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FINAL Ranking Now 1st Australia 2nd Japan, 3rd new Zealand 4th Lebanon 5th India 6th South Korea 7th Philippines 8th  Iran 9th Qatar 10th Kazakhstan

DOHA (Qatar) – India create history as they   beat South Korea 90-80  at the FIBA U16 Asian Championship to claim 5th .This was the 4th time that these two teams have played against each other in the U16 Asian Championship and the first time that India emerged victorious. At 5th, this is also the highest Final Standing by any Indian team in the U16 Asian Championship, the previous record being 10th place in 2009 and 2011.

Outside of Australia, Korea has had the most success in the U16 Asian Championships and the most experience playing in the U17 Basketball World Cup among the teams competing in Doha

Meanwhile, India has had outstanding performances from their stars as we

ll, whether it’s Lokendra Singh, Kushal Singh, or Jaideep Rathore. They’ve already made it as far as any Indian team has gone and a U17 Basketball World Cup berth would be the sweet icing on the cake if they can make it there.

Five of them are from NBA Academy, Lokendra Singh (captain )  Jaideep Rathore(Rajasthan) Harsh Dagar,  Kushal Singh,(UP) Janmejay Singh (Chandigarh)

How they reach the quarter final

India is placed in Group A along with Australia,  Qatar, Bahrain India lost to Australia 47-95 while beat ,  Qatar 77-51 then Bahrain 80-41  and  in the pre quarter final beat Indonesia 97-53  before going s down to Japan 84-91 in the quarter final on the match where the Coach Vaslein Matic from Serbia has to leave to his home town due to the death of his Mother  

For 7 to 8th placing match India in an extra time thriller defeated Iran 83-78 and again for the 5th and 6th spot match beat Korea 90-80

The Indian team Lokendra Singh (captain )  Jaideep Rathore, Muhammed Ishan (All from Rajasthan)  HARSH DAGAR,  KUSHAL SINGH, (both  from Uttar Pradesh Sahibjit Singh Bhullar, ( Punjab)JANMEJAY SINGH(Chandigarh) LAVISH (Haryana) Abhimanyu Govindarajan(Tamil Nadu) Sanju Gajbhiye (Chhattisgarh) Kushal Gowda Aruvanahalli Shrinivasa Gowda(Karnataka) Sheik Fayas Odhisa

Head coach Vesline Matic and Coach Mohit bandari