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The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) 3 × 3 World Doha Masters concluded on Saturday with Latvian team Riga creating an impressive comeback to dominate the tournament.
Showing tremendous determination, Riga, the world’s number three team, took the rug off the Serbian team and top seed Liman, 21-20, in the final held at the modern Al Gharafa Sports Complex in Qatar.
Philippine team Manila ChooksTM, meanwhile, failed to advance from the group stage and finished 11th in the field of 14 teams.
Down 20-15, at one point in the championship match, Riga voluntarily attacked, capped by a Karlis Lasmanis double that rang the bell to send his team to victory.
The 26-year-old Lasmanis advanced to the final with 11 points, the game’s most. For the tournament, which ran from November 20-21, Riga, which took home the $ 40,000 jackpot, went 5-0 to solidify its claim to the title.
Sniper Edgars Krumins led all scorers with 34 points for the duration of the tournament, while speedy Nauris Miezis received the MVP trophy.
Despite losing in the Doha Masters finals, Liman has a chance to redeem himself at the FIBA 3 × 3 World Tour Final to be held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, December 18-19, 2020.
Meanwhile, Manila ChooksTM offered no excuses as they were swept away in their two-game allocation in Group A of the tournament.
“There are no excuses,” were the only words spoken by top 3×3 Filipino player Joshua Munzon when his team lost to Liman, 15-22, and home team Lusail, 14-19, in that order.
Mr. Munson best scored for Manila Chooks TM with an average of 9.5 points in his two games.
Other members of the team were Alvin Pasaol, Santi Santillan and Troy Rike. – Michael Angelo S. Murillo
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