ABA​ supports​ the​ national​ tennis​ team​ in​ the​ 2021​ Davis​ Cup

10/Nov/2021

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In​ continuing​ effort​ to​ support​ the​ country's​ tennis​ movement​ and​ sports​ culture,​ ABA​ Bank​ has​ contributed​ $10,000​ for​ Tennis​ Cambodia's​ campaign​ to​ the​ 2021​ Davis​ Cup​ by​ Rakuten​ in​ Isa​ Town,​ Bahrain,​ from​ 18​ to​ 23​ October​ 2021.​ The​ fund​ was​ used​ to​ cover​ the​ team's​ travel​ and​ accommodation​ expenses,​ equipment,​ and​ general​ expenditures.

Led​ by​ the​ team​ captain​ and​ Secretary-General​ of​ Tennis​ Cambodia​ Tep​ Rithivit​ and​ national​ coach​ Aneiros​ Braen,​ the​ Cambodian​ team​ comprised​ the​ country's​ top​ four​ players:​ Long​ Samneang,​ Bun​ Kenny,​ Tep​ Timothy,​ and​ Khleang​ Ponlok.

In​ the​ Asia/Oceania​ Group​ IV,​ Cambodian​ athletes​ were​ joined​ by​ participants​ from​ 11​ other​ countries,​ including​ Bahrain,​ Guam,​ Iran,​ Iraq,​ Kyrgyzstan,​ Mongolia,​ Oman,​ Saudi​ Arabia,​ Turkmenistan,​ Yemen,​ and​ the​ United​ Arab​ Emirates.

"We​ are​ proud​ to​ support​ Cambodia's​ national​ tennis​ team​ performance​ in​ the​ international​ arena,​ such​ as​ the​ Davis​ Cup,​ and​ we​ applaud​ their​ fighting​ spirit​ despite​ facing​ some​ stiff​ competition.​ Since​ 2016,​ ABA​ has​ been​ supporting​ Cambodian​ Tennis​ Federation​ in​ several​ tournaments​ such​ as​ ITF​ Futures,​ ITF​ Juniors,​ and​ ITF​ Team​ Competitions.​ We​ believe​ our​ humble​ contribution​ in​ line​ with​ our​ Corporate​ Values​ helps​ develop​ and​ promote​ further​ the​ country's​ sports​ movement​ to​ groom​ and​ produce​ world-class​ athletes,"​ said​ Igor​ Zimarev,​ ABA's​ Chief​ Marketing​ Officer.

“We​ would​ like​ to​ reiterate​ our​ sincere​ appreciation​ for​ the​ generous​ support​ of​ ABA​ Bank,​ which​ contributed​ to​ make​ our​ participation​ to​ this​ event​ possible​ and​ continuously​ support​ our​ Cambodian​ athletes​ throughout​ the​ year.​ They​ helped​ us​ proudly​ wear​ the​ colors​ of​ Cambodia​ at​ such​ a​ prestigious​ international​ event,”​ commented​ Tep​ Rithivit,​ Secretary-General​ of​ Tennis​ Cambodia.

The​ Davis​ Cup,​ also​ known​ as​ the​ World​ Cup​ of​ Tennis,​ is​ the​ premier​ international​ team​ event​ in​ men's​ tennis.​ It​ is​ organized​ by​ the​ International​ Tennis​ Federation​ (ITF)​ and​ is​ contested​ annually​ between​ competing​ countries'​ teams​ in​ a​ knock-out​ format.