In a matter of hours, the Philippines' lone representative in the 2015 FIBA 3x3 World Tour is set to begin its campaign at Abu Dhabi.
Manila Masters runners-up Team Manila North, composed of Calvin Abueva, Karl Dehesa, Troy Rosario, and Vic Manuel, will battle it out in Pool D play against Slovenia's Kranj and Qatar's Doha early Friday Manila time.
Only two teams per pool will advance to the quarterfinals, which will then turn into a knockout tourney until a champ is crowned.
On their chances, Abueva says, "Laban lang kami para sa bayan. Basta kami, ibibigay namin lahat ng makakaya para sa Filipinas."
Manila North dethroned last year's lone Pinoy representatives Manila West in the semifinals back in August, before bowing to defending FIBA 3x3 World Tour final champions Novi Sad Al-Wahda in the final.
The other teams participating in the tournament are:
Pool A: Novi Sad, Rio, Vilnius
Pool B: Ljubljana, Santos, Denver
Pool C: Trbovlje, Kolobrzeg, New York-Harlem
Manila Masters runners-up Team Manila North, composed of Calvin Abueva, Karl Dehesa, Troy Rosario, and Vic Manuel, will battle it out in Pool D play against Slovenia's Kranj and Qatar's Doha early Friday Manila time.
Only two teams per pool will advance to the quarterfinals, which will then turn into a knockout tourney until a champ is crowned.
On their chances, Abueva says, "Laban lang kami para sa bayan. Basta kami, ibibigay namin lahat ng makakaya para sa Filipinas."
Manila North dethroned last year's lone Pinoy representatives Manila West in the semifinals back in August, before bowing to defending FIBA 3x3 World Tour final champions Novi Sad Al-Wahda in the final.
The other teams participating in the tournament are:
Pool A: Novi Sad, Rio, Vilnius
Pool B: Ljubljana, Santos, Denver
Pool C: Trbovlje, Kolobrzeg, New York-Harlem
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