Crushbone teams eye top prize<\/p>\n
Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Eight teams from around the country will compete in the grand
\nfinal of the Star Mild Crushbone Basketball National Championship
\n2005 on Saturday in West Plaza Senayan for the winner's haul of
\nRp 100 million (US$10,300).<\/p>\n
The hopefuls are Bromo 1 of Medan, Blue Andromeda of Padang,
\nBallers 3 of Jakarta, Si Komo of Bandung, Low Profile and Matsuka
\nof Malang, East Java, Sahabat B of Makassar and Ordinary Player
\nof Bali.<\/p>\n
"They will play each other to determine rankings starting from
\n3:30 p.m." Bentoel Prima brand manager Alfons Sindupranata said
\non Friday.<\/p>\n
"Then they will play in knockout rounds from the quarterfinals
\nto the finals."<\/p>\n
In the crushbone basketball championship grand final on
\nSaturday, ticket will be sold at Rp 30,000.<\/p>\n
Alfons said the grand final would also present a number of
\nshows, including a performance by Street Basketball Association
\n(SBA) players and coaching clinics with local crushbone players.<\/p>\n
The Crushbone basketball championship opened on March 5 and
\nhas been held in 15 cities, with more than 1,000 teams
\nparticipating in the tournament.<\/p>\n
Participants must be at least 17 years old.<\/p>\n
Crushbone basketball, a three-on-three basketball played in
\nthe street ball style, is becoming increasingly popular.<\/p>\n
It also modifies basketball rules with a court size of 8
\nmeters by 8 meters, which is surrounded by a wire fence to
\nprevent the ball from going outside.<\/p>\n
The timeout is not applied in the crushbone basketball.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/crushbone-teams-eye-top-prize-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }