President's Cup Grand Final set

Troy Rike is ready.

The quest for the PhP 1M is at hand with the Grand Final of the 2020 Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 President's Cup powered by TM slated for Friday morning inside the bubble at the INSPIRE Sports Academy in Calamba.

The Grand Final already has seeded the four best teams into the quarterfinals, based from the results of the four legs: Family's Brand Sardines-Zamboanga City Chooks (345 points), Uling Roasters-Butuan City (330 points), Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards (240 points), and Pasig-Sta. Lucia Realtors (215 points).

And even though they each have earned their byes, all teams know that anything can change once the action begins.

Franky Johnson shared at the Media Day on Thursday, "We expect that any team can go all the way. We don't underestimate any team. We respect all these teams and what can they do."

Troy Rike says, "We're going for the championship. We have all the talent, all the tools, all the experience to do it. It's not gonna be easy. Other teams are gonna go for it too, but for us, we're gunning for that championship."

The remaining eight teams were then matched up as well based on their performance and will have to play themselves into the quarters.

8-seeds Big Boss Cement-Porac MSC and 9-seed Zamboanga Peninsula Valientes MLV kick things off, followed by 5-seed Palayan City Capitals against 12-seed MLV Pagadian Rocky Sports, 6-seed Sarangani Marlins against 11-seed Petra Cement-Roxas ZN Rockies, and 7-seed Bacolod-Master Sardines against 10-seed Bicol Paxful 3x3 Pro.

Considered as heavy favorites, Zamboanga City has already racked up PhP 350,000 in winnings from the previous legs. The tournament is considered as a major part of their preparations for their upcoming Olympic Qualifiers slated next year.

Aside from the PhP 1M windfall, the league will hand out PhP 300,000 for the losing finalist, and PhP 100,000 for the third place finisher.

The TM side events will also take place, with the trio of David Carlos, Darwin Cantong, and Jesus Manay battling it out once again for the PhP 20,000 Slam Dunk Contest, whilst PhP 10,000 awaits the winner of the Two-Point Shootout.

Coverage starts at 11am and will be streamed worldwide through FIBA 3x3 YouTube, Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas' Facebook page, and on BEAM TV Ch. 31.