#6: 41ST SUB-JUNIOR NATIONAL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP – CHHATTISGARH BOYS CONTINUE TO DOMINATE
(Vishnu Ravi Shankar) Nashik, 24 November 2014: On the morning of Day 3, the lower pool matchups produced no major surprises, with the Delhi boys beating Jammu and Kashmir 31-4, while Punjab continued their winning streak beating Tripura 56-20. The Telengana girls put up yet another impressive performance with an easy 47-22 victory against Assam.
Later in the day, defending champs, Chhattisgarh boys continued their dominated performance with a 83-57 win over Odisha. The Andhra Pradesh boys broke no sweat against Jharkhand with a huge 52-12 win. The lower pool matchups produced a couple of close encounters with the Kerala boys beating Bihar 74-71 and the Telengana boys edging past West Bengal 55-54. In the girls matches, Tamil Nadu raced past Andhra Pradesh 42-9, while Uttar Pradesh held off Madhya Pradesh with a 46-35 victory.
The results of the qualifying matches held up to 5.30 p.m. on 24 November 2014 are as follows:
Girls:
Level 1 (Upper Pool) Matches:
1. Tamil Nadu (G. Jayalaxmi 6, E. Manisha 6) bt Andhra Pradesh (P.S. Susmita 2) 42-9 (16-4, 13-2, 8-3, 5-0)
2. Uttar Pradesh (Vaishnavi Yadav 22) bt Madhya Pradesh (Shivani Raikwar 12) 46-35 (13-10, 6-8, 18-8, 9-10)
Level 2 (Lower Pool) Matches:
3. Bihar (Muskan 8) bt Rajasthan (Shivangi Bajad 5) 24-21 (2-8, 2-4, 10-6, 10-3)
4. Telengana (Anshu 12) bt Assam (M. Raniya 12) 47-22 (12-8, 19-2, 10-4, 6-8)
5. West Bengal (Liza Deb 10) bt Jharkhand (Swarnlee Chakra 4) 32-4 (16-0, 5-0, 5-0, 6-4)
6. Manipur (Premita T. 8) bt Goa (K. Barreto 4) 27-13 (4-7, 4-2, 7-2, 12-2)
7. Himachal Pradesh (Manika 10) bt Uttarakhand (Mandira Mann 9) 27-22 (9-7, 4-2, 10-5, 4-8)
8. Odisha (Saraswati Berera 27) bt Chandigarh (Rajni Sharma 17) 63-48 (14-18, 7-12, 22-8, 20-10)
Boys:
Level 1 (Upper Pool) Matches:
9. Andhra Pradesh (V. Nagadurga 8, P. Pawan 8) bt Jharkhand (Sushant Deep 4) 52-12 (19-6, 17-0, 7-4, 9-2)
10. Chhattisgarh (Saif Ali Khan 27) bt Odisha (Suraj Kumar 20) 83-57 (18-20, 25-13, 11-10, 29-14)
Level 2 (Lower Pool) Matches:
11. Delhi (Ishaan Sinha 12) bt Jammu and Kashmir (Karan Sharma 4) 31-4 (16-2, 3-0, 6-2, 6-0)
12. Mizoram (V.L. Remruatpuia 20) bt Himachal Pradesh (Vikas Saklani 10) 54-37 (11-10, 13-16, 18-10, 12-1)
13. Assam (Sanjay 25) bt Manipur (L. Vikash 10) 81-45 (23-18, 16-13, 20-8, 12-16)
14. Gujarat (Ashutosh Shrivastava 19) bt Goa (Reuben Fernandes 11) 57-30 (16-5, 16-13, 8-2, 17-9)
15. Punjab (Navkarman Singh 20) bt Tripura (Kushal Nayak 7) 56-20 (16-9, 16-6, 10-0, 14-5)
16. Kerala (Abhishek J. Jaison 31) bt Bihar (Bhupender Bahadur 22) 74-71 (11-16, 12-18, 17-11, 34-26)
17. Chandigarh (Ajmer 26) bt Karnataka (Prashant T. 17) 75-69 (28-12, 21-17, 4-23, 22-17)
18. Telengana (G. Dinesh Kumar 19) bt West Bengal (R.K. Sahu 20) 55-54 (13-13, 6-9, 18-16, 18-16)
The tentative schedule for the matches to be held on 25 November 2014 is as follows:
Court – 1
No
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Team “A”
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Vs
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Team “B”
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Group
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Timing
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QUALIFYING MATCHES
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74
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D1 – WEST BENGAL
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VS
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E1 – ODISHA
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GIRLS
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08.00 AM
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75
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D1 – WEBST BENGAL
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VS
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E1 – CHANDIGARH
|
BOYS
|
09.00 AM
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LEVEL 1: LEAGUE MATCHES
| |||||
76
|
TAMIL NADU
|
VS
|
UTTAR PRADESH
|
GB
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10.00 AM
|
77
|
MADHYA PRADESH
|
VS
|
DELHI
|
GB
|
11.00 AM
|
78
|
MADHYA PRADESH
|
VS
|
HARYANA
|
BB
|
12.00 PM
|
79
|
RAJASTHAN
|
VS
|
TAMIL NADU
|
BB
|
01.00 PM
|
80
|
CHATTISGARH
|
VS
|
JHARKHAND
|
BA
|
02.00 PM
|
81
|
ANDHRA PRADESH
|
VS
|
UTTAR PRADESH
|
BA
|
03.00 PM
|
82
|
CHATTISGARH
|
VS
|
PUNJAB
|
GA
|
04.00 PM
|
83
|
MAHARASHTRA
|
VS
|
KARNATAKA
|
GA
|
05.00 PM
|
Court – 2
No
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Team “A”
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Vs
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Team “B”
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Group
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Timing
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QUALIFYING MATCHES
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84
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C1 – HARYANA
|
Vs
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F1 – TELANGANA
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GIRLS
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08.00 AM
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85
|
C1 – PUNJAB
|
Vs
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F1 – ASSAM
|
BOYS
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09.00 AM
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LOSERS KNOCKOUT (QUARTER-FINALS)
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86
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C2 – GUJARAT
|
Vs
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E3 – HIMACHAL PRADESH
|
GIRLS
|
10.00 AM
|
87
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E2 – CHANDIGARH
|
Vs
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C3 – JAMMU AND KASHMIR
|
GIRLS
|
11.00 AM
|
88
|
F2 – ASSAM
|
Vs
|
D3 – GOA
|
GIRLS
|
12.00 PM
|
89
|
F3 – BIHAR
|
Vs
|
D2 – MANIPUR
|
GIRLS
|
01.00 PM
|
90
|
C2 - TO BE DECIDED
|
Vs
|
E3 – TO BE DECIDED
|
BOYS
|
02.00 PM
|
91
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E2 – KARNATAKA
|
Vs
|
C3 – MIZORAM
|
BOYS
|
03.00 PM
|
92
|
F2 – KERALA
|
Vs
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D3 – TELANGANA
|
BOYS
|
04.00 PM
|
93
|
F3 – BIHAR
|
Vs
|
D2 – DELHI
|
BOYS
|
05.00 PM
|
About the 41st Sub-Junior National Basketball Championship
The Sub-Junior National Basketball Championship is an annual national tournament for U-14 boys’ and girls’ teams from states across India. The Nashik District Basketball Association and the Maharashtra State Basketball Association under the aegis of the Basketball Federation of India and IMG-Reliance are conducting the 2014 tournament on the two wooden courts at the Meenatai Thakare Indoor Stadium here in Nashik. The tournament will be conducted over a period of 7 days from the 22nd to the 28th of November 2014. This year’s tournament is witnessing the participation of 27 boys’ teams and 25 girls’ teams from various states of the country. The 2013 version tournament was conducted in Patna, Bihar. The Chhattisgarh teams won both the boys and the girls category last year, while the Madhya Pradesh boys and the Tamil Nadu girls finished runners-up respectively.
About the Basketball Federation of India
The Basketball Federation of India or BFI is the governing and controlling body of basketball in India, and is responsible for the development and promotion of the sport at all levels. BFI has been involved in conducting camps, clinics, events, and training sessions at its academies for the development of basketball. BFI came into being in 1935 and took complete control over Indian basketball in 1950. Prior to that time, the Indian Olympic Association handled the conduct of Indian basketball championships. Since 1950, the BFI has been conducting various such championships, from the grassroots to senior team participation in international tournaments. In addition, the BFI has been responsible for the establishment of strong sub-junior and junior level programs. The BFI has to its credit produced several international players of repute, among them 17 have been bestowed with the honor of Arjuna Award. More information at www.indiabasketball.org
About IMG-Reliance
IMG Reliance Pvt Ltd., is an equal joint venture between Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), India’s largest and most recognized private sector company, and IMG Worldwide (IMG), the world’s leading sports marketing and management company. The joint venture company will develop market and manage sports and entertainment in India. Its current assets include India’s premier fashion event, Lakmé Fashion Week and South Asia’s only ATP World Tour event, the Aircel Chennai Open. IMG Reliance has entered agreements with the Basketball Federation of India (BFI) to create a new professional basketball league and manage all aspects of the commercial rights to the game in India and the All India Football Federation (AIFF), to improve, popularize and promote the game of football throughout India, from the grassroots to the professional level. IMG Reliance has also created a scholarship program to identify and train talented young Indians from sports including – basketball, soccer and tennis at IMG’s world-class sports training facilities at IMG Academies in Bradenton, Florida.
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