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A small basketball miracle called EncestaRías Tournament

During On September 9 and 10 Vilagarcía will once again have the opportunity to enjoy a unique event in all of Galicia. All of Spanish basketball will again be interested in what happens in Fontecarmoa thanks to the seventh edition of the EncestaRías Tournament.

The illusion and the work of the members of the Sports and Cultural Association EncestaRías has resulted, eight years later, in a event capable of bringing together up to four ACB teams in one weekend with the dispute of four games in an attractive quadrangular format.

This year there will be three elite Spanish basketball teams as they will be joined by Oldenburg from Germany together with Monbus Obradoiro, UCAM Murcia y Coosur Betis. The caliber of the level of basketball to be enjoyed is borne out by the fact that Germans and Murcians are going to play in European competitions, that the Sevillians are playing in the ACB Super Cup a few days later or that Monbus Obradoiro goes to Vilagarcía with a full team with the presence of players like brothers Phil and Thomas Scrubb or the former Barcelona player Leo Westermann.

Kyle Kuric, currently a Barcelona player, during his participation with Gran Canaria in Fontecarmoa. INAKI ABELLA DIEGUEZ


Since that first edition held in 2015, the prestige of the event has been increasing. Always with the non-negotiable representation of the Galician basketball elite, the glossary of great players who have passed through Fontecarmoa makes it clear that it is a absolutely sporting event delicatessen.

Players with past and future in NBA and Euroleague

Vilagarcia fans have had the opportunity to see players who are currently in the NBA play in Fontecarmoa. We talk about names like Juancho Hernangómez (Toronto Raptors), Matt Thomas (Chicago Bulls) or himself Facundo Campazzo (Denver Nuggets), who played in Vilagarcía three days after facing Argentina at USA at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

Juancho Hernangómez, NBA player and the Spanish national team, playing the EncestaRías Tournament. INAKI ABELLA DIEGUEZ


They also passed through the EncestaRías Tournament NBA champions like Rodrigue Beauvoischampion of the last two Euroleagues together with Shane Larkinconsidered the best point guard in Europe and who also played in Fontecarmoa, as well as world champions like Alex Mumbrú o Pau Ribas or other excellent players like Kyle Kuriccurrently at Barcelona, ​​or Kevin Pangos (Armani Milan).

Two Euroleague champions, Rodrigue Beauvois and Facundo Campazzo, in action in Fontecarmoa. Something Parga


Quite a growth that causes many ACB clubs to always be interested in being in Fontecarmoa every September. Iván Villar, a member of the organization, stresses that “we have offers from European and Spanish teams every summer and we are proud that Vilagarcía and the EncestaRías Tournament go hand in hand. It is a privilege for the city where we live and the effort involved in carrying it out is evident in the fact that there is no other city that can have four games in two days of basketball at this level in the summer”.

Aíto García Reneses during a match of Alba Berlin in Vilagarcía. Something Parga


The arrival of fans in the latest editions from different cities in Galicia helps to raise awareness of the weight that the event from Vilagarcia has acquired in the calendar of exclusive sports events. A small miracle within Spanish basketball that turns Fontecarmoa into a place for the best basketball.

Ticket sales continue at a good pace

Ticket sales are also reflecting the growing interest in the EncestaRías Tournament among fans. Since they went on sale at the beginning of the current month, the rate of purchase of season tickets is showing a higher rate than in previous editions. It should be remembered that the price of the four games for those over 16 years of age has an amount of 30 euros for 20 euros for the child’s season ticket.

Tickets can be purchased at Ataquilla.com or at www.adcencestarias.com virtually, or physically, at the Mobu de Vilagarcía and Tiro Libre sports stores in Santiago. In addition, the organization continues to work on more surprises so that the EncestaRías Tournament becomes an even greater experience.

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