Petronas to compete in b'ball tournament

Petronas to compete in b'ball tournament

JAKARTA: The Petronas Malaysia basketball team has confirmed
that it will participate in a four-way regional women's
basketball tournament being hosted by Mahaputri Britama at the
Kelapa Gading Sports Mall in North Jakarta, from Aug. 9 to Aug.
11.

Also taking part in the event will be Thailand's top women's
team, Bangkok Bank, and the Singaporean national team, which
confirmed their participation last month.

Britama manager Dede Rahman said here on Wednesday that local
players could benefit from this event by competing against and
learning from some of the top players in Southeast Asia.

"We hope that we can continue to hold international events
like this every year," Dede said.

The Britama Women's Basketball Invitational will also give
Indonesian players the chance to begin assessing their potential
opponents ahead of the 2005 Southeast Asian Games. -- JP