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JK Sports opens the Junior Basketball League

Dubai – This year’s JK Sports Junior Jazzville Basketball League has officially opened at Dubai Club for People of Determination Gym with a special ceremonial toss by the Philippine Consul General Paul Cortes. The much-anticipated event for young players, which boasted 15 teams, is an important occasion and considered as one of the competitive basketball tournaments in the UAE.

JK Sports Marketing Manager, Steve Patrick Moore, said: “This event runs for 2 to 3 seasons in a year. We wanted the youth, who enrolled in our basketball clinic, to apply what they have learned in this competition. Our goal is to help kids achieve their dream of playing basketball at the collegiate level and joining in the Jazzville tourney serves as a good training ground for them to enhance their skills“.

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Four teams under the age group of 13 initiated the match. Shooting Warrior took the spotlight with 38 points from Junior Jazzville, 28 points. The best player title went to Joel Juablar of Shooting Warrior.

In the second game under the same category, unstoppable Team Roces buried the Last Shot Dubai team with 51-35 points. It was a good win for Team Roces and Paul Lopez took home the title for the Best Player.

For under-15 (U15) category, the winning teams were DXB Basketbolista and Cruzaders, who fought against Young Mavericks and Trippers Dubai respectively. Ending the games with 44-40 and 63-62, accordingly.

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Best players were Mark Banaticla and Yani Torres.

Lastly under-17 (U17), the DXB Basketbolista and Trippers Dubai slammed their opponents Cruzaders and Shooting Warriors, leaving with 77-31 points & 47-45 correspondingly.

Best Muse went to Last Shot Dubai (U13) and Cruzaders and for the Best Uniform it was given to Young Mavericks.

Accordingly to JK Sports, they are encouraging the kids to be more active and to engage in different sports like volleyball, badminton and more to boost their confidence. (IO)

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