BVI Men’s Basketball Team ranked 92 in world

October 17, 2017 by

Source: VINO

The Virgin Islands (UK) Senior Men’s Basketball team has been ranked as number 92 in the world, following the release of the governing body’s new system of calculation. Photo: Provided

The Virgin Islands (UK) Senior Men’s Basketball team has been ranked as number 92 in the world, following the release of the governing body’s new system of calculation.

Presented by Nike, the innovative game-based ranking factors in results from official games played by 149 national teams and will be updated after every window of Qualifiers and following the conclusion of top official FIBA competitions.

The new ranking is based on results of games ranging from regional pre-qualifiers all the way to the FIBA Basketball World Cup Final, and includes the Olympic Basketball Tournament as well as the Continental Cups. The previous ranking was purely competition-based and only took into account the final standings of tournaments.

The basic principle is simple: 1,000 basis points are awarded in each game, with the two teams earning a share of these according to the margin of victory or defeat. Weightings are added on a round basis meaning that, when a team progresses through a top official FIBA competition, its wins are worth more with every round it plays.

The ranking has revised weightings of the competitions. For the first time, it sees the implementation of a time decay rewarding teams for their most recent performances. This replaces the system in place under the previous ranking, where all games over the 8-year period received the exact same value.

Finally, the new ranking also recognises the value of away wins and rewards facing and beating opponents that are higher in the ranking.

FIBA Secretary General and International Olympic Committee (IOC) Member, Patrick Baumann said: “The new ranking was devised with our new calendar clearly in mind. We are pleased to offer more teams – 149 of them, compared to 91 previously – a ranking that can be updated after every window of the Qualifiers so that national teams, fans and their national federations can follow their progress on a more regular basis. Prior to the change, the rankings already proved to be among the most popular pages on FIBA basketball and we expect there will be even more debating and conversations taking place following the implementation of this new one.”

For now, the new FIBA World Ranking Men, presented by Nike, only applies to senior men’s national teams and competitions. FIBA will work towards drawing up and implementing similar systems for the women’s and youth (boys and girls) rankings at a later stage.

Making the list for the CBC sub-sub-zone are:

Men’s Ranking

15. Puerto Rico

17. Dominican Republic

51. Virgin Islands

59. Bahamas

60. Cuba

68. Jamaica

76. Antigua

92. British Virgin Islands

97. Barbados

100. St.Vincent and the Grenadines

109. Bermuda

110. Guyana

118. Surinam

121. Cayman Islands

143. Trinidad and Tobago

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McMaster to train with new coach

October 5, 2017 by

Source: VINO

Kyron McMaster. Photo source: BVIAA Facebook Page

Kyron A. McMaster, the VI’s World Leading 400m Hurdler, has chosen Jamaican coach Lennox Graham as his new coach.

The 20-year-old McMaster, the only man to break 48 seconds this past season, lost his longtime coach, Dag Samuels during the passage of Hurricane Irma that ravaged the Territory in early September.

Following Samuels’ death, McMaster flew to the United States in search of a new coach and after careful consideration made the decision to go with the Jamaican.

“My new coach will be Lennox Graham and I will be based in South Carolina,” said McMaster, who under Samuels’s tutelage, set three of the four fastest times in the world this year.

Graham was recently appointed Assistant Coach at Clemson University after running a successful programme at Division II contenders Johnson C Smith University for the last decade.

Graham also coaches 2015 World 100m hurdles champion Danielle Williams and her sister, Shermaine.

McMaster said the final decision came after much deliberation. “This decision was made solely sitting down with my parents and family. We wanted an environment where we are not crowded too much or around a lot of people where I can be a lot more focused knowing what happened with my coach and the hurricane and everything,” he said. “Away from a lot of people where I would not be exposed to a lot of questions or people looking at me certain ways. Dag was like a father”

Given the longstanding relationship McMaster shared with Samuels, he revealed just how difficult it was to move on from his now deceased former coach.

“It was hard, because it’s like you’re making a decision to start a bond with somebody else from scratch,” he said, “so it is not easy to get a new coach like that or even compare a new coach because Dag was my father figure apart from my real father.”

McMaster ran his world-leading time of 47.80 seconds at the Jamaica International Invitational in May. However, his campaign for a gold medal at the IAAF World Championships in London in August ended early as he was disqualified after his opening-round run.

He would later return to beat the World Champion at a Diamond League Meet.

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BVIFA after school football programme on hold

September 30, 2017 by

By the BVI Football Association

BVIFA After School Football Programme on hold post Irma and Maria. Photo: BVIFA

Despite the great news that schools will be slowly re-opening in the aftermath of the two devastating storms, Irma and Marie, the BVI Football Association’s After School Football Programme is still on hold for now.

The situation should change quickly as soon as suitable, safe venues can be confirmed enabling the programme to resume.

Whilst more and more football will undoubtedly take place before the year is out, the ever popular BDO Primary School League and the BVIFA’s High School League are also on hold with a possible start date slated for early in 2018.

Meetings will take place over the coming days to see how best to engage the youths in football – once there are safe environments and to rebuild the after school programme – to continue to provide a meaningful avenue for youngsters to stay fit, healthy as well as provide a welcome relief from the day to day stresses caused by the storms.

High school football, will not be overlooked with visits to be ongoing to those institutions re-opened to evaluate needs, equipment and suitable space.

Additionally, the BVIFA will be looking to re-establish its databases and contact all those who have been involved in the game and who aspire to reach representative levels.

One of the more important tasks is to assess how many players are still in the country and then track down those who have left.

For more information and updates contact Juliana Luke at bvigensec2@gmail.com or call 1 284 340 5655.

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Kyron McMaster wins Men’s 400m hurdles in Zurich Diamond League, Switzerland

August 25, 2017 by

Source: BVI Platinum

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National record holder, Kyron McMaster has produced another outstanding performance on the world stage, to win the Men’s 400m hurdles in Zurich Diamond League, Switzerland on August 24.

His time was 48.07 seconds, just a touch slower than his 47.80, a world-leading time for 2017, which he established in May during the Jamaica invitational.

The time was good enough to beat the reigning World Champion Gold Medalist, Karsten Warholm of Norway, and Bronze Medalist, Kerron Clement of the USA.

This comes just over a month after he placed second in the 400m Hurdles at the 2017 IAAF Diamond League, Muller Anniversary Games in London last month.

 

McMaster, who is trained by one of the Territory’s longest-serving coaches, Xavier “Dag” Samuels, has his eyes set on the world record of 46.69 seconds.

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BVIFA U15 Team reach Division 3 final at CONCACAF Championship

August 25, 2017 by

By the BVI Football Association

The BVI boys U15 Football Squad. Photo: Provided

The boys, having surpassed expectation to reach the Division 3 final in the CONCACAF U15 Boys Championship, found French Guyana too hot to handle on Saturday, 19, August at the IMG Academy, Florida losing 6-0.

The first half was an evenly matched affair, with perhaps the French Guyana team a little wasteful in front of goal, but the BVI also had chances to score and who knows how different the outcome would have been if a late one-on-one with the keeper had gone in for the BVI.

As it was, the BVI boys had given their all to match the French Guyana team who appeared fitter and had a slight technical edge and, despite making several changes during the second half to stem an ever increasing flow of attacks, the boys wilted in the heat of the day and conceded six goals.

Finishing as Group J Champions, in itself was beyond the hopes of even the most ardent supporter or parent, of which several made the trip to the Tournament.

To end as runners up in Division 3 was a great achievement as captain, Guillaume Parkins noted, “they were fitter definitely, but we had a few opportunities that just didn’t end up in the back of the net. We could have played better overall, but I am pleased with how we did and it is what it is. We need to move the ball quicker, get fitter and come back stronger, but take nothing away from us as we had a great tournament”

In earlier group play the BVI boys beat Montserrat 8-2 as Bailey Rowe again led the front line with skill and an insatiable desire for goals, netting four times in a first half onslaught that also saw Tyler Forbes scoring twice and Luka Chalwell once.

“It is a good experience playing with this team and scoring four goals was excellent,” commented Rowe.

Coming out of the first half break leading 7-1, the coach was able to rest players and protect those on yellow cards from possibly missing out on the final game.

Marcus Butler added another goal though and the final score was 8-2.

Goalkeeper, Alexander Keen, who virtually has had a ringside seat for the big victories, was also full of praise for the team. “The team has done really well, especially scoring 19 goals in three games, that’s pretty impressive at any level,” he said.

Keen was also eager to add that he had three assists in the victory against Montserrat and was quite happy with his “worldly pings”, which is smashing the ball as far as you can and hoping the forwards latch onto the ball and do something with it, like scoring goals.

The Turks and Caicos team were soundly thrashed, 7-3.  Even though the BVI coach, Marcos Falopa, made four changes to the team that started the 4-0 win over Anguilla, the new faces quickly put any doubts about the result to rest with a dominant display.

By half time the BVI were already 3-0 ahead after goals from Charles Medway (2) and Bailey Rowe.

Rowe would then make it 4-0 from the penalty spot early in the second half and complete his hat trick the other side of a Marcus Butler goal to make it 6-0.

Several substitutions ensued and the Turks and Caicos boys pulled a goal back before Kahil Farrington made it 7-1 with a powerful header.

Farrington noted that he was surprised to score. “I knew I made good contact, but didn’t realise it was going in. We have now had two good wins and should make it to the finals,” he said.

The Tournament began for the BVI with a comfortable 4-0 win over Anguilla.

The game, played in blistering heat at the IMG Academy in Bradeton, Florida, began at a slow pace, but it was the BVI boys who were soon in the ascendancy as, after a spate of chances that went begging, Miguel Marshall fired home to open the scoring.

The BVI lead was soon doubled as Tyler Forbes rose high at the far post to get his head to a Luka Chalwell Cross.

Forbes then made it 3-0 early in the second half as he surprised everyone, spinging the off-side trap and flicking the ball past the Anguillan goalkeeper.

Number 4 came from the boot of Marcus Butler and the game was all over.

The full squad included Declan Rose, Alexander Keen, Alejandro Santos, Giovanni Grant, Denvin Jones, Glenford Prentice, Shamsi Dore, Luka Cherwell, Kahlil Farrington, George Rowe, Robert Medway, Miquel Marshall, Marcus Butler, Tyler Forbes, Jalen Prentice, Jake Forbes and Justin Smith.

Coach, Marcos Falopa, Assistant Coaches, Richie Morton and Dan Neville. Physio, Sheldon Harry

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NLA XXV Senior Caribbean Squash Championships underway

August 14, 2017 by

By BVI Squash Rackets Association

BVI’s Joe Chapman, representing the OECS makes it through to the semi-finals of the Senior Caribbean Individual Championships 2017. Photo: BVISRA

The NLA XXV Senior Caribbean Squash Championships take place August 13-19, 2017 at the National Squash Centre Paul’s Avenue, Kingstown, St. Vincent.

The Senior Caribbean Individual Championships 2017 kicked off on Sunday, August 13 and will continue through to Tuesday, August 15 when the finals will take place.

BVI’s Joe Chapman (jointly seeded 3/4 with Micah Franklin of Bermuda) representing the OECS,  has played and won all of his matches to make it through to the semi-finals. He will play against number 2 seed, Cameron Stafford of the Cayman Islands at 7:00pm Monday, August 14.

Other players representing the OECS in the Men’s Individuals include Colin Alexander, Othniel Bailey, James Bentick, Kai Bentick, Paul Cyrus, Jason Doyle, Dominic Ross, Geronimo Ross, Jules Snagg, and Omari Wilson.

Thandi Myers, Deiriai Myers, and Mikal Quashie represented in the OECS Women’s Indviduals.

Men and Women’s teams representing Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Guyana, the OECS, and Trinidad & Tobago begin the Senior Caribbean Team Championships 2017 matches on Wednesday, August 16.

The OECS Men’s Team comprises Joe Faragher-Kneipp (BVI), Joseph Chapman (BVI), Jules Snagg (SVG), Jason Doyle (SVG), Kevin Hannaway (SVG),with Kai Bentick (SVG), and Othniel Bailey (SVG) as team reserves.

James Bentick (SVG) Neville Sorrentino (BVI), and Keith Boyea (SVG), will represent the OECS Vet’s team in the 40+, 50+ and 60+ categories respectively.

The OECS Women’s Team includes Daniela Schumann (BVI), Zoe Sorrentino (BVI), Caroline Dubois (BVI), Musonda Poole (BVI), Thandi Myers (SVG), and team reserves, Glasgow Amber (SVG), and Deiriai Myers (SVG).

The OECS Women’s Vets team will see Greta Primus (SVG) in the 40+ category, and Sherian Slater (SVG) playing in the 50+.

The OECS Team Manager is Mark Chapman.

Senior Caribbean Individual Championships 2017 results.

Senior Caribbean Team Championships 2017 results.

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BVIFA Boys’ U15 National Football team kicks off with a win at CONCACAF Championship in Florida

August 14, 2017 by

By the BVI Football Association

BVIFA U15 Boys National Football team at 2017 CONCACAF Championship, Bradenton, Florida. Photo: BVIFA

The BVIFA U15 Boys National team kicked off their CONCACAF Championship in fine style on Sunday, August 13, 2017, with a 4-0 rout of Anguilla.

The game, played in blistering heat at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, began at a slow pace, but it was the BVI Boys who were soon in the ascendancy as, after a spate of chances that went begging, Miguel Marshall fired home to open the scoring.

The BVI lead was soon doubled as Tyler Forbes rose high at the far post to get his head to a Luka Chalwell Cross.

Forbes then made it 3-0 early in the second half as he surprised everyone, spinning the off-side trap and flicking the ball past the Anguillan goalkeeper.

Number 4 came from the boot of Marcus Butler and the game was all over.

“I’m very proud of the team,” commented Guillaume Parkins, the team Captain. “We had four players that we hadn’t played with yet and they gelled into the set up perfectly. It was like heaven when the ball eventually went into the back of the net. We kept trying, Forbes is a beast and he did his job today. Butler thoroughly deserved his goal too.”

Next up for the BVI is Montserrat on Tuesday, followed by the Turks and Caicos on Wednesday.

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Team BVI overseas sailing race roundup

August 5, 2017 by

By Royal BVI Yacht Club

Daniel Petrovic represented the BVI at the 2017 Laser Under 21 World Championships. Photo: Provided

2017 Laser Under 21 World Championships
Daniel Petrovic finished 39th in the Silver Fleet (100th overall) at the 2017 Under 21 Laser World Championships in Nieuwpoort, Belgium this week.

Conditions were mixed with some wild and windy days and others where the lack of wind stopped play. Petrovic was racing in a tough fleet of 122 boats which after the qualifying series was split in half into gold and silver fleets. His best result came in race 9 in which he finished in 13th position. (GOLDOC)

2017 UK Optimist National Championships
The BVI was represented by two sailors at the 2017 Volvo Gill UK Optimist National Championships. Nathan Haycraft and Kyle Roose were flying the flag for the BVI, competing in the senior fleet of 127 boats.

2017 is the 70th Anniversary of the Optimist Class and over 380 sailors were at the Weymouth and Portland Sailing Academy to take part in the event. It was a wild and windy event and unfortunately sailors had to stay ashore on two days as the conditions were too rough.

Nathan Haycraft qualified for the senior gold fleet and finished in 29th position overall. Taking a race win in the fourth race of the finals series was an outstanding achievement but his overall score was marred by two starting penalties.

Kyle Roose finished in 19th position in the senior silver fleet, his best race was a ninth in race three of the finals series.

Next up for Team BVI Youth Sailors is the Back to School Regatta on September 16-17, 2017.

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Mr. Rey O’Neal, OBE receives “IAAF Plaque of Merit” at 51st IAAF Congress

August 2, 2017 by

By BVI Athletics Association

Rey O’Neal, OBE recipient of the “IAAF Plaque of Merit” is
flanked by BVIAA President Steve Augustine (L) and BVIOC President Ephraim Penn at the 51st IAAF Congress. Photo: BVIAA

Mr. Reynold ‘Rey’ O’Neal, OBE received an extraordinary honour from Lord Sebastian Coe, President of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) at the opening ceremony of the 51st IAAF Congress.

The “IAAF Plaque of Merit”, awarded for meritorious services to World Athletics,” was presented to Rey in recognition of his 40-plus years of service to the world of track and field, particularly in the North America, Central America and Caribbean region (NACAC). Mr. O’Neal has made enormous contributions to the success and the development of the sport of Track and Field. The recipients for each IAAF area included:

AAA – Fumihiro Yamasawa (JPN)
CAA – Aleck Skhosana (RSA)
CONSUDATLE – Wilfredys Leon (VEN)
EA – Clemens Prokop (GER)
NACAC – Reynold O’Neal (IVB)
OAA – Fletcher McEwen (AUS)

O’Neal was one of the founding members of the BVI Amateur Athletic Association (BVIAAA), in 1970 and became President later that year, a stint that lasted until 1973. In 1978, he assumed the office once more and retained the position until 2004 when he stepped down in favor of his protégé, Ephraim Penn,

In 1975, Rey O’Neal, along with Johnny Hassan led the first British Virgin Islands to compete in the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Athletics Championships, held that year in Ponce, Puerto Rico.

The BVIAAA then gained international recognition as a member of the IAAF. At that time, except for softball, there were no other national sporting associations /federations affiliated to their international governing bodies.

Over the years, Mr. O’Neal held several positions in track and field, first as a member of the CAC Technical Committee and for several years as a member and then chairman of the CAC Statistics Committee. Additionally, as a member of the IAAF Statisticians, O’Neal often functioned as a resource person for several regional Federations and helped to select the teams that would represent the Americas at the IAAF World Cup. He became the Vice-President of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (NACAC) Athletic Association in 1997 and held the position until he resigned in 2003.

O’Neal also served as a member of the Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association Confederation (CACAC) Executive Committee for 19 years. He was chosen to lead the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Athletics Commission in 1991. In 2003, O’Neal was awarded the IAAF Veteran’s Pin and the following year was named to the CAC Hall of Fame.

Steve Augustine, President of the BVI Athletics Association (BVIAA) along with Mr. Ephraim Penn, President of the BVI Olympic Committee and other BVIAA executive members were privileged to share in this occasion with Mr. O’Neal.

“Given Mr. O’Neal’s many years of dedicated service to the sport of athletics, locally, regionally and internationally, I wholeheartedly join with the IAAF in recognizing his contributions on this grand-world-stage, who without debate, is truly deserving of this prestigious international award,” commented President Augustine.  “The BVIAA and wider athletics family is blessed to have Rey as a stalwart in our midst,” he added.

The BVIAA executive board, members, athletes and Track and Field family congratulate Mr. O’Neal on this lifetime achievement award.

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Malone, Kelly and McMaster ready for 2017 IAAF World Championships

July 31, 2017 by

Source: VINO

Chantel E. Malone (Long Jump), Ashley N. Kelly (400m) and Kyron A. McMaster (400m Hurdles) to compete in 2017 IAAF World Championships. Photo credits: Malone – Dean Greenaway, Kelly – Lonny.

The three-athlete team of Chantel E. Malone, Ashley N. Kelly and Kyron A. McMaster are in their final preparations for the IAAF World Championships scheduled to be held in London from August 4 to August 13, 2017.

Organisers of the Championships have announced the latest sales figure for tickets with more than 660,000 sold and a bumper opening weekend with a quarter of a million spectators set to flock to the London Stadium over the Friday, Saturday and Sunday sessions.

The British Virgin Islands Athletics Association (BVIAA) President, Mr. Steve Augustine, is looking forward to what they will achieve on the World stage and is excited. “McMaster goes in as a top contender in his event, so hopes are high for what he will achieve, Kelly is expected to put up a great showing and of course Malone, who started her season late due to a foot injury, will have another opportunity to show what she can do as a top 30 ranked Jumper.”

“This is my first year as President,” noted Augustine. “The inspiration this provides the youngsters goes without saying. For them to be able to see the likes of McMaster training hard day in day out on the track in Road Town, motivates them to an all-time high.”

Kelly runs in the 400m, having recently set a new National Record, Malone takes on the Long Jump, and McMaster, with a world leading time already under his belt, competes in the 400m Hurdles.

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