India drawn in 4th Asian Beach Games (Thailand) 3x3 basketball tournament

The official draw for the 3x3 basketball tournaments at the 4th Asian Beach Games was completed on Tuesday, September 9: India's Women will be setting out to defend their gold medal clinching performance at this tournament two years ago. India's Men's side - who won gold in 2008 but finished fifth in 2012 - will also be taking part with hopes to bring back some silverware.

The 4th Asian Beach Games are set to be held in Phuket (Thailand) from November 14-23, 2014. The 3x3 basketball tournament at the games - which will be played at Karon Beach - will be held from November 15-18. 15 Men's teams and nine Women's teams are schedule to compete for the basketball medals.

Men's Draw

• Group A: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Iran, Maldives, Oman, Qatar, Turkmenistan.
  
• Group B: Bhutan, China, India, Indonesia, Kuwait, Laos, Mongolia, Thailand.
  

Women's Draw

• Group A: China, India, Mongolia, Philippines.
  
• Group B: Ch. Taipei, Indonesia, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Vietnam.
  

The top two teams from each group – in both sections – will qualify to play cris-cross Semi-Finals.

India's women shocked hosts China at the 3rd Asian Beach Games in Haiyang by winning the gold medal game two years ago. It was an undefeated run by Indian eves who won all five of their games including a thrilling comeback victory over the hosts. Geethu, Anna Jose and Anitha Paul Durai scored the crucial last points to give India the final victory. India’s Men’s squad finished the tournament 5-1 at fifth place.

3rd Asian Beach Games: India’s Women bag 3x3 basketball gold; Men finish 5th

It was a dream finish for India’s 3x3 Women’s basketball team who won a gold medal after defeating China in the Final 17-14 at the 3rd Asian Beach Games in Haiyang, China. It was an undefeated run by Indian eves who won all five of their games including a thrilling comeback victory over the hosts. Geethu Anna Jose and Anitha Paul Durai scored the crucial last points to give India the final victory.

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India's 3x3 basketball teams to participate in 3rd Asian Beach Games

BFI News: India's Senior Men's and Women's teams will participate in the 3x3 Basketball competition at the 3rd Asian Beach Games, which are being held in Haiyang, China, from June 16-22nd. The Basketball tournament at the games will tip off on June 17th and conclude on the 19th.

The Basketball Federation of India (BFI) conducted coaching camps from June 1-15 at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi for Men and at the SAI Center in Bangalore for Women.

12 Men's teams and 8 Women's teams from across Asia will be taking part in the tournament.

Men

Group A: Bhutan, Mongolia, Thailand, Qatar

Group B: Afghanistan, Nepal, Palestine, Turkmenistan

Group C: Bangladesh, China, India, Vietnam

Women

Group A: India, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand

Group B: China, Maldives, Mongolia, Turkmenistan

The BFI released the squad lists - four players and coach - for India's Men's and Women's 3x3 Basketball teams:

Men

Vishesh Bhriguvanshi

Hareesh Koroth

Yadwinder Singh

Jagdeep Singh

Coach: Kenny Natt

Women

Geethu Anna Jose

Anitha Paul Durai

Shireen Limaye

Kiranjit Kaur

Coach: Prem Kumar

The 3rd Asian Beach Games will feature competitions in 14 sports: Beach Basketball, Beach Football, Beach Handball, Beach Sepaktakraw, Beach Kabbadi, Beach Woodball, Beach Waterpolo, Beach Volleyball, Beach Body Building, Waterski, Sailing, Marathon Swimming, Tent Pegging and Triathlon.