Jordanian, Egyptian teams win easily
sharjah — The Jordanian and Egyptian teams topped the groups of the first edition of the 3×3 Arab Women Basketball Tournament.
The competition is taking place under the theme ‘Above the Rim, We Score’ and features the participation of 16 teams from eight Arab countries.
The Jordanian teams, represented by Orthodox Team 2 and Al Fahees Team 1, won their groups with a clean sheet and a score of six points each. Egypt’s Sporting Team 1 and 2 also won their respective groups in an unbeaten run, putting the teams from Jordan and Egypt in the final stages to take the title.
Over the course of the day’s 24 matches, behind Jordan’s Orthodox 2 in Group One, sharing second place were Bahrain’s Ministry of Youth and Sports Team, Iraq’s Halabja Team and UAE Sharqiya, who all scored four points with 1 win and 2 losses.
In Group Two, just one point behind winners Al Fahees Team 1 were Lebanese International University with 2 wins and 1 loss. The Algerian Olympic Team finished third with a score of four points (1 win & 2 losses), and the > Group 1: Orthodox team defeated Iraq’s Halabja 10-6, the Bahraini team 10-9 and Sharqiya 13-6 > Group 2: Al Fahees Team 1 beat UAE Central region Team (17-6), the Lebanese team (13-11), and Algerian Olympic (10-8) > Group 3: Egypt’s Sporting 2 defeated Orthodox 1 (10-5), Algerian GSP Team 1 (13-8) and defeating the Palestinian University Student Team (21-10) > Group 4: Egypt’s Sporting team 1 defeated the Sharjah Ladies Team (1310), Al Fahees 2 (21-13), and Algerian (19-19). UAE Central Region Team came fourth with a score of three points from three losses.
In the third group, Egypt’s Sporting Team topped the table by a point over second placed Algerian GSP Team 2. Jordan’s Orthodox 1 finished third with four points, and the Palestinian University Student Team came fourth with three points.
In Group Four, following hot on the heels of Egypt’s Sporting Team 1, the Algerian GSP Team 1 finished second with five points, the Sharjah Ladies Team came third with four points and Jordan’s Al Fahees 2 came in the fourth.