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MALE, MALDIVES (SABA Championship 2017) – India on Tuesday secured their sub-zone’s sole qualifying slot for the FIBA Asia Cup 2017 after completing a sweep of the SABA Championship 2017. India have now qualified for the FIBA Asia Cup taking place in Lebanon from 8th-20th August this year.

India has also ensured qualification for its top club team in the FIBA Asia Champions Cup – a tournament where the premier club teams of Asian countries go head to head.

Sebastian PJ is the only representation from Kerala as the coach along with Bhaskar from Tamil Nadu

India handily defeated Nepal, 90-44, for their fourth win in as many games at the tournament, bookending a dominant run that saw them beat opponents by an average of 46.5 points per game. As has been the case throughout the competition, the dynamic duo of Amritpal Singh and Vishesh Bhriguvanshi proved to be unstoppable for the Indians as they methodically dismantled Nepal’s defensive efforts. They effectively propelled India to a five-peat championship streak in SABA.

Detailed Results of All matches

• India (Amritpal Singh 25, Anil Kumar BK 10) bt Maldives (Zilaal Mohamed 12, Haleem Hussain 7) 84-42 [22-3, 24-12, 22-13, 16-14]
• India (Amritpal Singh 28 pts & 16 reb, Vishesh Bhriguvanshi 26 pts & 10 ast) bt Sri Lanka (Thammitage Perera 18 pts, Joseph Croos 13 pts) 88-61 [23-17, 27-17, 16-15, 22-12]
• India (Amritpal Singh 22, Vishesh Bhriguvanshi 14) bt Bangladesh (Kumar Biswas Mithun 25, Khan Md. Shamsuzzaman 22) 142-71 [36-9, 32-20, 45-13, 29-29]
• India(Vishesh Bhriguvanshi 22, Anil Kumar BK16) bt Nepal (Ashim Shrestha 9) 90-44 [25-06, 20-07, 26-13, 19-18