All systems Glasgow for Team England - ticket to Commonwealth Games punched

Team England are heading to the Games after winning their respective finals at the Home Nations Qualifier at the National Basketball Performance Centre in Manchester on 22/23 May. 

The Men and Women can now look to take their first steps to defending their gold and silver medals from Birmingham 2022.

England 21-9 Northern Ireland

After a 3-0 record in the groups, England men faced their closest rivals Northern Ireland (2-1) in the final, which they won 21-9.

A feisty encounter, with the added jeopardy of a place at the Games, the two teams clashed, fouled and danced for the first half of the game before England created daylight with clever interplay between the big men of Jamell Anderson and Ashley Hamilton.

Kavell Bigby-Williams cleaned up on the glass, bagging well-needed second-chance points and there was a flurry of essential two-pointers and free-throws from Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye, who finished the game with eight.

England 21-11 Wales

In the Women's Final, England took on Wales after being undefeated in the groups.

No less physical, the Welsh were on a mission to prove they could take the hosts all the way after losing to them in the pool stage 21-7.

After an early lead by Wales, led by taliswoman Isobel Bunyan, England broke into the game with a series of well worked ones, nailed by Shanice Beckford-Norton and Georgia Gayle, as well as making the most of the mismatch on Cheridene Green, who was a dominant force in the key, top-scoring with nine points. 

England worked away as the clocked counted down, sealing victory 21-11.

They will join hosts Scotland, in the 3x3 competition starting at the 24 July to the 29 July at Scottish Exhibition Campus.