Basketball Semifinal Locked at Uttarakhand National Games
The National Games in Uttarakhand, India’s Olympic-style event, kicked off on January 28.
The basketball tournament, which started on the same day, is set to conclude on February 3. The matches are being held at the Bhagirathi Hall, MPSC, Rajat Jayanti Khel Parisar, Dehradun, providing a fantastic venue for the competition.
Let’s take a look at the action so far:
Men’s Tournament
Group A featured teams from Tamil Nadu (TN), Uttarakhand, Karnataka, and Services. Tamil Nadu, fresh off their recent victory in the National Basketball Championship, dominated the group, winning all their matches convincingly:
Match | Score |
TN vs Services | 76 – 69 |
Uttarakhand vs Karnataka | 59 – 100 |
Karnataka vs Services | 61 – 71 |
TN vs Uttarakhand | 123 – 54 |
Services vs Uttarakhand | 119 – 72 |
TN vs Karnataka | 95 – 71 |
Group B saw intense competition between Madhya Pradesh (MP), Rajasthan, Punjab, and Delhi. Punjab emerged as the top team, with Delhi also showing strong performances:
Match | Score |
MP vs Delhi | 61 – 116 |
Punjab vs MP | 106 – 72 |
Delhi vs Rajasthan | 94 – 75 |
Rajasthan vs Punjab | 72 – 106 |
Rajasthan vs MP | 92 – 83 |
Punjab vs Delhi | 89 – 49 |
Women’s Tournament
In the women’s category, Group A included Uttarakhand, Kerala, Punjab, and Uttar Pradesh. Kerala and Punjab were the standout teams:
Match | Score |
Uttarakhand vs Punjab | 54 – 96 |
Kerala vs Uttar Pradesh | 76 – 37 |
Punjab vs Uttar Pradesh | 72 – 69 |
Uttarakhand vs Kerala | 40 – 90 |
Uttar Pradesh vs Uttarakhand | 65 – 55 |
Kerala vs Punjab | 76 – 44 |
Group B featured Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu (TN), and Delhi. Tamil Nadu and Karnataka led the group with impressive performances:
Match | Score |
Chhattisgarh vs Delhi | 75 – 76 |
Chhattisgarh vs Tamil Nadu | 67 – 125 |
Karnataka vs Delhi | 59 – 71 |
TN vs Delhi | 86 – 52 |
Karnataka vs Chhattisgarh | 94 – 43 |
Karnataka vs TN | 91 – 83 |
Notably, in the women’s category, Kerala was the runner-up and Tamil Nadu secured third place in the recent National Basketball Championships.
As the team’s head into the semifinals, fans can look forward to more thrilling matches and outstanding performances. Semis are scheduled to happen on 1st feb 2025.
Men’s Semifinal
Women’s Semifinal
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