ABL Invitational 2023: Saigon Heat closes Playoffs tickets 2 rounds early

Although the qualifying stage of the ABL Invitational 2023 is still going on until the end of this week at Nguyen Du Gymnasium, Ho Chi Minh City, the representative of Vietnam, Saigon Heat Club, has closed the Playoffs tickets two rounds early.

On Sunday night, Saigon Heat made their home fans debut in the match against Macau Black Bears, starting the last leg of the Regular Season of the ABL season 11.

Taking advantage of the enthusiastic cheers of the audience, coach Matt Van Pelt's teachers and students sometimes led the opponent to 27 points before winning the final with a score of 79-70.

This result helps Saigon Heat have 9 victories in 13 matches, the same achievement with the top team NS Matrix Deers. Thanks to that, the representatives of Vietnam and the club from Malaysia were sure to reach the Playoffs round without caring about the results of the last two matches.

The remaining two Playoffs places are being fiercely competed by four names: Singapore Slingers (8-4), Hong Kong Eastern (8-3), Macau Black Bears (6-7) and Zamboanga Valientes (6-6). ).

In the rest of this stage 4, Saigon Heat will have two matches against Singapore Slingers on Wednesday night (February 15) and Louvre Surabaya on Friday night (February 17). Both matches start at 19:30 at Nguyen Du Gymnasium.

With the possession of early Playoffs tickets, it is likely that these will be two matches where coach Matt Van Pelt has personnel calculations, giving more opportunities to young players and nurturing the pillars.

Up to this point, the organizers have not finalized the venue and time of the final stage of the ABL Invitational 2023.