{"id":5648,"date":"2026-05-11T09:27:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T13:27:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/guyanabasketball.com\/gy\/?p=5648"},"modified":"2026-05-11T11:43:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T15:43:38","slug":"gbf-independence-3x3-championship-set-to-ignite-diamond-jubilee-celebrations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guyanabasketball.com\/gy\/2026\/05\/11\/gbf-independence-3x3-championship-set-to-ignite-diamond-jubilee-celebrations\/","title":{"rendered":"GBF Independence 3\u00d73 Championship set to ignite Diamond Jubilee celebrations"},"content":{"rendered":"

As Guyana continues its month-long celebration leading up to the nation\u2019s Diamond Jubilee Independence anniversary, the Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF), in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, Youth and\u00a0Sport<\/span>, will stage the highly anticipated Independence 3\u00d73 Championship on May 17 at the Cliff Anderson\u00a0\u00a0Sports<\/span>\u00a0Hall.<\/p>\n

The one-day tournament will feature 10 of the country\u2019s top teams battling for supremacy and a lucrative winner\u2019s purse of $300,000, in what is expected to be one of the marquee sporting<\/span>\u00a0events on the Ministry\u2019s Independence calendar.<\/p>\n

The championship forms part of a wider series of sporting activities being hosted throughout May as Guyana celebrates 60 years as an independent nation.<\/p>\n

The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport has thrown its full support behind the tournament, covering all prize monies for the event.<\/p>\n

The second-place team will receive $200,000, while the third-place finisher will pocket $100,000. Additionally, the tournament\u2019s Most Valuable Player (MVP) will earn a cash prize of $25,000.<\/p>\n

The competition will showcase talent from across the country, with four Linden-based clubs, Amelia\u2019s Ward Jets, Retrieve Raiders, Victory Valley Royals,<\/strong> and Block 22 Flames<\/strong> set to compete against Georgetown sides Ravens, Colts, Pacesetters,<\/strong> and Eagles<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

According to the tournament format, the 10 teams will be divided into two groups, with the top two teams from each pool advancing to the semi-finals. The winners of those encounters will then move on to the championship game, while third place will be determined based on standings accumulated on the FIBA 3\u00d73 platform.<\/p>\n

Beyond the Independence festivities, the tournament also carries significant importance for the GBF\u2019s long-term international ambitions.<\/p>\n

The federation views the championship as a critical opportunity to fine-tune preparations for Guyana\u2019s national teams ahead of upcoming appearances at the Central American and Caribbean Games<\/strong> and the Commonwealth Games<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Guyana is set to make its debut in 3\u00d73 basketball at both events, marking another major milestone in the continued development of the sport locally.<\/p>\n

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As Guyana continues its month-long celebration leading up to the nation\u2019s Diamond Jubilee Independence anniversary, the Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF), in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, Youth and\u00a0Sport, will stage the highly anticipated Independence 3\u00d73 Championship on May 17 at the Cliff Anderson\u00a0\u00a0Sports\u00a0Hall. The one-day tournament will feature 10 of the country\u2019s top teams…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5650,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[44],"tags":[85,328,330,79,329,86,89,87,84],"class_list":["post-5648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-3x3","tag-amelias-ward-jets","tag-colts","tag-diamond-jubilee-independence","tag-eagles","tag-lock-22-flames","tag-pacesetters","tag-ravens","tag-retrieve-raiders","tag-victory-valley-royals","article-list-item","animate"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/guyanabasketball.com\/gy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GBF-Independence-3%C3%973-Championship-set-to-ignite-Diamond-Jubilee-celebrations.jpg?fit=1500%2C838&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/guyanabasketball.com\/gy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5648","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/guyanabasketball.com\/gy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/guyanabasketball.com\/gy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/guyanabasketball.com\/gy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/guyanabasketball.com\/gy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5648"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/guyanabasketball.com\/gy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5648\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5666,"href":"https:\/\/guyanabasketball.com\/gy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5648\/revisions\/5666"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/guyanabasketball.com\/gy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5650"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/guyanabasketball.com\/gy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5648"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/guyanabasketball.com\/gy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5648"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/guyanabasketball.com\/gy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5648"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}