5th International Rixos Cup heads to Semis

The 5th International Rixos Cup enters the Semi-Final Round today after three days of round-robin contests. The competition is being held in Antalya, Turkey at the Ataturk Sport Hall and includes the following squads:

Group A
Banvit Basketball Kulubu, Turkey
BC Unics Kazan, Russia
Galatasaray Meical Park Istanbul, Turkey

Group B
Besiktas Istanbul, Turkey
Cibona Zagreb, Croatia
Anadolu Efes Istanbul, Turkey

In his pre-tournament message, Rixos Hotels Chairman Fettah Tamince welcomed teams and fans:

“Dear basketball fans,

We are proud of all our contributions to Antalya, the city where Rixos was born. We are also proud to contribute variety of investments in our country.

Our experiences prove that the companies grow and improve hand in hand with the society and the countries they operate in. Therefore we support our society with educational and sports initiatives besides our tourism and hospitality investments. Rixos Cup started with the purpose of giving something back to the community. Rapidly it became an organization which is internationally in demand and recognised by fans all over.

Hope to see you on Rixos Cup 5 with strong and successful teams.

Fettah Tamince
Rixos Hotels Chariman of the Board”

The tournament got off to a great start with a game between Banvit BK and BC Unics that ended with a buzzer-beater on an alley-oop, catch and shoot. Below see a video shot by a fan from the crowd (including the minute worth of cheerleaders during the timeout, the play and the celebration after).

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Preliminary Round:
Wed., Sept. 12
18:00 Banvit Basketball Kulubu – BC Unics Kazan 72-71
20:15 Besiktas Istanbul – Cibona Zagreb 73-67

Thur., Sept. 13
18:00 Galatasaray Meical Park Istanbul – Banvit Basketball Kulubu 77-61
20:15 Anadolu Efes Istanbul – Cibona Zagreb 83-66

Fri., Sept. 14
18:00 Besiktas Istanbul – Anadolu Efes Istanbul 80-77
20:15 Galatasaray Medical Park Istanbul – Unics Kazan 70-55

Semi-Finals
Sat., Sept. 15tH
14:00 Besiktas Istanbul – Banvit Basketbal Kulubu
16:15 Galatasaray Meical Park Istanbul – Anadolu Efes Istanbul

Final Round
Sun., Sept. 16
15:45 Third Place Game
18:00 Championship Game