The great debut of HaBaWaBa South East Asia
2024 ended with the 1st edition of the new event of the HaBaWaBa Circuit: 10 teams and 120 little waterpolo players competed in Ipoh, Malaysia
Six years after the HaBaWaBa Asia 2018 in Singapore and one year after the HaBaWaBa China in Chengdu, the “game of the ball in the water” has returned to the Asian continent thanks to Pacer Water Polo Academy: the Singaporean club, who participated several times in HaBaWaBa International Festival in Italy, took up the challenge posed by Waterpolo Development and organized the 1st edition of HaBaWaBa South East Asia.
The event, which is part of the HaBaWaBa International Circuit, was held from December 26th to 31st, 2024 in the town of Ipoh, Malaysia, chosen as the first venue for a tournament that will be itinerant. HaBaWaBa SEA will change location every year: in 2025 the island of Bali, Indonesia, will host the 2nd edition, already scheduled from December 26th to 31st.
HaBaWaBa SEA 2024 was joined by 10 teams - 5 in U11 age group category and 5 in the U13 competition - from Singapore, Malaysia and China (specifically from Shanghai, Guangzhou and Chinese Taipei), with a total of 120 little waterpolo players in the pool.
The U11 title was won by the Singaporeans of 28 Degrees Altila, while Pacer PDC triumphed in the U13 category. The Fair Play Trophies, instead, went to Pacer Kallang (U11) and the Malaysian team of Wahoo Water Polo.
As is tradition for HaBaWaBa events, in addition to participating in the tournament, the little waterpolo players were able to visit the beauties of Ipoh, a multi-ethnic town which is the capital of the state of Perak.
Waterpolo Development congratulates Pacer Water Polo Academy for the success of the event and invites Asian clubs and little waterpolo players to join the next HaBaWaBa SEA 2025 in Bali.
For more infos and images of HaBaWaBa SEA 2024 visit the official website of the event and official account on Facebook.
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