Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3×3 is re-igniting the domestic 3×3 basketball scene with a one-day invitational tournament that will jumpstart the new season.
Twelve teams will compete in the 2021 Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3×3 Invitational powered by TM on Wednesday, October 20 at the Laus Events Centre in San Fernando, Pampanga.
It’s been too long since the country had a 3×3 tournament with the last being the President’s Cup held in October 2020 at the Inspire Sports Academy in Calamba, Laguna.
For league owner Ronald Mascariñas, it’s been too long since the country had a 3×3 tournament with the last being the President’s Cup held in October 2020 at the Inspire Sports Academy in Calamba, Laguna.
“The pandemic has really affected our goal of garnering valuable FIBA 3×3 points for the country in our dream of qualifying for the 2024 Paris Olympics, for us to re-ignite the fire of our stakeholders and team owners, we organized this one-day tournament which has no entry fee, it’s about time 3×3 basketball returns,” said Mascariñas.
The pandemic has affected our goal of garnering valuable FIBA 3×3 points for the country in our dream of qualifying for the 2024 Paris Olympics. For us to re-ignite the fire of our stakeholders and team owners, we organized this one-day tournament which has no entry fee.
It’s about time 3×3 basketball returns.
The 12 teams competing are:
- Adam Esli Pasay
- ARQ Builders Cebu
- AMACOR Mandaluyong
- BRT Sumisip Basilan
- Essen Immunoboost Sarangani
- HeiHei Manila
- Homegrown Grains Bocaue
- MNL Kingpin Quezon City
- Pacquiao Coffee Bacolod
- Pasig Kingpins
- RBR Cabiao Nueva Ecija
- Zamboanga Valientes and
The one-day meet that is also supported by Gatorade will follow the FIBA 3×3 World Tour format with the 12 teams being pooled in groups of three. The top two teams in each group will advance to the knockout playoffs on the same day.
Teams are allowed to tap foreign reinforcements as well.
The champion team will take home P100,000. The second and third place finishers will bank P50,000 and P20,000, respectively.
Watch the games live on FB Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3×3 page.