RENEGADES 3×3 basketball side on Sunday captured the inaugural Republic Bank Edge Series 3×3 Title.
The team, comprising Travis Belgrave, Harold Adams, Nikkoloi Smith, and Shelroy Thomas, overcame a strong Linden Shooters outfit, led by Dennis Niles, Kobe Tappin, Vibert Benjamin, and Yonnick Tappin.

Renegades won it 21-13 for the overall title. They were led in the competition by Smith, who scored 32 points across their 6 games to collect the tournament’s MVP honour. The champion took home a million dollars, with Linden Shooters collecting half a million dollars for second place and Kwakwani Untouchables taking the third-place honour to give them two hundred thousand dollars.

Renegades first tipped off their campaign with a 21-8 win over Elements before also narrowly defeating eventual finalist Linden Shooters 21-20 on Saturday.  On Sunday, they managed to outlast ATML 22-0 and also whipped club side Mambas 20-10 before a stern test against KK Untouchables saw them winning 21-19. Meanwhile, Linden Shooters had a tougher path to the finals.

They opened with a win against ATML 20-11, before losing to Renegades, but bounced back to get past Elements 21-9. They then tipped Young Gunz 19-17 and team Agricola 17-13 to earn a place in the finals. In the finals, the two teams battling for a second time again traded blows in a clash that went the distance before the Renegades pulled away to win it 21-13. The two-day competition featured 16 teams, including two from neighboring Suriname.

The 3×3 shortened version of basketball sees teams battling on a half-court with one hoop and one substitute player.
Games last 10 minutes, the fastest team to 21, or the highest score after 10 minutes wins.
Teams have a 12-second shot clock, no break after scoring, no half-time, and no quarters.