Brunei Cup
Encyclopedia
The Brunei Cup is an annual basketball
tournament held at Brunei
. Originally held in 2001, with most of the teams coming from Overseas Filipino
workers in Brunei, the tournament has since expanded to include several professional and national teams around Asia
and Australia
. Brunei Cup now comprises fully professional teams from the Asian region making it undoubtedly the most competitive tournament ever seen in Brunei Darussalam. The tournament has helped to portray Brunei Darussalam as a country that is capable of hosting such professional sporting events and has received unimaginable praise from each of its visiting teams.
The games are held at Brunei's National Indoor Stadium.
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
tournament held at Brunei
Brunei
Brunei , officially the State of Brunei Darussalam or the Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace , is a sovereign state located on the north coast of the island of Borneo, in Southeast Asia...
. Originally held in 2001, with most of the teams coming from Overseas Filipino
Overseas Filipino
An Overseas Filipino is a person of Philippine origin who lives outside of the Philippines. This term applies both to people of Filipino ancestry who are citizens or residents of a different country and to those Filipino citizens abroad on a more temporary status.Most overseas Filipinos migrate to...
workers in Brunei, the tournament has since expanded to include several professional and national teams around Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
and Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Brunei Cup now comprises fully professional teams from the Asian region making it undoubtedly the most competitive tournament ever seen in Brunei Darussalam. The tournament has helped to portray Brunei Darussalam as a country that is capable of hosting such professional sporting events and has received unimaginable praise from each of its visiting teams.
2008 Team profile
Darwin Airport Resort All-Stars- Established : 2006 ( specially to compete in Brunei Cup 2006 )
- Number of year in Brunei Cup : 3 years
- Preparation time for Brunei Cup 2008 : only 3 days because players come from all over Australia and two from USA
- Head Coach : Don Sheppard
The games are held at Brunei's National Indoor Stadium.
Tournament results
Year | Final | Third Place Game | ||||||
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Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd Place | Score | 4th Place | |||
2001 | Mum Bakery | 00-00 | unknown | unknown | 00-00 | unknown | ||
2002 | Suncity Dragons | 00-00 | unknown | unknown | 00-00 | unknown | ||
2003 | Goh Brothers Goldsmiths | 79-77 | Suncity Dragons | SYH Tigers | 141-107 | CESK L. Mark Lakers | ||
2004 | TG South Korea | 00-00 | unknown | unknown | 00-00 | unknown | ||
2005 | San Miguel | 70-67 | Alaska Aces Alaska Aces (PBA) The Alaska Aces is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association since 1986 under the ownership of the Alaska Milk Corporation and the owner of 13 PBA championships with the 2010 PBA Fiesta Conference as their latest... |
Seoul SK Knights Seoul SK Knights The Seoul SK Knights is a professional basketball club in the Korean Basketball League.-Interesting facts:Bang Sung Yoon was a player in the National Basketball Developmental League .Julian Kim/Edward Kim is an American-born Korean.... |
95-82 | Toshiba Brave Thunders | ||
2006 | San Miguel | 96-65 | Darwin All-Stars | Seoul SK Knights Seoul SK Knights The Seoul SK Knights is a professional basketball club in the Korean Basketball League.-Interesting facts:Bang Sung Yoon was a player in the National Basketball Developmental League .Julian Kim/Edward Kim is an American-born Korean.... |
102-63 | Saudi Arabia All-Stars | ||
2007 | Changwon LG Sakers Changwon LG Sakers Changwon LG Sakers are a basketball team located in the city of Changwon in South Gyeongsang province. The team's main sponsor is LG Electronics which has its offices in Changwon.... |
76-62 | Sta. Lucia Realtors Sta. Lucia Realtors The Sta. Lucia Realtors was a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association.The Universal Robina Corporation team is one of the founding members of the PBA. Formerly known as Great Taste and Presto-Tivoli Ice Cream, they have won a total of 6 championships. Sta... |
Singapore Slingers Singapore Slingers The Singapore Slingers are an Asian basketball team that formerly competed in the Australian National Basketball League. They were the first - and so far the only - Asia-based club to compete in the NBL when they joined at the start of the 2006/07 season.... |
106-63 | Darwin All-Stars | ||
2008 | Singapore Slingers Singapore Slingers The Singapore Slingers are an Asian basketball team that formerly competed in the Australian National Basketball League. They were the first - and so far the only - Asia-based club to compete in the NBL when they joined at the start of the 2006/07 season.... |
86-75 | Changwon LG Sakers Changwon LG Sakers Changwon LG Sakers are a basketball team located in the city of Changwon in South Gyeongsang province. The team's main sponsor is LG Electronics which has its offices in Changwon.... |
Darwin All-Stars | 88-45 | Jordan All-Stars |