THANKS largely to Chooks-to-Go, the Philippines remains as one of the best countries in staging 3×3 tournaments.
FIBA 3×3 managing director Alex Sanchez said despite the lethal COVID-19 pandemic, Chooks-to-Go continues to be steadfast in its effort for the sport.
“I think we should be very grateful to Chooks-to-Go for insisting and continuing its effort to help 3í—3 in the Philippines,” Sanchez said.
“We always thought and believed that the Philippines is a great opportunity and market for 3í—3. Therefore, we can only be grateful for this continuous effort in these difficult times,” he added.
FIBA 3×3 has announced the Philippines will host two tours in the top-level tournament — the Chooks-to-Go FIBA 3×3 Manila Masters on May 28-29 and the Chooks-to-Go FIBA 3×3 Cebu Masters on Oct. 1-2/
It will mark the first time the country will host the Manila Masters since 2015.
Chooks-to-Go president Ronald Mascariñas said now is the time to bring back the World Tour Masters at home soil.
“Since 2019, the goals of Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3×3 is to expose the Filipino basketball player to world-class competition while bringing quality 3×3 basketball to the fans,” Mascariñas said.
Getting points to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics while toughening up the Manila Chooks TM squad are also the goals of holding the two Masters tilts, according to Mascariñas.
“Two years before the 2024 Paris Olympics, we need to garner FIBA 3×3 points to qualify for the tournament or the Olympic qualifying tournament,” he said. “By hosting the top-level tournaments, we get maximum points while also giving our players more experience
and mileage in international 3×3.”
Apart from Manila and Cebu, France, Prague, Lausanne, Debrecen, Montreal, Chengdu, Jeddah, Hong Kong, and Macau will also hold Masters tourneys.
