After nearly a month of no action, India's only FIBA-recognised 3X3 league - the 3x3 Pro Basketball League Indian Sub-continent (3X3BL) was back at the Lovely Professional University campus in Jalandhar for Round 4 of Season 2.
This time around, the event was only distributed over Saturday and Sunday with only the two Men's Conferences taking the court.
Here's how the results panned out in the group stage of Conference A on Saturday:
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
Goa Snipers | 19-17 | Delhi Hoopers |
Chennai Icon | 14-21 | Chandigarh Challengers |
Bangalore Machas | 17-21 | Delhi Hoopers |
Aizawl Legends | 13-21 | Chandigarh Challengers |
Goa Snipers | 22-11 | Bangalore Machas |
Chennai Icon | 14-15 [OT] | Aizawl Legends |
With both Amjyot Singh and Dhruv Barman back in their ranks, the Chandigarh Challengers were ready to compete for the title once again.
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After cruising through their two group stage games, they registered another easy win in the semifinals 21-10 against the Delhi Hoopers.
In the final, they faced-off against the defending champions in the Goa Snipers (beat the Aizawl Legends 21-15 in the other semifinal) but that didn't faze them as they eased to a 21-13 win for their third Conference A title.
Amjyot Singh took home his second Conference A MVP award after leading the team from the front in Round 4.
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
Mumbai Heroes | 18-21 | Ahmedabad Wingers |
Gurugram Masters | 19-7 | Hyderabad Ballers |
Kolkata Warriors | 21-10 | Ahmedabad Wingers |
Lucknow Ligers | 15-17 | Hyderabad Ballers |
Mumbai Heroes | 17-21 | Kolkata Warriors |
Gurugram Masters | 22-9 | Lucknow Ligers |
If Conference A had a similar feel in regards to its winners and runners-up, Conference B had some surprise in store for the audience.
The reigning champs Mumbai Heroes, who were missing a key player in Rajveer Singh, were eliminated in the group stage, the first time this has occurred in season 2 of the 3BL.
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However, the Gurugram Masters didn't disappoint. The star-studded team made it to their fourth-straight Conference final and second title after earlier winning in Round 2.
An inspiring performance by @Rajan3937 makes him Round 4 #MVP 🏅 #LetsGetGold🥇#3x3 #3x3BL #Season2 #3x3India #IndiaBasketball pic.twitter.com/oo27rGk2RZ
— 3X3BL (@3X3BL) September 16, 2019