{"id":12432,"date":"2022-08-16T14:07:46","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T14:07:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/seychelles\/all-news\/basketball-second-3x-3-challenger-cup-tournament"},"modified":"2022-08-16T15:34:45","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T15:34:45","slug":"basketball-second-3x-3-challenger-cup-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/seychelles\/all-news\/basketball-second-3x-3-challenger-cup-tournament","title":{"rendered":"Basketball \u2013 Second 3x 3 Challenger Cup Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Seychelles. <\/strong><\/span>Hotshots and Challengers the champions<\/b><\/p>\n

Hotshots and Challengers are the grand winners of the male and female second 3x 3 Challenger Cup tournament hosted by the Seybas 3×3 committee within the Seychelles Basketball Federation, while Timmy \u2018Gazza\u2019 Adam clinched most of the individual awards on the offer.<\/p>\n

The tournament which tipped-off on Saturday afternoon gathered seven male teams who battled in two pools, before engaging in a cross knock-out, along with three female teams who played in a league format, with the top two making the final.<\/p>\n

Men\u2019s champions Hotshots \u2013 John Zervoulakous, Summy Farabeau, Beejay Bertin and Yannick Enersta \u2013 were drawn in group B, alongside Baba, Beau Vallon Buccaneers and No Limits, while group A featured Beau Vallon Heat, The Hustle, Clover.<\/p>\n

After making through the group stage, Hotshots eliminated Beau Vallon Heat \u2013 Gerald Bristol, Gaylor Tokinaina, Julio Duval and Shalin Casiechetty \u2013 in the semi-final, setting up an appointment with the Hustle \u2013 Timmy Adam, Fabien Adrienne, Che Benoiton and Chrisjovando Estrale \u2013 who defeated No Limits \u2013 Tainio Ah-Kong, Sebastien Thomas, Anil Charlette and Marshall Didon \u2013 in the other semi-final.<\/p>\n

In the nail-biting final which was a show of three-point shooting abilities between \u2018Gazza\u2019 and Zervoulakous, the latter and his teammates managed to reach 21 points first to clinch the second Challenger Cup tournament, leaving \u2018Gazza\u2019 and company as runners-up.<\/p>\n

In the women\u2019 competition, after winning their two group matches on Saturday, Stars \u2013 Marie-Claire Damoo, Bernadette Songor, Hillary Nourrice and Jurysanne Bamboche \u2013 qualified for the final where they were up against Challengers \u2013 Irene Bau, Gura Boniface and Marlene Albert \u2013 who collected a victory and a loss in the group stages.<\/p>\n

The other selection in the group was Bel Air \u2013 Shanice Joubert, Ellie Barra and Rudyta Degunduro.<\/p>\n

After losing to Stars in the group stage, Challengers made amends in the final, reaching 21 points first to win the tournament.<\/p>\n

The second Challenge cup also featured several individual competitions, including shooting and slam-dunk competitions which were both won by \u2018Gazza\u2019.<\/p>\n

Zervoulakous was voted as the tournament\u2019s Most Valuable Player (MVP), while Nourrice was voted as the women\u2019s best.<\/p>\n

Member of the organising committee, Adrian Pillay, said they are satisfied with the level of the competition, even if they would have liked for teams to register, especially the younger players.<\/p>\n

He said the level of play is going up, compared to the last tournament, and this he said shows progress.<\/p>\n

Mr Pillay also urged more spectators to bring their support for the players, especially parents and familly members.<\/p>\n

The Hall of Fame of the second 3x 3 Challenger Cup Tournament<\/b><\/p>\n

Female Winners: Challengers<\/p>\n

Female Runners-up: Stars<\/p>\n

Male Winners: Hotshots<\/p>\n

Male Runners-up: The Hustle<\/p>\n

Female: Top Scorer Hillary Nourrice (19 pts)<\/p>\n

Male Top Scorer: Timmy Adam (70 pts)<\/p>\n

Female MVP: Hillary Nourrice<\/p>\n

Male MVP: John Zervoulakous<\/p>\n

2-point shooting male winner: Timmy Adam<\/p>\n

Slam-dunk winner: Timmy Adam<\/p>\n

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