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The Singapore Open was founded in 1961 and was one of the tournaments on the first season of the Far East Circuit (later the Asia Golf Circuit) the following year. [1] It remained part of the Asia circuit until 1993 when it became a fixture on the Australasian Tour. [2] After just 3 seasons, it left the Australasian Tour to join the fledgling ...
Basketball was introduced to Singapore as early as 1925 and was played in schools. The Singapore Basketball and Volleyball Association was established in 1934 to further promote the sport and the organization was responsible for organizing the Malaysia and Singapore Basketball Championship. The association was later replaced in 1939 by the ...
The National Basketball League ( NBL) [1] is the first-tier basketball league in Singapore. It was established in 2011 and founded by the Basketball Association of Singapore (BAS). The league currently exists out of twelve teams. The champions of each season are eligible to play in the qualifying rounds of the Basketball Champions League Asia .
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On 5 June 2009, a "quiet revolution" took place in Singapore national men's basketball team. The team previously representing Singapore was replaced by young talents of the likes of Wei Jian Hong, Steven Khoo, Desmond Oh and Wei Long Wong, with only two senior players from the old squad retained: Pathman Matialakan and Michael Wong. [3]
The Hong Kong Open is a golf tournament which is played on the Asian Tour, and formerly on the European Tour. It was founded in 1959 and in 1962 was one of the five tournaments that made up the inaugural Far East Circuit, later known as the Asia Golf Circuit. It remained part of the circuit until 1996, before joining the Asian Tour, then known ...
The most popular sports in Singapore include outdoor sports like football, swimming, track and field, rugby union and cycling as well as various indoor sports like badminton, table tennis and basketball. Floorball has a young history in the country, but is gaining popularity. [2]
The Basketball Champions League Asia ( BCL Asia ), formerly the FIBA Asia Champions Cup, [1] is an annual continental club basketball competition organised by FIBA Asia. It is the highest level club competition for professional basketball in Asia . Introduced in 1981, as the Asian Basketball Club Championship, the competition rebranded in 2004 ...