National Basketball Championship (women) explained
Indian National Basketball Championship for Women is a professional basketball tournament in India for women. This tournament is held by the Basketball Federation of India. The 61st Championship was held in New Delhi in 2011.[1] 23 states teams participated in this tournament.
History
At the 2019 event, Indian Railways team staved off Kerala 68-55.[2] Led by the new national team player Shireen Limaye, Railways won their third straight title. Madhya Pradesh also secured a rare podium finish by beating Punjab in the bronze medal game.[2]
In the semifinals, Kerala ousted Punjab 73-62 while Railways absolutely decimated Madhya Pradesh 106-37 to reach the finals.[2]
Teams
The participating teams are:
- Upper Pool
- Andhra Pradesh
- Chhattisgarh
- Delhi
- Railways
- Karnataka
- Kerala
- Maharashtra
- Punjab
- Tamil Nadu
- Uttar Pradesh
- Lower Pool
- Bihar
- Chandigarh
- Gujarat
- Haryana
- Himachal Pradesh
- Jammu and Kashmir
- Jharkhand
- Madhya Pradesh
- Odisha
- Puducherry
- Rajasthan
- Uttarakhand
- West Bengal
See also
External links
Notes and References
- http://zeenews.india.com/news/sports/61st-national-basketball-championship-from-tuesday_677046.html 61 Indian National Basketball Championship for Women
- https://www.sportskeeda.com/basketball/70th-national-championship-punjab-men-railways-women-champions 70th National Basketball Championship: Punjab men and Railways women repeat as champions
