The new season of the men’s basketball championship begins this weekend

To include a wider circle of interested parties, the competitions were once again organized as “open” competitions, to give participants more freedom and opportunities in forming teams.

The main tournament of the competitions will be held over seven weekends in Kuressaare Sports Center and Odishaare Sports Hall. The top 4 of the main tournament will decide the county champion on April 27 on the large pitch at the Kuressaare Sports Center in a family day full of sport and fun.

This time there are seven teams participating instead of the five teams in recent years, which reminds us of the times 7-8 years ago when the competition for the regional champion title was tighter.

Two teams joining the competition add spice to this season. One new competitor is the BC Käina team from Hiiumaa, the other is the BC KäSa team, which last participated in the tournament in 2019 and has won the championship several times before. Behind the new arrival of the BC KäSa team, founded 18 years ago, lies a tragic accident that occurred last summer, due to which Marek Arge, always an iron asset of the team, unexpectedly left for the celestial basketball courts. himself in Saaremaa basketball history writ large. Led by Marek’s cousin and Saaremaa’s most successful basketball player, Indrek Kajupanga, who has now concluded his professional career, BC KäSa is still competing for the championship title at least this season, because in addition to the older players of BC KäSa, the The team also includes other former professional basketball players such as Sven Kaldre and Madis Pärn.

In addition to the two newcomers mentioned, last year’s champion Pulvar, last year’s ruler Orissaare Träx, who are undergoing a rejuvenation course, competed fiercely for bronze medals last year, but this season Infopank and Chronor compete under new names, and those who are a year older and chasing victories under a new coach Young players from the Saaremaa Gymnasium/Sports School.

2023-12-11 19:12:32
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