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The Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) was blanketed in a kaleidoscope of colours on Saturday morning as teams from across the world and an ensuing cultural presentation livened the Homestretch Avenue venue when the \u2018One Guyana\u2019 3\u00d73 Quest was officially opened.<\/p>\n
The FIBA-sanctioned event is the first of its kind to be hosted in the English-speaking Caribbean, and teams from as far as Europe have been attracted. During the aforementioned opening ceremony on Saturday morning, Sport Minister Charles Ramson Jr., speaking to the magnitude of the event, justified the Government\u2019s investment in the host facility.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe pieces started coming together more than 3 years ago. We didn\u2019t know that we would be able to host the first 3\u00d73 tournament in the English-speaking Caribbean, or the only one that\u2019s being hosted outside of Miami or Puerto Rico. We didn\u2019t know that we would be able to do that, but we built with that intention. And many times, when you\u2019re building, you have to have the courage to make that decision and then back those decisions up,\u201d Guyana\u2019s Sport Minister articulated.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
On-court action has seen Mexico\u2019s \u2018Ball so hard\u2019 team picking up the first win of the tournament \u2013 defeating Guyana\u2019s Untouchables 20-9 in the Pool A clash. Mexico\u2019s Yannick Espinosa, recapping their performance, shared their goals for the remainder of the weekend\u2019s competition. \u201cEverything at this level \u2013 which is an international quest \u2013 is high level. First of all, I want to thank the organization for inviting us. We come all the way down from Mexico to here to participate, and we\u2019re looking for the same thing everyone is looking for: the qualifying to the next stage of the World Tour in Edmonton,\u201d Espinosa shared.<\/p>\n
He added, \u201cIt was a good game. The Guyana team, they\u2019re pretty tough, strong, they\u2019re athletic. Basically, that\u2019s our challenge: beat them on the athleticism and on the strategic point of view. Like I said, we\u2019re super excited,\u201d he said.
\n\u201cWe coming to win everything! We know the first two of each group qualifies to the next round of the quarterfinals, and that\u2019s going to be like do-or-die basically. We\u2019re prepared, we\u2019re ready for it, and we really love to be out here in the competition,\u201d Espinosa shared about his team\u2019s intentions.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nOn the other hand, Guyana\u2019s Renegades were the next team to join the winners\u2019 circle, thumping Bermuda\u2019s Hamilton 20-10 in a Pool B matchup.
\nGuyanese national player Travis Belgrave later described the encounter as intense as he also addressed the home-court advantage.<\/p>\n\u201cIt was a bit intense. It was a bit physical, as per normal, but we\u2019re experienced in this kind of 3\u00d73 play; so, I think we adapted quite well, and we\u2019re very grateful for this victory,\u201d Belgrave told this publication.
\n\u201cWell, the experience plays a major part in 3\u00d73. It\u2019s fast-paced, but it requires a lot of thinking; so, based on our experience, I think we should go a far way,\u201d Belgrave later shared about the Renegades\u2019 experience on the 3\u00d73 circuit.
\nThe Guyanese national player went on to say about their home advantage, \u201cDefinitely! We\u2019re home, we\u2019re accustomed to these conditions, so I think we will do well.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\nIn other results on Saturday, Cayman Storm of the Cayman Islands suffered a 15-21 loss at the hands of Suriname\u2019s Team Paramaribo. An overtime contest resulted in St. Kitts and Nevis\u2019s SKN Sugar Boys walking away with the win over BVI Elites 13-11 St. Lucia\u2019s Elite Blazers downed Trinidad and Tobago\u2019s Quarters United 19-15, Guyana\u2019s Georgetown got past Guatemala\u2019s PSN 13-8, and USA\u2019s NY Soundview got the better of the Netherlands\u2019 Team Philipsburg 21-8.<\/p>\n
The \u2018One Guyana\u2019 3\u00d73 Quest continues this Sunday morning and the anticipated final is scheduled for 18:30hrs this evening.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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