Photos by Edner Robles & George Feliciano
                                     
Jeddah: Exciting games continue at FBA basketball tournament as the final leg of semifinal round will be completed this Friday, 20 April at the Sheraton Sports Complex here.

Inter-Company Bona fide Division-Group 2 will surely heat-up the floor as their semifinals scheduled today.  Symone team of head coach Amang Catador and team manager George Feliciano will play against Unidecor of coach Noli De Guzman and team manager Freddie Juance in a twice to beat situation while Toyota-Hilux of team manager and head coach Jimmy Beltran and his assistant Camelo Melendez shall play against Al-Muhaidib-Roberts & Friends of coach Pablo Viscayno and team manager Robert de Guzman in a knock-out game.


 
Last week’s final leg of elimination round between Toyota-Hilux and Symone teams considered as the highlights of the weekend games as both team’s standing is 6-0 and both aiming for a sweep win to benefit for a twice to beat advantage in the semis.  Strong team of Toyota-Hilux dominated the game from first to third quarter but failed to continue in the last quarter when Symone team applied its strong defense and the shooting power of Pascual and Domalogdog whom at the end declared both best player of the game to a final score of 85-77 in favor of Symone. The match has recorded five deadlocks, two of them in the last few crucial minutes of the game.




 
Other games result (semis): Jeddah Hilton Hotel team of playing coach Jojo De Ocampo and Alvin Antonio foiled its aim to enter the finals when a stronger team of Al-Zafer Hotel of coach Jay-R Roque beat them in a final score of 84-79.  The game has registered three deadlocks in the last quarter and Mirabueno adjudged best player of the game. Al-Bilad Hotel Warriors controlled the game from first to last quarter and easily beat Al-Hyatt Jeddah Continental Hotel of team manager Steve Fragata in a final score of 88-63. Reyes adjudged best player of the game.
 




 




 
Filipino Basketball Association (FBA), the longest running basketball league in Jeddah is sponsored and supported by Toya of Pinehill Arabia Food Limited of Tayyab Ali Butt, Marketing Assistant, China Southern Airlines of Wu Gang, Country Manager, Western Union of Mr. Rodelon del Mundo, Diaspora Manager and Lowell Plameras, Media Brokers Director, Yogen Fruz KSA of Mr. Ahmed Hassoun, Sky Freight Forwarder of Mr. Danny Abenes and Rene Quiambao, Palson Household Appliances by Issa Samhan, Sales Manager, Jollibee of Senior Marketing Officer, Ricky D. Sing and Billy Jun Tabares, Himalaya Herbals and Veola of Marketing Representative, Vicente Montecastro and Greg Ochoa, Placenta by Psalmstre, CEO Jim Acosta and Lilia Malinao, Fruit in Ice Cream (FIC) of Jamman Al-Zahrani, Giordano fashion of Ahmedullah, General Manager and marketing officer, Edward Pineda, Bison Energy Drink of Loai Saeed and Bong Retuya of Arts & Graphics and Royal Business Club.
 
Friday’s Game schedule:
Inter-Hotel Division: 4:30pm-Jeddah Hilton Hotel vs Al-Hyatt Jeddah Continental Hotel. Inter-Company Bona fide Division Group I: 6:00pm-New Breed Anta vs Saudi Oger Co. Ltd. Inter-Company Bona fide Division Group II: 7:30pm-Symone vs Unidecor; 9:00pm-Toyota-Hilux vs Al-Muhaidib Roberts & Friends.




FBA management invites all basketball fans to watch the exciting games at Sheraton Jeddah Hotel Sports Complex from 4:30 pm till 10:30pm, every weekend and for our FBA 32^nd Season finals on May 4, 2012, 5:00pm, Friday. 
 
For more information and inquiry, please call 0502346231 & 0561150049 or email at fbajeddah@gmail.com.

 

 

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