21st ASEAN Veteran Basketball Invitational Tournament

The 40-above game between The Brunei Basketball Associacion (BBA) and The Filipino Chinese Veteran Basketball Association (FCVBA) at the Indoor Stadium of the Hassanal Bolkiah National Sports Complex in Berakas. FCVBA defeated BBA, 86-55. (click photo to enlarge.)

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Cold Storage red hot in GHK trophy

Yee Chun Leong
TUTONG

Thursday, August 16, 2012

CS COLD Storage completed a sweep of Group B of the Goh Hock Kee (GHK) Trophy Men's Basketball Tournament with a 71-63 comeback win over LSL Chainblock last night at the Tutong Chung Hwa Middle School Basketball court in Tutong.

In what was their fourth straight win, three players hit double figures for the favourites of the competition with Lim Liang Wei pouring in a game-high of 29 points. Leong Ming Seng also had good output with 18 points while Khoo Chin Kai chipped in 12 in the victory.

Chainblock showcased a balanced offence with five players notching double figures.

Leonard Ong was the topscorer of the team with 14 points. Ting Nin added 12 points while the duo of Teck Chong and Herculanus Ong each chipped in 11 points. Hii Wei had 10 points to his name in the loss.

Cold Storage started slowly while their opponents went right to work to attack the basket. They opened up a 15-5 lead going into the second quarter.

Leong, who had 14 second quarter points, had the hot hands shooting the ball for Cold Storage.

Chainblock lost their lead soon enough and trailed 31-30 at halftime.

It was a low scoring affair after the break as neither team could put the ball through the hoop.

The scoreboard read 36-32 in favour of Cold Storage midway through the stanza before Chainblock picked up the defence to go on a 10-0 run.

But Cold Storage would close out the 10-minute frame strongly to get back in front 47-46 going into the fourth period. Read More...

Source: The Brunei Times

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NVP prove too much for GS Cafe

Ak Fauzi Pg Salleh
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

GS CAFE suffered a blow to their chances of qualifying to the next stage of the Goh Hock Kee (GHK) Trophy Men's Basketball Tournament as they fell to NVP 78-48 at the Tutong Chung Hwa Middle School Basketball court in Tutong yesterday.

It was GS Cafe third straight defeat in the tournament after losing to TEPB OPP in their second game and Chevrolet Spark in the opener.

NVP started the game off brilliantly applying full court pressure and managed to gain 19 points in the first quarter.

They were cutting to the basket and scoring easy points from inside the paint because of their physical advantage.

GS Cafe had no solution to NVPs Kelvin Tong, as he helped clean the boards and assisted his teammates to score easily from under the basket.

NVP were the better side and they were going after every loose ball and were hauling down rebounds both on the offensive and defensive ends of the court.

With NVP leading 55-21 in the third quarter with six minutes to play, GS Café went on to score 11 points run to help cut the deficit to 28 points. But NVP quickly struck back taking it up a notch to end the third quarter 60-32.  Read More...

Source: The Brunei Times

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CS Cold Storage keep 100% record

Yee Chun Leong
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

CS Cold Storage made it three out of three after defeating Flex-link Enterprise 65-59 in Group B of the Goh Hock Kee (GHK) Trophy Men's Basketball Tournament last night at the Tutong Chung Hwa Middle School Basketball court in Tutong.

With only eight players available for the game, Khoo Chin Kai produced the goods at the offensive end for Cold Storage with a game-high of 24 points including five treys. Lim Liang Wei also finished in double figures with 17 points to his name in the triumph.

On the other hand, Tan Ye Wei led the way for Flex-Link with 14 points while the duo of Lee Huat Beng and Justin Yong added 10 points each in a losing effort.

Khoo got to work early and finished with 10 points in the opening frame. He was nailing his shots from the outside that helped Cold Storage take an 18-16 lead into the second quarter.

Flex-Link were getting the ball into the paint work with their size advantage. They were also covering Lim well to prevent him from being as effective on offence. It was a low-scoring affair in the second period as Cold Storage remained infront 24-22 at halftime. Neither team could break away. Flex-Link were facing problems with several players being hit with foul trouble. Lim got to work on offence for eight points in the quarter but their advantage was 42-41 heading into the final stanza.

Cold Storage picked up on defence in the last 10-minute frame and they were forcing turnovers to score on the break. Flex-Link were still within reach midway through the last period but it was not enough for them to close the gap as they fell to their first loss in the competition. Read More...

Source: The Brunei Times

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TEPB OPP pick up second straight win

Yee Chun Leong
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Monday, August 13, 2012

TEPB OPP picked up their second straight win in Group A of the Goh Hock Kee (GHK) Trophy Men's Basketball Tournament with a 66-56 victory over GS Café last night at the Tutong Chung Hwa Middle School Basketball court in Tutong.

Three players hit double figures for TEPB with Edwin Lee leading the way with a team-high of 17 points. The duo of Leslie Chia and Jong Guo Zhang added 12 and 10 points respectively in the victory.

On the other hand, Keegan Khoo had the game-high of 24 points to pace GS Café while Champ added 16 points to a losing cause.

The match was slow paced in the opening period and it was TEPB who were using their size advantage to score. They were getting the ball down low to Lee, who had eight points in the opening period, to open up a 17-11 lead going into the second quarter.

TEPB were rotating their bench and it allowed their opponents to come back. GS Café were running the break and were also getting their shots to fall to close the deficit to 27-26 at halftime.

TEPB would go back to their key players and were getting the ball into the paint. They were getting high percentage shots. Khoo kept GS Café in the game with 13 points in the period but his team trailed 52-45 entering the final quarter. Read More...

Source: The Brunei Times

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The Finals: 2012 Sultan's Cup

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Easyway etch name in Cup's history

Yee Chun Leong
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Sunday, August 5, 2012

IT WAS history in the making for the national basketball team last night. Playing under the banner of Easyway, they became the first national side to win back-to-back titles in the Sultan's Cup after defeating the Wisdom Jade Daycare Wildcats 104-92 in the final at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat.

Esmond Tan, who missed the last two games due to a back strain, finished with a team-high of 25 points and seven rebounds. Captain Ben Sim also had good output with 19 points and nine rebounds while Po Yung Hui added 16 points and five assists.

Big man Muhd Zainul Ashyraf Hj Hussin was shy of a triple-double with 10 points, 10 boards and seven blocks. Point guards Choo Yung Jian and Lim Aik Hock got everyone involved with eight assists each to their name in the triumph.

On the other side, five players hit double figures for the Wildcats with the high flying Geve Leones finishing with a game-high of 31 points. Danilo Felicilda added 17 and Gilbert Caranza contributed 15 points. Read More...

Source: The Brunei Times

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Underdogs Wildcats eye upset win

Yee Chun Leong
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Saturday, August 4, 2012

ONE win stands in the way of the defending champions.

Easyway, who are made up of the national cagers, will face the Wisdom Jade Daycare Wildcats in the final of the Sultan Cup today at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat.

They have progressed through the tournament with ease, winning seven consecutive matches by double-digit margins, in fact, by an average of almost 35 points per game.

They are the favourites in the matchup once again, having beaten the Wildcats 85-63 in the second round on Tuesday.

The key to Easyway's success has been their stingy defence.

In their first encounter, they limited sharpshooter Danny Felicilda and high-flying Filipino Geve Leones to 12 and 11 points respectively.

However, Easyway coach Kevin Reece, who is also the national basketball coach, believes that it will be a whole different ball game. Read More...

Source: The Brunei Times

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It's Easyway vs Wildcats for the crown

Yee Chun Leong
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Friday, August 3, 2012

EASYWAY are through to the final of the Sultan's Cup competition after a 113-89 drubbing over the SGTB Dragons in the semi-finals last night at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat.

The team comprising players on the national squad will contest for the crown against Wisdom Jade Daycare Wildcats, who defeated MK Primo Jaya 101-75 in the other semi-final match.

Ben Sim got things done at the offensive end for Easyway with a game-high of 31 points with just two full quarters of playing time.

Centre Muhd Zainul Ashyraf Hj Hussin also had huge contributions with a double-double of 20 points and 12 rebounds.

Point guard Choo Yung Jian added a double-double to his name with 15 points and 10 assists while Po Yung Hui filled up the stats sheet with 13 points, 12 boards, six dimes and six steals.

Soon Kian Leong was the other cager in double figures with 12 points including seven steals.

Vincent Superio led the way for the Dragons with 29 points while Noel Grail added 20, courtesy of six treys.

Aries Castro was the only other cager to notch double figures with 15 points in the loss. Read More...

Source: The Brunei Times

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Veteran cagers from the region set to light up Brunei courts

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Friday, August 3, 2012

ALL green lights are go for the 21st ASEAN Veteran Basketball Invitational Tournament.

The Brunei Basketball Association (BBA) yesterday announced that they will be hosting the regional competition for the first time from August 23-26.

Six countries Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand and hosts Brunei will compete for top honours in the competition, to be played at both the Indoor Stadium and the Multipurpose Hall of the Hassanal Bolkiah National Sports Complex in Berakas.

A total of three categories 40-year-old and above, 50-year-old and above and 60-year-old and above will be contested at the annual tournament.

The Sultanate only took part in the former two and finished fourth and fifth respectively in the competition last year.

Being the hosts, they will be participating in all three categories this year and vice-chairman of the Brunei Basketball Association (BBA), Khoo Eng Cheong, feels that the national cagers are ready to go. Read More...

Source: The Brunei Times

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Semis see explosive duels

Yee Chun Leong
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

IS THERE any real challenge for Easyway?

The Sultan's Cup has reached the semi-finals and the defending champions, who are made up of the national cagers, have made it to the top-four with relative ease.

They are on a rampage and are the only team without a loss to their name in the annual competition.

They have won six straight and more impressively with an average margin of 36.5 points.

The Wisdom Jade Daycare Wildcats, who were unbeaten then, were the closest to Easyway after losing 85-63 in Group A of the second round at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat on Monday night.

Clearly the favourites of the tournament, Easyway have been relying on their defence to get the work done. Read More...

Source: The Brunei Times

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