Category Archives: Basketball

Yee Chun Leong TUTONG IT WAS a sweet homecoming for Marcus Quirk as he joined in for the third session of Premier Runs Overtime (PRO) on Sunday. It was his first time returning to Brunei after leaving to further his studies seven years ago. He has since signed on his first professional contract to play…

Yee Chun Leong TUTONG PREMIER Runs Overtime (PRO) brought their second session to another level with players from Miri joining in on Sunday. They had invited players from the Spartans Pro team for high-intensity matches over a three-hour session at the Tutong Chung Hwa Basketball court. Team captain Lee Chi Hong, Vincent Chua Sing Siong,…

Yee Chun Leong TUTONG PREMIER Runs Overtime (PRO) is operational and looking to launch Brunei basketball to new heights. PRO, which is the brainchild of Wira Pori, Giap On and national coach Ben Sim, brings together the top players in the Sultanate for high intensity games. Players are drafted into teams to level the playing…

Yee Chun Leong TUTONG CARA MUDAH were crowned champions of the GHK Tutong Cup after defeating GKL 83-67 in the final on Sunday. Lim Liang Wei dropped a game-high of 27 points to lead Cara Mudah. Ben Sim poured in 11 while Jayden Chen notched 10 in the victory. On the other side, Kelvin Chai…

Yee Chun Leong TUTONG TUTONG Basketball clinched the bronze medal after defeating GHK 77-63 in the third-place playoff of the GHK Tutong Cup on Sunday. They capped off the match with a 14-0 run in the final five minutes enroute to victory. Lester Teo scored a game-high of 24 points to lead Tutong Basketball. Teo…

Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN WIRA PORI claimed top honours in Circuit 1 of the Brunei 3x3 Tournament after defeating Biawak 21-16 in the final on Sunday. It was sweet revenge for Wira Pori as they had lost 19-18 to the same opponents in the round-robin stage. Jeremy Chu accounted for nine points while…