Masters Basketball Sri Lanka to contest Pan Pacific tourney

Masters Basketball Sri Lanka (MBSL) have decided to send a team to contest the 10th Jupiters Pan Pacific Masters Basketball Tournament to be held in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia in November next year.

Masters Basketball Sri Lanka at its Council of Management meeting held on November 12 with Neil Perera, president of the MBSL in the chair unanimously decided to participate in the tournament in all age categories. Sri Lanka has been participating on invitation in foreign Masters Basketball Tournaments for nearly 20 years and have won trophies in different age groups.

Brawin Fernando, the vice-president of Masters Basketball Sri Lanka said that entries for participation in the age groups of over 35, 45, 55 and 65 in the Men's category and over 35, 45 and 55 in the Women's category have opened and players must fall within the age groups on or before November 5, 2016.

Fernando said that any person who is over 35 years and has played basketball even at school level can become a member of the MBSL where life-membership costs Rs.1,500 and qualify for participation in the tournament as well as future Masters tournaments organized and conducted by Masters Basketball in countries like Thailand, India, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Pakistan and South Korea.

Membership can be obtained by contacting Brawin Fernando (077 2444136), Praveen Ferdinandusz (071 5343327), Manjula Agalawatta (0727287330), Ruan Dayananda (077 7781751), Lionel Gunawardena (077 5490182) or Dimithri Ramaneshwaran (0777377413).