Top three participants get chance to compete for AND1 streetballer title

Fantastic atmosphere: Filepic of participants showing off their skills during the AND1 3x3 Streetball Challenge in Penang Times Square last year.

CALLING all streetballers. Grab your chance now to take part in the 10th edition of the hip AND1 3x3 Streetball Challenge 2015 at Penang Times Square on Aug 15.

Organiser W.O.S. World of Sports (M) Sdn Bhd has limited the entries to 200 teams on a first-come, first-served basis.There will be four categories – Boys’ Under-12, Boys’ Under-15, Boys’ Under-18 and Men’s Under-21. Registration fee is priced at RM90 per team.

Each player will receive a Spalding jersey and each team will get a Spalding basketball on the event day.

Each team will play at least twice in a round-robin of three teams in the preliminary rounds. The top three winners in each category will walk away with World of Sports vouchers worth RM900, RM600 and RM300 respectively.

The one-day event will also feature ‘In search of Streetballer Competition’, ‘StarMetro Slam Dunk Competition’, ‘Best Shooter Competition’ and lucky draw with limited edition products of AND1. Penang Times Square is hosting the second leg after the first one at the IOI Mall, Puchong last month.

Next up will be Sutera Mall, Johor in September and the grand final in Kuala Lumpur in November. For the grand finals, the top three freestylists from each leg will be invited to battle for the AND1 streetballer title which will come with a RM3,000 contract along with merchandise.

Entry forms can be obtained at Hoops Station in Penang Times Square, Sports Town in Gurney Plaza, CWA Marketing (M) Sdn Bhd in Siam Road and Studio Life Habitat in Megamall Pinang, Butterworth.

The competition is sanctioned by Malaysia Basketball Association. StarMetro is the official media partner of the tournament while Milo is the official beverage sponsor, and Spalding is the official ball partner.

News source: The Star Online