Three technical factors granted the Lebanese Beirut team its first historic title in the Dubai International Basketball Championship, by winning, the day before yesterday, the Tunisian team (80-72), in the final of the 34th edition hosted by Al-Nasr Club Hall, since January 24, the most prominent of which is possessing The team is three influential Lebanese elements, reflected in the crowning of two of them with the “Best” awards at the championship level.
Beirut was subjected to one defeat in the preliminary round, which came to the most prominent candidate for the title and the runner-up last year. The quarter-finals (87-74), and then crossing the final match by beating the national team in the semi-finals (94-71).
The Beirut team confirmed the leadership of the Lebanese clubs at the level of the most winning (Dubai Basket) titles, by adding the 15th title historically to the Lebanese basket, after the Al -Riyadi team holder (nine titles), Al -Shanville (two titles), wisdom (two titles), and Inpress (a single title).
“Emirates Today” monitors the three technical factors that made the difference, and contributed to granting “Beirut” its title the first date in the “Dubai Basket”, according to the following:
1- The best prizes
The brilliance of the internationals, Ali Haider, Sergio Darwish and American Ricky Lido, reflected the performance of the “Beirut” team, and contributed to making the first historical title of the team, especially since Haider crowned the title of “Best Comprehensive Player”, and Darwish confirmed it by crowning the award “Best Registered for Triple Rumiles”, Walido is the “Best Player of Player” award.
2- offensive superiority
Increasing the factors of harmony between the elements of the team from one match and another contributed to giving the team high registration rates, and its leadership reflected it at the most powerful level of offensive at a rate of (86.5 points per match), beating all competitors, including the most prominent candidate for the Filipino “Strong Group” team that resolved The second best registered with a rate of (76.4 points in the match).
3- Defense hardness
The international experiences of the “Beirut” players, along with the American LEDO’s brilliance, played a pivotal role in closing defensive gaps, and obtaining the title of the second strongest defense line, by being satisfied with receiving an average of (76.1 points per match), late with a slight difference from “Strong Group”, the strongest defense rate ( 68.1 points in the match).
Hakim prepares the audience to return
The President of Beirut Club, Nadim Hakim, stressed that the Dubai Championship title gives a strong motivation for the team to continue giving in the march of achievements, in light of the upward performance of the team, which was crowned in 2023 with the title of Arab clubs, and the continuation of this approach to the first historical title in the Dubai Basket, The tournament fans promised to return and defend its title in the next year’s edition, and Hakim told «Emirates Today»: “Despite the difficult preparation conditions imposed by the events in Lebanon, we were keen to return and participate in the Dubai Championship in its 34th version, to give us the accumulated experiences and the insistence of our players to achieve Achievement and contracting with high -level professionals, achieving the goal we set since our first participation in this tournament by crowning the title.
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