Calling all Belait cagers to register for U-23 tournament

Yee Chun Leong
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Thursday, June 30, 2011

THE Belait District Basketball Association is calling all eligible teams to register for next month's Under-23 Basketball Tournament.

The competition will be held at the Kg Baru basketball court in Seria and will commence on July 26.

The tournament, which is sponsored by Rudin Company and Khoon Fen Company, is open to all players holding a valid Brunei IC and must be born in 1988 or later to be eligible.

It is aimed to promote and develop the interest and standard of basketball in the country.

Each team shall comprise of one manager, one coach, one assistant coach, one officer and 12 players.

Each official and player can take part in only one team. Read More… The Brunei Times

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Coach K: Equal chances will be given

Yee Chun Leong
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

THE time is now to select the "15-strong" where only the best would be selected and developed to represent the Sultanate.

The Brunei Basketball Association (BBA) yesterday revealed the pre-selected players that will undergo intensive training to be selected for the 13th Borneo City Men's Basketball Invitational Tournament 2011 in Kota Kinabalu from August 4-7.

National basketball coach Kevin Reece has previously said that the team had three to four slots open for other players to go along with those that have been regularly in the national training scheme.

However, it will be a make or break situation with all cagers given the same opportunity to make it onto the roster. Read More… The Brunei Times

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Wu Chun shortlisted for national basketball team

Yee Chun Leong
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

SURPRISE, surprise! An international star could be in action soon not on film or stage but on a basketball court.

Goh Kiat Chun, the Brunei-born Taiwan superstar who is more popularly known as Wu Chun, is one of the 30 cagers shortlisted to represent Brunei at the 13th Borneo City Men's Basketball Invitational Tournament 2011 in Kota Kinabalu from Aug 4-7.

The owner of Fitness Zone dropped 13 points for Le Apple Bakery in a 56-54 overtime loss to Auto Experts in the Aewon Cup 2011 basketball tournament last month.

Goh, who recently split from Taiwanese Mandopop quartet boy band Fahrenheit, used to play for the national team, before leaving for Taiwan to pursue his acting/ singing career.

The 31-year-old Goh has been absent from competitive basketball for eight years.

The Brunei Basketball Association (BBA) released the list of players yesterday and they were selected based on their performances at the said tournament. Read More… The Brunei Times

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Players List For Pre-Selection For Borneo Cup Tournament

Players List for the Pre-Selection of Borneo Cup Tournament to be held in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia from Aug 4-7.

To avoid confusion of who has been listed for pre-selection training for the upcoming Borneo Cup in KK (4-7 August 2011), these are the full list of players expected to turn up for training starting on Monday, 4 July 2011.

Benjamin Norman Sim
Yap Chun Ping
Choo Yung Jian
Po Yung Hui
Muhd Zainul Ashyraf bin Hj Hussin
Benjamin Lim Chee Choun
Cavan Kong Ming Kae
Ching Wei Ming
Jonathan Lee Cheng Poh
Soon Kian Leong
Jong Guo Zhang
Kenny Lim Han Chuan
Ak Muhd Faizuladzmi bin Pg Tajuddin
Esmond Tan Ka Horng
Fong Yeh Leong
Goh Kiat Chun
Shim Jan Ting
Tan Ye Wei
Yong Kui Seng
Koh Wee Chian
Tan Kah Boon
Leong Ming Seng
Liew Chee Hau
Fang Bo Jun
Fang Bo Yuan
Liew Ming Yang
Muhd Jamri bin Ramlee
Yeo Chun Kiat
Lim Liang Wei
Paul Wong Chuan
Ang Ching Sing
Hj Md Rahmat bin Hj Suhaili
Hj Md Badri bin Hj Suhaili
Ahmad Termizi bin Hj Noordeen

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SKS crowned king of hoops

Jason Thomas
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Monday, June 27, 2011

BENJAMIN Sim doesn't want the glory.

Though SKS couldn't have lifted the Inter-Company Basketball Tournament trophy if not for his game-high 27 points in their 88-76 win over D'Babes in yesterday's final, the national cager seemed unfazed by all the attention.

"Did I? It doesn't matter," he replied when asked what he felt about leading the scoring charts.

Sim was also the top scorer in SKS' semi-final game against Hyatt.

"We expected it would be a tough game and we never expected to lose. But a win is a win, be it by one point or by 10.

"Our mental toughness won us the game and D'Babes were looking a bit sluggish towards the end. Cesar Asaldo had a big second half.

"The coach (Rhaul Palma Jr.) gave us a few pointers and we went out and executed," he said of their 9-2 run at the start of the second half which opened up a 10-point lead (52-42) which they rode out for the win.

Read More… The Brunei Times

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SKS help Hyatt check out

Jason Thomas
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Sunday, June 26, 2011

Book final date against D'Babes at 1:30pm today

TOURNAMENT favourites SKS defeated Hyatt 87-52 to ease into the Inter-Company Basketball Tournament final last night.

They will face D'Babes in today's decider at the Chung Hwa Middle School at the capital at 1:30pm, D'Babes booking their place after a 110-86 win over Istana Maintenance Department (IMD) in last night's other semi-final.

SKS's dominance on the boards was a major reason they were comfortable winners at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat, and they never looked back after opening a double digit lead (16-6) six minutes into the game with a Lowey Jee Palma lay-up.

SKS's national cager Benjamin Sim led all scorers with 24 points, followed by Cesar Asaldo with 23 and captain Palma with 13. Read More… The Brunei Times

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Lone ranger Don falls to power of five

Jason Thomas
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Saturday, June 25, 2011

TRY AS he might, in the end Don Mordeno just wasn't able to get Ford through.

The team's undoubted star, the left-handed Mordeno hit a game-high 49 points in last night's 66-60 loss to Hyatt in the Inter-Company Basketball Tournament, a result which sees the latter through to today's semi-final against SKS.

Mordeno's scoring exploits at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat is stuff champions are made of the guard had scored 58 points against NBT on Monday and 56 against B Mobile last Saturday.

But to be champions you need teamwork, and when crunch time came, his teammates failed to show up.

Ford's next top-scorer, Gary Ballarbare had four points, while one player had three and two were tied on two points. Read More… The Brunei Times

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Pilgrim is back ... in Borneo

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Friday, June 24, 2011

FORMER Brunei Barracudas fan-favourite Mike Pilgrim will be among the former Asean Basketball League (ABL) players in this season's Malaysia National Basketball League (NBL).

Suiting up for neighbouring Miri Fire Horses, the American will be joined by Chai Tze Hian and Francis Loh How Won, who played for the KL Dragons in the inaugural ABL season two years ago.

The Malaysia NBL tips off on July 1 and the KL Dragons will be aiming to become the first team to defend their title in the competition's 10 years.

According to a Press release issued by the ABL yesterday, ex-Dragons Koh Way Tek and Wee Chuan Chin will be suiting up for Perak Farmcochem, where they will be joined by ABL titleholders Thailand Slammers' Chris Kuete as an import.

Singapore Siglap will also be playing in the competition with Steven Khoo and Lim Sheng Yu from the Singapore Slingers leading the squad, while teammate Al Vergara has been roped in as an import. Read More…  The Brunei Times

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Red-hot D'Babes in semis

Jason Thomas
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Friday, June 24, 2011

D'BABES (ABMS S/B) progressed to the semi-finals of the Inter-Company Basketball Tournament after a hard-fought 68-61 win over Brunei Shell Recreation Club (BSRC) in last night's Group A action.

The result at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat books them a date with Group B winners Istana Maintenance Department (IMD) tomorrow, with the winners advancing to the final.

BSRC, meanwhile, have nothing left to play for.

Last night's victory was largely due to D'Babes' strong second quarter performance, outscoring BSRC 20-8 in the period to take a sizable 20-point lead (43-23) into the break.

With the partisan crowd behind their back, D'Babes shifted gears in the second period and BSRC were unable to handle their fast-paced, run-and-gun style of play. Read More… The Brunei Times

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US Ambassador to Brunei paid a courtesy call to the Brunei National Basketball Team

Last May 9 The US Ambassador to Brunei Darussalam Mr. Daniel L. Shields paid a courtesy call to the Brunei National Basketball Team in BBA indoor gym in Batu Bersurat. He was welcomed by the Brunei Basketball Association president and officers, the coach, the players and team’s staff during their practice session. (click photo to enlarge)

The US Ambasador to Brunei Darussalam Mr. Daniel L Shields (center)with Mr. Foo, the Deputy President of Brunei Basketball Association (BBA) and Liang Skl of the national team. (click photo to enlarge)

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Brunei cagers lace up for Belait hoops

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

THE first major open basketball tournament in the Belait District tipped off last night at Seria's Kampung Baru basketball court.

The opener saw Rotary S/B cruise to a comfortable 77-46 victory over DSC in Group A.

Seria Hawks also got their campaign off to a winning start after earning an 85-76 triumph over JCWE in Group B in the second match.

A total of 12 teams separated into two groups are competing for the 2011 Rudin Company/Khoon Fen Company Cup.

Besides DSC and Rotary S/B, the other teams in Group A are LVS, NVP, Batangas Double Blades (BDB) and Bukit Ladang Foodstuffs S/B.

Over in Group B, JCWE and Seria Hawks are joined by Horizon, MOC, Master Cable and Black Cobra/Ilonggo Slashers. Read More… The Brunei Times

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SKS edge out BSRC in thriller

Yee Chun Leong
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

TOURNAMENT favourites SKS erased a 15-point halftime deficit to edge out BSRC (Brunei Shell Recreation Club) 74-73 last night in Group A of the second round of the Inter-Company Basketball Tournament at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat.

In what was their seventh straight victory in the competition, the win also confirms them top spot in their group heading into the semis.

The triumph was due to a 27-6 third quarter showing by SKS with Lowey Jee Palma doing the most damage, scoring 11 points in that run, en-route to scoring a game-high of 25 points.

Cesar Asaldo had the hot hands, scoring 22 points including five treys, in addition to Rio Oblido's 14 points in the victory.

The offensive load for BSRC was largely carried by four players throughout the game with Mark See leading the way with 20 points.

Both Ang Chee Yong and Esmond Tan each contributed 19 points while Ahmad Termizi Nordeen scored 14 points in the losing cause. Read More… The Brunei Times

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Singing when you're winning

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

HATE. A feeling of intense or passionate dislike for (someone).

My parents, family members, mentors and friends groom me to persevere; to have tough skin and to be immune to all negativity. They also said that no matter how good or successful one is, you'll never capture the hearts and souls of everyone.

I arrived here in Brunei roughly 15 months ago, excited and in high spirits, ready to turn around the state of basketball here in Brunei and get it back on track, but with that came a cloud of skepticism and also of support. Everybody had something to say about Coach K and even some tried to assassinate my character with outright lies. It was in the words of Mike Tyson "Ludicrous". Even on the blogs it got downright dirty; some even went as far as using racial overtones.

Through it all I kept the morals that was instilled in me as a child and with my dignity and strength. I can refer this back to my grandmother's teachings and upbringing and I would hear her voice telling me to refrain; and not to retaliate or to react, because then I would give the haters and naysayers their day.

The other day I had lunch with one of the sponsors for the national team with a few players. He started teasing the guys as we all were posing for pictures. He said to the guys, "remember how scared you were when coach first started training you all," then said to me, "coach they were so frightened of you that they didn't even want to be caught alone with you unless somebody was there with them". I was so shocked and amazed that they were so afraid of me at first. Read More…. The Brunei Times

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Don fires again: Mordeno drives Ford past NBT

Yee Chun Leong
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

IF there was a scoring title then it might as well be handed to Don Mordeno.

In another spectacular offensive showing, Mordeno poured in 58 points to lift Ford (Premier Motor Co S/B) to a 79-75 victory over NBT in Group B of the second round of the Inter-Company Basketball Tournament last night.

This followed his 56-point performance in the 74-70 triumph over B-Mobile on Saturday.

Contested at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat, Gary B added 14 points in yesterday's win.

On the other hand, Armando Estoesta topscored for NBT with 24 points and Rodocfo H M chipped in 14 points in a losing effort.

The game saw a see-saw affair in the opening period and Ford got right to their strategy which was to put the ball in Mordeno's hands. He didn't disappoint, getting the high pick and roll running to lead Ford to a 20-16 advantage heading into the second quarter. Read More…

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Merciless SKS punish JCMK

Jason Thomas
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Monday, June 20, 2011

VERDICT? Practise more. Much more.

Favourites SKS totally outclassed JCMK (QAF S/B) in the Inter-Company Basketball Tournament last night, handing them a 168-31 mauling they won't soon forget.

It was their sixth straight win in the competition at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat, and one which puts them through to the semi-finals from Group A.

Relentless from the first minute, SKS had built a mammoth 55-point lead to head into the second half 67-12.

Seldom do fans at Brunei's most popular basketball arena get treated to such a show of utter dominance, and the crowd that seeped in before half-time looked and sounded noticably shocked when seeing the score-board.

Gasping, sighing, and talking among themselves, it was hard not to.

JCMK's biggest weakness was their comical inability to pass the ball, with SKS - who were playing a mean full-court press - fully exploiting this on the fast break. Read More… The Brunei Times

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Pesta Sukan Remaja KE-V, 2011

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Tournament favourites SKS to play JCMK tonight

Yee Chun Leong
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Sunday, June 19, 2011

No escaping the wrath of the 'Don'

DON MORDENO held a shooting clinic last night at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat.

He scored a staggering 56 points to power Ford to a 84-80 victory over B Mobile in Group B of the second round of the Inter-Company Basketball Tournament.

Gary Ballarbare was the only other cager for Ford to hit double figures with 14 points in the win.

Loo Zhi Hung topscored for B Mobile with 29 points while Christopher added 23 points. Tony Bong also had 19 points in the losing effort.

The game was close in the first half despite Mordeno scoring at will. The ball was always in his hands for every offensive possession with Ford playing a high pick and roll strategy to get open. Read More…

Source: The Brunei Times

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MSSSBD, the new champs

Yee Chun Leong
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Saturday, June 18, 2011

THE Youth Sports Festival (PSR) will crown new champions today.

Having collected 49 gold, 29 silver and 16 bronze medals as of Press time yesterday, the National Schools Sports Council (MSSSBD) virtually have the title in the bag with only chess to be contested today.

Belait are in second with 23 gold, 17 silver and 10 bronze medals while defending champions Brunei-Muara are in third with their medal haul of 22 gold, 32 silver and 33 bronze medals.

Belait collected one of their gold medals yesterday through basketball. Yeo Chun Kiat turned up the heat late in the game to lift Belait to the basketball title with a 90-85 overtime victory over Brunei-Muara at the Brunei Basketball Association (BBA) court in Batu Bersurat last night.

The basketball gold could very well help them stick to the runners-up spot at the end of the June 11-18 tournament.

Yeo finished with a total of 13 points with 11 of those coming in the last 10 minutes of the game to erase a 13-point deficit at the beginning of the fourth period.

"I just tried to be more aggressive as I would have to cover both (Liew Ming Yang and Lim Liang Wei) after they fouled out. Got to box out better and we just gave it our best shot at winning," said Yeo, the forward of Belait, in an interview with The Brunei Times after the triumph. Read More…

Source: The Brunei Times

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SKS survive D'Babes test

Yee Chun Leong
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Friday, June 17, 2011

A BATTLE between two unbeaten teams in the Group A of the Inter-Company Basketball Tournament's second round turned out to be the most competitive game thus far.

The hot hands of Cesar Asaldo lifted tournament favourites SKS to a hard-fought 86-78 victory over D'Babes (ABMS S/B) last night at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat.

Asaldo sank seven treys for a team-high of 31 points to pace SKS and Ben Sim had a solid performance notching 20 points. Rio Oblido also added 11 points in the triumph.

Alnajer Daris tried his best for a game-high 33 points to pace D'Babes. Mark Del Mundo contributed 16 points and Edward Mendez chipped in another 14 points in the losing effort.

On paper, spectators were probably thinking how D'Babes are going to pull off a win with only seven cagers on their roster.

But backed by a largely pro D'Babes crowd, the opening period was tight, with D'Babes facing only a 17-22 deficit heading into the second quarter. Read More… The Brunei Times

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Basketball: SKS leave HSBC in the red

Yee Chun Leong
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

TOURNAMENT favourites SKS (Syarikat Kejuruteraan Sistematik S/B) stuck to the winning ways with a 99-52 thrashing of HSBC last night in Group A of the second round of the Inter-Company Basketball Tournament at the Brunei Basketball Association Court in Batu Bersurat.

In what was their fourth consecutive win in the tournament, SKS were on another level compared to their opponents and the battle was already lost before tip off for HSBC, who only had six players dressed for the match.

In contrast, SKS, who are a Belait-based team, had all their cagers in attendance.

With distributed scoring, four players notched double figures for SKS in the lopsided victory. Rio Oblido topscored for the team with 16 points and Ronald Arabia added 15 points.

Cesar Asaldo scored 14 points and Ben Sim poured in 12 points in the victory.

On the other hand, Yong Kui Seng carried much of the load on the offensive end for HSBC with a game-high of 22 points and Lim Chiao Leong chipped in 11 points in a losing effort.

SKS came out storming and were relentless on the attack. With better bench depth and size advantage, they were dominant in every way to get ahead 29-10 going into the second period.

It remained one-way traffic throughout the match with HSBC unable to put a fight against their tougher opponents. Yong was trying his best by driving to the hoop and drawing fouls to score for HSBC, but it never threatened SKS in any way. Read More…

Source: The Brunei Times

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Welflex flex their muscles

Yee Chun Leong
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Monday, June 13, 2011

THE fans came to the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat expecting a good game between Welflex Engineering and Chop Eng Seng Keo (CESK) in the FAB-LBC Basketball Tournament OFW Tournament yesterday.

But they didn't get their money's worth when Welflex Engineering ran away with the game, beating their understrength opponents 78-64.

Elvin Requintin topscored for Welflex with 17 points and Don Mordeno added 14 while Marjomar Aying and Danny Felicilda each had 11 points in the win.

On the other hand, Jeff Paraiso had a game-high of 20 points to pace CESK and Geve Leones added 19 points.

Noel Grafil also hit double figures, firing four treys for a total of 14 points in a losing effort.

According to Mordeno, the point guard of Welflex, they won the match because their opponents were missing their big men Erwin Velez and Efren Espiritu in the lineup.

That gave Welflex the advantage on the inside and also in terms of speed to convert in transition.

Despite leading from start to finish, it was a close game in the first half but the lead ballooned to as big as 21 in the third stanza before Welflex ran away with a win. Read More…

Source: The Brunei Times

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Belait the early leaders

Yee Chun Leong
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Monday, June 13, 2011

THE first medals of the National Youth Sports Festival (PSR) were handed out yesterday and it was Belait who were sitting pretty at top the medals table with their haul of seven gold, five silver and three bronze medals.

The Brunei Darussalam Schools Sports Council (MSSSBD) followed closely behind with seven gold, three silver and three bronze medals while defending champions, Brunei-Muara, who were expected to dominate early, were off to a slow start following in third with three gold, six silver and three bronze medals at the June 11-18 tournament.

The Belait team drew first blood by winning the first gold medal of this year's PSR defeating MSSSBD 22-19 in the final of the Rugby 7s competition at the Balapan Track and Field in Berakas.

Temburong took the bronze, thrashing Brunei-Muara 31-5 in the third-place playoff.

The Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium in Berakas played host to the first day of the athletics events with MSSSBD and Belait sharing the spoils pocketing seven and six gold medals respectively of the 17 on offer.

Mohd Adenin Bolhan of Belait claimed the first gold at the venue with a throw of 9.94 metres in the men's shot put event. Md Hazim Hj Harun (Tutong) took the silver with 9.33m and Hj Muhd Zul'Isamuddin Hj Wan Zulaini (Brunei-Muara) won bronze with a distance of 8.59m.

MSSSBD got their first gold medal of the day through national athlete Maziah Mahusin, who won the women's high jump event recording 1.32m Janice How Hung Xin of Belait bagged the silver with her jump of 1.29m and Tutong's Ereny Farzlinah Alim claimed bronze with 1.20m. Read More…

Source: The Brunei Times

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D'Babes run riot, again

Yee Chun Leong
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Sunday, June 12, 2011

THERE was a shooting clinic at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat last night. At least that was what it looked like in the matchup between D'Babes (ABMS S/B) and Malar Setia for the final first round game of the Inter-Company Basketball Tournament.

D'Babes broke the century mark for their third straight win in Group E with a 146-39 massacre of their opponents last night after connecting on 17 treys in the game.

With a roster of only seven players, six of them hit double figures with Alnajer Daris pouring in a game-high 39 points and Edward Mendez scoring 35. Roger Galvadores had 29 points and Mark Del Mundo added 17 while Lito Gacelo and Edmund Mendez chipped in 12 and 10 respectively in the win.

Both Stanley Kuan and Goh Waei Liang had 14 points for Malar Setia.

Right from the tip off Malar Setia looked lost without their key player Erwin Velez and they were overpowered in every department.

D'Babes were easily picking up steals and scoring in transition. Malar Setia were not playing any defence at all and it was 31-11 heading into the second quarter.

D'Babes continued to rule the court and it was 66-22 at halftime.

It was then showboating time with D'Babes only shooting from behind the arc to cruise to the most lopsided victory in the tournament thus far.

D'Babes are averaging a winning margin of over 67 points after last night. Their other group matches saw them thrash NBT 118-68 last Thursday and demolish Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) 107-62 on Monday.

In the earlier game, Hyatt defeated JCMK (QAF S/B) 62-54 in Group D.

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Source: The Brunei Times

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SCB bank first win but NBT drive into the second round

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Friday, June 10, 2011

NATIONAL cager Cavan Kong produced a 36-point performance to lift Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) to a 62-54 victory over NBT in Group E of the Inter-Company Basketball Tournament last night at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat.

However, it was NBT who had the last laugh as SCB needed at least a 13-point winning margin to make it to the next round.

Besides Kong, Paul Wong was the only other player to hit double figures for SCB with 15 points.

Armando Estoesta and Romeo each had 13 points to pace NBT in the loss.

NBT got off to a slow start and had plenty of difficulty knocking down their shots. In contrast, Kong got into rhythm early for nine first quarter points to put SCB ahead 21-12 heading into the second period.

It was a different affair in the second quarter with NBT switching to a box-one defence on Kong.

NBT held SCB to only nine points in the period to cut their deficit to just 30-29 at halftime. Read More…

Source: The Brunei Times

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Veteran basketball team victorious in Macau opener

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

THE national veteran basketball team playing under the banner of Fitness Zone got off to winning ways, defeating the Macau veteran basketball team 62-51 in the 50-year-old and above category of the 50th Macau International Chinese Invitational Basketball Tournament 2011 at the Tap Seac Multisport Pavilion in Macau.

Fitness Zone will next face the Guangdong veteran team today at the two-day competition.

Apart from Brunei, teams vying for top honours include the United States, China, Malaysia, China and hosts Macau.

Members of the team are Khoo Eng Chong, Goh Kim Tian, Ho Poh San, Soon Chin Long, Chua Teck Chee, Goh Kok Ann, Albert Chu Fook Kun, Lim Siong Hin, Ong Tze Keu, Tan Soon Choh and Ken Khoo. The squad is managed by Goh Kiat Chun, who is more popularly known as Wu Chun.

Source: The Brunei Times

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B Mobile ring in easy win

Yee Chun Leong
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

The competition continues with two games tonight

B MOBILE thrashed Sunlit Advertising 94-62 to pick up their first victory in Group C of the Inter-Company Basketball tournament last night at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat.

Loo Zhi Hung did the most damage at the offensive end for B Mobile pouring in a game-high 36 points. Tony Bong also had a good game scoring 24 points and Ching Wei Ming added 10 points in the sound victory.

On the other hand, Muhammad Ali topscored for Sunlit with 22 points while Anthony Jaime and Danilo Maturan managed 16 and 10 points respectively in a losing effort.

The game was close in the opening period with Bong utilising his height advantage to score inside the paint giving B Mobile an early 20-13 lead heading into the second quarter.

B Mobile managed to extend their lead to double figures by pressing the Sunlit ball handler, picking up steals or forcing turnovers for easy baskets in transition.

Sunlit were also made to pay for not boxing out, gifting their opponents second chance opportunities.

Muhammad Ali was the go-to-guy for Sunlit knocking down shots inside the paint to keep his team within 29-48 at halftime. Read More…

Source:The Brunei Times

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National veteran cagers to compete in Macau

Yee Chun Leong
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

THE national veteran basketball team are off to Macau to compete at the 50th Macau International Chinese Invitational Basketball Tournament 2011.

Organised by the China-Macau Basketball Association, the competition will be played over two days startng today at the Tap Seac Multisport Pavilion.

The tournament is held to build friendly relationships among international Chinese from overseas. Apart from Brunei, teams vying for top honours include the United States, China, Malaysia, China and hosts Macau.

Brunei, playing under the banner of Fitness Zone, will only be competing in the 50-year-old and over category despite the competition also having a 60-year-old and above category due to the lack of players.

The national cagers didn't get much practice in preparations for the tournament but managed to get some good sparring by competing in Aewon Cup 2011 last month playing under LeApple Bakery.

When asked about what their aims are for this year's tournament, Captain Khoo Eng Chong replied: "We are hoping to build stronger relationships with players from other countries."

The other members of the team include Goh Kim Tian, Ho Poh San, Soon Chin Long, Chua Teck Chee, Goh Kok Ann, Albert Chu Fook Kun, Lim Siong Hin, Ong Tze Keu, Tan Soon Choh and Ken Khoo. The squad will be managed by Goh Kiat Chun, who is more popularly known as Wu Chun.

The national team will face off against the Macau Veteran team today followed by Guangdong of China tomorrow.

Source: The Brunei Times

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SCB thrashed 107-62 by D'Babes

Yee Chun Leong
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

D'BABES (ABMS S/B) are on a roll following their second consecutive blowout win with a 107-62 rout of Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) last night in Group E of the Inter-Company Basketball Tournament at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat.

Mark Del Mundo paced the way with a game-high of 33 points for D'Babes and Alnager Daris poured in 31 points. Edmund Mendez added 19 points in the victory.

On the other hand, Paul Wong led the way for SCB with 27 points and Cavan Kong, who nailed five treys, added 23 points to a losing cause.

SCB got off to a quick start and jumped to an early 7-0 lead. D'Babes couldn't put the ball through the hoop but managed to stick around with SCB making turnovers to only trail 15-17 heading into the second quarter.

It remained a close game and the scoreboard read 24-28 in favour of D'Babes before opening the floodgates with an 8-0 run. SCB were not getting their shots from range and had to rely on penetrating to the basket. D'Babes' height advantage were allowing them to dominate the boards and they eventually opened up a 43-30 lead at halftime. Read More…

Source: The Brunei Times

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Sunlit bank first win over Baiduri

Yee Chun Leong
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Sunday, June 5, 2011

SUNLIT Advertising barged into the win column with a 80-64 victory over Baiduri Bank in Group C of the Inter-Company Basketball Tournament last night at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat.

Four players got into double figures for Sunlit with Muhamad Ali leading the way with 17 points and William added 15.

Danilo M poured in 12 points and Gerson T added another 10 points in the victory.

Ang Lu Kwang scored a game-high of 21 points for Baiduri Bank before injuring himself in the third quarter. Ong Boon Biau and Lim Chiao Ming each scored 11 points in the losing effort.

The game got off to a slow start with Baiduri Bank already banking heavily on Ang to produce the goods as he put nine on the scoreboard in the opening period.

Despite the stellar effort, Sunlit would take a 14-10 lead heading into the second quarter.

Things began to pick up in the second period with both teams knocking down their shots.

Sunlit had the height advantage and were handling the boards well.

Second chance opportunities were plenty and they remained up 36-29 at halftime. Read More…

Source: The Brunei Times

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SSM champs of 2011 Soi Heng Cup

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Friday, June 3, 2011

SSM were crowned the champions of the Brunei Youth Basketball Leagues 2011 Soi Heng Cup Under-21 category defeating Soon Lee 60-57 in the final on Tuesday night at the New Village Basketball court in Seria.

The victory also denied Soon Lee a three-peat having won the past two years.

Soon Lee were not making their shots but were ahead 29-24 at halftime.

SSL took the bronze after they beat Country Patch 62-51.

Formerly known as the Brunei Youth Basketball Championship (BYBC), this year's competition is held in conjunction with the 50th anniversary celebrations of Soi Heng Coffee Shop.

Organised by the BYBC in cooperation with the Belait District Basketball Association, CV Shine Enterprise were champions of the Under-18 category defeating Seri Naffco S/B 64-50 while the Under-16 category was won by DMF after they took down Amsoil Contractor 61-57.

Source: The Brunei Times

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MC Quipp bare 'Fang' in win over Jati

Yee Chun Leong
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Friday, June 3, 2011

MC QUIPP got their campaign off to a winning start with a 68-60 victory over Jati Transport in Group D of the Inter-Company Basketball Tournament last night at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat.

Fang Bo Yuan poured in a game-high 26 points to lead MC Quipp and Chin Soon Ket added 13 in the victory.

Leonardo topscored for Jati with 20 points and Johnny chipped in 13 in the losing effort.

Jati got out of the gates the better team with MC Quipp failing to put up any resistance on defence.

Fang got off to a good start to score 10 first quarter points for MC Quipp but they trailed 14-18 heading into the second period.

MC Quipp were not sinking any of their open shots including fastbreak layups, allowing Jati to extend their lead to as much as seven points at 24-17 midway through the stanza.

They would suddenly go ice cold from then on, unable to put any shots through the hoop.

MC Quipp, on the other hand, caught fire to spark a 19-0 run to put themselves infront 36-24 at halftime. Read More…

Source: The Brunei Times

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BSRC power to second straight win

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Thursday, June 2, 2011

BSRC (Brunei Shell Petroleum S/B) were a level well above their opponents last night.

All players rostered got on the scoresheet as they picked up their second straight victory with an 87-64 rout of Sunlit in Group C of the Inter-Company Basketball Tournament at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat.

Ahmad Termizi Nordeen led BSRC with 19 points and Esmond Tan added 13 points. Ang Chee Yong and Mark See chipped in 11 and 10 points respectively in the victory.

On the other hand, Muhamad Ali scored a game-high of 29 points for Sunlit and William added 16 points in a losing effort.

BSRC got out with all guns blazing, running the floor on both ends of the court.

Defence led to easy transition baskets for BSRC and their height advantage proved to be the biggest factor with Sunlit not being able to get into the paint.

BSRC were crashing the boards and it wasn't even a contest as they picked up their second straight win in the competition.

It was a much closer affair in the earlier game with HSBC edging Chevrolet (GHK Motors S/B) 65-64 in overtime in Group B. Read More…

Source: The Brunei Times

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