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