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the national final of a street basketball tournament in Paris

This Sunday takes place in the 13th arrondissement of the capital the national final of the street basketball tournament “the Bosses of the playground”.

Streetball is a different world from indoor basketball“. For the founder of the tournament “Les Bosses du Playground“, Aurelian Gabdou Baroathis Sunday, June 12 is a day of the national final. The street basketball competition gives its verdict with a final round organized in the Halle George Carpentier du 13th district of Paris.

The room that usually hosts Paris Basketball matches will be the theater the outcome of a tournament that has already scoured the “playgrounds“of the largest cities in France. The playgrounds are outdoor basketball courts.

It’s a first for us in Paris, we had stages in Nantes, Lyon and in many other cities, but we wanted the final to be in Paris“explains the creator of the event which includes a men’s and women’s tournament.

The tournament features eight teams of five players each. The confrontation system uses the principle of “pickup games“Americans. To namely, the winning team remains on the field until it is beaten. Losers are eliminated after a single loss. The matches take place over two periods of 7 minutes.

It is a style of play that is faster and often more physical than indoor basketball“, notes the former basketball player. Thus, if big names in the streetball are present, professional basketball players also distinguished themselves during the stages previous. For example, the Paris Basketball player Ishmael Kamagaté participated in a qualifying event. This shows that this is a tournament that can bring together all basketball lovers“, notes the founder.

The genesis of the tournament comes from a simple observation. Aurelian Gabdou Baroa and his partner Anoureth Pongrattan launches in April 2021 BallNConnectan application that lists the basketball courts on which it is possible to play matches or tournaments. We realized that after confinement, many players wanted to meet again to play again“.

The idea of ​​the tournament germinates and the first edition of the “Boss du Playground” sees the light of day in the summer of 2021. The idea, to determine which team will win the title of best street basketball team in France. The final starts from 10h30 this Sunday.

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