(Kuala Lumpur News on the 15th) The 65thHeads of State CupThe national basketball game will be held in Seremban tomorrowHuacheng Comprehensive Sports CenterThe curtain has kicked off, with the 3-man race taking the lead, and the 5-man race will begin on Sunday.
This year’s Heads of State Cup has a three-person competition, which can be said to be part of the preparation for the 2027 Kuala Lumpur SEA Games. Taking into account the unpredictability of the three-person competition, everyone has a chance, but no one is sure. Looking at the lineup, the host team of Senzhou brothers and sisters, including Zhong Zhenyang, Huang Xianfu, Zeng Zifeng, Peng Huiping and Hu Xueying, are still the favorites.
The 5-player tournament will start on Sunday. The historic Heads of State Cup was once ridiculed due to the small number of participating teams, but this year’s competition system has bright spots.
Compared to being divided into Groups A and B in recent years, the men’s group is divided into Groups A and B this year. Group A has a total of 6 teams, namely the defending champion Negri Sembilan, the runner-up Johor, the third-place Police, Perak, Putrajaya and Penang. The teams ranked at the bottom will be relegated to stimulate the will of survival of each team. The single cycle means that “every game is a final”.
The four teams in Group B are the Armed Forces, U18 National Youth, Selangor and Pahang. Only the champion can qualify for promotion, so that the participating teams are no longer “aiming to participate”.
The women’s group also adopts a single round robin. The six teams are the defending champion Johor, the runner-up Negeri Sembilan, the third runner-up Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Terengganu and Penang.
Morio seeks 8 consecutive 5-man championships
Morio will sit at home to pursue their eighth consecutive championship. This is also their first time at home since the completion of the Huacheng Comprehensive Sports Center.
According to the schedule, as long as Morio defeats Perak and Johor in the first two games in a schedule that is bitter first and then sweet, he will basically “make it to the top”. In addition, star player “Meimei” Chen Junhong also returned from the Mongolian League to help his home team defend their home court.
Johor lacks core Wang Yitong
In the past two competitions, Roonan lost to Negeri Sembilan in the finals and finished second in a row. Speaking of this year’s competition system, Johor head coach Yang Jianan said in an interview with “Sing Chew Sports”: “The competition system has changed, and the team has also changed its strategy. For example, the playing opportunities of young players will be adjusted, because every minute will affect the team’s situation.”
“In addition, we are missing Wang Yidong (injured in the first game of the SEA Games), so I believe it will be harder. In any case, we hope to continue the suspense until the last day.”
Xie Tiewen: “Reigniting the Thunderbolt”
Even though the Thunderbolt Men are stuck in a 21-year championship drought, Thunderbolt Basketball President Xie Tiewen shouted the slogan “Reignite the Thunderbolt Fire”!
The Perak Boys are the most successful team in the history of the Heads of State Cup (19 titles), including five consecutive championships from 2001 to 2005, but then declined.
In recent years, thanks to Toggani’s coaching of Malacca Kirin, young players such as Lai Guorong, Chen Jingyan, and Xie Zihong have emerged. In addition, in November last year, Xie Tiwen hired Australian coach Rovito to take over the team.
Xie Tiewen shouted before the team went off to play, “We will see the truth on the court and rekindle the Thunderbolt fire! Thank you to everyone who played and contributed to Perak State.”
In the men’s second group, the U18 National Youth League coached by Japanese coach Matsui Yasuhito hopes to prepare for the Southeast Asian U18 Championship through “small and big”.
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The 65th Heads of State Cup National Basketball Game
Competition period: January 16-24
Venue: Furong Huacheng Comprehensive Sports Center
3 player match
16th schedule
10am Tennis Meilan vs Kuala Lumpur
10.20am Men’s Johor vs Perak
10.40am Men’s Selangor vs Pahang
11am Johor Women vs Kuala Lumpur
11.20am Female Selangor vs Perak
11.40am Men’s Kuala Lumpur vs Johor
12pm Male Perak vs Negeri Sembilan
12.20pm Male armed men against Pahang
12.40pm Johor Women vs Selangor
1pm Female Mori Miran versus Pili
1.20pm Male Perak vs Kuala Lumpur
1.40pm Tennis Meilan vs Johor
2pm Male Selangor vs armed
2.20pm Female Perak vs Johor
2.40pm Women’s Kuala Lumpur vs Negeri Sembilan
17th schedule
9am Female Selangor vs Negeri Sembilan
9.20am Female Thunder vs Kuala Lumpur
9.40am Men’s Semi-finals
10am Men’s Semifinals
10.20am Women’s Kuala Lumpur vs Selangor
10.40am Female Negeri Meran vs Johor
11am Male third place battle
11.20am Female third place battle
11.40am Women’s Final
12pm Men’s Finals
5-man match
18th schedule
10am Women’s Terengganu vs Negeri Sembilan
12pm Putrajaya vs police
2pm Women’s Penang vs Selangor
4pm Men’s League Johor vs Penang
6pm Women’s Kuala Lumpur vs Johor
8pm Men’s Thunder vs Negeri Sembilan
19th schedule
10am Women’s Terengganu vs Kuala Lumpur
12pm Male A Police vs Penang
2pm Johor Women vs Selangor
4pm Men’s League Putrajaya vs Perak
6pm Female Negeri Meilan vs Penang
8pm Men’s League Negeri Sembilan vs Johor
20th schedule
10am Female Selangor vs Terengganu
12pm Men’s Thunder vs Johor
2pm Women’s Penang vs Johor
4pm Men’s Penang vs Putrajaya
6pm Women’s Kuala Lumpur vs Negeri Sembilan
8pm Male A Police vs Negeri Sembilan
21st schedule
9am Women’s Terengganu vs Penang
11am Men’s B Armed Forces vs. Selangor
1pm Women’s Kuala Lumpur vs Selangor
3pm Men’s B Pahang vs. U18 National Youth Team
22nd schedule
9am Men’s B Selangor vs Pahang
11am Male Police vs. Perak
1pm Johor Women vs Terengganu
3pm Men’s B U18 National Youth vs. Armed Forces
5pm Men’s League Penang vs Negeri Sembilan
7pm Women Selangor vs Negeri Sembilan
9pm Men’s League Putrajaya vs Johor
23rd schedule
9am Men’s B Armed Forces vs. Pahang
11am Men’s Thunder vs Penang
1pm Women’s Penang vs Kuala Lumpur
3pm Men’s Second Division Selangor vs. U18 National Youth Team
5pm Men’s League Negeri Sembilan vs Putrajaya
7pm Female Negeri Meilan vs Johor
9pm Men’s Johor vs Police
24th schedule
12pm Men’s B Finals
2pm Women’s Finals
4pm Men’s A final
