Looking back at the Southern Regional Qualifier - NUC 2022: The place of emotional matches

As the starting and finishing areas in all three regions, the Southern Regional Qualifier - National Student Basketball Tournament 2022 ended over the weekend after more than 90 intense matches, spanning 10 years. match day.

The three best men's and two women's teams have been named after the breathtaking competition, and will represent the South to attend the national final on November 12.

Here, let's take a look at the notable highlights of the Southern Regional Qualifier - National Student Basketball Tournament in 2022.

This year's tournament attracts 33 men's teams and 10 women's teams, representing universities, colleges and academies in the South. All matches took place at the Gymnasium of Ho Chi Minh City University of Physical Education and Sports.

In addition to the majority of teams from the city named after Uncle, the regional qualifier also welcomed two teams from the West of the river, namely Can Tho University of South Can Tho and Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy, increasing the locality of the competition. national tournament.

The 33 male teams were divided into 8 groups, each group taking the first and second teams to the knockout round. Meanwhile, in the women's content, 10 teams are divided into two groups X and Y, round-robin also to find the first and second teams in each group.

In the men's content, it can be said that the Group stage does not bring many surprises when the higher rated teams all won tickets to the next round. But the surprise came in the women's content when one of the candidates, the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City, had a problem with the athlete's profile, had to say goodbye to NUC 2022.

Taking advantage, the female host team of the southern region, Ho Chi Minh City University of Physical Education and Sports, had a victory over a direct competitor, Van Lang University, reaching the semi-finals. emotional way.

In the knockout matches, many teams showed their strength such as Van Lang University, Ton Duc Thang University, RMIT University or Hoa Sen University. A surprise happened when the host male team of Ho Chi Minh City University of Physical Education and Sports was eliminated in the quarterfinals.

Besides, there are extremely emotional matches such as RMIT University upstream against Ho Chi Minh City University of Education despite 2 players being expelled, or Hoa Sen University defeating Ton Duc Thang University with the right difference. 1 point.

After 10 days of intense competition, RMIT University's men's basketball team excellently won the championship of the South region, proving its strength not only in the squad system but also in the fighting spirit.

Despite facing many difficulties and experiencing unbelievable comebacks, teacher and coach Huynh Quoc Huy still finished with the highest position. Similarly in the women's content, Hoa Sen University was crowned after surpassing the more highly regarded team, Ton Duc Thang University, to become the female champion in the South.

Coach Thuy Vi and her team were undefeated in the whole tournament, showing outstanding strength and had a very reasonable strategy to win convincingly in the final. This achievement also helps Hoa Sen University become a rare school with both men's and women's teams walking hand in hand to the National Finals.

Also from the two champions, the tournament found the two best players - the MVP of the two finals. The male content named Jamie Martin of RMIT University with a muscular and equally emotional style, while the female content honored Diep Xuan Yen, a calm scoring machine and always able to speak up when the University Lotus needs.

In addition to the two champions mentioned above, the Southern region also named the representatives who will attend the final round including Hoa Sen University and Van Lang University in the South content, in parallel, Ton Duc Thang University. in women's content.

After the qualifiers in all three regions have closed, now NUC 2022 will move to the most thrilling and worth-watching series, where excellent teams from all three regions will gather.

Besides promising professional matches, this is also an opportunity for excellent student football teams across the country to have the opportunity to rub shoulders with each other, satisfy their passion for basketball, and showcase their talents in football. The biggest stage of school basketball in the whole country of Vietnam.