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By Nazrin Gadimova

A unique streetball tournament "One to One"- Red Bull King of the Rock was held in Azerbaijan's capital on July 5.

Zaur Pashayev won the national tournament and qualified for the final tournament to be held in the abandoned prison of Taiwan on the enclosed island Samasana on September 6, 2014.

In addition to getting the title of the champion, the winner also got a VIP tour to Air Race in Las-Vegas on October 11-12.

Some 26 countries will take part in the World final Red Bull King of the Rock, including Azerbaijan, Taiwan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Lebanon, Angola, Tunisia, Japan, Hong-Kong, Georgia, Kazakhstan, India, Jordan, Philippines, Turkey, Mexico, USA, Spain, Italy, Serbia, Germany, Russia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta and Belarus.

The Red Bull King of the Rock Tournament is a one-on-one streetball (basketball) tournament sponsored by world-famous Red Bull Company. It has been held annually at "The Yard" of Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay from 2010 to 2013.

Initially, the tournament was open solely to the top 64 players from the West Coast of the United States. In 2013, however, qualifiers for the event were held in 20 U.S. cities, as well as in 23 other countries, to find the top 64 players worldwide.

Each match lasts for five minutes. After each match, the defeated opponent changes instantly: The winner has not enough time to take a breath - the next fight, the next opponent and the next challenge is waiting for him. In such a furious pace, not every player is able to survive the game.

Earlier, Baku hosted the "Red Bull Doodle Art" exhibition, as well as Thre3Style DJ Championship's national final.