Hanoi team won the HBC 2023 basketball tournament

In the final match of the men's event of the 2023 Hanoi Basketball Championship, the Hanoi team defeated Ba Dinh Basketball Club with a score of 61-52 to win the championship. They received a prize of nearly 100 million VND from the tournament organizers.

Meanwhile, in the women's event, the W-Cdunk team won 60-50 against the W-Dwarf women's basketball club to win the championship and receive a prize worth 30 million VND.

The best male athlete of the tournament went to Nguyen Huy Hoang of the Hanoi team, while Bui Thu Hang of the W-Cdunk team won the best female athlete award.

Hanoi team meets Ba Dinh Club in the final match. (Photo: Organizing Committee)

The 2023 Hanoi Basketball Championship is jointly organized by New Sports Joint Stock Company and Vietnam Cable Television (VTVcab), under the supervision of the Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports.

The tournament brings together 15 teams, including 10 men's teams and 5 women's teams. In the men's event, the 10 teams are divided into two groups A and B and compete in a round-robin format in each group. The top 4 teams in each group will enter the final round.

In the women's category, five teams will compete in a round robin to determine points and rank, then the four teams ranked from 1 to 4 will meet in two semi-final matches. In case two teams have the same number of points, a direct confrontation will be applied to rank.

The stadium was packed with spectators watching the two final matches. (Photo: Organizing Committee)

This year's tournament marked a narrowing of the common ground of teams and players. Surprises occurred such as the amateur club Hidden Dragons, the rich professional team, dominating the Air Defense - Air Force in the quarterfinals, or the professional club Thang Long Warriors, the VBA champion, being eliminated in the first time participating in HBC by the amateur club 3F Galaxy.

Of the four teams that made it to the quarterfinals, three are amateur clubs. This shows the potential and a new direction for basketball development in Vietnam.

Many records were also broken. First, the scoring record for both men and women was set by Nguyen Khanh Linh – (W-Dwarf) with 38 points. A few days later, Nguyen Anh Kiet (Hidden Dragons) broke the record with 42 points.

Hoai Duong

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