Shillong, Oct 22: The second edition of the DREAM 3×3 Basketball Tournament 2026, organised by DUBAKH Sports Pvt Ltd in collaboration with the state government’s anti-drugs initiative DREAM, concluded on October 20 at Pearly Dew Higher Secondary School here.
The tournament, which began on October 17, brought together basketball teams competing across four categories: Men’s Open, Women’s Open, Veteran Men’s and Veteran Women’s.
The tournament witnessed enthusiastic participation, competitive matches and impressive displays of teamwork, determination and sportsmanship. The event provided a platform for both emerging and experienced basketball players to showcase their skills while promoting 3×3 basketball in Meghalaya.
The winners were Kingsmen (men’s open), D Fence (women’s open), Millennial Knights (veteran men) and Langsning A (veteran women). The runners-up were Langsning in both men’s and women’s open events, Quad Squad in the veteran men category and Langsning B in the veteran women category.
The tournament concluded with a prize distribution ceremony, during which cash prize cheques were presented to the winning and runners-up teams by office bearers of the East Khasi Hills District Basketball Association (EKHDBA), Symper Ryntathiang (General Secretary), Sharon Lyngdoh (Senior Vice-President), Gordon MS Rynjah (Executive Member) and William Nongkynrih (Technical Committee Convenor).
The DREAM 3×3 Basketball Tournament is part of DUBAKH Sports’ efforts to strengthen grassroots basketball development, encourage competitive participation and create opportunities for players across different age groups. The inclusion of veteran categories highlighted the importance of lifelong participation in sports.
