First streetball tournament in Burg: A top -class sports festival!

On June 18, 2025, the first streetball tournament of Towers Castle with 27 teams took place in Burg, a great success for sport.
On June 18, 2025, the first streetball tournament of Towers Castle with 27 teams took place in Burg, a great success for sport. (Symbolbild/NAG)

First streetball tournament in Burg: A top -class sports festival!

Burg, Deutschland - An exciting sports event recently took place in Burg: the first streetball tournament of Towers Castle. With 27 registered teams from cities such as Zerbst, Köthen, Dessau, Genthin, Magdeburg and Castle, the event was a complete success. In addition to the hosts, the basketball club Red Eagles Zerbst contributed the largest number of teams. The gripping games did not miss over 200 spectators and cheered on their teams. There was also a festive atmosphere at the opening, which was headed by Mayor Philip Stark and District Administrator Steffen Burchardt. Both talked about the essential role of sport in our society and praised the exemplary organization of the event. According to [MeetingPoint JL] (https://meetingpoint-jl.de/neuke/artikel/198712-stes-streetballturnier-Burg-Towers-Ein-General Success), Burg was once again a lively place for sporting events.

in a popular 3 × 3 mode, an exciting variant of basketball, a total of 57 games were played in five age groups. The victories are distributed as follows:

  • 2005+: Tentacle Titans from Magdeburg
  • 2006–2008: BBC Zerbst / BC Anhalt Co.Lab
  • 2009/2010: LeBron James from Burg
  • 2011/2012: The Airball Crew from Burg
  • 2013+: Fages from Zerbst

shrill show performances and great enthusiasm

To loosen the breaks between the games, the dance group of the Burg Süd primary school performed. The enthusiastic spectators clapped and cheered what continued to heat the atmosphere of the tournament. The excited fans and the exciting matches made the event a special experience for everyone involved.

The tournament is considered great success by many and it is already being considered to organize future events of this kind. The importance of basketball, not only in Burg, but throughout Germany, is unmistakable. According to the basketball.de, basketball is a sport with an eventful history in Germany. He has experienced many ups and downs since his introduction in 1896 and is now an integral part of German sports culture, with over 200,000 active players compared to around 21,000 in ice hockey.

In recent years, German basketball has also gained more and more popularity internationally, not least through successes such as the 1993 EM victory and the impressive career of Dirk Nowitzki, which is the greatest legend of German basketball. The youth promotion of the German Basketball Association (DBB) also helps that the sport will continue to be very popular in the future.

The streetball tournament in Burg has once again proven how important and connecting sport. The organizers, the players and of course the enthusiastic spectators have put together an event that screams after repetition. The potential for other tournaments is definitely given!

For more information about current basketball events and highlights, also visit the website of i called game: i called game .

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