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<\/p>\nRENEGADES 3\u00d73 basketball side on Sunday captured the inaugural Republic Bank Edge Series 3\u00d73 Title.
\nThe 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.<\/p>\n
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\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n
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.\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
The 3×3 shortened version of basketball sees teams battling on a half-court with one hoop and one substitute player.
\nGames last 10 minutes, the fastest team to 21, or the highest score after 10 minutes wins.
\nTeams have a 12-second shot clock, no break after scoring, no half-time, and no quarters.<\/p>\n
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