Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Punta Cana is ready to host the FIBA AmeriCup 2022 regional qualifier this coming 29 and 30 November. A basketball court has been set up complying with international standards.
Fans are not allowed to be present. But the games will be transmitted live for Dominican audiences on TeleAntillas, Channel 2. The games would have been between Canada, US Virgin Islands, Dominican Republic and Cuba, but Team Canada declined due to the Covid-19 virus.
On 29 November, the Dominican Republic team will match the US Virgin Island at 5pm. On Sunday, the team will play Cuba at 8pm.
Hard Rock Punta Cana expects to use the new basketball court to attract more games in 2021. A committee made up by Frank Elias Rainieri, Jorge Tavarez and Andres Vanderhorst Jr is working with the Dominican national basketball team to prepare the tournament and attract new tournaments.
The games are part of the second window of the FIBA AmeriCup 2022 Qualifiers that will be played in a “bubble” format from 27 November to 1 December 2020 in Punta Cana and Buenos Aires. Another site is yet to be announced.
Taking into account health protocols due to the Covid-19 pandemic, FIBA chose the “bubble” format for the competition. The format allows for a more controlled and secured environment for teams to compete. It also facilitates the implementation of governmental Sanitary Protocol required by many countries across the America’s zone.
Each of the chosen venues will host national teams that make up each group of the FIBA AmeriCup 2022 Qualifiers. The top three teams from each group will qualify for the FIBA AmeriCup 2022.
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24 November 2020