The Torneo Súper 8 de Básquet (English: Super 8 Basketball Tournament) was a professional basketball national domestic cup competition that took place each year between teams from Argentina's top-tier level basketball league, the Liga Nacional de Básquet (LNB).
Format The Torneo Súper 8 took place during the middle of the season, usually in the month of December, before the Argentine League's year-end recess. It was an 8 team single-elimination knockout tournament, and was held in one arena. It was held under a format similar to that of the Spanish King's Cup. The winner of the tournament received a place in the FIBA South American League.
History The Torneo Súper 8 tournament began in 2005, and it was the replacement for the earlier Torneo Top 4 (Top 4 Tournament) cup tournament.
Winners
YearSeason Host City Winner Runner-up Top Scorer MVP 20052005–06 Junín Club Deportivo Libertad Argentino de Junín Román González 20062006–07 Neuquén Peñarol de Mar del Plata Boca Juniors Gabriel Mikulas 20072007–08 Mar del Plata Club Deportivo Libertad Regatas Corrientes Robert Battle 20082008–09 Buenos Aires Regatas Corrientes Obras Sanitarias Federico Kammerichs 20092009–10 Mar del Plata Peñarol de Mar del Plata Asociación Deportiva Atenas Leonardo Gutiérrez Leonardo Gutiérrez 20102010–11 Formosa Asociación Deportiva Atenas Peñarol de Mar del Plata Miguel Gerlero 20112011–12 Mar del Plata Peñarol de Mar del Plata Club Deportivo Libertad Facundo Campazzo 20122012–13 Corrientes Regatas Corrientes Quimsa Paolo Quinteros Paolo Quinteros 20132013–14 San Martín Peñarol de Mar del Plata Quimsa Walter Herrmann Facundo Campazzo 20142014–15 Varias sedes ySantiago del Estero Quimsa Obras Sanitarias Diego García Nicolás Aguirre
See also LNB Torneo Top 4 Copa Argentina Torneo InterLigas
External links Official website Pick and Roll (news, info & statistics) Argentinian league on Latinabasket.com Super 8 Tournament History Super 8 Tournament News