| James Kon |
THE Brunei Circuit of the 2nd Yuwang EBL league will tip off at the Batu Bersurat Basketball Court this coming Friday evening at 7pm.
For three days, local fans can expect to watch live intense battles between local team Beruang Blazers, Kuching Lord Tigers, KK Eagles and Labuan Wasps.
On September 16, Labuan Wasps will face KK Eagles at 7pm which will be followed by Beruang Blazers taking on the defending champions Kuching Lord Tigers at 9pm. While on September 17, the Kuching Lord Tigers-Labuan Wasps match will tip off at 7pm which will be followed by Beruang Blazers playing against KK Eagles at 9pm.
The final day of the Brunei Circuit on September 18 will see KK Eagles face Kuching Lord Tigers at 7pm, which will be followed by Beruang Blazers taking on Labuan Wasps.
Team manager of Beruang Blazers, Wira Pori has called on all local supporters to come out in force to cheer on the Beruang Blazers.
Wira Pori, team manager of Beruang Blazers during a press conference . – BERUANG BLAZERS
He said, “The support from our community has always been critical to our campaign even if it is through online livestream. Our fans are our biggest motivator to make Brunei proud in EBL. I hope to see sellout crowds this weekend and give our esteemed visitors the Bruneian fan treatment – loud, proud and electrifying!”
At the recent KK Circuit, Beruang Blazers had a good run, winning against KK Eagles 79-76, beating Labuan Wasps 84-75 and losing to Kuching Lord Tigers with only a two point gap of 66-64.
Wira Pori commented on the progress of Beruang Blazers by saying, “There is no magic formula honestly. It all comes down to learning from our defeats, trusting and sticking to what works even if it is repetitive and giving 110 per cent effort on every defensive plays. We have to have faith that we are in every game until the final buzzer.”
On the chances of beating Kuching Lord Tigers in Brunei, he said, “We almost did win in KK. But then they showed why they are the defending champions. We hope to replicate our game against them and give our fans a night to remember.”
Commenting on the import players, he praised Lyndon Gudez, Delvin Goh and Hernal ‘Wowie’ Escosio for their performances in the EBL league so far.
Wira said, “Our imports have come up big in their own ways. They complemented our team and we can only hope this will be more than enough to bring our squad to the semifinals”.
The admission fee per day is $5 and pre-game tickets can be purchased at Easyway Gadong Sentral or Batu Bersurat Basketball Court. Tickets will also be available on match day at the entrance to the venue. There are only 300 tickets available for each day.
For die-heart supporters of Beruang Blazers, T-shirts bearing the word ‘Beruang’ are available for purchase at the early promotional price of $12, while the game day price is $15.
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