Charnwood are crowned 3x3 world champs!
CHARNWOOD College Riders Girls have been crowned world champions at the ISF 3×3 Championship in Belgrade, Serbia.
Representing England U18 Girls they took gold after completing the tournament undefeated while England Boys, also represented by Charnwood College, part of the David Ross Education Trust, took the bronze medal in their competition.
It is the third time that Charnwood College Riders Girls have rep- resented England in the World Schools Sports Championship, previously placing third in 3×3 in Tallinn, Estonia in 2016 and also competing in 5v5 in Croatia last summer.
The Charnwood College Riders Girls team comprised of Holly Winterburn, Lauren Saa, Megan Jones and Imogen Cook whilst Hosana Kitenge, Blaize Sagna, Liam Johnson and Greg Durand made up the Charnwood College Riders Boys roster.
England’s Girls started the competition well, progressing through the group phase with a 5-0 record before dispatching China in the quarter-finals by a single point. Chinese Taipei were tough competition in the semi-final before facing hosts Serbia in the final.
A strong defensive performance from all players as well as great shooting from range saw the team claim the gold medal.
Head Coach of the Women’s team Krumesh Patel was proud of the team’s performance.
“It’s an incredible achievement for the girls and our programme to win the gold medal - it is something they can be extremely proud of. They really locked in to what was asked of them and made their defensive presence felt on the whole competition.
“It was a well ran competition by the ISF and a great spectacle to have all teams from around the world in the same place. Serbia did an awesome job of the whole event as hosts of the competition to provide the players with an excellent experience.”
The England Boys progressed through the group phase with a 4-2 record before falling to France in the Semi-Final. In the third place game Charnwood needed a clutch three from guard Blaize Sagna to force overtime in which they were able to seal victory and the bronze medal.