Yesterday, Friday afternoon, men’s basketball competitions began in the green halls of the Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee complex as part of the Games in Saudi Arabia.
In the opening matches, Al-Fateh team managed to eliminate their rivals Al-Safa from the tournament by winning 82–70 and qualified for Al-Hilal in the final round of earnings. four games, despite a strong start by Al Safa, which was a strong match throughout the match.
In the second match between Al Wahda and Duba, Al Wahda snatched their qualification card for the second round after winning 66–57 after an exciting match between the two teams in which Al Wahda excelled in most periods especially in the final minutes of the match. match, and the genius of his players eventually resulted in a well-deserved victory.
And in the third match, the Al-Ansar team dominated the match against the Abha team from the very beginning until the final whistle, the Al-Ansar players shone brilliantly and managed to complete the match with a big victory with a score of 86-34 and fixed their place in quarter-finals.
Al-Ahli fulfilled the contract of the eight teams that reached the quarter-finals, well overcoming the confrontation with Al-Adala, reaching a score of 83-52, and his players managed to control the game throughout the match, despite repeated attempts by the Al-Adala team » to score a goal that the Al Ahly players spoiled with their experience.
Tomorrow, Sunday, October 23, quarter-final matches are scheduled, where Al-Hilal will meet with Al-Fateh, in the second match Al-Nasr and Al-Wehda will take place, and in the third match Al – Ittihad is waiting for the Al-Ansar team, and Al-Ahly and Uhud will meet in the last match of the quarterfinals.
12 teams will take part in the men’s basketball competition, and the quarterfinal matches are scheduled for October 23, the semifinals – for October 25, the final match and the match for third place – for October 27.
It is worth noting that the Saudi Arabian Games men’s basketball competition is held a week before the official start of the competition, scheduled for October 27, due to the unification of the men’s national basketball team with external competitions in the upcoming period.
