![]() It was perhaps the presence of these greats of the game that prompted the team captains – Jonas Bogoshi of Team BCX and Marc Jury of Team Supersport – to appoint vice-captains to their teams at the Friday evening welcome and flag-raising ceremony. ![]() An astonishing eight former Springbok captains were in attendance for the 20th anniversary. A key element of the event since BCX came on board as a co-title sponsor has been the Ryder Cup-style team competition between Team BCX and Team Supersport and, after a nail-biting draw at the 19th tournament at Fancourt in 2022, both captains were eager to take the spoils at the 20thanniversary event.Īs the title ‘Tournament of Champions’ suggests, Friday saw the arrival of some legends of South African sport past and present as well as some of the country’s top business leaders at the Capital Hotel at Zimbali. ![]() When the Supersport Shootout sprung to life at the Champagne Sports Resort in 2004, founder Kevin Curren could surely not have envisaged how the tournament would evolve and grow over the next two decades.īut in 2023 it returned to its province of origin, KwaZulu-Natal and, in Zimbali Estate, to a venue that had previously hosted the event. ![]()
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