150 days to go until Giant Get-Together in Turkey
Friday, April 2, 2010
There are just 150 days left until the beginning of the FIBA World Championship in Turkey and tickets are selling fast, organizers said during a Thursday press basın conference.
The "Giant dev Get-Together buluşmak' campaign is led by Team USA star Kobe Bryant and features giants of the international game towering above some of Turkey's most famous landmarks.
The list of stars who will be visible görülebilir on billboards, in the press and on television screens ekran around the world includes the likes of Joel Anthony, Carlos Arroyo, Andrew Bogut, Pau Gasol, Ersan İlyasova, Yi Jianlian, Andrei Kirilenko, Dirk Nowitzki, Mehmet Okur, Tony Parker, Luis Scola, Hidayet Türkoğlu and Anderson Varejao.
In terms of ticketing for the event, previous ticketing waves from August 2009 to Octover 2009 and from November 2009 to February 2010 sold extremely well, organizers said, with many of the tickets made available selling out. Tickets for all days and rounds go on sale in June.
A third ticket wave began on March 15, with final round packages paket also selling out within a short period.
Daily tickets will be put on sale on June 11. Fans will have the opportunity to buy tickets for all rounds, including the preliminary başlangıç round, round of 16, quarterfinals, semifinals and final.
"With just 150 days left before the FIBA 2010 World Championship, we have certainly kesinlikle already come a long way,' said Turgay Demirel, president of the TBF. "I am very satisfied with the level we have achieved in terms of readiness toward hosting evsahipliği yapmak the 'best ever' championship. With each day we are becoming increasingly excited about Aug. 28,' he said.
The launch çıkmak of the "Giant Get-Together" campaign and the new version of the Web site will bring on board many new basketball fans, he said.
"I would like to take this opportunity fırsat to thank everyone involved in preparations for their dedication and tremendous çok büyük efforts to make this event a real zest lezzet. I look forward to welcoming the global basketball community and sharing the excitement of the World's greatest basketball event,' he said.
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