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Players of TMB and Ophidians posing with the organising committee before the inaugural match on Mon. May 13 at the Kohima local ground. (EM Images)[/caption]
Our Correspondent
Kohima, May 13 (EMN): The 11th edition of the Open Basketball Tournament (OBT) got underway on Monday here at the Khuochiezie, Kohima local ground. The tournament is organised by the Suncity Kohima in association with the Nagaland Basketball Association.
Altogether four matches were played on day-one. However, the fifth match scheduled between Taurus and Elite was disrupted by heavy storm. Further matches for the day were called off after that.
In the first match, TMB won the match leading 41 points against Ophidians. The total score point was 66 and 25 respectively. Jumani alone scored 14 points for TMB, while Oren saved Ophidians by scoring 21 points
The second match was played between Kohima Royals and XLR8. The former team led by scoring 62, while the latter scored 43 points in total. Alhou of Kohima Royals scored 15 pts and Alezo of XLR8 scored 19 pts.
The Last Kings defeated Art City Warriors’ 51-19 in the third match. Meanwhile, Amplified won against CMD Hoopers’ 55-39 points.
Earlier, Suncity Club President Medozhazo Rutsa said that the club was formed in the year 1998 and organised its first Open Basketball Tournament (OBT) in the year 2001. From third edition onwards, it collaborated with Nagaland Basketball Association (NBA) and has been organising the OBT for the past 18 years, he said.
He also mentioned about the achievements of the club at both the state and national level. In 2017, the club had sponsored the Nagaland Sub-Junior Basketball Team to participate in the National Sub-Junior tournament held in Rajasthan.
The club along with well wishers had also sponsored the Nagaland State Basketball team to participate in the senior nationals held in the month of January 2019 at Gujarat. All the players in the senior state team were selected from the 10th Open Basketball Tournament. He also extended best wishes to the participating teams.