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10 teams to see action in Filbasket-Malaysia

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There is a growing interest among basketball club teams to compete internationally in Southeast Asia.

This led to the holding of the Filbasket International Championship – Malaysia 2022 presented by Sportsclick on Oct. 23-30, according to Chief organizer Jai Reyes.

Many squads in the region expressed their desire to be part of this tournament in Malaysia after two successful stagings, and Malaysian club KL Aseel around.

KL Aseel impressed many squads in the region with the roster loaded with national team players, according to Reyes.

After our first two international tournaments, we saw this team carrying national players. And we really saw an opportunity to expand overseas,” said Reyes on Zoom.

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The cagefest this week will be played at the Stadium Bola Keranjang, also known as the MABA stadium, in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur.

Home teams Harimau Malaysia and MBC Basketball Club will be around as among the 10 participants, along with Filipino teams BGC Builders, Pilipinas Aguilas and Makabayan Warriors will also make the trip.

There will also be squads from three other ASEAN nations, with Singaporean team Adroit Sports Association, Indonesian outfits Bumi Borneo and Elang Pacific Caesar and Pegasus Brunei making up the rest of the field.

All squads will play a group stage format, with the top two advancing to the one-game semifinals will take place on October 29.

After that, games for third place game and the championship game will be held on Oct. 30.

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