Sultan's Cup: Calling all basketball players

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Sunday, July 10, 2011

ARE you ready for some serious ball game?

THE green light is on for the annual Sultan's Cup basketball competition and all basketball enthusiasts are invited to compete in the tournament.

Organised by the Brunei Basketball Association (BBA), the tournament is scheduled to be held on July 23.

The competition will be contested at the BBA court in Batu Bersurat and is held in conjunction with His Majesty's 65th birthday celebration.

The tournament is open to players with a valid Brunei identity card (yellow, red or green) and will feature both the men's and women's categories.

Entry forms can be obtained from the competition venue. Completed forms together with a registration fee of $300 must be handed in no later than the closing date on July 17.

For more information contact Soon Ching Long at 8770316 or Ang at 8897449.The Brunei Times

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Bukit Ladang out to kill Cobra in final

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Sunday, July 10, 2011

IT went exactly as scripted.

Defending champions Bukit Ladang cruised to the final of the Brunei Open Basketball Championship 2011 with a 106-77 thrashing of Seria Hawks in the semi-finals last night at the Kampung Baru basketball court in Seria.

They will face Black Cobra, who edged Batangas Double Blades 76-72 in the other semi-final, in the championship match.

Bukit Ladang came out storming cruising to a 32-20 lead heading into the second quarter.

However, Seria Hawks fought back strongly in the second period to close to within 46-42 at halftime.

The defending champions then picked up the slack and applied full court pressure defence that resulted in transition points. They outscored their opponents 32-17 in the third stanza and Seria Hawks were in no position to mount a comeback with the core of the roster plagued with foul trouble.

"We came out playing full court pressure defence that turned the game around in the third quarter. Our opponents crumbled under pressure and they committed turnovers which we converted into points on the break," said Esmond Tan, the captain of Bukit Ladang, in an interview with The Brunei Times, after the win. Read More… The Brunei Times

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Will Leones be king?

Yee Chun Leong
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Sunday, July 10, 2011

FANS are in for a treat and it is bound to be a spectacular show. Those at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat today can expect a tightly contested game between Welflex Engineering and Chop Eng Seng Keo (CESK) in the final of the FAB-LBC Basketball Tournament OFW Open.

It is also one not to be missed considering the roster of players filling up both sides.

Welflex Engineering are looking more like the favourites to lift the trophy, having run away with a 78-64 victory in their first meeting in the round-robin stages last month.

Shrugging off a slow start, Welflex Engineering defeated Hua San Hardware 103-81 in the semi-finals on Thursday to move into the final.

On the other hand, CESK have shown a different side of their game which was more concentrated on defence that saw them cruise to an 88-69 win over Still Got the Bloes (SGTB) in the other semi-final.

Welflex Engineering have arguably the best lineup in the competition with the duo of Don Mordeno and Marjomar Aying in the backcourt. Read More… The Brunei Times

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Leones, Mordeno ready for s-final battles

Yee Chun Leong
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

ONLY the strong will survive! They started out with seven teams but only four remain standing.

Fans mark your calendars because you will not want to miss the matches taking place at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat on Thursday.

The FAB-LBC Basketball Tournament OFW Open heads into the semi-finals and first up will be a matchup between Chop Eng Seng Keo (CESK) and Still Got the Bloes (SGTB) at 8pm.

The second game pits tournament favourites Welflex Engineering against Hua San Hardware at 9.30pm.

In their encounter during the round-robin stage, CESK survived a late rally to triumph 70-64 over SGTB last Friday.

CESK will be banking on Geve Leones to deliver the goods, but he hasn't quite put up big numbers on the scoresheet thus far.

The reason is simple the team are featuring an all-star cast. Efren Espiritu, standing at 6ft 5in, is manning the centre position and teams have found it difficult to score in the paint whenever he is on the floor. Read More… The Brunei Times

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CESK ensure SGTB 'still got the blues'

Yee Chun Leong
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Friday, July 1, 2011

CHOP Eng Seng Keo (CESK) survived a late rally to triumph 70-64 over Still Got the Bloes (SGTB) in the FAB-LBC Basketball Tournament OFW Open last night at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat.

Noel Grafil topscored for CESK with 18 points and Efren Espiritu added 11 points in the victory. On the other hand, Vincent Superio had the game-high of 27 points to pace SGTB and Precildo Francisco added 18 points, with 16 of them coming in the first half, to a losing cause.

Using their height advantage, CESK were securing the boards allowing them to get second chance points. They were either scoring on the break or dropping the ball into the paint and muscling their way to the basket to score. SGTB were settling for too many outside shots which saw them trail 31-39 at halftime.

CESK finally broke away and extended their lead margin to as much as 18 points. SGTB were looking lost on offence rushing their shots resulting in empty possessions while CESK were sharing the ball and executing their offence brilliantly. Read More… The Brunei Times

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