A total of six teams took part in the tournament held in Biratnagar on Friday. Apart from Biratagar, the NBL 3x3 East will be held in Dharan and Birtamode. Top two teams each from three cities will play for the title in Birtamode.

Held at the Bal Kalyan Vidhya Mandir School premises, Swish beat hosts school 21-13 in the final. Gautam, who had represented Southsiders in the Nepal Basketball League, alone contributed a whopping 13 points for the winners. In all, Gautam contributed 39 points in four matches his team played on Friday.

In the semi-finals, Swish hammered Belbari Basketball Club 21-5 with Gautam scoring 11 points. Bal Kalyan saw off Sagarmatha Secondary School 16-6 in another semi-final match. The 3x3 basketball is played on half court with each game lasting for 10 minutes. The game is considered over if a team scores 21 points. Only Swish were able to achieve the feat in their semi-final match.

The Dharan leg of the tournament will be played on Saturday and Birtamode leg on Sunday. The final has been scheduled for August 27. Like the NBL East, Play for Deprived Children Nepal (PDCN) will also organize the NBL West in three cities: Pokhara, Butwal and Dhangadi.