Fourteen is glad to be the official technical sponsor of the World Champion team in Espoo FIMBA World Maxibasketball Championships 2019 – Congrats to Italia Basket Over 40!
The Italia Basket Over 40 team is the best on the planet in the category Over 40 at 15th FIMBA Maxibasketball World Championships played in Espoo (Finland 25.7.-4.8).
624 games were played in total during of the tournament!
Fourteen, as official technical supplier, supported Italia Basket Over 40 that triumphed against Greece (double win), Peru, Spain, Russia and Finland.
“Great team and versatile players – summed up Vincenzo Ritacca, the coach of Italia Basket Over 40 – maximum effort and high intensity during each game, always focusing on defense. The rest of Italian Teams appreciated, with some envy, our uniforms!
We are very happy, but now we look ahead, we need to start thinking to upcoming challenges, that are Malaga Maxibasketball European Championship 2020, Dubai FIMBA World League 20202 and Orlando World 2021 Maxibasketball Championship.”
Fourteen designed and supplied the uniforms worn by the staff and by all the 12 players: Fausto Bernardelli, Francisco Forini, Massimo Farioli, Stefano Zudetich, Niegos Visnjic, Mirko Calanchi, Francesco Gottini, Leonardo Busca, Duccio Scarselli, Maurizio Giusti, Manuel Stignani e Luca Vittuari.
“The passion for the sport is ageless and so it must be – claimed Andrea Picciau, CEO of Fourteen –
Sport events like FIMBA World Maxibasketball Championships are proof of that. Clubs like Italia Basket Over 40 are good examples to follow, their success is very important to Fourteen, but it is overcome by the message and the values that we want to vehicle with this partnership. We are proud of the capitain Manuel Stignani and his team. We thank you!”