Bigger, exciting PSL Dumper Cup seen
Fans are in for more fun and exciting action when the Pilipinas Super League Pro Divisionsecond Conference Dumper Cup presented by Dumper party-list and Winzer kicks off on Nov. 23 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
“When we started the first conference, we held it in Zamboanga and it was a bubble tournament. The teams stayed there for almost two months. This time around, medyo maluwag na and we will do it here in Luzon so the games will be moving from different places,” said PSL President Rocky Chan during league’s media launch Friday at the Gloria Maris Shark’s Fin Restaurant in San Juan.
“Mas maganda at mas malaki (second conference), iyong teams ay mas malalakas at nagulat nga kami ni Commissioner Marc Pingris sa mga teams na pinuntahan namin, nakakuha sila ng quality players,” added Vice President Ray Alao.
A John Wilson-led defending champion Davao Occidental and boosted by the presence of Kyt Jimenez and a star-studded Boracay quintet to be spearheaded by former PBA MVP Jayjay Helterbrand and actor Gerald Anderson banner the tough 14-team field in the tilt backed by Wcube Solutions Inc., Advon, with PBA and Gilas Pilipinas great Marc Pingris serving as Commissioner.
Koponan Lakan, Manila Citystars, Bicol Spicy Oragon, Batang Kankaloo, Nueva Ecija Slashers, Cagayan De ORO-PSP, Quezon City Beacons, Sta. Rosa City Lions, ARS Warriors, Muntinlupa, Pampanga Royce, and Pampanga Giant Lanterns are also out to prove their worth in the tournament.
Joining Chan, Alao, and Pingris in the press conference was operations head Leo Isaac.
PSL CEO and Santa Maria, Davao Occidental Mayor Claude Benjamin “Dinko” Bautista II said the league is out to reprise, if not, surpass its initial success.