The Irkut basketball team successfully won the preliminary games in Group G of the 2013 Russian Cup, beating opponents from Tobolsk, Nizhny Tagil, and Omsk Region. Now Irkut faces the first round of the round of 32 against Superleague team Temp SUMZ from Revda, on October 2 at the Trud sports complex. The club aims to reach the final, and the city continues to support the team with substantial funding.
The Irkut team won the preliminary games in Group G of the 12th 2013 Russian Basketball Cup among men’s teams, which were held from September 14 to 16 in Nizhny Tagil.Irkutsk basketball players faced three teams: Neftekhimik (Tobolsk), Stary Sobol (Nizhny Tagil), and BK 1716 (Omsk Oblast). Based on the results of the games played, the Irkutsk team proved to be the best in Group G. On October 2, the Irkut basketball players will play their first game in the Round of 1/16 of the Russian Cup. At the Trud sports complex, they will meet the Super League team Temp-SUMZ from the city of Revda.
“We will make every effort to reach the final of the Russian Cup,” said Irkut team manager Andrey Bugaev.
As a reminder, nearly 13 million rubles will be allocated from the Irkutsk city budget this year for the formation and outfitting of the Irkut team, holding training camps, paying the entry fee for participation in the Higher League of the Russian Championship, and conducting home and away games. Next year, 20 million rubles are earmarked in the municipal budget to support the team.
Based on materials from the Press Service of the Administration of the City of Irkutsk