Qatar Basketball

Qatar wins GCC Basketball Championship Title

DAMMAM, KSA, October 21 , 2014 – Qatar’s senior basketball team confidently won the title of the GCC Basketball Championship 2014 , following their convincing 86-63 victory over Bahrain in the final match held in Dammam, KSA on Monday.
Qatar Olympic Committee Secretary General and the President of Qatar Basketball Federation, HE Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani crowned the winners, national team in a festive sport scene attended by Muhammad Abdul Shakoor, The President of Saudi Arabia Basketball Federation.
National basketball team made impressive performance on Monday and kept their undefeated march in the championship with five victories over Kuwait (78-53), Oman ( 75-49) UAE ( 71-53) , KSA (71-66) and Bahrain 86-63
The prestigious championship brought together all six GCC teams including hosts KSA, defending champions Qatar, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Oman.
In a post event release on Monday, HE Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, the QOC Secretary General lauded the team performance and their glorious achievement.
His Excellency Sheikh Saoud gave a letter of thanks to Qatar basketball’s technical and administrative body for their tangible effort that enabled the team to make this glorious victory.