Serbian workforce Ub Huishan NE on Sunday took dwelling the highest prize within the Manila leg of the FIBA 3×3 World Tour held over the weekend at Glorietta Activity Center in Makati.
The Serbians held off China’s Futian, 21-17, within the finals to take dwelling the $40,000 prize.
Futian trailed, 18-17, with 2:25 left earlier than a two-point shot by Marko Brankovic gave the Serbs a three-point lead. Dejan Majstorovic sealed the deal for Ub with 1:51 left within the sport.
Prior to the finals, Ub defeated Beijing, 21-16, within the semifinals, and Amsterdam HiPro, 21-20, within the quarters.
Aside from Brankovic and Majstorovic, Yuxuan Liu, and world no. 1 3×3 participant Strahinja Stojacic are additionally a part of the workforce.
Meanwhile, Manila Chooks! on Saturday bowed out of the competitors after falling to Japan’s Utsunomiya BREX EXE, 22-18, and Ub, 21-9, to complete third in Pool A of the event. Only the highest two groups of the 4 teams of three will advance to the quarterfinals.
The Manila workforce consists of Mac Tallo, Dennis Santos, Tosh Sesay, and Paul Desiderio.
—Justin Kenneth Carandang/JMB, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
