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You can download the complete invitation letter by clicking on the link below:

14^th Aquarius X-Mas Tournament

It is with great pleasure that we invite your teams at the 14^th Aquarius international X-Mas Tournament. Our event is the highest ranked youth basketball tournament in Western Europe, as we focus on offering the highest possible standards both on and off the courts. In the past years, we hosted the better teams from over 30 different countries, including the United States and Canada. It’s simple: Teams always enjoy coming back to Kortrijk !

For granting the highest possible competition level, the tournament is only open for teams playing on the highest competition level in their respective countries, for basketball academies and for national and regional selections.

What is new in 2019 ?

• A Men Under 18 competition is added to the program.
• We change the competitions U17 into competitions U16.
• Our Women U12 competition will be spread over 2 days, instead of 1 day.

Dates:                      

December 27^th, 28^th and 29^th 2019

Age Groups:

• Men Under 19 (year of birth 2001 or later) 
• Women Under 19 (year of birth 2001 or later)
• Men Under 18 (year of birth 2002 or later)
• Men Under 16 (year of birth 2004 or later)
• Women Under 17 (year of birth 2003 or later)
• Men Under 14 (year of birth 2006 or later)
• Women Under 14 (year of birth 2006 or later)
• Men Under 12 (year of birth 2008 or later)
• Women Under 12 (year of birth 2008 or later)
• Mixed Under 10 (year of birth 2010 or later)

Number of games:

FIVE games for each team.

2019 Provisional tournament program

December 26^th:

• Arrival of teams wishing to stay an additional night in Kortrijk.
• Practice sessions for interested teams in Lange Munte Kortrijk.
• Start of the FIBA referee clinic.

December 27^th:

• Registration of the teams at the tournament sites.
• Start of the competitions at 9 Hr.
• Two qualifying games for every team.
• U12-B Tournament (one day event for local teams)
• Dunk contest in Kortrijk.
• Coaches clinic in Kortrijk.

December 28^th:

• Two qualifying games for every team.
• First day of the WU12 tournament.
• Three point contest in Kortrijk.

December 29^th: 

• All day: G-Basketball in Kortrijk
• U10 Tournament (4 on 4 format, one day event).
• All day: Ranking games on all sites.
• All day: Finals in Kortrijk (all age groups)
• Rewards immediately after the last game of the team
• MVP election after every final