Friday, August 04, 2006
Big time basketball returns with holding of Duterte Cup
By Marianne L. Saberon-Abalayan
THE Mayor Duterte Cup-Battle of Champions basketball tournament will serve as the centerpiece event in the 16-sports 2006 Kadayawan Sports Festival.
Davao City sports coordinator Christopher "Bong" Go bared this during a press briefing Thursday at the Grand Men Seng Hotel.
"This is a very good league. We are very excited about this. It's been long time we hold a huge commercial tournament such as this," Go said.
Go, also executive assistant to Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte, said they are thankful to Ozamis City Mayor Reynaldo Parojinog, North Cotabato Governor Manny Piñol, Filipino boxing sensation Manny Pacquaio, ML Kuwarta Padala and Montaña-Digos City for participating in the event.
"This is indeed a battle of champions with Mindanao-Visayas Basketball Association (MVBA) titlist ML Kuwart Padala of Cebu and National Basketball Conference champion Ozamis leading the cast," he said.
Go said Pacquiao is reportedly playing in the opening game of Pacman Gensan against Ozamis on August 13, 5 p.m., at the Almendras Gym.
"We expect a full house in the five days of the basketball event. Every game is crucial," Go said.
Basketball Association of the Philippines (BAP) regional director Regino "Boy" Cua said Pacman Gensan, Ozamis and Montaña-Digos will be in bracket B, while ML Kuwarta Padala, North Cotabato Braves and Duterte Agilas are entered in bracket A.
Cua said the top two teams in each bracket after the single-round robin format will play in the knockout crossover semi-finals. The winners in the semifinals will then advance to the championship match.
The champion will receive P60,000 while the next three placers will get P40,000, P30,000 and P15,000, respectively. The Most Valuable Player and Best Coach will also pocket P2,500 each.
The City Government of Davao, according to Go, is allotting close to P600,000 for the sportsfest including the cash prizes, trophies, medals and officiating fees.
The sportsfest also features bowling, softball, chess, dancesport, cycling, boxing, table tennis, lawn tennis, billiards, volleyball, karatedo, football, sepak takraw and airsoft events.
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