Archive · 12 Sep 2026
Hyderabad Basketball League Championship to Begin September 17
A big basketball tournament will start in Hyderabad on September 17, 2026.
The Hyderabad District Basketball Association is organizing it.
Games will be played at the YMCA Secunderabad Basketball Grounds.
There will be 45 men’s teams and six women’s teams.
The men’s teams are placed into three levels based on how they performed last year.
Good teams from Levels III and II can move up to the next level.
The women’s teams will play in a league.
The best Level-I teams will play quarterfinal matches to find the champion.
The Hyderabad District Basketball Association will conduct the G. M. Sampath Kumar Annual League Basketball Championship from September 17, 2026.
The tournament at YMCA Secunderabad Basketball Grounds will feature 45 men’s teams and six women’s teams.
Men’s teams will compete across Levels I, II and III, seeded according to last year’s performances.
The top four teams from Level III and Level II will advance to the next level, while the women’s competition will use a league format.
The top two teams from each Level-I pool will enter the quarterfinals to decide the champion.
- Who
- The Hyderabad District Basketball Association, 45 men’s teams and six women’s teams.
- What
- The G. M. Sampath Kumar Annual League Basketball Championship.
- When
- Beginning September 17, 2026, according to one report; the other report gives September 17 without a year.
- Where
- YMCA Secunderabad Basketball Grounds, Hyderabad.
- Why
- To conduct the annual championship and determine the tournament winner.
- Organizer
- Hyderabad District Basketball Association
- Venue
- YMCA Secunderabad Basketball Grounds
- Start date
- September 17; one report specifies 2026
- Participation
- 45 men’s teams and six women’s teams
- Men’s structure
- Three levels seeded according to teams’ previous-edition performance
- Women’s format
- League format
- Final stage
- The top two teams from each Level-I pool advance to quarterfinal knockouts
- Reported discrepancy
- The reports differ in the listed Level-I pool structure and some team-name listings, although both describe Level I as having 12 teams
