2019 Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 season

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
Find sources: "2019 Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 season" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (October 2019) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)

|

Sports season

2019 Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 season

League| Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3
Sport| 3x3 basketball
Number of teams| 12–13
President's Cup
Champions| Pasig (1st title)
Runners-up| Bataan
Patriot's Cup
Champions| Basilan (1st title)
Runners-up| Balanga
Magiting Cup
Champions| Balanga (1st title)
Runners-up| Pasig
Seasons

2020–21 →

The 2019 Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 season is the inaugural season of the Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 basketball league.

## Teams[edit]

12 teams, many of which are from the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL), participated in the inaugural conference.[1][2][3]

For the Patriot's Cup, the second conference two foreign teams were invited to participate, VetHealth-Delhi 3BL from India and Moscow Inanomo from Russia. However Moscow will start playing in the second leg of the conference. The Thunder Pateros Hunters played in lieu of the Marikina Shoemasters in the first leg as a guest team.[4]

Teams can name up to six players in their rosters for each conference but can opt not to fill up all six slots right away. However they cannot replace any player.[5]

Team | President's | Patriot's | Magiting

|
|
|

Bacoor Strikers |  |  |
Phenom-Basilan Steel |  |  |
1Bataan Risers / Wilkins Balanga Pure |  |  |
Bicol Volcanoes |  |  |
Bulacan Kuyas |  |  |
Inoza-Gulf Supreme Bulacan Boosters |  |  |
Cebu-Max 4 Birada |  |  |
VetHealth-Delhi 3BL (India) |  |  |
Marikina Shoemasters |  |
(except 1st leg) |
Mindoro Tamaraws |  |  |
Moscow Inanomo (Russia) |  |
(except 1st leg) |
Pasig Grindhouse Kings / Gold's Gym-Pasig King |  |  |
Pasay Voyagers |  |  |
Southwestern University Cobras |  |  |
Thunder Pateros Hunters |  |
(1st leg guest team) |
Quezon City-Zark's Jawbreakers |  |  |
Tycoon-Quezon City Ballers |  |  |
San Juan-Go for Gold Knights |  |  |
Valenzuela Classic |  |  |
Vigan Wolves / MiGuard-Vigan Wolves |  |  |
Zamboanga Valientes / Zamboanga Valientes MLV |  |  |

## Pre-season events[edit]

### Manok ng Bayan-SBP 3X3[edit]

Main article: Manok ng Bayan-SBP 3X3

The Manok ng Bayan-SBP 3X3, a basketball youth tournament for boys and girls was held in Cebu as the official kickoff event of the 2019 Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 season. The event was an attempt to break the record for the biggest FIBA-sanctioned youth tournament by participants, as well as to accumulate FIBA Federation Ranking points for the Philippines in order for the country to gain enough points to qualify to send a team to the 3x3 event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

## 2019 President's Cup[edit]

The President's Cup is the first conference of the Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 season. The conference is exclusive to Filipinos and imports or foreigners are ineligible. However players of foreign descent who can prove their Filipino heritage are eligible to play.[2] The conference consisted of five legs each considered as a separate tournament. A sixth leg, the Grand Finals, was planned[5] but later scrapped.

The top placing team in the grand final qualifies for the FIBA 3x3 World Tour while the next top two teams gain a berth each at the inaugural Asia-Pacific Super Quest.[6]

### Leg venues and winners[edit]

Leg | Date[5] | Venue[5] | Final | Winning players

|
|
|
|

Champions  | Score  | Runner-up
1 | 1st Tour | February 16 | SM Megamall
(Mandaluyong) | Bataan | 19–18 | Pasig |

* Alvin Pasaol
* Santi Santillan
* Sean Manganti
* Anton Asistio[7]

2 | 2nd Tour | February 24 | SM Megamall
(Mandaluyong) | Pasig | 21–18 | Bataan |

* Dylan Ababou
* Joshua Munzon
* Troy Rike
* Taylor Statham[8][9]

3 | 3rd Tour | March 1 | SM Fairview
(Quezon City) | Bataan | 21–19 | Pasig |

* Alvin Pasaol
* Santi Santillan
* Chito Jaime
* Anton Asistio[10]

4 | 4th Tour | March 9 | SM Megamall
(Mandaluyong) | Pasig | 14–12 | Pasay |

* Taylor Statham
* Troy Rike
* Joshua Munzon
* Dylan Ababou[note 1][11]

5 | 5th Tour | March 31 | SM Fairview
(Quezon City) | Pasig | 14–12 | Bataan |

* Taylor Statham
* Troy Rike
* Joshua Munzon[12][13]

## 2019 Patriot's Cup[edit]

The Patriot's Cup (also known as 2019 Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 Patriot's Cup presented by Coca-Cola for sponsorship reasons) is the second conference of the Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 league. Unlike the President's Cup, the tournament as a reinforced conference allows each of the participating teams to field a single foreign import. The conference will feature at least five legs with a Super Quest tournament possibly to be held as the sixth leg. The conference is set to commence on June 16, 2019 with the first leg scheduled be held in Cebu.[14]

All of the twelve teams which played in the first conference will play in the Patriot's Cup with four or eight teams being considered to be allowed to make their debut in this conference. This includes two foreign teams each from Indonesia and Japan.[14]

### Leg venues and winners[edit]

Leg | Date[5] | Venue[5] | Final | Winning players

|
|
|
|

Champions  | Score  | Runner-up
1 | 1st Tour | June 16 | SM Seaside City Cebu
(Cebu) | Gold's Gym-Pasig Kings
(Pasig) | 21–15 | Phenom Basilan CTC Construction
(Basilan) |

* Dylan Ababou
* Joshua Munzon
* Nikola Pavlović
* Taylor Statham

2 | 2nd Tour | June 23 | SM Fairview
(Quezon City) | VetHealth Delhi 3BL
(India) | 21–20 | Phenom Basilan CTC Construction
(Basilan) |

* Inderbir Sing Gill
* Bikramjil Gill
* Kiram Shastri
* Amjyot Singh Gil

3 | 3rd Tour | July 6 | SM Muntinlupa | Phenom Basilan CTC Construction
(Basilan) | 21–16 | Wilkins Balanga Pure
(Balanga) |

* Franky Johnson
* Troy Rike
* Gab Dagangon
* Marcus Hammonds II

4 | 4th Tour | July 13 | SM Megamall | Wilkins Balanga Pure
(Balanga) | 21–17 | Gold's Gym-Pasig Kings
(Pasig) |

* Alvin Pasaol
* Leonard Santillan
* Karl Dehesa
* Prince Orizu

5 | 5th Tour | July 27 | SM Megamall | Phenom Basilan CTC Construction
(Basilan) | 21–20 | Wilkins Balanga Pure
(Balanga) |

* Franky Johnson
* Troy Rike
* Roosevelt Adams
* Marcus Hammonds II[15]

## 2019 Magiting Cup[edit]

The Magiting Cup (also known as 2019 Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 Magiting Cup presented by Coca-Cola for sponsorship reasons) is the third conference of the Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 league.

### Leg venues and winners[edit]

Leg | Date[5] | Venue[5] | Final | Winning players

|
|
|
|

Champions  | Score  | Runner-up
1 | 1st Tour | September 1 | SM City Clark
(Angeles, Pampanga) | Wilkins Balanga Pure
(Balanga) | 21–20 | Phenom Basilan CTC Construction
(Basilan) |

* Chris de Chavez
* Karl Dehesa
* Alvin Pasaol
* Leonard Santillan[16]

2 | 2nd Tour | September 6 | SM Fairview
(Quezon City) | Fyr Fyter Bacolod
(Bacolod) | 21–19 | Mindoro Tamaraws 7A
(Mindoro) |

* Adrian Celada
* Mark dela Cruz
* Louie Medalla
* Mark Yee[17]

3 | 3rd Tour | September 10 | SM BF Parañaque
(Parañaque) | Wilkins Balanga Pure
(Balanga) | 21–20 | Equalivet Pasig
(Pasig) |

* Chris de Chavez
* Karl Dehesa
* Alvin Pasaol
* Leonard Santillan[18]

4 | 4th Tour | September 15 | SM BF Parañaque
(Parañaque) | Equalivet Pasig
(Pasig) | 21–18 | Wilkins Balanga Pure
(Balanga) |

* Dylan Ababou
* JR Alabanza
* Leo De Vera
* Joshua Munzon[19]

5 | 5th Tour | September 20 | SM Megamall
(Mandaluyong) | Wilkins Balanga Pure
(Balanga) | 21–19 | Equalivet Pasig
(Pasig) |

* Chris de Chavez
* Karl Dehesa
* Alvin Pasaol
* Leonard Santillan[20]

## MelMac Cup[edit]

In addition to the three regular conference, Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas also organized the MelMac Cup. The MelMac Cup had two tournaments or "seasons", each with multiple legs. Wilkins Balanga Pure is the winner of Season 2 which ended on October 31, 2019.[21][22] Pasig was the winner of the first season which concluded on October 22, 2019.[23] The first season also featured a women's tournament which had Ever Bilena as winners.[24]

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ Ababou, who is part of Pasig's roster for the 4th Tour, didn't play for Pasig in the tour final after being injured in the middle of the tournament rendering him unavailable for the semifinals and onwards.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Chooks-to-Go 3x3 league boosts PH bid for Olympic berth". Rappler. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
2. ^ a b "Zamboanga Valientes complete roster of teams for inaugural 3x3 hoops league". ABS-CBN News. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
3. ^ Lozada, Bong (9 January 2019). "Collegiate stars, former pros suit up in Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3×3". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
4. ^ "Chooks-to-Go 3×3 welcomes two foreign guest teams for Patriot's Cup". Fox Sports. 15 June 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
5. ^ a b c d e f g h Pamintuan, Carlo (14 February 2019). "All you need to know about Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3". ESPN5. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
6. ^ "FIBA 3x3 World Tour berth up for grabs in President's Cup". Rappler. 9 March 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
7. ^ "1Bataan eases past Pasig Grindhouse to capture first leg of Chooks Pilipinas 3x3". ESPN5. 16 February 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
8. ^ "Pasig rules 3×3 President's Cup tourney". Tempo. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
9. ^ Sarmenta, Yoyo (24 February 2019). "Pasig Grindhouse nips 1Bataan, wins second leg of Chooks 3x3". ESPN5. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
10. ^ Agcaoili, Lance (1 March 2019). "1Bataan gets back at Pasig with vengeance to rule 3x3 President's Cup third leg". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
11. ^ "Undermanned Pasig Grindhouse Kings clip Pasay Voyagers to claim Chooks 3x3 fourth leg". ESPN5. 9 March 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
12. ^ Saldajeno, Ivan Stewart (31 March 2019). "Pasig claims inaugural Chooks-To-Go 3x3 title". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
13. ^ "Pasig named inaugural Chooks-To-Go 3x3 overall champ after ruling Grand Finals". Dugout Philippines. 31 March 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
14. ^ a b "Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3×3 Patriot's Cup: Second conference to open in SM Seaside Cebu". BusinessWorld. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
15. ^ "Franky Johnson knocks down 1M shot as Basilan outlasts Balanga in epic finale". Tiebreaker Times. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
16. ^ Sevilla, Jeremiah (3 September 2019). "Balanga wins Magiting Cup first leg". The Manila Times. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
17. ^ Matel, Philip (6 September 2019). "Celada stars as Bacolod takes Magiting Cup Leg 2". ESPN.com. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
18. ^ "Balanga rules 3×3 Magiting Cup". Tempo. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
19. ^ Matel, Philip (15 September 2019). "Equalivet-Pasig tops Wilkins-Balanga in Magiting Cup 4th leg". ESPN.com. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
20. ^ Saldajeno, Ivan Stewart (20 September 2019). "Wilkins Balanga wins Chooks-To-Go 3x3 Magiting Cup championship". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
21. ^ Saldejano, Ivan Stewart (31 October 2019). "Balanga wins final leg of Chooks 3x3 MelMac Cup". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
22. ^ "Pasaol takes charge as Balanga takes down MelMac Cup last leg". Tiebreaker Times. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
23. ^ "Johnson gains sweet revenge on Porac as Pasig takes MelMac Cup 8th leg". Tiebreaker Times. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
24. ^ "Bernardino, Pontejos figure in duel as Ever Bilena takes MelMac Cup 8th leg". Tiebreaker Times. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2021.