Masters Inter-Club Basketball from August 1 – 7
View(s):Masters Inter-Club Basketball Tournament 2014 organised and conducted by the Masters Basketball Sri Lanka (MBSL) will be held from August 1 to 7 at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium with the participation of local and foreign teams.
This year’s Masters Inter-Club Tournament will coincide with the 15th anniversary of MBSL. The organisers will host teams from Australia, China, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Maldives and Nepal besides the local sides to make the even more vibrant.
The seven-day tournament will be conducted in two age levels – Over-35 and Over-45 – for both men and women as the MBSL looks at the event in an aspect of promoting sports tourism as well. Last year the tournament was held at the Henry Pedris Basketball Courts with the participation of closer to 20 local teams and a team from Maldives. Over 160 players were involved in last year’s competition, an unexpected number of entries, forcing the organisers to conduct the tournament during the day and night.
This year too, the competition is expected to be held right throughout the day at the indoor facility of the Sugathadasa Complex. MBSL officials hope to obtain entries from local teams through their Tournament Committee Chairman Manjula Agalawatte on 0773787330 or Secretary Basil Silva on 0714147013 or Krishani George on 0777765701.
This tournament will also serve as selection trails of Over-35 and Over45 men’s and women’s teams for the upcoming Pan Pacific Masters Basketball Tournament which will be held in November 2014 in Australia.
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