Iran - Iran's Saba Battery retains Asian crown
Iran's basketball team Saba Battery has clinched the championship at the 19th Asian Clubs Basketball Championships taking place in Kuwait. Saba Battery defeated Al Rayan of Qatar 82-75 in the finals of the tournament at Al Qadsia Club Gym in Kuwait to retain its title. The Iranian side had a tough time in the first and second quarters, while it stormed back in the third and fourth quarters to become Asian champions.
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Iran's basketball team Saba Battery has clinched the championship at the 19th Asian Clubs Basketball Championships taking place in Kuwait.
Saba Battery defeated Al Rayan of Qatar 82-75 in the finals of the tournament at Al Qadsia Club Gym in Kuwait to retain its title.
The Iranian side had a tough time in the first and second quarters, while it stormed back in the third and fourth quarters to become Asian champions.
Saba Battery was crowned champion of last year's championship in Tehran after the outfit overpowered Syria's Al Jalaa of Aleppo 84-75.
“This year's win gives me and my club much more satisfaction than last year's win,” Head Coach Mehran Shahintab told FIBA Asia.
“There were a lot of disappointing incidents that happened in the last year's tournament. Not everybody went back convinced. That kind of left a vacuum in my mind. I think with this win, we have proved fair and square that Saba Battery is truly the champion club of Asia,” he added.
Al Wasl of the United Arab Emirates stood in the third place.