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    Pasaol shines as Balanga nips Porac to bag fifth title in six-leg 3x3 Cup

    Balanga caps dominant run with comeback vs Porac for fifth title in six-leg MelMac Cup
    Oct 31, 2019

    BALANGA completed its dominant run in the Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 MelMac Cup Season 2 on top, fending off Big Boss Cement-Porac in the sixth leg Finals, 21-19, Thursday at Gold's Gym Sheridan in Mandaluyong.

    Alvin Pasaol proved why he's the second-ranked 3x3 player in the country as he led the Pure's rally from a 19-18 deficit with a big deuce before forcing a stop and going for the game-winning drive with 3:38 left on the clock to bag the P100,000 prize.

    "Sobrang saya na nakuha namin ito," he said as Balanga won five of the six legs in the tourney, which is also presented by Coca-Cola and Gold's Gym.

    Pasaol finished with 13 points in the Philippines' last ditch effort to stay within the top 24 of the Fiba men's 3x3 rankings to qualify for a ticket in the Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT) for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

    "Pinakanatutunan ko rito is yung hindi ka mangungumyansa kahit sino kalaban mo. Kahit maliit sila o mabagal, puwede ka nilang talunin. Hindi ka puwedeng complacent sa bawat leg dito," he said.

    Aris Dionisio added four points as he was able to provide the muscle for the Pure, which is missing Santi Santillan for the leg.

    Karl Dehesa and Chris De Chavez also tallied two points apiece for Balanga.

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      De Chavez also pocketed an extra P10,000 for winning the Chooks-to-Go Harissa Roast Two-Point Shootout.

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      Ryan Monteclaro carried Porac with 10 points as it took home P30,000 for finishing as bridesmaids.

      Phenom-Basilan wound up in third place this leg to bank P20,000.

      Organizers of the event are hoping that all of these efforts will pay off, with Fiba set to announce the nations which earned a ticket to the OQT on Friday.

      Pasaol, however, has his hopes up.

      "Sobrang confident ko kasi yun lagi ko pinagdarasal na maka-OQT tayo. Yung pinaghirapan natin for the last nine months eto na yun. Maraming salamat kayla Boss Ronald Mascariñas at sa Chooks-to-Go, ngayon kailangan na lang natin manalig," he said.

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