Yee Chun Leong
SERIA
CH Elite clinched the Under-18 category of Circuit 3 of the 2nd Brunei 3x3 Basketball Championship 2025 after a thrilling final on Sunday.
They edged Salakau 21-19 to finish top of the podium at the Kg Baru Basketball Court in Seria.
In what was a repeat of the Circuit 1 final, Salakau led 15-13 with two minutes left.
But being in the penalty with 10 fouls at that point meant that their opponents will have two freethrows and ball possession for each whistle against them.
Darrell Neo tied the game with two from the charity stripe before Khael Tandoc put them in front with a reverse layup.
Hayden Soon replied with a bucket of his own and Riley Coulter completed a two-point play to make it 18-16 to Salakau with a minute to go.
Neo then dropped two more from the line to see both teams deadlocked at 18-18 with under a minute left.
They traded baskets before Cris Angelo Camiring converted a layup to give them the lead.
Coulter went for the win but missed his two-point attempt.
Khael got the rebound and then got the ball to Neo on the drive and was fouled.
He was cool as cucumber to sink the ensuing freethrow for the triumph.
Khael topscored for CH Elite with nine points while Neo finished with six. Camiring added five in the victory.
On the other hand, Wong Jun Yuan and Soon had six points each for Salakau. Sequoia Stowers added five in the defeat.
Over in the third place playoff, Cloud 8 eased past Airballers 20-8 to bag the bronze.
The podium finishers for Circuit 3 all managed to secure passage into the final round to be held on September 14.
SYTC are the other team that will feature in the final at the BBA Court in Batu Bersurat.
