Members of Hanoi Flag Football and the Saigon Southside Brotherhood pose for a photo after a previous tournament in Da Nang. (Photo courtesy of Hanoi Flag Football)
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Days ahead of Thanksgiving, Hanoi will see itsfirst-ever international flag football tournament this weekend, as the HanoiTurkey Bowl kicks off.
Hosted by Hanoi Flag Football club, four teams based in Vietnam and one fromSingapore will duke it out on Saturday and Sunday for the first Hanoi TurkeyBowl trophy in a celebration of sport, American culture and Thanksgiving.
Flag football, a non-contact version of American football, has been played in Vietnamfor years now, with the HCM City-based Saigon Southside Brotherhood (SSB)proudly flying the flag for their country for close to a decade. But this isthe first time an international-level tournament has been held in Hanoi.
In addition to two Hanoi teams made up of locals and expats, SSB and theFlaming Hot Flamingos, a team made up of locals and expats in Ho Chi Minh City,will represent Vietnam.
The Singapore Otters, meanwhile, come in as favourites, having won the AutumnCup held in HCM City in August this year as well as tournaments in Malaysia andthe Philippines earlier this year.
“We’re so excited to host members of the Asian flag football family for ourfirst tournament. Thanksgiving is all about family, friends, food and football,and it’s a great honour for us to bring a taste of American football andculture to Hanoi with our fellow brothers and sisters in Southeast Asia,” saidCorbett Villarrial, co-founder of Hanoi Flag Football.
Entry is free and in addition to watching some of Asia’s best flag footballteams battle it out, spectators can enjoy food and drinks served by tournamentsponsors Hanoi Cider House, Song Linh Foods, Simple Coffee and Lekka Foods.
Play starts at 8am both days at San Bong Dong Do on An Duong street, Tu Lien ward,Tay Ho district.
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Members of Hanoi Flag Football and the Saigon Southside Brotherhood pose for a photo after a previous tournament in Da Nang. (Photo courtesy of Hanoi Flag Football) 
