Basketball enthusiasts in
for a bigger treat
The
Ninetology Malaysia Basketball Carnival 2013 is back
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Ninetology
All Star Basketball Malaysia 2013
Date
: Saturday, 02 November 2013
Time
: 07:30PM
Venue
: Stadium Putra, Bukit Jalil
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KUALA LUMPUR: The
Ninetology Malaysia Basketball Carnival 2013 is back for its second time with
two tournaments (Ninetology 3 Star and Ninetology 7 Star) and the Ninetology
All Star exhibition game.
The well-known Ninetology
All Star exhibition game will provide basketball fans a platform to witness
world-renowned professional basketball players up close, in Malaysia. Six legendary NBA players will
be playing in the Ninetology All Star exhibition game during the carnival, as well as
sharing their experiences with local basketball players and fans.
Under the US Pro Basketball
Alumni team (PBAA), the group of six former NBA players and four renowned
international basketball freestyle players will compete with a specially
selected MJ Life Asia Basketball All-Star team on November 2, 2013 at Stadium
Putra Bukit Jalil.
Last year, our local
professional team, Westport Malaysia Dragons was against the PBAA team.
The tenacious
seven-time-NBA Rebounding Champion and five-time NBA Champion, Dennis “The Worm” Rodman, and one time NBA
Champion Jason “White Chocolate” Williams will return in action for their
second time in Malaysia. They will be joined by one-time NBA Champion Michael
Finley, four times NBA All-Star Team Latrell Sprewell, Toronto Raptors’ all-time leader in steals,
Doug Christie, former Philadelphia 76ers, Zendon Hamilton, Connecticut’s “Mr.
Basketball”, Charoy Bentley, John “Helicopter” Humphrey, Anthony “Mr. Africa” Pimble and legendary
Slam Dunk Showdown Winner Guy “Frequent Flyer” Dupuy.
Standing at 193 centimetres
and arguably one of the best dunkers in the world, Guy Dupuy showed off his
repertoire at the press conference at MABA Stadium today. The 26-year-old Dupuy played professionally
in Spain and is part of an amateur group of dunkers, Team Flight
Brothers. He is
celebrated for his off one foot between legs variations, between-the-legs dunk over a car and his windmill
over eight people.
With the selection of 10
best players of which two are Malaysians, the MJ Life Asia Basketball All-Star
team are ready for a fight against the alumni team. The MJ Life Asia Basketball
All-Star team will feature FIBA Asia Championship gold medallists, Jaber
Rouzbahani and Aren Davoudi from Iran, Jun Iwasa (Japan), Rommel Adducul
(Philippines), Nino Canaleta (Philippines), Folarin Deola D’brown (Nigeria) and
Yang Yu Ming (Taiwan).
The last three vacant slots
in the team will be filled by New Zealand Hoopnation Slam Dunk King, the Most
Valuable Player of the Malaysia National Basketball League 2013 and the Most
Valuable player of the MABA/Agromate Agong Cup National Basketball Championship
2013.
The MJ Life team is coached
by Goh Cheng Huat of Malaysia, who has accumulated 12 championship titles at
the MABA/Agromate Agong Cup. He will be assisted by Iran’s Omid Dadfarnia who
coached the Iran National Team 2007 and Philippines’s Paul Daniel Advincula,
who currently coaches Malaysia’s national team.
The carnival presented by Ninetology
while the home team presented by MJ Life, organised by Xballer Marketing Sdn
Bhd, and managed by FDCV Group. This event is supported by Ministry of Youth
and Sports and sanctioned by Malaysia Basketball Association. Other sponsors
and affiliations are Tune Talk, Excel SLA, Qualcomm, BCT Bio Medical, 1 Titan,
Mint Magazine, JC Studio, KLSG Expo and Superjet.
Present at the press conference today
are;
- Chairman of Youth Academy, Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah
- Executive Chairman of Xballer, Mr Mike Tee
- CEO of Ninetology, Mr Sean Ng
- Deputy General Manager of MJ Life, Mr Victor Tho
- General Manager of Xballer, Mr Jack Yoong
- Secretary General of MABA, Mr Chey That Woon
- CEO of US Pro Basketball Alumni Association, Mr Charles Smith
The
Minister of Youth and Sports Ministry, YBhg Khairul Jamaluddin will be
attending on 2nd November to officiate the opening of Ninetology All
Star Exhibition Game. During the event, there will be Ninetology Malaysia
Basketball Academy which will be coached by the All Star players to enhance the
basketball skills of the young basketball enthusiasts.
Ticket sales for Ninetology
All Star game will commence on 10:00a.m, Monday, August 5, 2013. 20% discount
is given to early birds, from 5th August – 18th August.
They can be purchased on www.ticketcharge.com.my
or call +603-922 28811 for more information regarding ticket sales. For more information about Ninetology All
Star game, kindly log on to www.xballer.com/allstar/
.
About Ninetology Malaysia Basketball Carnival 2013
Open to Malaysians and
non-Malaysians, the Ninetology Malaysia Basketball Carnival 2013 consists of
two tournaments – Ninetology 3 Star (3 on 3 game) and Ninetology 7 Star (full
court game).
The circuit rounds will run
from August 3 to November 2 at 30 different locations nationwide. Winners of
the Circuit Rounds will compete in the Grand Finals at Stadium Putra on
November 1 & 2.
The six categories
contested in both tournaments are Boys Under 15, Boys Under 18, Men Open, Men
Non-Chinese, Girls Under 15 and Women Open. Non-Malaysians are allowed to
participate in the Open categories, however, only Malaysians are allowed to take
part in the Men Non-Chinese category.
Winners of the Ninetology 3
Star tournament are entitled to win cash prizes total up to RM1,200, and the
champion team of Grand Final will be entitled to win Ninetology Pearl Mini
i5350 Smart Phone worth RM399, and a Ninetology All Star exhibition game ticket
for each player.
Winners for the Ninetology
7 Star tournament on the other hand, can win total up to RM2,060, and the
champion team of Grand Final will entitled to win Ninetology Pearl Mini i5350
Smart Phone worth RM399, and a Ninetology All Star exhibition game ticket for
each player.
Players can register by
logging on to www.xballer.com.my/event.php
or contacting their registry hotline at 016-9150615.
