Winner Cup 2009 was the 4th edition of the Israel

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

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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...

 pre-season tournament Winner Cup

Winner Cup

The Basketball League Cup is a pre-season basketball tournament held in Israel since 2006. It is held in Malha Arena, Jerusalem, on the week before the start of the League season. It is currently sponsored by Pais Lotto and therefore officially known as the Chance Cup, It was previously sponsored...

. It was played between October 4 and October 8 in Jerusalem at the Malha Arena, during the Jewish holiday

Jewish holiday

Jewish holidays are days observed by Jews as holy or secular commemorations of important events in Jewish history. In Hebrew, Jewish holidays and festivals, depending on their nature, may be called yom tov or chag or ta'anit...

 of Sukkot

Sukkot

Sukkot is a Biblical holiday celebrated on the 15th day of the month of Tishrei . It is one of the three biblically mandated festivals Shalosh regalim on which Hebrews were commanded to make a pilgrimage to the Temple in Jerusalem.The holiday lasts seven days...

. Hapoel Jerusalem has won the cup after defeating Maccabi Tel Aviv 86-80 in the final. MVP was Tre Simmons

Chester Simmons

Chester "Tre" Simmons III is an American professional basketball player. He is a 1.98 m swingman who currently plays for Hapoel Jerusalem B.C..-College career:...

 (Hapoel Jerusalem).

Tournament Bracket

The teams were seeded according to their last season standings.