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Team SLXGRIZZLIES bag men's open title

Team SLXGRIZZLIES bag men's open title

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Published on: Monday, July 21, 2025
Published on: Mon, Jul 21, 2025
By: GL Oh Text Size: All the winning team members after the prize presentation. Kota Kinabalu: Team SLXGRIZZLIES won the men's open title in the Puba 3 x 3 Basketball competition held at the Infinity Sports Arena in Inanam, recently.Second place and third place went to 01 and Dayspring Topten respectively.
Advertisement The women's open title was won by Wasabi followed by Power Puff Girls and Next, while the top three spots in the boys'under-20 went to Kota, MSSM and 3+1. A total of 40 teams including some from the Peninsula took part in the competition jointly organised by Putatan Basketball Association, 361 Malaysia and Crunch Time. Putatan Basketball Association chairman cum competition organising chairman Tai Ket Hau said with the involvement of teams featuring foreign players has raised the level of competition to a new height. He added that as the Chief of the three-on-three basketball development unit in Sabah, he will continue to dedicate more resources and time to promote and develop local three-on-three basketball to improve the standards in Sabah and at the same try to discover more potential players. The closing ceremony was officiated by Deputy Higher Education Minister and Sepanggar Member of Parliament Datuk Mustapha Samud represented by his confidential secretary Rafee Jafree. Also present were Sabah Basketball Association president Phan Chee Yong and general manager of 361 Malaysia Jason Khoo. * Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel and Telegram for breaking news alerts and key updates! * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available.
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