PIDC  Slates 2015 Mabuhay Cup Basketball Invitational Tourney in North York

By Susan Llanera
Photos: Mabuhay Cup Basketball Tourn. archives
North York-Canada
July 22, 2015



T’s summertime folks!  The seasonal clime is now cruising at fever pitch for exciting and challenging basketball games. The Philippine Independence Day Council (PIDC) is sponsoring the 2015 Mabuhay Cup Basketball Invitational Tournament on July 31^st , August 1^st  & 2^nd  at the Hoopdome, Downsview Park, 75 Carl Hall Road, North York, Ontario.

The 13^th Mabuhay Cup basketball tourney is a continuing project of PIDC, a 20-year old umbrella organization of several Filipino Canadian community-based associations. The annual event is a 3-day weekend tournament for Filipino-Canadian students, youth and adults as a solid part of the PIDC Mabuhay Philippines Festival summer events. It aims to continue bringing the Filipino community together through unity in sportsmanship and friendly basketball competitions.

Amateur basketball clubs from the Greater Toronto Area, including teams in Ottawa, Hamilton, Montreal, Burlington and Chicago (USA) will participate in the 3-day weekend tournament. The playing teams are competing in 8 divisions such as Mosquito, Tykes, Peewee, Bantam, Midget, Juvenile, Girls and Open categories.

Player eligibility requirements are strictly specified according to age (birth year), ranging from 1997 & younger and 2007 & younger to no-age-limit for the Open division players. The number of teams will be limited though, as in the past about 45 teams participated. Entrance fees for teams and their acceptance will be on a full “first-to-pay, first registration” basis.