oronto, Canada (March 22, 2007) -Philippine Independence Day Council “PIDC” announced the change of venue of the 2007 Mabuhay Cup Basketball Tournament. The two-day weekend invitational competition will be held at HoopDome and marks the first time the tournament will be played at this new state of the art basketball gym on July 7 & 8. HoopDome multi gymnasium with 42,000 square foot premiere facility is located at Downsview Park, 75 Carl Hall Road close to Downsview Subway Station at Sheppard Avenue West & Allen Road.
“We are very excited to bring the games at HoopDome and hopefully we can hold this annual event in this world class basketball only facility with four regulation size basketball courts and three smaller courts for younger skids. Mosquito and Tykes are the two new divisions added this year” said Ramon Fermin, PIDC Event Chair -Mabuhay Cup.
Twenty-two teams from various clubs and league associations who vied for the coveted 2006 Mabuhay Cup at the Sports Gym of University of Toronto will be invited this year: PHYBA (Ladies Division Champion), Angiels (Open Division Champion), T.O. Falcons (Peewee & Midget Division Champions), Warriors (Bantam Division Champion), FBA of Durham, CKaTT/Dolce, Ang Bisaya, PHILCAN, MPAA, FILACT, NYPAA. Other basketball groups from the Filipino Community in Toronto and outside GTA will be also invited to this prestigious best-of-the best tournament.
Invited teams are requested, on a first come, first serve basis, to submit and to secure their team entries before the maximum number of entries per division are filled. Forty teams are expected to field their best players in seven age group divisions: Mosquito (9 yrs. old & under) and Tykes (10 & under), are limited to a maximum of eight teams each. Maximum of six teams for Peewee (12 & under) and from four to six teams each for Bantam (14 & under), Midget (16 & under), Ladies (19 & under) & Open (no age limit). For more information or to confirm team entries, please call Ramon Fermin at tel. 905-731-1296 or Bob San Juan at tel. 416-267-4953 or by e-mail at TTmabuhaycup@yahoo.ca
