Pibaq to host special tournament for GCC teams from today
FOUR all-Filipino teams from Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Dammam and Doha will compete for a special basketball tournament, to be organised by Pinoy Basketball of Qatar (Pibaq), at the Al Gharafa Training Gym and Al Sadd Sports Club today and tomorrow.
The 2016 PIDC-GCC Championship Cup is part of a series of programmes lined-up by the Philippine Embassy Doha and the United Filipino Organizations in Qatar (UFOQ) to mark the 118th Philippine Independence Day. The Qatar Basketball Federation is supporting the tournament.
The event will feature the Pibaq Falcons, the league's premier team including the best Filipino basketball players in Qatar.
“Pibaq Falcons has been preparing since March to recharge themselves after a recent defeat. The 2016 PIDC-GCC Championship Cup is supported by various Filipino organisations including Doha League for the operations and Shutterbugz as official photographer," PIBAQ President Pat Carido said.
The tournament will open on Thursday with a showdown between teams from Dubai and Damman at 9am. It will be followed by a game between Abu Dhabi and Doha at 10.30am. Another set of games will be held in the afternoon at 4pm.
The second day’s matches, to be held at Al Sadd Sports Club, will start with a match between the UAE representatives Abu Dhabi and Dubai. The battle for third spot will take place on the same day at 2.30pm followed by the finals at 4pm.
"Philippine Airlines will be giving away four round-trip tickets during the event (limited to current Philippine Airlines destinations in the GCC). The players to be named MVP and Finals MVP will receive one round-trip ticket each. While two tickets will be raffled off to spectators," Carido said.
Courtesy: Qatar-tribune.com
