FIGHTBALL™, World's Most Intense One-On-One Basketball Tournament, Launches With NYC Event
Eight Top Street Players Battle in Nightclub Setting For $10,000 Grand Prize at First Stop in International FIGHTBALL™ Tour
NEW YORK, Nov. 19, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- FIGHTBALL™, a new global sports entertainment property that has transformed one-on-one basketball into a hyper-intensive rivalry, launches tonight with its inaugural FIGHTBALL™ 00 NYC tournament. FIGHTBALL™ 00 NYC will push eight of the Northeast's most skilled and notoriously tough players to their limits for the chance to win a grand prize of $10,000 (out of a total prize pot of $18,600) and the title of FIGHTBALL™ 00 NYC champion.
FIGHTBALL™ 00 NYC, hosted by MC Joe Pope at SIR/Stage 37, will go beyond the average sporting event to mash the court with the club. The venue's hardwood basketball court will serve as the epicenter of a nightclub setting where legendary DJ Clark Kent will deliver a live music mix. This is the first of the FIGHTBALL™ event series, which will roll out around the world with a "touring tournament" that features players from a variety of countries.
"One-on-one basketball is the purest form of the game and we wanted to push it to a new space," said FIGHTBALL™ co-founders Jonas Hallberg and Liron Reznik. "We designed FIGHTBALL™ to elevate the best aspects of basketball to appeal to today's short attention span, highlight hungry, global audience."
FIGHTBALL™ is a true 21st century sport, upping the intensity, endurance, physicality and athleticism needed to win due to its unique format. Each eight-minute game is played on a 40 ft. court outfitted with two hoops, and an eight-second shot clock ensures a fast-paced, physically demanding game. For more information on FIGHTBALL™ and its rules, visit www.fightball.co and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. See each of the FIGHTBALL™ 00 NYC players train and learn their personal stories at YouTube.
ABOUT FIGHTBALL™
FIGHTBALL™ is the world's most intense one-on-one basketball competition ever. A new sports entertainment property that takes one-on-one basketball and gives it a makeover, dialing its speed and intensity up to 11. The 8 minute games play out on a 2-hoop short court, with an 8 second shot clock, after dark in a 'nightclub' setting. The result: All highlights, all the time.
FIGHTBALL™ is a registered trademark of FIGHTBALL INC.
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