Ba Dinh Basketball Club players training on September 6. They will compete in the first-ever semi-pro Hanoi Basketball Championship on September 21-October 2. (Photo courtesy of Ba Dinh Basketball Club)
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - The 2022 Hanoi BasketballChampionship (HBC) will tip-off on September 21 with 12 clubs competing for themen's and women's trophies.
It will be the first-ever semi-pro basketball tournament, themed 'Beyond theGame', in Vietnam with more than 150 million VND (6,300 USD) up for grabs.
The HBC 2022 is co-organised by the Vietnam Basketball Federation, VietnamCable Television (VTVcab), and New Sports Company.
Four women's teams will compete in a round-robin format to find out the winnerat the Thanh Tri Gymnasium.
Meanwhile, eight men's squads will be divided into two groups and take part ina round-robin competition; the two strongest ones of each group will advance tothe next stage.
The men's teams include Hidden Dragons, The Zoo, Dwarf, Scorpius, Ba Dinh, andHanoi Team.
There will have at least two matches organised every day from 6pm. Thefinal is scheduled for October 2. All matches are free forsupporters.
To increase the quality of the tournament, each club is allowed to register anunlimited number of overseas Vietnamese players and two foreigners who areliving and working in Vietnam. However, only one foreigner is allowed to playon the court.
For the first time, dancers of the Street Dance Vietnam television showwill be invited to cheer up the game.
Those who cannot come to support and join the dances in person canwatch live on VTVcab platforms such as ON Sports channel, ON and ONSports TV apps, ON Sports facebook, and Youtube ON Bong ro.
“Although it is our first time, we expect the tournament will be an annualevent not only in Hanoi but also in other cities and provinces," said ToDuy, head of the organising board.
"We have invited the best and long-time clubs in the city to compete for ahuge bonus. We want to commercialise the event to push clubs to become pro ones.
"We also plan to add entertainment activities through the competition sohip hop dance and dancers from the Street Dance Vietnam are invited to make HBCmore attractive," he said.
Organisers believe this decision will help local amateur players sharpentheir technique and skills and learn from their pro colleagues. Scouts of the VietnamBasketball Association teams will also be seeking out talents to improve theirline-up for the coming seasons.
The organisers also hope that HBC 2022 will promote the basketball movement inthe city and Vietnam in general, and encourage fitness and exercise in Vietnam.
The success of the first championship will be a strong push for organisers tocarry out events in other localities and to further the national championship,and the bonus will be bigger in the next season./.
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Ba Dinh Basketball Club players training on September 6. They will compete in the first-ever semi-pro Hanoi Basketball Championship on September 21-October 2. (Photo courtesy of Ba Dinh Basketball Club) 
