Defending Champions Gurugram Masters clinch Fifth Round of 3BL

Chandigarh : Defending champion Gurugram Masters – a diverse squad of two Indian-origin 3×3 specialists, an American and a former Indian U18 National team player – clinched the ‘Round 5’ title of 3BL Men’s Conference ‘A’. ‘3BL’,

the only 3X3 Professional Basketball League in India is backed by the Basketball Federation of India and the International Basketball Federation (FIBA). Masters’ Indian origin point guard Inderbir Gill was named Most Valuable Player (MVP).

Indian origin 3×3 specialist Inderbir Gill named Most Valuable Player (MVP)

The third season is being played at the Hotel Wyndham Chandigarh Mohali from 8th – 21st March 2022 and is seeing participation from top national and international men’s and women’s 3X3 basketball players.

This Round was the last chance for teams to improve their seeding going into the sixth ‘finale’ round that will decide the overall ‘3BL Season 3 Champion’.

Gurugram Masters bt Goa Snipers 21-15 in the finals

Gurugram Masters team is headlined by Indian-origin 3×3 specialists Inderbir Gill and Bikramjit Gill, along with ‘Young Bull’ Vivek Chauhan (a former India U18 National team player) and American Marcus James Hammonds II.

Goa Snipers are led by senior Indian national team players Jagdeep Bains and Prudhvi Reddy. The Masters began the game with a series of tremendous blocks, making their defensive intent clear.

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Living up to their name, the Snipers kept firing shots to stay level. But soon enough, the defending champions Masters took firm control of the game.

This was the first finals appearance for Goa Snipers, and their inexperience showed. In a matter of minutes, Masters’ lead swelled to 13-7.

Thanks to a deep two-pointer by Prudhvi Reddy, Snipers clawed back to within two, 13-15. Thereafter however, Goa was able to score just two more points, while Masters sealed the deal with six points of their own.

Round 5 {Men’s Conference A} Results