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Kathmandu Sunday September 23, 2001 Ashwin 07, 2058.
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Second ATB Championship from Sept 24
Post Report
KATHMANDU, Sept 22 – The Second Amrit
Trophy Basketball (ATB) Championship will start from September 24, announced the
organisers in a press conference on Saturday.
The championship will feature a total of 21
teams, pooled in four groups. Each team will have to play one match each against every
other group member. Two top teams of the pool are slated to advance to the quarter-final
round.
The semi-finals and final of the tournament,
unlike the league round, will be played as best-of-three games, says the press release
issued on the occasion.
The organisers also said that the plans were on
to start a professional basketball league. Starting from this year’s tournament,
eight quarter-finalist teams would be ranked as the first division clubs, while the rest
of the teams dubbed as the second division ones. The first division teams will be eligible
for a direct entry in the 3rd ATB championship.
In the third essay, two top teams from the
second division and two teams from outside the valley would be allowed to play in the
tournament—apart from the eight first division clubs—reducing the number of
participating teams to 12 from the present 21.
All the semi-finalist teams will be awarded Rs
5000 each by virtue of entry into the final four. The winners of the championship will be
awarded an extra cash prize of Rs 10000, apart from the trophy and certificates while the
runners-up team will receive Rs 5000.
The best rebounder (defender) and the most
valuable player (MVP) of the tournament will also be awarded Rs 5000 each.
Last year, Lincoln School had emerged as the
winner in the 15-team competition.
The teams for the 2nd ATB Championship:
Pool A: Lincoln School, Nepal
Commerce Campus, Myagdi team, Ashirwad College, Galkopakha Youth Club and Knights Club.
Pool B: Gyanodaya, Public Youth
Campus, Tri-Chandra Campus, Ascol Juniors, and Ranjana Cassette Center.
Pool C: Unique A team, SOS,
Kathmandu University, 10’ERS and Shanti Chhetra Club.
Pool D: Ace Institute of
Management, Wilson Academy, Unique B team, Brigade Boys Club and LRI School. |
