Yee Chun Leong
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN
WIRA PORI claimed top honours in Circuit 1 of the Brunei 3x3 Tournament after defeating Biawak 21-16 in the final on Sunday.
It was sweet revenge for Wira Pori as they had lost 19-18 to the same opponents in the round-robin stage.
Jeremy Chu accounted for nine points while Jonathan Lim posted seven for Wira Pori in the title-decider.
On the other hand, Absar Amin topscored for Biawak with seven points while Asi Medina scored six.
Wira Pori jumped out to a 9-6 lead three minutes into the game at the BBA Court in Batu Bersurat.
Biawak missed a handful of easy baskets and took a timeout then.
They returned to the floor and scored five unanswered points in the next minute.
The game was tied at 14-14 with just under four minutes left to play.
Wira Pori took over from there as Jaron On knocked down two treys.
Lim then closed out the game from the freethrow line with 2:24 left to play.
UNC took the bronze after dispatching Sawaddee House 21-15 in the third-place playoff.
Over in the Under-18 category, Le Doux Mango Cake emerged champions after defeating BCUX 21-13 in the final.
Evo claimed third spot by beating Bravo 22-16.
The winners of each category will get free passage to compete in Circuit 2, which is slated to be held in Tutong on August 18.
Circuit 1 attracted a total of eight teams for the Open category while five teams battled for supremacy in the Under-18 category.
