P.O. Box 1478, Lilongwe 3, Email: cezobal@gmail.
com
MEMO
To: Team Leaders – Participating Clubs
From: CEZOBAL Executive Committee
Date: 12th June, 2025
Subject: Chairman’s Cup Program and Rules
Venue:
All games will be played at the Bingu National Stadium (BNS) Court.
Tournament Format:
Both the Men's and Women's categories will be played in a single-elimination format (YOU SNOOZE, YOU
LOSE). A draw will be conducted before the games to determine the matchups.
Men's Category:
The four winners will advance to the semifinals.
Teams will be seeded based on their point differential. The team with the highest point differential will
receive the first seed.
If point differentials are tied, the team that scored the most points will receive the higher seed.
Semifinal matchups will be: Position 1 vs Position 4 and Position 2 vs Position 3.
Semifinal winners will proceed to the final. There will be no third-place game.
Women's Category:
The three winners will automatically qualify for the semifinals.
The fourth semifinal seed will be granted to the "best loser", which is the team with the lowest negative
point differential among the losing teams. If tied, the team that scored the most points will take the fourth
seed.
Semifinal seeding will follow the same rules as the Men's category.
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Youth Category (Boys and Girls)
Both the Boys' and Girls' categories will play a best-of-two game series.
If the series is tied 1-1, the team with the better point differential will be crowned champions.
If the point differential is also tied, a 3-minute overtime period(s) will be played until a winner is determined.
Shedule:
Day 1 (Saturday, June 14, 2025)
9:00 AM: Teams arrival, tournament draw
9:20 - 10:10 AM: Game 1 Women's
10:10 - 11:00 AM: Game 1 Men's
11:00 - 11:50 AM: Game 2 Women's
11:50 - 12:40 PM: Game 2 Men's
12:40 - 1:30 PM: Game 1 Girls (Green Basketball Academy vs NextGen Gold Girls)
1:30 - 2:20 PM: Game 1 Boys (Bravehearts Academy vs NextGen Gold Boys)
2:20 - 3:10 PM: Game 3 Men's
3:10 - 4:00 PM: Game 3 Women's
4:00 - 4:50 PM: Game 4 Men's
Day 2 (Sunday, June 15, 2025)
9:00 - 10:00 AM: Women's SF 1
10:00 - 11:00 AM: Men's SF 1
11:00 - 12:00 PM: Women's SF 2
12:00 - 1:00 PM: Men's SF 2
1:30 - 2:20 PM: Game 2 Girls (NextGen Gold Girls vs Green Basketball)
2:20 - 3:10 PM: Game 2 Boys (NextGen Gold Boys vs Bravehearts Academy)
3:10 - 4:10 PM: Women's Final
4:10 - 5:10 PM: Men's Final
5:10 - 5:30 PM: Award Presentation
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Tournament Rules
Game play:
First Round of Games (All categories except Semifinals/Finals):
8-minute quarters with a running clock.
The clock will stop only on timeouts, at the end of a period, and during the last 2 minutes of the game if
the score difference is less than 10 points.
Each team will have one (1) 45-seconds timeout in the first half and two (2) 45-seconds timeouts in the
second half.
1 minute will be allocated between periods, and halftime will be 2 minutes.
Teams will receive a 3-minute on-court warm-up before tip-off.
For both Boys' and Girls' categories, these 8-minute quarter game rules will apply to both games in their
series.
Semi-Finals and Finals (Men's and Women's):
10-minute quarters with a running clock.
The clock will stop only on timeouts, at the end of a period, and during the last 2 minutes of the game,
regardless of the score.
Each team will have two (2) 1-minute timeouts per half.
1 minute will be allocated between periods, and halftime will be 2 minutes.
Teams will receive a 3-minute on-court warm-up before tip-off.
Forfeits
A team will forfeit their game if they are not present and ready to play five minutes after their allocated
start time.
General Rules
All other FIBA rules shall apply accordingly.
Please note that any tournament rules stipulated by the Tournament Manager (the Technical Director) will
supersede any other conflicting rules.
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Awards
Unless otherwise communicated (depending on financial availability), only the champions of each
category will be awarded with medals and a trophy.
No individual awards will be presented.
We look forward to a competitive and sportsmanlike Chairman's Cup!
Yours Sincerely,
Sebenzani Chidothe
CEZOBAL GS
