22 teams to feature in KKHA nine-a-side tourney
Published on: Friday, September 27, 2019
By: GL Oh
KOTA KINABALU: The second edition of the Kota Kinabalu Hockey Association (KKHA) 9-a-side tournament will be held at the Kota Kinabalu Sports Complex synthetic hockey pitch this weekend.
The competition will feature a total of 22 teams, with 17 men and five women teams including one from Sarawak.
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The men’s category will be divided into four groups with a round-robin format in the group stages, and only those who finish in the top two positions in each group will make it into the knockout stage.
Group A comprised of SSMS (Sports School Malaysia Sabah) A, Onex Sarawak Warrior, SESB HT and Saga KK A with SSMS B, Tamparuli HT, PSKPP KK and Labuan Hockey Club in Group B.
SSMS C, PSKPP Ranau, PSKPP Tuaran and The Steps KM are in Group C while SSMS D, Saga Sandakan, Kota Belud, UiTM Sabah and Saga KK B are in Group D.
There will be a one-group competition for the women category to be played based on a round-robin format.
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Meanwhile, KKHA President Dedi Saputra Mohd Rasyid (pic) is pleased with the response they are getting from the participants.
“On behalf of the association, I would like to thank all the teams or clubs for their support. I hope they will have a good tournament and best of luck to all the competing teams,” he said on Thursday.