ATHLETICS

Tiong Lian Basketball Tournament Televised!
Henry Liao (XS'72)

Posted Monday, 09-Jan-2006 11:53 AM

     Will xavier break a two-year championship drought in the Tiong Lian basketball tournament? Seven schools are taking part in the 30th Metro Manila Tiong Lian Basketball Association Tournament - Xavier, two-time reigning titlist St. Stephen's, host Uno, Chiang Kai Shek, Hope Christian, St. Jude and comebacking Grace Christian.

      The games will be telecast on a delayed basis (by a week) for the next six weeks. The opening-day games (Jan. 7) thus will be shown on Solar Sports cable on Jan. 14, 3-5 p.m.. Other TV airings are Jan. 21, Feb. 4, Feb. 11, Feb. 18 and Feb. 25, all Saturdays from 3-5 p.m.

      The Xavier games in the single round-robin preliminary play are vs. CKS, Jan. 7; vs. Hope Christian, Fri Jan. 13 (5:30 p.m.); vs. St. Stephen's, Wed Jan. 18 (5:30 p.m.); vs. St. Jude, Mon Jan. 23 (7:00 p.m.); vs. Grace Christian, Wed Jan. 25 (5:30 p.m.); and vs. Uno,Fri Jan. 27 (7:00 p.m.).

      The format calls for the No. 1 team after the elims to be seeded automatically into the semifinals. In the quarterfinals, it will be No. 2 vs. No. 7, No. 3 vs. No. 6 and No. 4 vs. No. 5 with Nos. 2, 3 and 4 enjoying a twice-to-beat advantage. In the semifinals, the No. 1 team will play the winner of No. 4 vs. No. 5 quarterfinal contest with a twice-to-beat advantage while the winner of the No. 2 vs. No. 7 quarterfinal contest will play the winner of the No. 3 vs. No. 6 quarterfinal contest with the team with the higher seed enjoying a twice-to-beat advantage.

      The best-of-three finals will be held on Feb. 14 and Feb. 16 and, if necessary, Feb. 18.

      See you in the games!

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