament, adding that 3X3 is an excellent way to introduce inactive children and youth to the sport of basketball.”
On the first day of the event, Islamabad Hawks with a brilliant game defeated AKA Club by 53-34 points while Bahria Town CH faced defeat against DHA Lakes by 56-43 points.
In the third match, Spurs won the pool match against Hawks Greens by 50-34 points. In the fourth match, Thunders defeated Titan by 62-51 points. City Reapers beat Ball Magician A by 47-29 points.
In other pool matches, City Reapers beat Raptors White 46-31, Bulls B beat Ball Magician B by 56-32, Hawks Blues beat Hawks Greens by 47-29, Thunders beat G-5 by 59-41, Raptors Red beat Bulls B by 61-37, Net Reapers beat TW C by 63-40 and Bahria A defeated Miracles by 52-29 points respectively.
