Qatar Basketball

Qatar won the men’s 3x3 basketball gold medal at the Ashgabat 2017

September 25, 2017 - Pre-tournament favourites Qatar won the men’s 3x3 basketball gold medal in comfortable fashion at the Ashgabat 2017 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games yesterday.

Qatar beat Iraq 22-12 in the 3x3 basketball final, after they downed Mongolia 15-14 in a nail-biting semi-final at the 3x3 Basketball Arena.
Tanguy Ngombo hit the winning basket at the buzzer to edge out Mongolia for a spot in the finale, before Erfan Saeed, the only survivor from the Qatari team that was crowned FIBA 3x3 World Championships winners in 2014, led his side to a 22-12 win in the final
Qatar won all six of their games in the tournament.

Saeed, 33, netted 11 points including three consecutive two pointers and the final basket which ended the game and clinched the gold medal for Qatar.
“We came here to win it all and we succeeded in our mission. We all are very happy to come back with the gold medal,” Saeed said after the win.
“I am the captain of this team and have lots of experience. Today I decided to shoot from outside rather than go inside, in order to avoid their big guy. It worked, I think,” he added. “I kept the best of myself for the end. Although we had to play two tough games in an evening we didn’t feel pressure and proved our confidence.”