GLASGOW, July 26 \u2014 The national men\u2019s 3×3 basketball team made a historic Commonwealth Games debut by chalking up three consecutive victories in Group B at the Scottish Event Campus (SEC) here yesterday.<\/p>\n
Represented by Chong Zhen Yang, Chang Zi Fueng, Ting Chun Hong and Ooi Xian Fu, the national side opened their Glasgow 2026 campaign with a 21-16 win over Fiji to record Malaysia\u2019s first victory in the event at the Commonwealth Games.<\/p>\n
The triumph spurred the national side on as they went on to defeat Kenya 21-15 before capping a memorable night with another 21-15 victory over neighbouring Singapore to preserve their perfect record after three matches.<\/p>\n
The three straight wins put Malaysia in a strong position in the race for a place in the knockout stage, while keeping alive the team\u2019s target of reaching at least the semi-finals.<\/p>\n
Malaysia, making their debut in the men\u2019s 3×3 event at the Games, are drawn in Group B alongside England, Fiji, Jamaica, Kenya and Singapore.<\/p>\n
The national side will face England before wrapping up their group campaign against Jamaica, with both matches scheduled for tomorrow (July 27).<\/p>\n
Under the competition format, the winner of each group will advance directly to the semi-finals, while the teams finishing second and third will have to go through the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n
The 3×3 basketball event made its Commonwealth Games debut at Birmingham 2022. \u2014 Bernama<\/p>\n
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