BAYUGAN City — Inaasahan ang umaatikabong aksyon sa pagsisimula ng pinaka-aabangang Mayor Kirk Asis Open Invitational Basketball Tournament sa Lope Asis Memorial gymnasium sa Poblacion, Bayugan City.

Limang teams — apat mula sa National Capital Region at isa mula sa Visayas — ang lalahok sa prestihiyosong kumpetisyon, na gaganapin bilang bahagi ng Bayug Festival activities at 17th Charter Day anniversary ng siyudad. .

Ang mga kalahok na teams na magpapakita ng kanilang gilas sa mga basketball fans ng siyudad na tinatawag ding “cut-flower capital” ng bansa ay ang Arianos Construction-Emilio Aguinaldo

College, ARQ Builders- Adamson University, Vincare Pharma-University of Perpetual Help System Dalta, Wengburs Apartelle and Ella Store-San Beda University, at ang nag-iisang Visayas team, Bustamante Construction-University of Visayas.

Inihayag ni well-known basketball coach-organizer na si Van Halen Parmis na nakataya sa three-day event ang P800,000 cash prize.

Ang champion ay mag-uuwi ng top prize na P300,000.

Ang runner-up ay tatanggap ng P200,000, ang third placer ay may P150,000,

Ang fourth at fifth placers ay makapag-uuwi din ng P100,000 at P75,000, ayon sa pagkasunod.

“We are hoping to duplicate the success of our previous tournaments held in honor of Mayor Asis,” pahayag ni Parmis, na nasa ika 13th year ng pag-organisa ng kumpetisyon.

“This year, we have invited four teams from the NCR — one from the UAAP and three from the NCAA. The fifth team will be from the Visayas region– University of Visayas,’ dagdag ni Parmis.

Sinabi pa niya na lahat ng games ay mapapanood sa livestreaming sa Mayor Kirk Asis Open Invitational Basketball Tournament, Down Under Promotions, at Ka-Dayo Facebook pages.

Last year, tinalo ng ARQ Builders-Far Eastern University ang NCRAA team Wingbe Apartelle & Adbio Medica OPC-Immaculada Concepcion College para sa kampeonato.

Mga laro sa Thursday:

(Lope Asis Memorial Gymnasium)

8 a.m. — Vincare Pharma-Perpetual Help vs. Bustamante Construction-UV

10 a.m. –ARQ-Builders-Adamson vs. Weng Burs Apartele & Ella Store- San Beda

2 p.m.– Bustamante Construction-UV vs. Arianos Construction- EAC

4 p.m. — LGU Bayugan vs. All-Star coaches

6 p.m. –Vincare Pharma-Perpetual vs. ARQ-Builders-Adamson

8 p.m. — Weng Burs Apartele & Ella Store- San Beda vs. Arianos Construction- EAC