Al Qadsia clinches the 29th GCC's title Hosts Al Qadsia from Kuwait succeeded to win the final game of the 29th Gulf Clubs Championship yesterday after beating Qataris Al Rayyan 69-67. The american center Joel Box (205-C-84, agency: Pro Management Agency, college: Quincy) made a good appointment with the basket in the last 2 seconds to snatch this hard win adding to that the big offer of help made by Abdullah Al Sarraf (194-F-82) and Saqer Abdel Rida most of the minutes in the game. From the other side, Boney Watson (183-G, college: Sam Houston St.) did all what he can to avoid the loss from his team but that didn't help much especially in the last moments of the 4th quarter. Meanwhile, Al Jahraa of Kuwait took the 3rd place when they succeeded to defeat Al Wasl from UAE 93-75. Kuwait defeat Jahra for Federation Cup title Kuwait claimed the Kuwait Federation Cup title after they defeated Jahra in the Final. Kuwait rolled to a 101:79 win and celebrated the title. Kuwait had to overcome Arabi 80:74 in the semifinal to reach the championship game. Jahra looked impressive en route to the final. They knocked out the Kuwait League champions Qadsia 100:94 in the quarterfinal. Later Jahra took care of Yarmouk 94:85 to book the spot in the decider. But Kuwait basketball club turned out too good for Jahra. Jahra got to a strong start as Abdul Aziz Al Dhari and Nayif Al Sandeli helped the team to a 20:18 lead after ten minutes. Kuwait bounced back in the second stanza. Yahya Al Bahar and Ahmad Al Mutairi (187-G-80) allowed Kuwait to jump in front. They built a 48:39 lead at halftime. Kuwait wisely kept their opponents at bay and ensured a 12-point lead heading into the fourth term. Things did not change in the final quarter as Kuwait celebrated a deserved success. It was the seventh Federation Cup title in Kuwaits history. Qadsia enjoy the best record of 22 triumphs in the tournament, while Arabi have taken the crown for 9 times. |
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Al Qadsia clinches the 29th GCC's title
