Bacolod to compete in 3×3 basketball bubble tourney

Posted by watchmen
October 21, 2020
Posted in SPORTS
The Bacolod-Master Sardines received P30,000 cash prize after placing runner-up in the pre-season tournament on Monday. (Chooks-To-Go Pilipinas Facebook photo)
By ADRIAN STEWART CO
Bacolod-Master Sardines is set to compete in the 2020 Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3×3 President’s Cup, which will start today at the Inspire Sports Academy Calamba in Calamba, Laguna.
Bannering the Bacolod City-based squad are big men 6-foot-5 Alfred Batino and 6-foot-5 Chris Lalata and guards 5-foot-10 Anton Asistio, 5-foot-11 Robin Roño and 6-foot-1 Jul-Ashri Ignacio.
Bacolod-Master Sardines showed their readiness for the competition after placing runner-up during the pre-season tournament on Monday night following a 21-17 loss to Family’s Brand Sardines-Zamboanga City Chooks in the finals.
Prior to that, Bacolod-Master Sardines concluded the elimination round with 2-1 win-loss record following wins over Petra Cement-Roxas City ZN Rockies (21-13) and Palayan City-Capitals (21-14) and loss to Uling Roasters-Butuan City (21-16).
In the semifinals round, the Bacolod City squad of Asistio, Roño, Batino, Lalata, and Ignacio defeated Pasig-Sta. Lucia Realtors (21-13).
Other 3×3 teams competing in the bubble are Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards, Big Boss Cement-Porac MSC Green Gorillas, Zamboanga Peninsula Valientes MLV, Pagadian City-Rocky Sports, Sarangani Marlins, and Bicol Paxful 3×3 Pro.
Hostilities in the first conference of the country’s first-ever professional 3×3 basketball league that is also endorsed by FIBA 3X3 begins today at 1:00 p.m.
The next three legs will be on October 23, 25 and 27 while the Grand Finals which has P1-million as the top prize will take place on October 30. Matches will be shown on Chooks-To-Go Pilipinas Facebook page, Chooks3x3TMChannel and on Beam TV Channel 31./ASC, WDJ

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