Fenerbahçe Tarfin won the President's Cup 9 times

Fenerbahçe Tarfin defeated Beşiktaş 72-59 in the 39th Men's Presidential Cup and took the cup to its museum for the 9th time. After the match, captain Melih Mahmutoğlu made evaluations.

Melih Mahmutoğlu, captain of the yellow-dark blue team, said that they respect Beşiktaş and that the black-white team has always played good basketball.

"WE RESPECT BEŞİKTAŞ"

Noting that it is very important to start the season with a cup, Melih Mahmutoğlu said:

"An intense tempo awaits us in the Basketball Europa League and Türkiye Sigorta Basketball Super League. When we started the season, we wanted a season full of trophies. The President's Cup was one of our goals. We are happy to win. We always respect Beşiktaş. They are a team that does not give up the game until the end and plays good basketball. The first matches are always difficult for both sides. We have new players, they also have new players. Both sides need time to get used to it. It may not be good basketball on the field, but winning "It was important. I would like to thank the whole team and my community for taking the cup to our museum. We are happy, but we do not have much time. We will play against Virtus Bologna on Friday. I hope this season will be full of trophies. I hope it will be a good season for everyone."

"WE WILL BE BETTER"

Referring to the situation of the new transfers, the 36-year-old player said, "All of the new transfers have Europa League experience. After all, it is also important to get used to this atmosphere. Today, everyone on the field was able to play well in this atmosphere. Especially in such matches, the beginning of the match is important. We started well, we widened the gap. Afterwards, Beşiktaş seemed to come back in some minutes. With the addition of new players, we will be even better. I hope it will be an injury-free, good season for all of us."

"THERE ARE 3 MORE CUPS AHEAD"