Bahrain win Gulf U-15 Basketball as Qatar finish fourth

Posted by Admin August 20, 2024 Basketball

The Bahraini youth team topped its group and won the knockout matches convincingly en route to the triumph meanwhile, hosting team Qatar had a campaign to forget after failing to qualify for the finals.

Bahrain’s youth team have won the Gulf Basketball Association’s U-15 championship with a convincing victory against Kuwait on Monday.

The Bahrainis won 70-58 in the finale held at the Qatar University Sports Complex in Doha to secure their spot in the next Under-16 Asia Cup.

Earlier, hosts Qatar succumbed 87-80 against Saudi Arabia, failing to secure the third place.

Qatar had been relegated to the third place play-off following a 99-63 loss against Kuwait in the semis on Sunday.

Bahrain, on the other hand, had been convincing throughout the four-day-long tournament, finishing first in the group that had Qatar and Oman.

Qatar’s Azam Yakan was chosen as Most Valuable Player in the tournament, marking a rare positive takeaway for the hosts from the six team tournament.

In the battle of the sides that had failed to qualify for the semi-finals, UAE beat Oman 67-43 to secure fifth place.

Qatar’s other youth side, the U-18s, has clinched the Gulf title earlier in August to book a place at the FIBA U-18 Asian Championship as the country prepares to host the 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup.