Chooks-to-Go 3x3 to host two FIBA World Tour Masters
IT’S been two years since the world’s first-ever FIBA 3x3 Super Quest, then the first Challenger tournament was held in the country.
Now, Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 brings the World Tour Masters back to the Philippines.
On Friday evening, FIBA 3x3 has announced that the Philippines will have two tours in the top-level tournament – the Chooks-toGo FIBA 3x3 Manila Masters and the Chooks-to-Go FIBA 3x3 Cebu Masters.
This is the first time the country will host the Manila Masters since 2015. It takes place from May 2829, 2022. Meanwhile, the first-ever Cebu Masters is scheduled from October 1-2, 2022.
For Chooks-to-Go president Ronald Mascariñas, now is the time to bring back the World Tour Masters to the Philippines.
“Since 2019, the goals of Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 is to expose the Filipino basketball player to world-class competition while bringing quality 3x3 basketball to the fans,” said Mascariñas. “Two years before the 2024 Paris Olympics, we need to garner FIBA 3x3 points to qualify for the tournament or the Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
“By hosting the top-level tournaments, we get maximum points while also giving our players more experience and mileage in international 3x3,” he continued.
Utsunomiya will open the season on May 14-15. Besides Manila and Cebu, France, Prague, Lausanne, Debrecen, Montreal, Chengdu, Jeddah, Hong Kong, and Macau will also have Masters tournaments.
The season closes on December 9-10 in Abu Dhabi.
Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 players will be taking part in the FIBA 3x3 circuit.
“I think we should be very grateful to Chooks-to-Go for insisting and continuing its effort to help 3×3 in the Philippines,” said FIBA 3×3 managing director Alex Sanchez. “We always thought and believed that the Philippines is a great opportunity and market for 3×3.
“Therefore, we can only be grateful for this continuous effort in these difficult times.”