Vietnam’s Thang Long Warriors win the trophy of the Games of the Future 2024. (Photo: Thang Long Warriors). Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s Thang Long Warriorssurprisingly won the trophy of the Games of the Future 2024's phygitalbasketball invitational event on February 27 in Kazan, Russia.
The Vietnamese team defeated Libertadores Phygital from Venezuela35-31 in the thrilling final to become the champions in their first time takingpart in a new format tournament. It featured a digital section where athletesplayed NBA 2K, a basketball simulation video game, and a physical part wherethey competed in the traditional 2v2 basketball match. The team with higher pointsafter two games would be the winner.
In the first one, Nguyen Anh Hao and Pham Nhat Thai Quang weremasters of the game as they quickly went ahead to lead 5-0, extending to 12-3before wrapping up at 20-8.
The big-gap lead was an advantage for the Vietnamese in the secondgame where Venezuelan players took the domination. Bigger, taller and stronger,El Bebe, La Roca and El Ciclon overshadowed the physical basketball. They led14-4 and 23-13, which helped them narrow the aggregate score at 33-31.
However, they made their seventh mistake of the match and theWarriors were given two free throws that youngster Thai Quang successfullyscored to make 15-23 for his side.
With just seconds left, the Libertadores could do nothing and lost35-31. "We are extremely happy and proud to become the champion of thetournament with the unusual platform in our first time taking part," Quangsaid.
"Our big thanks to the managers of the club and VIRESA(Vietnam Recreational and Electronic Sports Association) and many fans whocared and supported us during the event. We appreciated that people allowed usto play and helped us win," he added.
The Warriors were the unbeaten team at the event.
Before the final, the Warriors beat Cuban representative Adec26-25 in the semi-finals. The Warriors won 20-7 in the NBA 2K and lost 6-19 inthe physical basketball. The 26-26 draw pushed them to the free throws whichthe Warriors won 6-5 and walked to the final.
In the group round, the Vietnamese side won over the New House ofthe hosts and Oguzhan Generation of Turkmenistan.
The Games of the Future 2024, the pinnacle of phygital sportsworldwide and the combination of physical and digital skills, is ongoing untilMarch 3.
About 2,000 athletes have showcased their superior skills in 21disciplines such as battle of robots, Dota 2, Warface, phygital skateboarding,phygital hockey, phygital football, cybathletics and indoor cycling.
A huge bonus of 10 million USD is up for outstanding teams towin./.
The Vietnamese team defeated Libertadores Phygital from Venezuela35-31 in the thrilling final to become the champions in their first time takingpart in a new format tournament. It featured a digital section where athletesplayed NBA 2K, a basketball simulation video game, and a physical part wherethey competed in the traditional 2v2 basketball match. The team with higher pointsafter two games would be the winner.
In the first one, Nguyen Anh Hao and Pham Nhat Thai Quang weremasters of the game as they quickly went ahead to lead 5-0, extending to 12-3before wrapping up at 20-8.
The big-gap lead was an advantage for the Vietnamese in the secondgame where Venezuelan players took the domination. Bigger, taller and stronger,El Bebe, La Roca and El Ciclon overshadowed the physical basketball. They led14-4 and 23-13, which helped them narrow the aggregate score at 33-31.
However, they made their seventh mistake of the match and theWarriors were given two free throws that youngster Thai Quang successfullyscored to make 15-23 for his side.
With just seconds left, the Libertadores could do nothing and lost35-31. "We are extremely happy and proud to become the champion of thetournament with the unusual platform in our first time taking part," Quangsaid.
"Our big thanks to the managers of the club and VIRESA(Vietnam Recreational and Electronic Sports Association) and many fans whocared and supported us during the event. We appreciated that people allowed usto play and helped us win," he added.
The Warriors were the unbeaten team at the event.
Before the final, the Warriors beat Cuban representative Adec26-25 in the semi-finals. The Warriors won 20-7 in the NBA 2K and lost 6-19 inthe physical basketball. The 26-26 draw pushed them to the free throws whichthe Warriors won 6-5 and walked to the final.
In the group round, the Vietnamese side won over the New House ofthe hosts and Oguzhan Generation of Turkmenistan.
The Games of the Future 2024, the pinnacle of phygital sportsworldwide and the combination of physical and digital skills, is ongoing untilMarch 3.
About 2,000 athletes have showcased their superior skills in 21disciplines such as battle of robots, Dota 2, Warface, phygital skateboarding,phygital hockey, phygital football, cybathletics and indoor cycling.
A huge bonus of 10 million USD is up for outstanding teams towin./.
VNA
