SABA Club Championship 2025: Updated schedule, fixtures, results and live streaming details

By Ajay Gandhar

Ajay Gandhar has been part of Khel Now since 2023 and has covered almost every Olympic sport, but Badminton, Tennis, Football, and Track and Field have his heart.

Published at :April 8, 2025 at 8:26 PM

Modified at :April 8, 2025 at 8:26 PM

SABA Club Championship 2025: Updated schedule, fixtures, results and live streaming details

(Courtesy : India Basketball Twitter)

India hosts its first-ever SABA Club Championship 2025 in Chennai.

India makes basketball history as its marks its first-ever South Asian Basketball Association (SABA) Club Championship tips off at Chennai’s Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium. The six-day tournament which will take place from April 2-7, marking the first time India is hosting any international club competition in basketball.

The national champions from six South Asian countries—India, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka—will compete for regional supremacy and the potential opportunity to play in the upcoming FIBA West Asia Super League (WASL) Final 8 in May.

In 2022, the WASL was implemented to amplify basketball in Asia through regional competitive pathways and has attracted clubs from West Asia and the Gulf, and recently, clubs from South Asia were included. Simultaneously, following the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup for 2021, the FIBA Asia Cup and continental championships have taken on a qualification format.

The FIBA West Asia Super League (WASL) Final 8 for 2025 is set to begin in May, but the exact dates and venue are yet to be confirmed. This tournament isn’t just about regional glory, but it also acts as a gateway to the Basketball Champions League Asia. In the past, Doha, Qatar, has hosted this big event. Here’s everything you need to know about the inaugural SABA Club Championship 2025.

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When and where will SABA Club Championship 2025 take place?

The first-ever SABA Club Championship 2025 will be played at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai. The tournament is scheduled to be played from April 2-7.

What are the teams in SABA Club Championship 2025?

Tamil Nadu (India)
Colombo BC (Sri Lanka)
Times BC (Nepal)
Thimphu Magics (Bhutan)
T-Rex BC (Maldives)

Tamil Nadu’s squad for SABA Club Championship 2025

S.No	Players Name	Club Name
1.	Jeevanantham P	Tamil Nadu
2.	Muin Bek Hafeez	Tamil Nadu
3.	Pranav Prince	Tamil Nadu
4.	Arvind Kumar Muthu Krishnan	Tamil Nadu
5.	Prashant Singh Rawat	Tamil Nadu
6.	Anantharaj Eswaran	Tamil Nadu
7.	Justin Gnanaraj Joseph Gnana Selvaraj	Tamil Nadu
8.	Lokeshwaran Mohan	Tamil Nadu
9.	Vijay Parthasarathy	Tamil Nadu
10.	Baladhaneshwar Poiyamozhi	Tamil Nadu
11.	Vijayakumar Sakthivel	Tamil Nadu
12.	Jeyavenkatesh Kothandaraja	Tamil Nadu

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Where and how to watch live streaming and telecast of SABA Club Championship 2025?

All games of the SABA Club Championships will be streamed live, so fans can watch the action from anywhere. The matches will be available on the Basketball Federation of India’s YouTube channel. However, there’s no update on TV broadcast yet.

Full schedule, fixtures, and results of SABA Club Championship 2025

Day 1—April 2 (Wednesday)

4:00 PM – Colombo BC (Sri Lanka) 71-66 Times BC (Nepal)
6:30 PM – T-Rex BC (Maldives) 71-47 Thimphu Majics (Bhutan)

Day 2—April 3 (Thursday)

4:00 PM – T-Rex BC (Maldives) 74-79 Colombo BC (Sri Lanka)
6:30 PM – Tamil Nadu (India) 107-41 Thimphu Magics (Bhutan)

Day 3—April 4 (Friday)

4:00 PM – T-REX BC (Maldives) 59-67 Times BC (Nepal)
6:30 PM – Colombo BC (Sri Lanka) 54-110 Tamil Nadu (India)

Day 4—April 6 (Sunday)

4:00 PM – Colombo BC (Sri Lanka) 98-51 Thimphu Majics (Bhutan)
6:30 PM – Tamil Nadu (India) 118-44 Times BC (Nepal)

Day 5—April 7 (Monday)

4:00 PM – Thimphu Majics (Bhutan) 59-87 Times BC (Nepal)
6:30 PM – T-Rex BC (Maldives) 49-106 Tamil Nadu (India)

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Ajay Gandhar

Ajay Gandhar has been part of Khel Now since 2023 and has expertise across a wide range of Olympic sports. While his coverage spans the Olympic spectrum, he is passionate about Badminton, Tennis, Football, and Track and Field. Beyond his primary focus areas, Ajay is also an avid kabaddi enthusiast and closely follows the sport.