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- 21-14 win over Gagarin of Russia sealed championship for Serbian club
JEDDAH: Serbia’s Liman club have been crowned champions of the FIBA 3x3 World Tour Final held at the King Abdullah Economic City that was organized by the Saudi Ministry of Sport in cooperation with the Saudi Arabian Basketball Federation.
The Deputy Minister of Sport Badr bin Abdulrahman Alkadi was present to award the prizes at the 12-team event, which was overseen by the International Basketball Federation.
Liman claimed the title after beating Russian team Gagarin 21-14 in the final of the two-day event, pocketing the prize money of $60,000, while the second-placed team received $40,000.
The other teams that took part were Riga (Latvia), Ub (Serbia), Amsterdam Talent & Pro (Netherlands), Antwerp (Belgium), San Juan PCI Group (Puerto Rico), Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), Sakiai Gulbele (Lithuania), Princeton (US), Graz (Austria) and Lausanne Sport (Switzerland).
Also present at the event was the President of FIBA Hamani Niang, the President of the Saudi Arabian Basketball Federation Dr. Ghassan Tashkandi, and the head of the FIBA 3x3 Activities Department, Ignacio Serrano.
This tournament is part of initiatives set out under the Kingdom’s Quality of Life Program and is the third time that it has been held in Saudi Arabia.