The Sant Julià tournament arrives on time for the event on its 40th anniversary

They say that some general manager of the ACB He came to plan his team’s preseason from the dates of the tournament. Sant Julia de Vilatorta. Set in the first days of September, this unmissable event at the beginning of the course in the municipality of Osona has marked in recent decades the interest of the fan in the developments in the squads and the filming of the teams in view of the imminent events of the course.

The tournament of Sant Julia This year it reaches its 40th edition, putting the best Catalan teams in the fray ACB but also to many others from other categories who compete in the various municipalities of the province during the coming days.

Created from the successful model of the l’Hospitalet junior tournament, the presence of professional teams was created from the relationship of its organizers with Joventut de Badalona. At the beginning of the 90s, when Sant Julià de Vilatorta even lacked a covered pavilion, the Penya He selflessly committed to playing his first matches in the town. Soon, other clubs like Manresa, Girona and the F.C. Barcelona joined the initiative, transforming the Sant Julià parties into a headquarters of the Movistar Circuit of the ACB for several years.

Michael sansfounder and president of the Associació Esportiva Sant Julià de Vilatorta, is the central figure behind this event, which reaches its 39th edition. sansrenowned digestologist and director of the Catalan Basketball Federation, has witnessed the evolution of the tournament, leading a unique organization with that entity, without any associated club.

The duel between Asisa Joventut and Kids&Us Manresa This Thursday the 3rd at 8:30 p.m. the fire opens and the match between Ilerna will follow Lleida and Ratiopharm Ulm on Friday the 4th at 8:30 p.m., the match between the Germans and the Joventut on Sunday the 6th at 1:00 p.m. and Manresa-Lleida on the same Sunday at 6:30 p.m.

Unlike other years, when the donation of food for the organization’s charitable initiative allowed access, this year the organization has opted for a direct donation to Caritas of 3,000 euros from the collection, with a ticket price (12 euros) very affordable. Tickets for the matches are available on the tournament website (basquetsantjulia.org).