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Bounce Club retains title with win over Omega Club in 3rd Commissioner Cup Basketball Tournament

Bounce Club won against Omega Club convincingly by 59-49 score in the final game to retain their title of 3rd Commissioner Cup Basketball Tournament which successfully concluded at Armabagh Basketball Court in Karachi.

 

The final of this mega tournament took place between the defending champion, Bounce Basketball Club and Omega Basketball Club in which, the defending champions, easily won the clash, making their opponents fall to them on a 59-49 score line. 

Both the teams were good from the start as the two teams kept equalizing the score line time after time but as the match proceeded, Bounce Club boys started dominating the game more and more and took advantage of the falling performance of the rival team claiming the crown of the tournament back to them. 

Till the end, the winner team players did not lose their momentum and finally finished the game in their favor through incredible game play of Muhammad Mubashir who collected a game-high score of 25 points and  Zia Ahmed along with Saif Ullah Nosherwani added 20 and then 10 points respectively.

The runner-up's individual scorers were Anas Azhar and Taimur Zaheer who both scored, 15 and 14 points. 

Commissioner Karachi, Iftikhar Ali Shalwan was the honorable chief guest who witnessed this final clash and later at the closing ceremony of the tournament, gave away trophies and other prizes to the winner and runner up teams.

He also announced that Independence Day Basketball Tournament will also be held in August with great fanfare and further said that repair work at the YMCA basketball courts and KMC Sports complex basketball arena will begin this year. 
President Karachi Basketball Association (KBBA), Ghulam Muhammad, international player, Abdul Nasir, Col Syed Baseer Alam, PTF’s Khalid Jameel Shamsi, Shahida Parveen and SOA VP Engineer, Mehfooz ul Haq were also present at the closing ceremony.

Karachi Basketball Association (KBBA) in collaboration with Pakistan Sports Welfare Association (PSWA) organized the Commissioner Cup Basketball Tournament, into the current year which marked its third successful edition.

Prominent clubs and teams of the city of lights: Karachi competed in this event from which the players of their respective teams were seen in complete action, playing with all their skills and talent so as to earn top honors in the tournament. 

A total of about thirteen (13) teams participated in this event which were divided into four groups.

Group A consisted of Neighbourhood Club, Omega Club and Banoria Club .
Group B comprised of One Unit, KBC and Arambagh Club .
Group C included: Licoler Ballerd, Bounce Sports and Beacon Club .
Group D had: Nishter Club, Hunters and Usman Club.

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