THE SHOWPIECE WEEKEND in the Irish basketball calendar started with an upset as the National Cup champions UCC Demons suffered defeat to GCD Swords Thunder.
In a repeat of last year’s semi-final, the Dublin side led from the outset and eventually recorded a 103-82 win to progress to Sunday’s final.
Swords produced an impressive performance to stun the large home crowd at the Mardyke Arena in Cork.
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They will face either Pyrobel Killester or Templeogue BC, who go head-to-head tomorrow afternoon, in the decider.
Also on Saturday, the Women’s National Cup takes centre stage with back-to-back semi-finals from 6pm.
In total, 20 games in 10 different competitions will be played over the weekend with the Mardyke, Neptune Stadium and the Parochial Hall all hosting fixtures.
You can watch a live stream of the action from the Mardyke Arena here.
Swords celebrate with their coach. Cathal Noonan / INPHO
Cathal Noonan / INPHO / INPHO
Hula Hoops National Cup fixtures, Saturday 9 January:
Women’s National Cup Semi-Finals
Maxol WIT Wildcats v Pyrobel Killester, 6pm
Team Montenotte Hotel v Meteors BC, 8pm
Men’s National Cup Semi-Final
Pyrobel Killester v Templeogue BC, 4pm
President’s National Cup Semi-Finals
C&S Blue Demons v Pyrobel Killester, Neptune Stadium, 2pm
Fr Mathews v Maree BC, Neptune Stadium, 4pm
U20 Women’s National Cup Semi-Finals
Liffey Celtics v Killester, Parochial Hall, Cork, 12pm
U18 Men’s National Cup Semi-Finals
Maree BC v BFG Neptune, Neptune Stadium, Cork, 10am
Tolka Rovers v Moycullen BC, Neptune Stadium, Cork, 12pm
U18 Women’s National Cup Semi-Finals
Brunell BC v Portlaoise Panthers BC, Parochial Hall, Cork, 10am
Swords stun large home crowd at the Mardyke as finals weekend gets underway in Cork
THE SHOWPIECE WEEKEND in the Irish basketball calendar started with an upset as the National Cup champions UCC Demons suffered defeat to GCD Swords Thunder.
In a repeat of last year’s semi-final, the Dublin side led from the outset and eventually recorded a 103-82 win to progress to Sunday’s final.
Swords produced an impressive performance to stun the large home crowd at the Mardyke Arena in Cork.
They will face either Pyrobel Killester or Templeogue BC, who go head-to-head tomorrow afternoon, in the decider.
Also on Saturday, the Women’s National Cup takes centre stage with back-to-back semi-finals from 6pm.
In total, 20 games in 10 different competitions will be played over the weekend with the Mardyke, Neptune Stadium and the Parochial Hall all hosting fixtures.
You can watch a live stream of the action from the Mardyke Arena here.
Hula Hoops National Cup fixtures, Saturday 9 January:
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