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| Players tussling for the ball in a three-on-three streetball match during the tournament. |
KUANTAN: The Kuantan edition of the AND1 Streetball Challenge saw tremendous participation from young cagers eager to prove themselves.
Tournament director Wong Wing Wai said the 120 teams from schools all over Kuantan had shown promising play and talents in streetball.
“Even though we have not held a streetball competition here for quite a while, the young students were all very eager to take up the challenge as evident by the turnout. I am sure their skills and techniques will improve as they pick up and practice the more freestyle type of play in this tournament,” he said.
“Even though we have not held a streetball competition here for quite a while, the young students were all very eager to take up the challenge as evident by the turnout. I am sure their skills and techniques will improve as they pick up and practice the more freestyle type of play in this tournament,” he said.
Wong said the players had little exposure to the streetball style as the last time the tournament hit the east coast was five years ago.
He said the organisers would surely consider holding the tournament in Kuantan again as the players here were really interested in competing in the streetball style.
Streetball is a variation of basketball featuring less formal structure and enforcement of the game’s rules. Its format allows players to show off their individual skills.
The boys teams duked it out three-on-three in four categories which were the under-13, under-15, under-18 and under-21.
There was initially no female category but one was opened after 13 girls teams expressed interest to take part as well.
There were other side events for the cagers to show off their flair in freestyle techniques as well as their skills in shooting and slam dunk.
