Before starting national championship of Israel, clubs are holding sparring and preparation matches. Giorgi Shermadini was in “Maccabi” last weekend, where he participated in two-day tournament.

In semi-final match Jew host club beat “Pari Levalua”, central forward of Georgian national team gained 12 points and 11 rebounds.

As a result of this victory, “Macaabi” went through the final, where they played against Turkish “Galatasaray”. Georgian forward did well in start five. Shermadini gained 12 points like in semi-final, but this time he could not score double double: 4 rebounds and 5 block-shot.

 Ukrainian national championship has already started, but Giorgi Tsintsadze’s “Budevelnik” continues holding sparring-matches. “Budevelnik’ competed at Kondrashini and Belovi’s cups. In the semi-final match Ukrainians beat Estonian “Kalev” 74:61. Basketball player of Georgian national team gained 15 points, 4 assists and 4 steals. In the final “Budevelnik” played against host “Spartak” and beat it 76:75. Giorgi Tsintsadze gained 2 rebounds and 2 assists in this title match.