Can anyone take out the Stingers?

Yee Chun Leong
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Thursday, May 31, 2012

IS THERE any team that can put a stop to the SKS Stingers?

The Inter-Company NBT Basketball Tournament has reached the semi-finals and it is no surprise that the Stingers are one of the teams in the top-four.

The defending champions are on a rampage and remain the only unbeaten team in the competition in fact, in the two-year history of the tournament.

Labelled as the tournament favourites, they once again displayed their dominance with their last win being a 130-21 rout of Jati Transport in Group A of the second round on Sunday at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat, bringing their winning record to 16 consecutive wins.

Next on their list is DST Communications, who were made to work hard for a 68-61 victory over Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) in Group B on Monday, sealing their berth in the semis and consequently in today's last four matchup.

What are the chances that DST are able to pull off an upset?

There will be a need to stop national player Ben Sim.

One of the best players in the Sultanate, Sim is an all-round player and can play any position.

Lowey Jee Palma is the playmaker of the team. Not only does he set the plays but he is also able to shoot from range. Read More…

Source: The Brunei Times

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DST in semis at SCB's cost

Yee Chun Leong
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

BASKETBALL

DST COMMUNICATIONS are through to the semi-finals of the Inter-Company NBT Basketball Tournament after they edged Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) 68-61 in their Group B match of the second round last night at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat.

Tan Ye Wei was the topscorer of DST with 15 points, with all of them coming from beyond the arc in the first half. The frontcourt duo of Justin Yong and Tony Bong each notched 13 points in the victory.

On the other hand, Cavan Kong led the way for SCB with a game-high of 23 points while Ng Lit How added 18 points in a losing effort.

It was three-point fest in the opening minutes of the match with Tan connecting on his first three attempts from behind the arc for DST. On the other side, SCB were missing their layups despite attacking the paint.

DST were dominating the offensive boards but Ng kept SCB in the game with his hot shooting. DST were dealt a blow when Yong picked up his third foul in the match after just eight minutes of play allowing SCB to close in to within 17-14 going into the second quarter. Read More…

Source: The Brunei Times

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General Rules 2012 Pesta Sukan Kebangsaan (PSK)

The 2012 Pesta Sukan Kebansaan (National Sports Festival) or PSK is one of the biggest sporting event in the Sultanate where athletes from the four districts Brunei-Muara, Kuala Belait, Tutong  and Temburong will compete against each other in different sports, one of it is Basketball.

The national festival will commence on the 8th of September until the 15th of the same month. The venue for basketball will be at the Batu Bersurat indoor gymnasium in Gadong.

The complete general information for the said event can be obtained from here.

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IMD beat SCB to inch closer to semis

Yee Chun Leong
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Sunday, May 27, 2012

ISTANA Maintenance Department (IMD) put one foot into the semi-finals of the Inter-Company NBT Basketball Tournament after an 84-70 victory over Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) in the second round at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat last night.

In what was their second straight win in the Top 8 stage in Group B, Aries Castro had the game-high of 30 points to pace IMD. The duo of Buboy Yu and Robles each added 14 points while Elvin Requintin chipped in 12 in the triumph.

On the other hand, Cavan Kong top scored for SCB with 29 points while Ng Lit How added 23 points in a losing effort.

In a good start to the matchup, Castro was the main man for IMD scoring 10 points in the opening period.

On the other side, Kong had the hot hands from behind the arc for three treys in the quarter for nine points resulting in SCB taking a 23-20 advantage going into the second period. Read More…

Source: The Brunei Times

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Stingers fry Baker Hughes

Yee Chun Leong
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Saturday, May 26, 2012

IT was stroll in the park for the SKS Stingers after they crushed Baker Hughes 95-32 in Group A of the second round of the Inter-Company NBT Basketball Tournament at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat last night.

Still unbeaten in the tournament, the defending champions had four players in double figures. Captain Lowey Jee Palma (pic, extreme right) was the topscorer with a 17-point effort while Alvin Lavarias added 13 points to his name. Sinco also had a good game contributing 12 points while Nibrija chipped in 10 points in what was the Stingers' sixth victory of the tournament.

No players hit double figures for Baker Hughes. The duo of Yong Min Yah and Frankie Goh each had matching seven-point performances in a losing effort.

It didn't take a genius to guess who would win the matchup especially with the size and height advantage that the Stingers possess. However, the game was relatively close in the opening period with the Stingers carrying a 25-14 lead going into the second quarter.

Despite Stingers coach, Rhaul Palma Jr, going with different lineups, the blowout was inevitable. Stingers were piling the pressure on their opponents on defence resulting in them only giving up two field goals in the 10-minute frame. Read More…

Source: The Brunei Times

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IMD reign as DST lost in Communications BASKETBALL

Yee Chun Leong
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Friday, May 25, 2012

ISTANA Maintenance Department (IMD) handed DST Communications their first loss of the Inter-Company NBT Basketball Tournament with a 73-65 victory in Group B of the second round at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat last night.

Aries Castro had a game-high of 24 points to pace IMD. Centre Elvin Requintin also had a good game pouring in 20 points while Buboy Yu chipped in 11 points in the victory.

On the other hand, Tan Ye Wei topscored for DST with 23 points while the duo of Justin Yong and Tony Bong each contributed 15 points in a losing effort.

Both teams defended well at the start and were not letting in any easy baskets. DST opened up a five-point gap early on, but their opponents would regroup and a three-point buzzer beater by Requintin cut the deficit to 15-14 going into the second quarter.

IMD started the second period strongly and went on an 8-0 run. DST were also made to dig deeper after their starting point guard was sent to the showers early for picking up his second technical foul with over six minutes to play before the half.

DST were held to no field goals before Bong connected on a reverse layup with six minutes left. They would score the next two baskets to see the team deadlocked at 22-22 midway through the stanza.

IMD replied with nine unanswered points by scoring on the break, but DST regrouped to score the last five points to make it 31-27 at halftime.

Both teams were equally matched and were trading baskets after the break. IMD were leading 48-43 with two minutes left in the third before they applied man-to-man pressure defence.

It sparked a 12-4 run with Requintin hitting another buzzer beating trey to put his team up 58-47 going into the final quarter. Read More…

Source: The Brunei Times

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SCB bank on Kong

Yee Chun Leong
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

CAVAN KONG exploded in the second half to finish with 42 points to lift Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) to an 80-62 victory over Chevrolet Spark in Group D of the Inter-Company NBT Basketball Tournament at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat last night.

The national shooting guard was held to only 10 points in the first half before he took over at the offensive end for 15 in the third and 17 in the fourth to help SCB finish the group stage flawless.

"I had the momentum ... It just felt really good shooting the ball," said Kong during an interview with The Brunei Times after the win.

Yap Chun Ping was the only other cager in double figures for SCB with 11 points.

On the other hand, Randy Gomez topscored for Spark with 13 points while Lim Fung and Lee Han Chiok added 12 and 11 points respectively in the loss.

The game got off to a slow start with both teams struggling to find any rhythm at the offensive end. Spark were firing from long range while SCB, despite getting good looks, were missing. Spark started getting higher percentage shots to open up a 15-10 lead going into the second period. Read More…

Source: The Brunei Times

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On-form Castro shoots IMD to next round

Ak Fauzi Pg Salleh
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Monday, May 21, 2012

ISTANA Maintenance Department (IMD) qualified to the next round of the Inter-Company NBT Basketball Tournament after defeating B-mobile 89-68 in group A at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat yesterday.

Aries Castro did the most damage at the offensive end for IMD pouring in a game high 27 points. Elvin Requintin had a great game scoring 20 points. Buboy Yu and Robies also recorded double figures of 10 points and 16 points respectively in the sound victory.

The game was close in the opening period, with Eugene Choo utilising his speed advantage to score seven points giving IMD an early close 17-16 lead heading into the second quarter.

IMD duo of Castro and Requintin got into the rhythm stealing the lead with only three minutes left to play in the second quarter. Both Castro and Requintin scored eight points each in the quarter to give the IMD 37-33 lead going into the third quarter.

IMD came out scoring on all cylinders extending their lead to nine points 62-53 in the third quarter, by this time B-mobile seemed to lose a bit of momentum and had plenty of difficulty knocking down their shots. Requintin displayed a good performance distributing the ball in the third quarter for IMD. Read More…

Source: The Brunei Times

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Istana Maintenance Department keep quarter hopes alive

Yee Chun Leong
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Saturday, May 19, 2012

ISTANA Maintenance Department (IMD) kept their hopes alive on progressing into the quarter-finals of the Inter-Company NBT Basketball Tournament with an 89-69 victory over ABMS in Group A last night at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat.

The win was largely due to a shooting clinic put up by Aries Castro as the veteran poured in a game-high of 43 points.

Elvin Requintin was also a huge contributor with 23 points while Buboy Yu chipped in 13 points in the victory.

Alnajer Daris led the way for ABMS with 21 points while Padilla added 15 in the loss.

Castro started out hot in the first period with 14 points in the opening frame to give IMD a 25-20 lead going into the second quarter.

It remained the same affair as ABMS struggled to get back on defence in time.

Castro went full steam ahead and was going on the break to score 12 in the period.

The lead for IMD went into double figures at 48-37 at halftime.

ABMS got their act together behind their supporters and tried to slow Castro down by putting up a box-one defence. Read More…

Source: The Brunei Times

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Mordeno's 61 fails to stop Leones & Co

Yee Chun Leong
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Friday, May 18, 2012

DON MORDENO put up 61 points but it was not enough to carry Ford to victory.

Geve Leones (pic, right) was the hero after he nailed three freethrows with a second left to lift Jati Transport to a 90-87 win over Ford in Group C of the Inter-Company NBT Basketball Tournament at the Brunei Basketball Association Court in Batu Bersurat last night.

Leones topscored for Jati Transport with 43 points and Ness Espique gave a helping hand with 20 points in the victory.

Jati Transport were in the driving seat for most of the game and carried a 74-55 lead going into the final quarter.

Mordeno single-handedly brought his team back from the dead. With the scores tied at 87-87, Mordeno was going for the game-winner, but his teammate Docog was called for a blocking foul resulting in freethrows for Jati Transport with a second left on the clock.

Mordeno was called for a technical foul for arguing the play and Leones stepped up to sink three out of four from the charity stripe to claim the victory.

The earlier game in the same group saw Sunlit defeat Readymix with a walkover.

The competition continues today with Group A action. HAHD will go up against B Mobile at 7.30pm. Read More…

Source: The Brunei Times

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SKS Stingers show why they're the champs

Yee Chun Leong
& Ak Fauzi Pg Salleh
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Thursday, May 17, 2012

DEFENDING Champions SKS Stingers made easy work of HAHD with a 117-47 demolition in Group A of the Inter-Company NBT Basketball Tournament last night at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat.

In what was their third straight win, Sinco led all scorers with 26 points while Lowey Jee Palma added 19 points for the Stingers. Rio Oblido and Calago each chipped in 10 points in the triumph.

The second match of the night saw Hyatt pull through with a 63-56 win over QAF in Group B.

Joel Igares topscored for Hyatt with 15 points while Arjay Buenaventura added 12 points in the victory.

Arnold Buan had a game-high of 20 points to pace QAF while Joseph contributed 13 points to a losing cause.

The competition continues today with Group C action. First up will see Sunlit go up against Readymix at 7.30pm.

The second game will see a battle between Don Mordeno and Geve Leones as Ford tackle Jati Transport at 9pm.

There was also plenty of futsal action at the Indoor Stadium of the Hassanal Bolkiah National Sports Complex in Berakas. Read More…

Source: The Brunei Times

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Cagers look to repeat Borneo success

Yee Chun Leong
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Thursday, May 17, 2012

THE national basketball team have their eyes on the top prize.

The national cagers are aiming for a double at the 14th Borneo City Men's Basketball Invitational Tournament 2012.

The national team made history after capturing the title for the first time last year in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, after winning all three of their matches.

It was a first when they overcame Borneo giants Miri, who have won the title 10 times, 69-54 in their first game before triumphing 76-47 over Labuan.

They completed the championship with a 61-41 thumping of Kota Kinabalu.

This year, to be held from June 29 - July 1 in Labuan, the national squad has yet to be finalised but the Sultanate's top players are preparing themselves for the event.

Kevin Reece, the national basketball coach, knows that the challenge will be to win the trophy back-to-back and believes that they have got what it takes to repeat. Read More…

Source: The Brunei Times

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Hat-trick of wins for DST

Yee Chun Leong
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

DST picked up their third consecutive win in the Group B of the Inter-Company NBT Basketball Tournament with a 72-44 victory over Hyatt last night at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Bersurat.

Justin Yong did most of the damage for DST finishing with 22 points while Yong Yaw Ren added 10 in the triumph.

On the other hand, only Buenaventura got into double figures for Hyatt tallying 15 points to his name.

The game got off to a slow start but it was DST that picked up faster. They carried the momentum into the fourth quarter and were executing well at the offensive end.

The second game saw ABMS put up a 135-25 drubbing of HAHD in Group A.

The competition continues today with Baker Hughes going up against Standard Chartered Bank in Group D at 7.30pm.

The second game pits Chevrolet Spark against BBRC in the same group at 9pm.

Source: The Brunei Times

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Inter-Company Sports Fest kicks off

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Sunday, May 13, 2012

THE 2nd Inter-Company Sports Fest will officially kick off tonight with the Goldmyne Futsal Tournament at the Indoor Stadium of the Hassanal Bolkiah National Sports Complex in Berakas.

The competition will start at 7:15pm, immediately after the Minister of Home Affairs Yang Berhormat Pehin Udana Khatib Dato Paduka Seri Setia Ustaz Hj Badaruddin Pengarah Dato Paduka Hj Othman declares the month-long event open.

QAF FC won the futsal title last year, claiming three other trophies to outline their dominance in the local competitive futsal scene in 2011.

Aimed at recognising the overall efforts and contributions of company employees as well as promoting the spirit of community amongst them, the Inter-Company Sports Fest is slated to end on June 3.

A total of six sports 10-pin bowling, badminton, basketball, futsal, hiking and netball will be contested during the meet held in conjunction with Brunei's Labour Day celebration.

The tournament started with the NBT Basketball Tournament last Sunday, where a total of 18 teams have started the march to the final at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat.

Interested companies can still register for the netball competition as the closing date for entries is only on Tuesday. Read More…

Source: The Brunei Times

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Brunei To Host ASEAN Basketball Meet

Bandar Seri Begawan - Brunei will host the Asean Basketball Tournament this year where 11 countries will be participating.

 

This was announced at a Brunei Basketball Association (BBA) dinner at the Orchid Garden Hotel last night.

Organising chairman, Lim Ming Heng said: "It is good news for the BBA.

We will be organising this year's Asean Basketball Tournament (as it is our turn).

Eleven countries will be coming to Brunei.

This event gives all the players a chance to improve their basketball standards regionally. I hope the Brunei players can do their best (at the tournament)."

Present at the dinner was guest-ofhonour Dato Lim Beng Thai, chairman of BBA Goh Kim Tiam, vice chairman of BBA Lim Ting Guan and senior advisors Dr Chan Sui Kiat, Chan Eng Hong and Jackson Ting.

There was also a swearing-in ceremony and toast for new 2012-2013 BBA committee members, followed by a presentation of plaques, handed over by Dato Lim to Honorary Advisors of the BBA.

Source: Borneo Bulletin

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Brunei Darussalam Men’s National Team

Source: Asia-Basket.com

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