Paraiso designs Welflex win

Yee Chun Leong
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Thursday, July 12, 2012

JEFF Paraiso put up a 37-point performance to lift Welflex Engineering to a 92-84 victory over SYSB in Group B of the Sultan's Cup at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat last night.

With the match down to the wire, Paraiso scored his team's last eight points to seal the win.

"I didn't know how well I can do to score tonight (Wednesday). Was thinking to use the glass more because my right thumb is injured but I think I was just lucky," said Paraiso in an interview with The Brunei Times after the triumph.

"I thought we played well as a team but the only problem was that our defence was slow. It was good that we managed to limit (Elvin) Requintin in the second half because he was unstoppable early on," added the forward.

Welflex also had input from the duo of Don Mordeno and Marjomar Aying with 13 and 11 points respectively in the triumph. Read More…

Source: The Brunei Times

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Wildcats' hot shots down Dragons

Yee Chun Leong
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

THE Wisdom Jade Daycare Wildcats ripped the SGTB Dragons 87-74 in Group C of the Sultan's Cup last night at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat.

Contenders to the crown this year, three players hit double figures in the triumph despite the absence of Geve Leones in the lineup. Danny Felicilda had the hot hands for the Wildcats with a game-high 30 points. Jerold Pascua added 21 and captain Ronnel Rugnan poured in 18 in the victory.

The Dragons were led by Vincent Superio with 23 points. The duo of Aries Castro and Noel Grafil provided some firepower with 12 and 11 points respectively in a losing effort.

The Wildcats started the game hot and were killing their opponents on the break. They were also playing good defence to limit their opponents to only two field goals for an 18-6 lead in the opening period.

Key players Superio and Castro were inserted into the match for the Dragons then as they arrived late and they managed to pick up the pieces but were down 26-18 going into the second stanza.

The Wildcats despite playing with good chemistry saw their lead trimmed to 27-24 after three minutes into the second. However, three consecutive treys with two by Felicilda saw them back up 36-24 with four minutes to go to the break. Read More…

Source: The Brunei Times

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Dagger carve out first win

Jason Thomas
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Monday, July 9, 2012

A 24-POINT performance by Loo Zhi Hung helped Dagger to a 90-77 win over Pondok Empat Laut in last night's Sultan Cup Group C play.

Netting the first six points of the game, the Dagger captain also scored two crucial three-poineters at the end of the third quarter to give his team a 62-58 lead heading into the final period.

Cutting their opponents apart with their transition game, Dagger were in control throughout the match despite trailing 17-16 at the end of the first quarter at the Brunei Basketball Association (BBA) court in Batu Bersurat.

Focusing their efforts on a run-and-gun style of play, they would enter the second half with a 39-33 lead though they were never able to pull away because of their lacklustre defence.

Brandon James Nambiar had 15 points to his name while Hung Ing Wai scored 12 for Dagger.

Leong Ching Onn was Pondok Empat Laut's top scorer with 19 points, with Sin Chong Hong adding 11 and Sia Choon Hong and Daniel Yap each adding eight. Read More…

Source: The Brunei Times

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SYSB clinch Sultan Cup opener

Jason Thomas
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Sunday, July 8, 2012

SYSB's STRONG third quarter performance sealed a 86-75 win against 3-On-3 Streetball Challenge (3-On-3) in the first day of Sultan Cup action last night, digging deep to mount a comeback after trailing to the national Under-23 team for the first two quarters.

SYSB's determined defence and persistence inside the paint meant they were always a threat despite starting on the wrong end of a 9-1 run, and once Lyod Alburo tied the game at 50-50 with two minutes left in the third and Dagol Cansanay gave them the lead during the next play, it would be 3-On-3 playing catch up.

Alburo led all scorers with 18 points at the Brunei Basketball Association (BBA) court in Batu Bersurat 12 of them coming in the last quarter. Elwin Requintin provided 17 and Dave Tariao and Apolo Bibat each chipped in with a dozen.

3-On-3 captain Lim Liang Wei had 17 while Han Ming Kwang and Ching Wei Ming had 14 and 10 respectively.

Though they were second best for most of the match, SYSB's player/coach knew his team had it in them to turn the tides.

"I was always confident we could win," said Lee Sai Yuk. Read More…

Source: The Brunei Times

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Updated: 2012 Sultan’s Cup Teams and Schedule

GROUP ‘A’	GROUP ‘B’	GROUP ‘C’
1. Asmin Enterprise	1. 3-On-3 Streetball Challenge	1. Wisdom Jade Daycare Wildcats
2. MK Primo Jaya	2. SYSB	2. SGTB Dragons
3. Easyway	3. Welflex Engineering	3. Cengkih Restaurant & Catering
4. J-Nat Enterprise	4. Flex-Link Enterprise	4. Dagger
5. Chainblock LSL	5. Alex Kong Motor	5. Pondok Empat Laut

The complete tournament schedule can be downloaded here.

Note: New schedule will be released upon completion of group stages

Reminders:

Green I.C. holders must already be in Brunei for more than 3 months from the date of issue to be eligible to play. Players will be disqualified if found less than 3 months.

All teams must wear complete uniforms with FIBA-approved numberings – incomplete jerseys or incorrect numberings will result in technical violations.

See you all in the opening ceremony!

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