Discovery Women's Basketball Invitational Explained

Discovery Women's Basketball Invitational
Sport:Basketball
Founded:2011
Folded:2015
Champion: (3rd title)
Most Champs: (3 titles)

The Discovery Women's Basketball Invitational is an international basketball tournament in the Philippines.

History

In 2011, the inaugural invitational was contested by the women's national teams of the Philippines and Qatar along with Bangkok Bank of Thailand and a selection team from Fujian of China. The tournament hosted by Bacolod took place at the West Negros University Gym from September 28-October 1.[1] [2]

In 2013, the Discovery Invitational was known as "Jesse Robredo Memorial Cup" to commemorate the first death anniversary of former Department of the Interior and Local Government secretary Jesse Robredo, was an invitational basketball team which was contested by the women's national teams of the Philippines and Singapore, along with a Gold Coast All Stars team assembled by Gold Coast Basketball of Australia. India was also invited to partake at the tournament but did not send its team due to a ban imposed on its National Olympic Committee by the International Olympic Committee at that time which took effect in December 2012. The tournament was held in Naga City from August 22–25, 2013 at the Jesse Robredo Coliseum.[3] [4] [5] [6]

In 2015, the invitational was held once again and was contested by the women's national teams of the Philippines, Turkmenistan, and Team A and B of Papua New Guinea. The games took place in Davao City at the Almendras Gym Davao City Recreation Center.[7] [8]

Results

YearHostwidth=1% rowspan=34 bgcolor=ffffffFinalwidth=1% rowspan=34 bgcolor=ffffffThird place game
width=15%Championwidth=9%Scorewidth=15%Second placewidth=15%Third placewidth=9%Scorewidth=15%Fourth place
2011
Details
Bacolod65–54
Bangkok Bank

Fujian
105-40
2013
Details
NagaNo playoffs
Gold Coast
No playoffs
2015
Details
Davao City78–58
Papua New Guinea A
72-34
Papua New Guinea B
2017
Details
TaguigW–L
Co-third place

Medal tally

By country

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3 1 0 4
0 2 0 2
0 1 0 1
0 1 0 1
0 0 1 1
0 0 1 1
0 0 1 1
0 0 1 1
0 0 1 1

By club/team

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3 0 0 3
0 1 0 1
0 1 0 1
0 1 0 1
0 0 1 1
0 0 1 1
0 0 1 1

Participation details

TeamBAC
2011
NAG
2013
DAV
2015
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3rd - -
- 3rd -
- - bgcolor=silver2nd
- - 4th
bgcolor=gold1st bgcolor=gold1st bgcolor=gold1st
4th - -
- bgcolor=silver2nd -
- - 3rd

Notes and References

  1. News: Phl five battles Qatar tonight in Women’s Invitational Cup. 23 January 2015. The Visayan Daily Star. 28 September 2011.
  2. News: RP cagebelles in tuneup series. 23 January 2015. Tempo. 21 September 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20150123161030/http://www.tempo.com.ph/2011/09/rp-cagebelles-in-tuneup-series/. 23 January 2015. dead.
  3. News: Flores. Celes. Women’s hoops team excited to get tested in Discovery Hoops invitational. 23 January 2015. Philippine Daily Inquirer. 15 August 2013.
  4. News: 2nd District Women’s Basketball Invitational. RTVM. 18 August 2013.
  5. News: Gold Coast Women's Invitational All Stars Set for Philippines International Tournament. 23 January 2015. Basketball Queensland. 16 August 2013.
  6. News: Atencio. Peter. Perlas Pilipinas tests mettle of Australia, Singapore fives. 23 January 2015. Manila Standard Today. 15 August 2013.
  7. News: Papua, PH women's teams hold sports clinics. https://web.archive.org/web/20150223122144/http://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/sports/2015/02/19/papua-ph-womens-teams-hold-sports-clinics-393194. 23 February 2015. 23 February 2015. Sun Star Davao. 19 February 2015.
  8. News: Pates. Karlo Paolo. Perlas Pilipinas grabs third win. 23 February 2015. Sun Star Davao. https://web.archive.org/web/20150223122156/http://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/sports/2015/02/22/perlas-pilipinas-grabs-third-win-393640. 23 February 2015. 22 February 2015.