NORTHERN SPARTANS FROM AMRITSAR TRIUMPH IN THE FIRST EVER INDIA FINALS OF RED BULL REIGN - A UNIQUE GLOBAL 3 ON 3 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
Author(s): City Air NewsAmritpal Singh and Dhruv Barman in Action at Red Bull Reign. New Delhi, June 11, 2019: Indian Gymkhana, Matunga in Mumbai hosted the first ever India Finals of Red Bull Reign - a unique global 3 on 3 basketball...
The National Finals of
Red Bull Reign saw some star players that have represented the country at
various levels. Players like Amritpal
Singh (former India senior team’s captain and a regular member of
the Indian basketball team), Arshpreet
Singh (Current member of India’s 3x3 basketball team),Lalrina Renthelei (Captain of the
Bangalore 3BL team representing India at the FIBA 3x3 Hyderabad Masters
2018), Dhruv Barman (number
1 ranked 3x3 player in the country) Sowkin Shetty(Part of the Bangalore 3BL team representing India at
the FIBA 3x3 Hyderabad Masters 2018), Pratyanshu Tomar(One of the Top performers for India at the FIBA
U-18 Asian Championship in Thailand and part of the Indian Senior national team
at the age of 18) and Vinay Kaushik (Part
of the Indian team that beat China in 2014 and 2016) added to the star power of
the National Finals.
The daughter of
popular Bollywood movie star Jackie Shroff, Krishna Shroff, who works
as a documentary maker and basketball coach was also present at the
national finals of Red Bull Reign at Indian Gymkhana Matunga in Mumbai.
Red Bull Reign uses a
unique set of rules based on the gameplay of the FIBA rules. Below are the FIBA
3-on-3 rules:
· Half-court
game
· Each
team shall consist of 4 players (3 players on the court and 1 substitution)
· The
first team which scores 21 points or more wins the game if it happens before
the end of regular playing time.
National Finals Results:
The tournament
followed the round robin format and the teams were initially divided into 4
groups i.e. Group 1, Group 2, Group 3 and Group 4.
Group 1:
Rank |
Team |
Total Points |
Reign Score |
1 |
Northern Spartans, Amritsar |
51 |
21 |
2 |
Excellence, Chennai |
39 |
10 |
3 |
Clutch, Bangalore |
35 |
5 |
4 |
Loyala, Hyderabad |
27 |
3 |
Group 2:
Rank |
Team |
Total Points |
Reign Score |
1 |
Income Tax, Ahmedabad |
39 |
21 |
2 |
Customs, Pune |
37 |
10 |
3 |
Singh, Mumbai |
34 |
5 |
4 |
Sports U, Ludhiana |
24 |
0 |
Group 3:
Rank |
Team |
Total Points |
Reign Score |
1 |
Drop Step, Goa |
39 |
16 |
2 |
Phoenix, Chennai |
27 |
10 |
3 |
NFR, Guwahati |
26 |
10 |
4 |
Punjab Warriors, Ludhiana |
19 |
0 |
Group 4:
Rank |
Team |
Total Points |
Reign Score |
1 |
Tune Squad, Delhi and Chandigarh |
44 |
16 |
2 |
Income Tax A, Delhi |
30 |
10 |
3 |
Ekalavya Society, Jaipur |
37 |
10 |
4 |
BBQ Chicken, Aizawl |
20 |
0 |
The top 2 teams of the 4 groups were further
divided into two groups, Group 1 and Group 2.
Group 1:
Rank |
Team |
Total Points |
Reign Score |
1 |
Northern Spartans, Amritsar |
53 |
21 |
2 |
Income Tax, Ahmedabad |
35 |
5 |
3 |
Excellence, Chennai |
35 |
5 |
4 |
Customs, Pune |
33 |
5 |
Group 2:
Rank |
Team |
Total Points |
Reign Score |
1 |
Drop Step, Goa |
40 |
11 |
2 |
Tune Squad, Delhi and Chandigarh |
32 |
10 |
3 |
Income Tax, Delhi |
39 |
10 |
4 |
Phoenix, Chennai |
26 |
5 |
Semi Finals:
The top two teams from
Group 1 and Group 2 faced each other in the semifinals.
Northern Spartans from
Amritsar beat Tune Squad from Delhi and Chandigarh 21-14 in first semi finals
Drop Step from Goa
beat Income Tax from Ahmedabad 16-14 in second semi finals
Finals:
Northern Spartans from Amritsar beat Drop Step
Goa in the finals to be crowned the first ever Red Bull Reign National
Champions.
Winning team Members: Amritpal
Singh, Arshpreet Singh Bhullar, Rajvir Singh & Israel Fernando
Amritpal Singh from Northern
Spartans, the national champions of Red Bull Reign 2019 said, “We
are elated to be the first India Champions of Red Bull Reign. Energy drink
Giant Red Bull is doing a great job in promoting 3x3 basketball in the country
and it is definitely giving wings to young basketball players to participate
and showcase their talent. Tournaments like Red Bull Reign will help to
redefine the future of 3x3 basketball in our country. We look forward to travel
to Canada and compete against top teams across the world. We hope we make our
country proud”
Rakesh Singh of Team Singh, Mumbai City champions of Red Bull Reign said “We are so elated to be the Mumbai
Champions of this fast paced 3v3 basketball tournament organized by energy
drink giant Red Bull and we got a chance to play against the top teams across
the country for national champion trophy. Street Ball is life.”
With this initiative,
energy drink giant Red Bull aims to create a new fan base for basketball in
India by promoting basketball at a grassroots level and through wider outreach
plans for both viewers and players. Also, Red Bull Reign is the World’s only
open international 3 on 3 basketball tournament. Red Bull brought on-board
Pursuit India as a partner to manage tournament operations across the country.
Pursuit India is a leading sports management company in the sport of Basketball
in India.