Kuala lumpur: The national men's 3x3 basketball team created history by advancing to the quarter-finals of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games after finishing second in Group B tonight. In their final group match at the Scottish Event Campus (SEC) here, Malaysia, represented by Chang Zi Fueng, Chong Zhen Yang, Ting Chun Hong, and Ooi Xian Fu, secured a convincing 21-15 victory over Jamaica.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the national side will take on hosts Scotland in the quarter-finals tomorrow (early Wednesday morning Malaysian time), with the winners advancing to face Australia in the semi-finals. The other quarter-final will see New Zealand face Singapore, with the winners progressing to a semi-final showdown against defending champions England.

Earlier, Malaysia narrowly lost 19-21 to England in the morning session after notching three consecutive victories over Fiji, Kenya, and Singapore. Under the competition format, the group winners advance directly to the semi-finals, while the second- and third-placed teams contest the quarter-finals.

The 3x3 basketball event made its Commonwealth Games debut at Birmingham 2022. Glasgow 2026 marks Malaysia's debut in the men's 3x3 basketball competition at the Commonwealth Games.