PESTABARU members with managers and coaches of participating teams. – KHAIRIL HASSAN
BRUNEI Darussalam will compete in two disciplines in the sepak takraw event of the 10th BIMPNT-EAGA Friendship Games 2018 starting today at the Multi-Purpose Hall of the Bolkiah Garisson in Berakas.
A managers’ meeting and
tournament draw were held yesterday at the Green Room of the Hassanal
Bolkiah National Stadium, chaired by Haji Zaman bin Haji Samat and
committee members of PESTABARU (Brunei Darussalam Takraw Association).
Brunei will take part in
the Inter Team and Quadrant Team disciplines. Eight competing teams are
divided into four groups in the Inter Team – In Group A are Palawan and
South Sulawesi; Group B comprises Sarawak and Brunei ‘A’; in Group C are
Federal Territory of Labuan and Brunei ‘B’; while Sabah and Mindanao
make up Group D.
In the Quadrant team discipline, seven
teams are divided into two groups – Group A are Sabah, Brunei ‘A’ and
Palawan; while Group B comprises South Sulawesi, Brunei ‘B’, Sarawak and
Mindanao.
The competition will see top two teams from each group qualify into the next round of matches.
BIMPNT-EAGA stands for Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Northern Territory of Australia East Asian Growth Area.
Source : Borneo Bulletin
