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Red Bull King of The Rock Qualifiers

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While most of us were sleeping off our mooncake-induced comas this past Tuesday, 64 lucky young basketball players took to the courts for an intense one-on-one basketball tournament. Hosted by Red Bull, players had only five minutes to reach 11 points before their opponent, or get sent home.

The sun was out in full force at Wan Chai’s Southorn Stadium, but players who had their eyes set on the prize were in high spirits. Both a combination of amateur players, as well as some from professional leagues were in attendance. Glen Joe, from Hong Kong’s Winling basketball team, admits that he wasn’t here to take home the trophy, but rather, to help promote basketball in our city.

Close to four hours after the games began, 64 players were whittled down to two finalists – Jason Yam and So Yi Chun. It was an intense game with a sizeable crowd gathered around the perimeter of the court. While Yam impressed the crowds with his three-point shots, So eventually came out as the winner of the tournament.

So go on to San Francisco’s famed Alcatraz prison to battle out other city winners across the globe for the finals on September 24. You can tune in to a live stream at www.redbullusa.com/kingoftherock to see if So can take home the title of King of The Rock.

 

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