Chooks Pilipinas 3x3 holds MelMac Cup for stakeholders

Team Alta Sports: MelMac Cup champions

The Sheridan branch of Gold's Gym in Mandaluyong was busy this past Friday with 3x3 basketball on the docket.

If the afternoon saw the first 3x3 basketball camp that Taylor Statham ran alongside his fellow Chooks Pilipinas 3x3 ballers, the morning saw some of the league's stakeholders take part in a one-day, ten-team mini-tournament, dubbed as the Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 MelMac Cup.

League owner Ronald Mascariñas shares, "We wanted to give thanks to all the people who helped us during the President's Cup with this tournament."

The Bounty Agro Ventures head also adds, "Besides having fun, we were also able to rack up points for the country in our small way."

Team Alta Sports, composed of Anton Altamirano, Jonas Puno, Ted Roque, and Juan Antonio Asinas, claimed the title after defeating Team MelMac (Mel Macasaquit, Jericho Santos, ER Luz, and John Mendez) in the final, 19-17. Alta Sports claims PhP 10,000 as champions, while Team MelMac snags PhP 5,000 as runner-up.

Taking third place in the Level 5 FIBA 3x3 tourney is Team ESPN5, who won PhP 2,500.

The other teams who participated in the MelMac Cup include:

Team Coffee Power: Joaqui Flores, Paul Ryan Tan, Kevin dela Cruz, Tristan Tamayo
Team Bong and Friends: Paolo Poblador, Santino Honasan, Richard Esguerra, Bong Lozada
Team Dymons: Mix Gatpandan, AJ Bolando, Delfin Dioquino, Jerome Ascaño
Team Not Vice Tanda: Karlo Sacamos, Cedelf Tupas, Joel Orellana, Jonas Terrado
Team Sporthunk 3x3: Micah Sebastian, Denison Dalupang, Josef Ramos, Paul Lintag
Team Boyfriends: Justine Bacnis, Jeremiah Sevilla, Lance Agcaoili, Migs Flores