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AND1 Streetball tourney ends on a high note with youths battling it out on the courts

June Cheng dunking over a friend during the slam dunk challenge,
earning him the prize for the best dunk.

THE AND1 3x3 Streetball Challenge 2014 came to an end with more than 1,000players dunking it out at the main entrance of Berjaya Times Square in Kuala Lumpur last Sunday.

The 11th edition of the basketball tournament, which is highly popular with youths in secondary schools, saw non-stop basketball action from more than 300 teams from 9am and well past sunset.

It was not just serious basketball for the day as highlight events such as the shooting and slam dunk competition, including the “In Search of Streetballer” challenge, took the tourney to a new dimension during lunchtime.

Competitors in the highlight events impressed the crowd and curious onlookers with their skills and entertained them with dazzling moves in the slam dunk andstreetballer segments.

Youths taking part in AND1 challenge gear up for the big tournament this Sunday

Sue (far right) and Wong (centre) demonstrating the finer points of a blocking

defence to the participants.- Photos By IZZRAFIQ ALIAS

FIFTEEN youths gained valuable advice and boosted their basketball game after another AND1 3x3 Streetball Challenge coaching clinic, headed by former national youth coach Sue Teck Hua.

The clinic was the last for this year’s series organised in conjunction with the 3x3 tournament and was held at the Pusat Rekreasi JKKK Batu 11 Cheras covered basketball court in Kuala Lumpur last Friday.

During the two-hour session, Sue and his assistant Wong Chien Teck conducted drills and dispensed tips on the art of basketballing.

Budding basketballers at the clinic were all eyes and ears as the coaches pointed out errors in their techniques and shared the more effective methods.

Sue is a firm believer that fitness and solid techniques make for a good player and commended the youths whom he found to be very athletic.

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Basketball players and fans benefit from series of AND 1 training sessions

Scalia Nethanial (third from left), past winner of the ‘In Search of Streetballer’
challenge, showing aparticipant how to spin a basketball on a finger.

ANTICIPATION is running high for the final round of the 2014 AND1 3x3 Streetball Challenge at Berjaya Times Square on Nov 23.

The popular AND1 3x3 Streetball Challenge, in its 11th edition, has seen all 220 slots snapped up weeks ahead of the tournament by eager basketball fans.

While the main 3x3 tourney has always been an attraction for serious basketballers to pit their skills against other teams in the competition, it has also been a ground for discovering new streetballers.

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Gearing up for the big challenge

Peter Ng (in orange) with all the students who participated

in the coaching clinic at SJK(C) TamanConnaught.

Seeking inspiration from Oklahoma City Thunder basketball player Kevin Wayne Durant, Yeow Shern Hong wanted to train harder and play like his favourite NBA star.

The 15-year old SMK Taman Desa student said he wanted to hone his basic basketball skills during an AND1 3x3 Streetball Challenge coaching clinic at SJK(C) Taman Connaught, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur.

“I am not very sure in which area I am lacking but I managed to pick up several tips on ball handling.

“Durant has a unique style while playing in the NBA and I always like to watch him play.

“Every year, I participate in the AND1 3-on-3 because it is exciting and I like basketball,” he said.

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Date     : 9 November 2014
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Entries Pouring In

Participants thrilling the crowd with their moves during the 

AND1 streetball challenge in Aeon Bandar Bukit Tinggi, Klang, in May.

The grand finals of the AND1 3 on 3 Streetball Challenge, at the Berjaya Times Square in Kuala Lumpur, is expected to be an exciting affair.

The organisers W.O.S. World of Sports have limited participation to 400 teams. And its executive director Saw Swee Leong urged teams to register early to avoid disappointment.

“Teams have started submitting their entry forms and it is indeed encouraging. We have also received entries from teams from Malacca, Seremban and Pahang. Based on feedback, we should be able to get the maximum number of teams for the grandfinals,’’ said Swee Leong.

The grand finals, a culmination of a four-leg circuit, has six categories — Boys’ Under-13, Boys’ Under-15, Boys’ Under-18, Boys’ Under-21, Men’s Under-25 and Girls’ Under-18 — and is the 11th edition of the streetball challenge.

The champions, in each category, will receive vouchers worth RM900 while the second and third placed teams will get vouchers worth RM600 and RM300 respectively.